31st Oct2018

WWE Smackdown Live – Oct 30th: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this weeks review of Smackdown Live, this blue brands go-home show on the road to Crown Jewel…Where there’s a certain WWE superstar set to be written out of the controversial event tonight. Match #1: WWE Champion AJ Styles def. Daniel Bryan The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Per the order of Shane-O-Mac, WWE […]

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31st Oct2018

‘Keyforge’ Deckbuilding Game Review

by Matthew Smail

The tabletop gaming world has no shortage of deckbuilding and card games, many of which claim to be innovative. Almost every one is designed to accommodate a particular need, whether that’s to be fast and fluid or deep and complex, with unlimited possibilities. Most of these card games deliver their particular style of innovation because […]

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31st Oct2018

The Old Scares Are The Best This Halloween

by James Smith

Let’s be honest, dolls have always been creepy, and even the best attempts to make them more lifelike have left them in that uncomfortable Uncanny Valley. There’s just something unsettling about them that we couldn’t put our fingers on… until the supernatural slasher Child’s Play. Some presents are bought with the best of intentions but […]

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31st Oct2018

‘The Snarling’ Review

by Alain Elliott

Stars: Laurence Saunders, Chris Simmons, Ben Manning, Pablo Raybould, Ste Johnson, Joel Beckett, Julie Peasgood, Julia Deakin, Stephan Bessant | Written and Directed by Pablo Raybould Werewolf movies aren’t generally the most popular sub genre of horror and there doesn’t seem to be half as many made as say, zombie movies. So when a new […]

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31st Oct2018

‘Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle’ Review (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

It’s fair to say that right now, in videogaming, retro is king. Old franchises have been resurrected and/or remastered; new games chosing to 8-bit look; “mini classic” consoles aplenty… and, of course, video game compilation releases by the bucketload. But we’ve had re-release after re-release of the likes of Atari games, Sega Megadrive games, Capcom […]

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31st Oct2018

‘WWE Evolution 2018’ PPV Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to our WWE Evolution review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Phil and this is the first WWE Pay Per View to feature an entirely female line-up. A huge night for the WWE but one that was marred by the focus more on Crown Jewel during the lead up to the event. Match #1: Trish […]

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31st Oct2018

Competition: Win a bundle of ‘Family Guy’ and ‘American Dad’ DVDs!

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the release of FAMILY GUY: SEASON EIGHTEEN (available on DVD 5th Nov. 2018) and AMERICAN DAD! VOLUME 13 (available on DVD 12th Nov. 2018) we are giving away a bundle of these must-own boxsets! Entering its 18th season, FAMILY GUY continues to entertain its die-hard fans with razor-sharp humour, spot-on parodies, awesome animation […]

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31st Oct2018

MCM Comic Con London Oct 2018: Convention Report

by Xenia Grounds

The biggest nerd event comes back to London again for the last time this year. There is a lot to love about Comic Con and I mentioned a lot of those reasons in my first report on Comic Con in May which was my first time at Comic Con. I jumped at the chance to […]

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31st Oct2018

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ 4K UHD 3-Disc Edition Review

by Rupert Harvey

Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Douglas Rain, Leonard Rossiter | Written by Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke | Directed by Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick’s mid-period masterpiece is almost as remarkable for how it has not influenced sci-fi filmmaking as for how it has. While special effects took a giant leap in […]

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31st Oct2018

Titan’s ‘Life is Strange’ comic gets a trailer

by Phil Wheat

November 14th sees the release of an all-new comic book series set in the world of the acclaimed videogame series, Life Is Strange. Titan’s new comic series returns readers to Arcadia Bay in the company of fan-favorite characters Max Caulfield and Chloe Price, charting the shocking course of a possible future after one of the […]

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31st Oct2018

Pop Addled: Episode 148 – The NeverEnding Episode

by Phil Wheat

Another week, another episode of the Pop Addled podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly! Pop Addled is a pop culture podcast with nerd tendencies. Join Keenan, Sam and Timmy as they discuss movies, music, video games, sports, TV, comics, and any intersection thereof. Their brains have been thoroughly addled by pop […]

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30th Oct2018

WWE Raw – Oct 29th 2018: Results & Review

by Phil Wheat

Welcome to this week’s review of WWE Raw… The go-home show for the controversial Crown Jewel pay per view which takes place this Friday. Match #1: Finn Bálor def. Bobby Lashley via Disqualification The following is courtesy of WWE.com: Last week, Finn Bálor embarrassed Bobby Lashley with a flash pin that came so out of […]

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30th Oct2018

‘Krampus: Origins’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Stars: Anna Harr, Maria Olsen, Amelia Haberman, Dustin Leighton, Katie Peabody, Luke Waxman, Linda Cushma, Shannyn Hall, Noah Clark, Helynn Castro, Ethan Drew | Written by Robert Conway | Directed by Joseph Mbah Robert Conway completes(?) his holiday horror franchise with Krampus: Origins, the third film in Conway’s Krampus series which goes back to the […]

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30th Oct2018

‘BlazBlue CentralFiction: Special Edition’ coming to the Switch!

by Phil Wheat

PQube and Arc System Works have announced that BlazBlue CentralFiction: Special Edition is coming to the west for Nintendo Switch on February 8th 2019! The game lets players experience the final chapter of the epic BlazBlue saga in 40+ hours of story mode, featuring over 30 unique characters on more than 60 stages and challenge […]

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30th Oct2018

‘Let’s Sing 2019’ Review (PS4)

by Phil Wheat

Surprise surprise, we’re back with ANOTHER review of a karaoke game! What’s more surprising is that it seems Let’s Sing 2019 is the only update to any of this generations karaoke game franchises this year. So no head-to-head review for this year unfortunately. But what that does mean is that Let’s Sing has the entire […]

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30th Oct2018

First trailer & poster for The Wave sequel ‘The Quake’

by Phil Wheat

In recent years Norway has been cranking out some fantastic genre films – Troll Hunter, Dead Snow and its sequel, Rare Exports, Thale and the Cold Prey series. Speaking of the latter, director Roar Uthaug, the man behind the three Cold Prey movies, turned his hand from the horrors of the slasher movie to the […]

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30th Oct2018

From VHS to VOD #6

by Phil Wheat

After a brief (OK, year-long) hiatus, our From VHS to VOD column returns to guide you through the strange and obscure – the odd, unseen and unreleased (well unreleased on disc formats) films available on streaming and on-demand services. Since our last installment there has been an explosion of the obscure movies hitting Amazon Prime […]

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30th Oct2018

Staci Layne Wilson to helm slasher ‘Dead Slate’

by Phil Wheat

Ghost Walk Studios & 333 Productions have announced Staci Layne Wilson (Fetish Factory, Psycho Therapy) as the director of their upcoming horror feature Dead Slate. Dead Slate takes the audience behind the scenes of a slasher film production and follows the stereotypical cast as they are stalked by a masked psychopath who slays in homage […]

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30th Oct2018

‘Rage in Peace’ Review (PC/Steam)

by Britt Roberts

Rage in Peace takes a lot of inspiration from ‘trial and error’ platformers such as Super Meat Boy (which it directly references) and, of course…Rick Dangerous (I mention it because I can), but Rage in Peace focuses on a surprisingly in-depth narrative behind the grind and this elevates it somewhat above other types of game […]

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30th Oct2018

Preview: ‘Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1’ (Titan Comics)

by Phil Wheat

November 7th sees the debut of Titan’s highly anticipated Thirteenth Doctor ongoing comic series. Taking control of the TARDIS for this regeneration is an amazing new team: Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Mother Panic, Faith, Spider-Man), illustrator Rachael Stott (Doctor Who, Motherlands), and colorist Enrica Angiolini (Warhammer 40,000). Experience mind-blowing challenges and dynamic adventures […]

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30th Oct2018

Pass Horror Notes: ‘Psychomanteum’ Review

by Aaron Shakespeare

PSYCHOMANTEUM Stars: Adrian Annis, Adam Bertenshaw, Sophie Bickerstaff, Jack Blanch, Ray Brady, Emer Brennan, Corey Bridgeman, Norma Butikofer, Arlo Cadbury, Ian Donnelly, Anastasia Drew, Aidan Eason, Angela Peters, John Rankin, Steve Roberts, Kate Sandison, Andrew Shire | Written by Ray Brady, Jamie Drew, Brian Evenson, Stuart Wright | Directed by Ray Brady, Andy Edwards Name: […]

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30th Oct2018

Trailer & Poster for seasonal shocker ‘Slay Belles’

by Phil Wheat

Epic Pictures and Dread Central Presents have released the official poster and trailer for their newest holiday horror, Slay Belles! It’s Christmas Eve, and three cos-playing women are breaking into Santa Land for some partying and fun! What they didn’t expect was to come across the malevolent Christmas demon Krampus! The girls must team up […]

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