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That's right, deviants. Sure, you've all heard the news, but on the off chance your internet provider only provides access to DeviantArt, for some strange, sinister reason, allow me to update you on what's actually happened. Yesterday (October 30th 2012), Disney announced that they had purchased Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. In the same press release, available on The Walt Disney Company's website (link), Disney also announced Star Wars: Episode VII to be released in 2015. The Star Wars blog went on to officially confirm plans for VIII and IX every 'other' year, with the potential intent to create future films after that. So what else do Dis

I have a lot of time on my hands at the moment, and one of the ways I'm planning on filling that time is by writing. I'm not a great story teller or poet. I'm not even a good writer. But after watching The Amazing Spider-man, it doesn't really seem like I need to be. Ok, that's harsh. Not knowing how much of James Vanderbilt's script was left on the editing room floor or how much control director Marc Webb actually had over the film, it's unfair to blame either. However, I would like to comment on how much seems to be missing from the film. Character growth is often seen as 'assumed' rather than actually developed, and several key plotlines

Everyone gets nostalgic over different things. For me, one of those things has always been Sonic the Hedgehog. Sure, the games kinda dipped in quality over time, and in spite of a drastic improvement to the formula in the past few years (Unleashed, Colours, Generations), the franchise is now considered by most to be past its expiry date. Whilst Mario is still considered a gaming icon, the majority seem to have relegated the blue blur to a footnote in gaming's history. Which brings us to Sonic 4. SEGA have desperately been trying to bring Sonic back to the mainstream, and shortly after Nintendo received critical and consumer praise for New Su