Game/Tech Review: Nintendo 3DS XL System

It's certainly bigger, but is it actually better? Way back in March of 2011, when the 2012 Olympics were still far enough down the line that the horrendous logo wasn't plastered on everything under the sun, Nintendo released their next generation of handheld video game consoles, the Nintendo 3DS. Many eager gamers lined up for midnight launches across the country to get their hands on the new fancy 'glasses-less 3D' system. Despite the heavy...

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Film Review: The Dark Knight Rises

Four years on from the release of The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy comes to a climactic finish with The Dark Knight Rises. Set eight years after the night of Harvey Dent's death, we see things have changed drastically in Gotham. Bruce Wayne is now a recluse, the streets are free of organised crime and the Batman has become little more than a scary bedtime story. There is a complete shift in tonality from The Dark Knight, Nolan...

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Bittersweet Mondays: Week three

Confab is proud to present our weekly web-comic series: Bittersweet Comics Follow the adventures of Matt, Enmi, Hal and Sean as they battle through a world that many gamers will recognise in an instant. For the all the strips so far: click here Comic 3: Download Comic 4: Tutorial Check back next Monday for the next strips by Bittersweet Comics!  Story by: Matthew Joy Drawn by: Enmi Wahlb...

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Music Review: Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage [Album]

L’Enfant Sauvage is, to put it simply, a masterwork of progressive metal. It manages to be just as huge and monolithic as Gojira’s previous release, with monstrous riffs, pick scrapes, inhuman drumming, and enormously passionate vocals. But, unlike The Way of All Flesh, this record doesn’t seem to drag on for a second in its fifty-three-minute runtime -- every moment is endlessly sensual and fascinating. What is most remarkable about Gojira...

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Film Review: The Dark Knight

'He's the hero we deserve, but not the one we need right now' When Batman Begins joined Spiderman 1 and 2 as an usherer-in of the new age of superhero movies expectations were high for its sequel, The Dark Knight. Thankfully, the second installment in Nolan's Batman franchise not only met, but far exceeded all of them. The film plays out like a fast paced thriller in two acts and boasts outstanding performances from the entire cast....

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Film Review: Batman Begins

"It's not who you are underneath, it's what you do that defines you." Ahead of the release of The Dark Knight Rises, Confab will feature reviews of both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, to get you in the Batman mood - if you aren't already. 2002's Spiderman and its sequel can be credited with bringing superhero movies back in vogue. Sam Raimi's webslinger series was evidence that the superhero movies could be more than just action...

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Music Feature: Why does everyone hate Nickelback?

Why does everyone hate Nickelback? In a nutshell, they don’t. In 2002, the band were the fastest rising name in rock, with their highly polished blend of hard rock, post-grunge, and alternative rock appealing to the masses. Ranked as one of the most commercially successful bands of the 2000s, they’ve sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and were named as the 2nd best-selling foreign act in the U.S. behind The Beatles for...

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Bittersweet Mondays: A Webcomic Series

Confab is proud to present our weekly web-comic series: Bittersweet Comics Follow the adventures of Matt, Enmi, Hal and Sean as they battle through a world that many gamers will recognise in an instant. For previous weeks comics click here Comic 3: Meet the Team! Comic 4: Sounds like... Check back next Monday for the next strips by Bittersweet Comics!  Story by: Matthew Joy Drawn by: Enmi Wahlb...

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Game Review: Skullgirls

I’ve always played fighting games for the spectacle, even if not just for it. Skullgirls is high on spectacle, setting standards for the quality of 2D graphics and animation. Every move and attack is making good on the promises games like Blaz Blue made but never fulfilled. This 1920s inspired dystopia presents its own twist on the anime style visuals we've come to know and comes with an overly sexualized female cast... offencive and welcomed...

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Game Review: Mass Effect 3 (Extended Cut)

Mass Effect 3 is the epic final chapter of a trilogy I have sunk more time into than any other series. While this review does seem a bit late, with the release of the Extended Cut DLC, the game is now more complete than it was on release. So now seems like a good time to review it. Mass Effect 3 follows the continuing adventures of Commander Shepard and the crew of the SSV Normandy, as the galaxy erupts into a ferocious war against the organic-decimating...

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Music Spotlight: Duran Duran

Artist Spotlight: Duran Duran  Origin: Birmingham, England Years Active: 1978-Present Albums released: 13 Claim to fame: Single "Girls on Film" (1981) Website/Wiki Successful parenting is finding 80's music on your kid's iPod. -Anonymous I absolutely agree one hundred percent that any parent should gain a trophy if their children have decent 80's music on their iPods. Growing up with various bands from the era, what I would...

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Game Review: Mutant Mudds

Mutant Mudds brings us back to the old-school retro style look, and it's a game that should be played by all seasoned players! This one was supposed to be released as a retail title on Nintendo DS as Maximilian and the Rise of the Mutant Mudds, but sadly, that didn't happen. The project was then moved to Nintendo's DSiWare service, but ended up not going there either. The game eventually found a home on the Nintendo eShop and PC, under its...

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