Last week we told you about a brand new site from Watermelon Limited that had launched allowing fans of Disney, Star Wars and Marvel to buy an exciting range of items, all of which can be easily customised with a name, slogan or word of choice and delivered straight to your door in just a couple of clicks. From t-shirts and tea towels to cushions and coasters, and with products to suit all ages, customisedbyme.com is the place to make your favourite characters even more special.
We decided to try out the service to see just how quick and easy it was to customise something.
Being fans of Winnie the Pooh, we decided to get a nice comfy cushion.
These luxury square cushions come with oversized inners so they look and feel plump.
There is a concealed zip and with the careful finishing, the cushions make for a stylish addition to any location. Our cushions are made from brushed face polyester fabric printed with sublimation. The inner of the cushion can be either fibre filled which is hypoallergenic, or duck feather filled.
The sizes available are:
15.5″ x 15.5″ – 40cm x 40cm
18″ x 18″ – 46cm x 46cm
We went with the 15.5″ x 15.5″ cushion, so all we had to do was decide on what we wanted printed on the back, and in what colour.
There is a maximum of 15 characters you can add, and 10 different colours to chose from. What makes the process even better is being able to see exactly what the finished product will look like before you buy it. As you type, it appears on the cushion.
The whole process only takes a few moments and once ordered the cushion was with us in a few days – it was all very simple and easy!
Warner Bros. UK have revealed the official origin trailer for the highly anticipated WONDER WOMAN. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielson, Robin Wright, David Thewlis and directed by Patty Jenkins, WONDER WOMAN is released in UK cinemas June 2, 2017.
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Wonder Woman is scheduled for release beginning June 2, 2017.
Warner Bros. UK is pleased to reveal a brand new poster for Patty Jenkins’ highly anticipated WONDER WOMAN.
Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.
Patty Jenkins directs the film from a screenplay by Allan Heinberg, story by Zack Snyder & Allan Heinberg and Jason Fuchs, based on characters from DC. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston.
The film is produced by Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder and Richard Suckle, with Stephen Jones, Geoff Johns, Wesley Coller, Jon Berg and Rebecca Steel Roven serving as executive producers.
Joining Jenkins behind the camera are director of photography Matthew Jensen (“Chronicle,” “Fantastic Four,” HBO’s “Game of Thrones”), Oscar-nominated production designer Aline Bonetto (“Amélie,” “A Very Long Engagement,” “Pan”), Oscar-winning editor Martin Walsh (“Chicago,” “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” “V for Vendetta”), and Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (“The Dark Knight” trilogy, “Topsy-Turvy”). The music is by composer Rupert Gregson-Williams (“Hacksaw Ridge,” “The Legend of Tarzan”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, an Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual production, “Wonder Woman.” The film is scheduled for release beginning June 2, 2017, and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
iStorage Limited, manufacturers of PIN authenticated hardware encrypted portable data storage drives, have added the premium DriveSecurity antivirus software to their range, just in time for World Back Up Day.
DriveSecurity prevents malware from spreading via removable media and is designed to run from your portable drive (e.g. Flash, HDD/SSD, etc.) and does not require any installation on the host computer. It resides on portable drives providing protection on any Windows or Mac computers it is connected to and protects users from viruses and other malware that are commonly transmitted by USB drives. Changes to flash drive content are scanned by ESET’s award-winning ESET NOD32 anti-virus engine to detect and eliminate Viruses, Spyware, Trojans, Worms, Rootkits, Adware and other Internet threats before they can be transmitted onto your portable drives.
Having the DriveSecurity software on your portable secure drive by iStorage provides an additional security layer (antivirus and anti-spyware protection) means that any files placed on your flash drive are malware-free and safe to share with others. It’s easy to use and deploy as there is no need to install anything on a host computer. DriveSecurity brings ESET NOD32 ThreatSense award-winning security technology, usability and portability together, eliminating all security threats from your portable data storage drive.
Users can be safe in the knowledge that their data will be protected on an iStorage PIN authenticated hardware encrypted portable storage drive, meaning that if the drive is lost or stolen, there is no need to worry about their private files being shared with unwanted users. With the benefit of DriveSecurity antivirus and anti-spyware software, users are given even more security protection meaning that their files and now Win and MAC computers are protected from malicious virus threats that may be spread via portable data storage devices.
With World BackUp Day coming up, and to encourage users to protect their data and back up regularly, iStorage is offering a free 30-day trial on all iStorage products requested online. To find out how iStorage can protect your confidential data in preparation for World BackUp Day, please visit www.istorage-uk.com
Telltale Games, along with Marvel Entertainment, today shared the world-first screenshots and cast details for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, set to premiere digitally this Spring on consoles, PC, and mobile devices.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series is a brand new story of the universe’s unlikeliest heroes: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot. In the wake of an epic battle, the Guardians discover an artifact of unspeakable power. Each of them has a reason to desire this relic, as does a ruthless enemy who is the last of her kind, and who will stop at nothing to tear it from their hands.
From Earth to the Milano to Knowhere and beyond, and set to the beat of awesome music, you wear the rocket-powered boots of Star-Lord in an original Guardians adventure, where your decisions and actions drive the story you experience.
The series will feature a star-studded cast of voice talent, including Scott Porter (Friday Night Lights, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series) as Star-Lord, Emily O’Brien (The Young and the Restless, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor) as Gamora, Nolan North (the Uncharted series, Pretty Little Liars) as Rocket, Brandon Paul Eells (Watch Dogs) as Drax, and Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us, League of Legends) as Groot.
Premiering this Spring, the series will also be coming to retail as a special season pass disc, which will include the first episode in the season, and will grant access to the subsequent four episodes as they become available for download via online updates. Specific platform details are yet to be announced.
Mario is quite possibly one of the most active video-games characters and is probably responsible for getting many youths into sports. Not content with promoting the Olympic Games and starring in various other sports themed video-games, Mario is also keeping active in Mario Sports Superstars.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed the first gameplay footage of Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Gameplay Walkthrough introduces viewers to the next generation of the innovative Nemesis System with the addition of Nemesis Fortresses, where players must utilise different strategies to conquer dynamic strongholds and forge their personalised Orc army. In this video, Talion and Celebrimbor, who return as the Bright Lord, must lead a fortress assault on the mountain valley of Seregost and take it from one of Sauron’s Overlords. To succeed, they will use the power of the New Ring to recruit Followers during enemy encounters a new mechanic allowing gamers to establish entirely new stories of loyalty, betrayal and revenge.
Now sit back and watch 16 minutes of gameplay walkthrough is just one of the millions of possibilities that players will experience in Middle-earth: Shadow of War.
Out on 25 August for PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One and PC and Project Scorpio.
A brand new site from Watermelon Limited has launched allowing fans of Disney, Star Wars and Marvel to buy an exciting range of items, all of which can be easily customised with a name, slogan or word of choice and delivered straight to your door in just a couple of clicks. From t-shirts and tea towels to cushions and coasters, and with products to suit all ages, customisedbyme.com is the place to make your favourite characters even more special.
Licensed by Disney and operated by Watermelon Limited, customisedbyme.com features a huge collection of bespoke designs for a wealth of favourite characters, with more are being added regularly. Characters include Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, Elsa from Frozen, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Baloo from The Jungle Book and Winnie the Pooh to name just a few. In addition, galactic favourites such as Darth Vader and Rey are featured as well as a whole host of Super Heroes such as Spider-Man and Captain America.
Whether looking to make that gift even more special or just to create something for yourself, you can select items either by character or by product, across fashion, home and gifts and technology. In addition, there are a number of beautiful collections, including ‘Retro Film Posters’ and ‘Movie Art’ as well as occasion themed items, starting with Valentine’s Day but with more to follow throughout the year.
What’s more, Disney Princess fans are in for a real treat with the ability to go one step further in their customisation journey with the Princess By Me collection. As well as adding a name, slogan, or word of choice they can even decide the design of their product, choosing everything from colour and pattern, to text colour and their favourite Princess quote.
Using advanced printing techniques, a stunning, hardwearing finish is visible across all products and with the range of designs set to keep on growing, finding product of your latest Disney favourite has never been easier.
We will be testing out the service and will report back what we think!
Having completely missed out on the PlayStation 3 era altogether due to selecting the Xbox 360 as my gaming console of choice for that generation, a good number of classic PlayStation titles and series slipped my gaming. Thus my PlayStation 4 bucket list was created and thankfully only a few remain unchecked going into 2017, one of them was Kingdom Hearts. Ahead of the hopefully imminent release of Kingdom Hearts III, a collection of previously outside PlayStation Kingdom Hearts content has been released under the mouthful title of ‘Kingdom Hearts 2.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue’ and finally I was to experience Kingdom Hearts…well, just about anyway.
This collection contains three parts; Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop HD, Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep ‘A Fragmented Passage’ and Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover. Each is a standalone option to choose to play from the main menu. The music on the main menu is soothing and embodies the sense of wonder I have grown to have about Kingdom Hearts as a series.
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD was originally a title for the Nintendo 3DS so this remastered version marks the first time it has appeared on a main PlayStation console and has been adapted to suit a console rather than the dual screens of the 3DS. It stars Sora and Riku, characters from the main Kingdom Hearts games as they look to complete their Mark of Mastery exams by protecting parallel worlds as they prepare for the return of Master Xehanort. Each character is playable in the worlds but use a timed based system which results in switching to the other character via the Drop system which depletes over time.
As my first introduction to playing anything Kingdom Hearts, my reaction to the first 20 minutes was one of confusion and intrigue. I knew Disney characters were a part of the series but the very first thing I was presented with was a fight with Ursula from the Little Mermaid. The way in which the story felt thrown at the player was overwhelming and the opening to the game moves pretty fast with cuts-scenes that do set up the story but was lost on a newcomer to the series like me. It did feel as though I was playing a remake of a handheld game, loading screens are frequent and the gameplay is quick but the shifting between Sora and Riku never gave me time that I felt I needed to learn about them as characters. But it gives an incredible look into how the world of Disney blends with that of Kingdom Hearts and in terms of story and scope for what Kingdom Hearts III has in store it honestly left me wanting to get into this series even more. Getting to grips with the flowmotion system of moving around felt a little lost in what came across as rather empty worlds, something that probably worked ok on the 3DS but for this remaster, being a little more populated would have helped a lot I feel.
Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover was a surprise for me in that I was expecting content to actually play. Instead it is merely an animated movie that looks into the very earliest history of the Kingdom Hearts universe with one of the strangest introduction to any animation I have seen with text on screen moving so fast you can hardly make out what the text on screen is saying yet you have almost three minutes of it to get through. To be fair it is listed as the final chapter in the collection so if a player follows each chapter choice normally they will find this animated film as the closing part to the collection.
It tells the story set before the Keyblade War itself, which to someone like me who is not familiar enough with the main story as it is, did not help fill in any of the blanks at all. The story is really all about politics, how when seven people are chosen to be Foretellers, holders of books with prophecies of the future and their role in preventing the spread of darkness across the worlds. The pace is slow, really slow and on first viewing, the chapters are not skippable, meaning you have to play the whole animation as a complete piece before given the option to watch individual chapters in bite size after watching it that first time. Due to its setting, it is disconnected from what is shown and played in Drop Distance and A Fragmented Passage though it is apparently something that will be referenced in Kingdom Hearts III. My reaction to this was pretty much the same as most Star Wars fans coming out of watching The Phantom Menace for the first time in that this animation has themes and exposition that feel strange and not in line with how the story was told in the actual playable chapters in this collection. The quality of the animation is great though and if the cut scenes in Kingdom Hearts III follow suit, the story telling through them will indeed be amazing, but it just feels rather out of place without anything a player can actually play or experience other than sitting there watching it unfold.
I left the middle chapter, Birth by Sleep ‘A Fragmented Passage’ really is the crown jewel of this collection and to a newcomer to Kingdom Hearts, a superb way of demonstrating its gameplay and story telling in a traditional straight forward gaming way that I wish it had been my first selection in going into this collection instead of Drop Distance. Short at just shy of three hours long, it is told from the viewpoint of the character Aqua, who along with two friends are trapped in the realm of Darkness. Set after the events of Drop Distance, King Mickey Mouse reveals that he has been keeping a few secrets, one of which is the truth about what happened to Aqua and her attempts to rescue her friends from Darkness.
This is truly the best teaser for Kingdom Hearts III as A Fragmented Passage uses the same Unreal 4 engine that it is using. Visually the game world and character models are simply stunning and the gameplay is smooth in transitioning from combat styles to moving around the world using Aqua’s double jump. It felt far more controlled to play as Aqua than the flowmotion with Sora and Riku in Drop Distance and I felt more comfortable with this gameplay style. The story telling between gameplay sections in cut-scenes was easy enough to follow for a newcomer like me and left me excited going into Kingdom Hearts III more so than before I played this collection and especially more than either of the other inclusions. Exploring this world felt fun and intriguing and the gameplay soon became second nature.
Now to someone completely new to Kingdom Hearts I was hoping that for this remastered collection at least, each would come with some kind of introduction as to their place in the series but sadly each is presented just how they are, which left me as confused about the series as I was without this collection experience. Back Cover felt like filler and Drop Distance failed to capture me as much as A Fragmented Passage did, with the latter certainly paving the way for what looks to be an amazing visual platform with the Unreal 4 Engine for Kingdom Hearts III. This is a collection for fans well versed in the series but it did very little to help welcome me as a new player which feels like a missed opportunity. Drop Distance and Fragmented Passage are short game experiences, worthwhile but indeed short. Back Cover was a chore to sit through in one sitting to justify it as anything but padding to justify the pricing for the collection.
If only Square Enix had added something to allow new players to Kingdom Hearts more freedom to learn about the series, even if it were just text based information to set up each chapter or explain their place in the overall Kingdom Hearts series but if this collection was simply a way to put the engine being used for the next game, through its paces, then it has paid off. It gave me a glimpse into the world of Kingdom Hearts and whilst it was not a bountiful feast of lore to snack on, does have me engaged enough to want Kingdom Hearts III even more now.
We take a look at the Iron Man Pop Bobble-Head from Underground Toys.
Formed in 2001, Underground Toys is a leading creator, manufacturer and distributor of licensed products around the globe. Underground Toys became known for the talking keychain brand “In Your Pocket” and “Pocket Pals”™ and have built a reputable name; expanding into the world of high-quality, stylised talking plush, homewares and other exciting categories
Underground Toys is proud to hold the rights for an impressive portfolio of entertainment brands from popular TV series and movies including Star Wars, Doctor Who, Marvel, Sherlock, Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Game of Thrones and many more.
This particular Pop! Bobble-head is Iron Man from Captain America: Civil War (number 126 for those who are interested).
This would make a great addition to your collection! The Iron Man Pop Bobble-Head is available for around £9.99.
