With the smaller screen proving that it has plenty to offer and networks looking to buy up comic book properties whenever something sounds particularly tantalising, there’s a whole new comic book renaissance happening right now on your nearest flatscreen. Comic book publisher Aftershock Comics is jumping headfirst into that medium, as two of their properties will soon make the transition from printed page to live action TV.

The politics of race is no longer something we only find in the news because these days it also makes for great entertainment.

Plagued by the ramifications of a techno-magic world now thirty years gone, Thrice-Nine is a dirty folklore world that limps along, degenerating into a place filled with paranoia and poison. Sasha Vasnetsov thought he’d escaped all that, but when news comes that his younger brother has been kidnapped by the secret police, he finds himself dragged back into the madness with a simple goal—to find his brother.

By Kirrin “ABalloon” Holzapfel OpenAI is a nonprofit tech company co-founded and backed by the South African billionaire tech giant, Elon Musk. The company is tasked with creating an Artificial Intelligence program with the sole purpose of mastering the game of Dota 2 and beating human players at one of the more complex, competitive video games on the market. With …

Hell Fest is the upcoming slasher movie set in a travelling horror-themed carnival. What should’ve been a night of ghoulish amusement for a group of friends turns into true horror after they attract the attention of another patron of the carnival – someone who uses the all-to-real surroundings to indulge in murder while in plain sight of an appreciative audience.

Hope, potential and family. For decades, those have been the key themes that have united the Teen Titans, DC’s signature team of heroes who represent the next generation of crimefighting in that particular universe. Titans isn’t that kind of series. Instead, the new series from the DC Universe streaming service is a dark, moody and violent reboot of the classic property that starts with Robin saying “F*** Batman”. So pretty much the inverse of Teen Titans Go then. Here’s the first trailer for it

I know, just the thought of buying a pair of running shoes makes you break out into a sweat, but becoming more informed is the perfect way to reduce the effort it'll take to find that new pair of shoes.

Destiny 2: Forsaken lands in early September, but what’s there to really do in Bungie’s sandbox until then? This week see’s the final Faction Rally of season 3 wrap up, the Raid Lair will still test your mettle and if you’re chasing after some legendary armour ornaments then you can hop into one final round of the Iron Banner before it gets a huge makeover in season 4 of Destiny 2. There’s one other thing that players can tackle in August: The Solstice of Heroes.

EXAPunks is going to demand a lot from you to even get started, but it's promising an endless pit or ridiculously complex coding puzzles if you do.

Octopath Traveler is a beautiful and modern JRPG that stays true to its roots. It can feel repetitive at times, but the amazing combat, heartfelt stories and extraordinary soundtrack counteracts its structural issues in almost every way. This is a definite must-play for Switch owners.

The CW's upcoming big crossover between Arrow, The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl is set to introduce popular comic book character Batwoman in live-action fashion for the first time. That's not the last we'll see of this modern comic book icon though.

Not only did the Xbox One release a little later than the PlayStation 4 at the beginning of this gen in 2013, but it was also more expensive and less powerful. That wasn’t a great start for the Xbox One, which has now blossomed into a beast thanks to the Xbox One X. Leaving the gates second is a mistake that Microsoft probably doesn’t want to make again – and it’s likely that the next generation of Xbox (in whatever guise that may be) will be out before Sony’s ready to launch its own next-generation PlayStation.