By Jamie Downes (Guest Writer)
The first in a two-part collaborative effort between Terry Pratchett (the Discworld series) and Stephen Baxter (the Xeelee Sequence series), The Long Earth is a novel named after the seemingly infinite number of parallel worlds at its heart, worlds that become traversable by most humans with the invention of a simple homemade device.
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By Daniel Wallace
FTL: Faster Than Light is an addictive indie roguelike developed by Subset Games. Following its incredibly successful Kickstarter origins – in which over 1000% of the original $10,000 goal was pledged by over 4,000 backers – the game is now available directly from the game’s website or via Steam. FTL focuses on intergalactic exploration, space ship combat, diplomacy and the difficult roguelike experience. For the uninitiated, roguelikes are games defined by the aforementioned tricky gameplay, randomly generated universes and dreaded permanent death.
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By Daniel Wallace
Dark Souls is the spiritual successor to 2009’s cult video game hit, Demon’s Souls. Another quiet success delivered by From Software for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a PC port containing the additional content Artorias of the Abyss was recently released in August 2012.
By Daniel Wallace
Origin is the reimagining of the – you guessed it – origins of DC’s most super team of superheroes. Part of the recent New 52 releases, Geoff Johns (Green Lantern) and Jim Lee (Batman: Hush) have returned the Justice League to their roots, taking the opportunity offered by the relaunch to give the group a brand new, action-packed beginning. One that sees alliances forged, tempers flare, laughs shared and even a new member, Cyborg of Teen Titans fame, grace the ranks.
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