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Transformers: Rise Of The Dark Spark review

Rise Of The Dark Spark is the third in the Transformers game trilogy that began with War For Cybertron and Fall Of Cybertron (although a mission inside of the wreck of Tryptikon and a reference to the Ark not yet

camaclean January 25, 2015April 5, 2015 Gaming, Reviews No Comments Read more

Gamestopping

This might sound a bit strange, coming from someone who raffled off an EB Games gift card at a recent promotional appearance. But there’s a very big difference between supporting the gaming industry by shopping at EB, and supporting EB

camaclean December 30, 2014July 14, 2016 Gaming 1 Comment Read more

Mandatory Evolution: Progression of the Player’s Guide

So there I stood in Chapters, facing the bookshelf as one would stare down a rival gunslinger at the crack of dawn. Tried, I did, to conjure a justification for potentially spending over thirty dollars on a player’s guide for

camaclean December 11, 2014December 23, 2015 Analysis, Books, Gaming No Comments Read more

World War Z: Review

(Cross-posted with Goodreads) I like zombie stories. And I’m lucky that way; woe be to those who hate zombie stories, because you just can’t get away from ‘em. What keeps it fresh is variations on the theme: The Walking Dead

camaclean December 3, 2014 Books, Reviews No Comments Read more

Architects Of The Illusion part 2: The Great Scourge out now!

It’s here! The Great Scourge is available for purchase. Check the physical version at: -Createspace -Amazon-Kindle The Kindle link has the first two chapters and most of the third available to read for FREE! Need to get up to speed?

camaclean October 31, 2014 My Books No Comments Read more

Silent Hill: Revelation review

How about this for a Halloween entry? Silent Hill is one of my favourite horror franchises. It’s a brilliant, scary take on surrealist horror, as I’ve previously discussed. And I think the first Silent Hill film was one of the

camaclean October 27, 2014July 8, 2016 Movies & TV, Reviews No Comments Read more

Godzilla (2014) Review

I really want to like this movie, but that statement comes with a number of asterisks. Asterisk number one: I want to like this movie, despite the fact that the much-hyped Bryan Cranston is killed off in the first act.

camaclean October 20, 2014 Movies & TV, Reviews No Comments Read more

Architects Of The Illusion part 2: The Great Scourge cover art unveiled!

This Fall, the saga of the Fireseeds continues! I’m happy to announce that I’ve just received the final cover for The Great Scourge, the second installment in the six-part series, which will be released this month in physical paperback and

camaclean October 3, 2014 My Books No Comments Read more

Spider-Man: The Other review

The Other reads at times like a surreal, gruesome fever dream. Though compelling in a strange way, the story’s numerous disjointed plot points and flat-out bizarre narrative tics make it a less satisfying read than it could have been, offering

camaclean May 29, 2014September 1, 2015 Comics, Reviews 1 Comment Read more

Bioshock Infinite: review

This was written in August of last year, but as my opinion on the game hasn’t changed in nearly a year, I decided to post it here. Originally written for Epinions, but since the user portion of their site has

camaclean May 3, 2014 Gaming, Reviews No Comments Read more
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“Every character [in The Great Scourge], from major to minor, is so cleverly written and wisely interwoven […] This is a powerful story [and] deeply absorbing. […] You’re missing out if you haven’t read this book.”

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