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BurtonReviews Injustice 2: Let Them Fight

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(Image sourced from https://wall.alphacoders.com/by_sub_category.php?id=242102 ) The multiverse is an expansive concept with endless parallel universes full of endless possibilities. So with that logic, somewhere out there on one of those Earths that are just a dimension hop away, our greatest heroes could be our greatest villains, instead of holding up truth and justice, they crush it with their steel fists. This is an idea that developer Nether Realm executed perfectly in 2013 with the release of Injustice: Gods Among Us, that saw a grief ridden Superman, still raw from being tricked into killing his wife – Lois Lane – and their unborn baby by the joker, kill the clown prince of crime, and then go on to become the totalitarian leader of the world. But not only did Nether Realm create such a compelling universe, with their Mortal Kombat franchise on fire since the release of MK9 the year before, they constructed a damn entertaining and technically impressive fighting game too

Marvel’s The Defenders gets its First Trailer: New Kind of Street Gang

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(Image sourced from http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/the-defenders/42431/defenders-the-first-full-trailer-is-here ) The Facts: After the release of Iron Fist on Netflix this past March, all the players have been set on the board, and Netflix has its full cast of rough and tough street level heroes to assemble: The Defenders. And after a teaser combining the series logos of the teams heroes released at last year’s San Diego Comic Con, we were more than ready for the first official trailer. And it looks like Marvel agreed.   (Video sourced from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUbY9t5Hh0 ) The trailer was released on May 3 rd and is currently sitting at 6,031,849 views on the Netflix US & Canada YouTube site with 170,406 likes to 2,587 dislikes. The trailer sees the “blind ninja” DareDevil (Charlie Cox), the “Drunk Detective” Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), the bulletproof man Luke Cage (Mike Colter), and the ”immortal Iron Fist” (Finn Jones) team up to face th

BurtonReviews Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Play it Again DJ

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(Image sourced from http://www.hdwallpapers.in/guardians_of_the_galaxy_vol_2-wallpapers.html )   “A movie about a racoon and a big talking tree. Really Marvel, you’ve gone too far now.” Cries and sentiments of decreasing faith like this were heard across the world in 2014 when Marvel Studios prepared to release their first truly cosmic adventure, as we followed the Guardians of the Galaxy blow up, steal from, but eventually actually save the galaxy and earn their title. The second the movie finished, the eye rolls directed at Marvel for making this film ceased immediately. And yes, that “stupid racoon” and “weird tree” were not only accepted, but became fan favourites overnight. So, with the first film being able to sneak attack all of our hearts so incredibly; cementing the Guardians of the Galaxy as a top tier team of heroes, instead of one hidden by the shadows of obscurity, is it even possible that the sequel could ever reach the galactic heights of the first? Well atleast w