Games Coming February

Far Cry Primal

Monday, February 1

Aveyond 4 (PC)

Spellweaver (PC)

Tales of Symphonia (PC)

Tuesday, February 2

Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space (PS4)
Calendula (PC)
Cobalt (Xbox One, 360, PC)
Crypt of the Necrodancer (PS4, Vita)
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PS4, Vita)
Dreii (PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android)
Gravity Rush Remastered (PS4) 
Megadimension Neptunia VII (PS4)
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel (PS4, PS3) 
Not a Hero (PS4)
Steve Jackson's Sorcery (PC, Mac)

Wednesday, February 3

American Truck Simulator (PC, Mac, Linux)
Fortified (Xbox One, PC)

Thursday, February 4

Agatha Christie – The A.B.C. Murders (PC, Mac)
The Political Machine (PC)
Shutshimi (Wii U) 

Friday, February 5

Dungelot: Shattered Lands (PC)

XCOM 2 (PC)

Tuesday, February 9

Alekhine's Gun (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Arslan: The Warriors of Legend (Xbox One, PS4, PS3, PC)

Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia, Trilogy Pack (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Dying Light: The Following Expansion and Enhanced Edition (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Firewatch (PS4, PC, Mac, Linux)
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (PS4)
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Neverwinter: Underdark (Xbox One)

Unravel (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Monday, February 15

The Ship: Remastered (PC)

Tuesday, February 16

The Escapists: The Walking Dead (PS4)
Layers of Fear (PS4)

Pillars of Eternity - The White March Part 2 (PC)

Project X-Zone 2 (3DS)
Street Fighter V(PS4, PC) 
Tron Run/r (Xbox One, PS4, PC)

Friday, February 19

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (3DS)

Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (3DS)

Tuesday, February 23

Far Cry Primal (Xbox One, PS4)

Mega Man Legacy Collection (3DS)
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2(Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Toki Tori 2+ (PS4)

Friday, February 26

Spacejacked (PC)

Saturday, February 27 
Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow (3DS eShop)

Movies Coming February

Deadpool

Wednesday, Friday 3
Rams

Thursday, February 4
Josh Groban:Stages Live

Friday, February 5
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
The Choice
Hail, Caesar
All Roads Lead to ROme
Regression
4th Man Out
The Pack
Southbound
Misconduct
The Club

Thursday, February 12
Deadpool
How to Be Single
Zoolander 2
The Final Project
Cabin Fever
Touched With Fire
Remember
Tumbledown
Nina Forever
Already Tomorrow in Hing Kong
Bad Hurt

Wednesday, February 17
Embrace of the Serpent

Friday, February 19
Risen
Race
The Witch
City of Women
The Great Gilly Hopkins

Friday, February 26
Gods of Egypt
Triple 9
Eddie the Eagle

Monday February 29
An Evening with Neil Young

Upcoming Superhero Movies

Obviously, in recent times, Superhero movies are the trend, gone are the times of Robots (cyborgs), Double Agents and Vampires and Werewolves. Men in skintight rubber suits are raking in all the profits and they're doing it effortlessly. +Warner Bros. Pictures and +Disney have shown their dominance in the industry through +DC Entertainment and +Marvel Entertainment respectively.

Both +Marvel Entertainment and +DC Entertainment have a plethora of movies programmed (literally) to hit cinemas, heres a few to look out for until 2020, its best you bookmark this page for future reference.

Deadpool 

Release Date: February 12, 2016

Director: Tim Miller

Cast: Ryan Reynolds Morena Baccarin Gina Carano Ed Serkin Brian Hilderbrand

Deadpool

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice 

Release Date: March 25, 2016

Director: Zack Snyder

Cast: Henry Cavill Ben Affleck Gal Gadot Jesse Eisenberg Amy Adams

Batman V Superman

Captain America: Civil War

Release Date: May 6, 2016

Director: Anthony and Joe Russo

Cast: Chris Evans Robert Downey Jr Sebastian Stan Anthony Mackie Jeremy Renner 

Captain America: Civil War

X-Men: Apocalypse 

Release Date: May 27, 2016

Director: Bryan Singer

Cast: James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Jennifer Lawrence Nicholas Hoult Oscar Isaac

X-Men: Apocalypse

Suicide Squad

Director: David Ayer

Release Date: August 5 2016

Cast: Will Smith Margot Robbie Jared Leto Jai Courtney Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje 

Suicide Squad

Gambit
Release Date: October 7, 2016

Director: Doug Liman

Cast: Channing Tatum Lea Seydoux 

Gambit

Doctor Strange
Release Date: November 4, 2016

Director Scott Derrickson

Cast Benedict Cumberbatch Tilda Swinton Chiwetel Ejiofor Rachel McAdams

Doctor Strange

Untitled LEGO Batman Movie
Release Date:

Director: Chris McKay

Cast: Will Arnett, Michael Cera Zachary Galifianakis 

Lego Batman

Untitled Wolverine Movie
Release Date: March 3, 2017

Director: James Mangold

Cast: Hugh Jackman

Wolverine III

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II

Release Date: May 5, 2017

Director: James Gunn

Cast: Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Batistuta Bradley Cooper Bin Diesel

Guardians of the Galaxy

Wonder Woman

Release Date: June 23, 2017
Directors: Patty Jenkins

Cast: Gal Gadot Chris Pine Robin Wright Danny Huston Lucy Davis

Wonder Woman

Untitled Spider-Man Reboot #2

Release Date: July 28, 2017

Director: Jon Watts

Cast: Tom Holland

Spider-Man

Thor: Ragnarok

Release Date: November 3, 2017

Director: Taika Waititi 

Cast: Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston 

Thor: Ragnarok

Justice League Part One

Release Date: November 17, 2017

Director: Zack Snyder

Cast: Henry Cavill Ben Affleck Amy Adams

Justice League

Black Panther

Release Date: February 16, 2018

Director: TBD

Cast: Chadwick Boseman 

Black Panther

The Flash

Release Date: March 23, 2018

Director: Seth Grahame-Smith

Cast: Ezra Miller

The Flash

Avengers: Infinity War Part I
Release Date: May 4, 2018

Director: Joe and Anthony Russo

Cast: TBD

Avenger: Infinity War I & II

Ant-Man and the Wasp
Release Date: July 6, 2018

Director: Peyton Reed

Cast: Paul Rudd Evangeline Lily Michael Douglas

Ant-Man and The Wasp

Untitled Fox/Marvel Movie

Release Date: July 13, 2018

Director: TBD

Cast: TBD

Animated Spider-Man Movie

Release Date: July 20, 2018

Director: TBD

Cast: TBD

Aquaman 

Release Date: July 27, 2018

Director: James Wan

Cast: Jason Momoa 

Aquaman

Captain Marvel

Release Date: March 8, 2019

Director: TBD

Cast: TBD

Captain Marvel

Shazam

Release Date: April 5 2019

Director: TBD

Cast: Dwayne Johnson

Shazam/Black Adam

Avengers: Infinity War Part II

Release Date: May 3, 2019

Director: Joe and Anthony Russo

Cast: TBD

Justice League Part Two

Release Date: June 14, 2019

Director: Zack Snyder 

Cast: Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams

Inhumans 

Release Date: July 12, 2019

Director: TBD

Cast: TBD

Inhumans

Cyborg

Release Date: April 3: 2020

Director: TBD

Cast: Ray Fisher

Cyborg

Green Lantern 

Release Date: June 19, 2020

Director: TBD

Cast: TBD 

Green Lantern

Source: Collider 

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II Update

Guardians of the Galaxy

A rumour suggests that Star Lord, Drax, Gamora, Groot and Rocket will be aided by a few newcomers.

Three new members could join the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel, namely Mantis, Nebula and Yondu.

Both Nebula and Yondu appeared in the previous movie while Mantis is a newcomer. Yondu, a space pirate and Nebula, who escaped Xandor. The Celestials, a group of sentient beings may be explored as well as other new planets and characters

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. II is being directed by James Gunn and will come to cinemas May 5th 2017

How I Met Your Mother Re-review (Spoiler Alert)

HIMYM

I did a little rewatching of How I Met Your Mother and trust me it never gets old, there's a lot in it the various graphic lessons from Barney and if not then from Ted( No matter how long it takes, you would meet the one) and the timeless golden jokes in every episode or the iconic opening soundtrack 'Hey Beautiful' by The Solids.

Without doubt How I Met Your Mother is well written and performed by a talented cast but ended on a very low note with a last season that ruined the previous 8, the last season practically threw away every build up that had begun the story development (the way the Mother that was finally found was killed off for Robin...again), character development ( the way Barney goes from a changed and reformed human being back to the heartless whore we all love, but seriously it was awesome for the moment it lasted).

I honestly enjoyed the whole thing again despite its faults or the only at the end. It led me to a singular simple conclusion "No one can really replace FRIENDS in our hearts." There have been a plethora of attempts to recapture the form and dominance of a show with such an influence on different generations, even if How I Met Your Mother had its own style and panache to the sitcom genre, it still takes some notes from FRIENDS, it seems you can pay for school but you can't buy class.

The Verdict: 7/10 - How I Met Your Mother is worth watching or revisiting given that you avoid season 9 at all costs

Suicide Squad Trailer

Suicide Squad

The second trailer for +DC Entertainment's high risk and reward venture, Suicide squad is out and this social experiment might yield fruition. Suicide Squad is about a group of villains given a quasi-redemption mission to bring back the Joker.

The cast includes Margate Robbie (Here Quinn), Will Smith (Deadshot ), Karen Fukuhara (Katana), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flag), Captain Boomerang (Jai Courtney), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) and Jared Leto's screen debut as the Joker.

Suicide Squad is set to tie in with Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, featuring a Joker cameo to build the notion of a cinematic universe.

Education: The System is Flawed

There's no doubt that education enlightens and more importantly assures one of a secure future, the question is how secure is the education? Not everyone that goes through the system is gifted that "good" job, the nice house, cars and holidays and everything that's is promised. Some people never even get to practice whatever field they studied in. A few of richest men in the world right now never completed college, but don't be a fool and dropout as they did if your alma mater doesn't have the pedigree of Harvard or Stanford University. Technological advancement has put humankind in such a comfortable position, everything is easy, in fact, stress should be non-existent, machines and computers do everything for us - +Google has all the answers and so one can be self-educated (the best form of education). However, one still needs some form of education to a certain level to even know how to properly utilise technology(Google) right? Education is very vital to any individual and its benefits are immensely rewarding to whoever undergoes the system. It's all theory, it doesn't teach you life lessons or what you'd even encounter on the job in the future and so academic excellence is somewhat overrated.

Prof. Abletor Sedofia from the University of Ghana pointed out "Academic excellence is overrated! Did I just say that? Oh, yes, I said it. Being top of your class does not necessarily guarantee that you will be at the top of life. You could graduate as the best student in Finance but it doesn't mean you will make more money than everybody else. The best graduating Law student does not necessarily become the best lawyer. The fact is life requires more than the ability to understand a concept, memorise it and reproduce it in an exam. School rewards people for their memory. Life rewards people for their imagination. School rewards caution life rewards daring. School hails those who live by the rules. Life exalts those who break the rules and set new ones. So do I mean people shouldn't study hard in school? Oh, no, you should. But don't sacrifice every other thing on the altar of First Class. Don't limit yourself to the classroom. Do something practical. Take a leadership position. Start a business and fail. That's a better Entrepreneurship 101. Join or start a club. Contest an election and lose. It will teach something Political Science 101 will not teach you. Attend a seminar. Read books outside the scope of your course. Go on missions and win a soul for eternal rewards... Do something you believe in! Think less about becoming an excellent student but think more of becoming an excellent person. Make the world your classroom!"

The message is simple, do the best you can, don't limit yourself to the confines of education, explore beyond your scope, take risks and most importantly, live live to the fullest.

The H8ful Eight Review

The H8ful Eight

There's one thing we've always come to expect from a Quentin Tarantino movie, a strong plot, powerful if not mind blowing dialogue and a handful of flashbacks and/or flash forwards. 

The Synopsis; The H8ful Eight is about a bounty hunter and his prisoner finding shelter in a cabin after being caught in a winter storm and as it so happens, they aren't the only ones inhabiting the said cabin. 

Quentin Tarantino almost cancelled The H8ful Eight Project after the script had been leaked, but fortunately pressed forward because of the positive response he received, however, the script has undergone some changes since then and the group responsible has since apologised for the leak.

In The H8ful Eight, Quentin Tarantino continues his tradition of delivering top-notch movie having all it the Tarantino-prerequisites to pull an audience in and leave them awestruck and begging for a sequel every time.

The movie brings back a lot of Tarantino-verse alumni in the likes of Samuel L Jackson, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Kurt Russel and they only did what they are guilty of. Guilty again is Samuel L. Jackson of an Oscar nomination-worthy performance, speculate!

Despite the rumours of a third Kill Bill (Vol. III), this was taunted as the last Tarantino movie. If this is going to be the last Tarantino movie ever released? He clearly is going out with a bang.

Games Coming January 2016

Assassins's Creed Chronicles: India

Monday, January 4
Shooting Stars (PC, Mac, Linux)

Tuesday, January 5
Amplitude (PS4)
Hardware: Rivals (PS4)
Volume (PS Vita)

Wednesday, January 6
Lovely Planet (Xbox One)

Tuesday, January 12
Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
The Banner Saga (Xbox One, PS4)
That Dragon Cancer (PC)

Thursday, January 14
Pro Basketball Manager (PC)

Friday, January 15
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (PC)

Saturday, January 16
Zheros (Xbox One)

Tuesday, January 19
Blade & Soul (PC)
Darkest Dungeon (PC)
Resident Evil o (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PC)
Resident Evil Origins Collection (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
Stardust Vanguards (PS4)

Wednesday, January 20
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (PC)

Friday, January 22
Mario & Luigi Paper Jam (3DS)

Tuesday, January 26
Civilization Revolution 2 Plus (PS Vita)
Final Fantasy Explorers (3DS)
Lego Marvel's Avengers (Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, Wii U, 3DS, PS Vita PC)
The Witness (PS4, PC)

Wednesday, January 27
Slain (PC)

Friday, January 29
Atelier Escha and Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (PS Vita)
Bombshell (PC)
This War of Mine (PS4, Xbox One)

Source: Game Informer

Movies Coming January 2016

The Revenant

Friday, January 1
Yosemite
Chimes at Midnight

Tuesday, January 5
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Friday, January 8
The Revenant
The Forest
Yosemite
Diablo
The Abandoned
The Treasure
Anesthesia
The Masked Saint
Lamb
Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art

Tuesday, January 12
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Norm of the North
Ride Along 2
Moonwalkers
The Lady in the Van
A Perfect Day
The Benefactor
Band of Brothers
Einstein in Guanajuato

Friday, January 22
The 5th Wave
Dirty Grandpa
The Boy
Terminus
Ip Man 3
JeruZalem
Monster Hunt
Exposed
Synchronicity
All Mistakes Buried
Mojave
Rabid Dogs
Prescription Thugs
Aferim!

Monday, January 25
The Pastor

Wednesday, January 27
Lazer Team

Friday, January 29
Fifty Shades Black
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Finest Hours
Jane Got a Gun
The Clan

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Wishing everyone a happy and eventful year ahead.