On November 25th 1970 the most prominent Japanese novelist, Yukio Mishima, committed ritual seppuku after staging a theatrical protest/coup in favor of restoring the imperial system to power. That event sent shockwaves throughout Japan and the Western literary world
With X-Men: Apocalypse headed to theaters later this month to continue the most prolific franchise in superhero cinema, now seems to be a good time to look back at the history of the X-Men heroes in gaming.
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When I was a little kid, I watched a lot of TV that was old. A lot of syndicated shows
In 1989, Warner Brothers released the blockbuster film, Batman. A merchandising storm ensued, with both movie-related and general Batman-themed items
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If just seeing that logo didn’t fire off a powerful twinge of nostalgia for you, then we probably grew up
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Hey Retrolovers, We all have speculated that the Synthwave sound has all the elements to make it into the mainstream.