Shadowman, the best-selling fan favourite comic series with more than 5 million copies sold, reawakens to explore haunting secrets and voodoo mysticism in Shadowman: Darque Legacy.

As a flagship title for Valiant, the adventures of Jack Boniface and other Shadowmen against the forces of the Deadside have entertained comic readers and gamers alike for decades.

First published in 1992, the franchise has garnered such acclaim that it even boasts an officially declared “Shadowman Day” since January 17, 1993.

As a conspiracy threatens to overrun the realm of the living, Shadowman must contend with horrifying inhuman entities with challenging melee combat. Follow a dark path from the land of the living to the hellish realm of the Deadside as you cross the veil between both. Embody the hero of the dark to traverse the necromantic divide, overcome dastardly obstacles, and silence the terrifying threats lurking within.

“It’s been an honour to breathe new life into such an iconic IP, with Shadowman’s first venture into gaming since the PlayStation 2 era,” said Clinton McCleary, Game Director, Blowfish Studios. “We’re looking forward to ushering fans into the horrifying, punishing, but rewarding experience we’ve crafted. Stepping into the role of Shadowman, players will encounter a compelling cast of heroes and villains while taking their scythe to the most wretched denizens of the Deadside.”

“It is a testament to the evergreen popularity of this franchise that we’re able to tell a brand-new, out-of-continuity Shadowman story, nearly thirty years after he was first introduced to the world,” said Russell Brown, President, Consumer Products, Valiant Entertainment. “In Shadowman: Darque Legacy, our friends at Blowfish Studios has been working with our team at Valiant to write the story and are creating a unique, carefully crafted, spine-chilling Shadowman experience. We can’t wait for Shadowman fans to jump into this action-horror adventure and for gamer fans to get introduced to Shadowman and the Valiant Universe.”

The all new action-horror game from developer and publisher Blowfish Studios in partnership with renowned comic publisher Valiant Entertainment and their parent company DMG Entertainment will emerge from the darkness in 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, as well as PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.

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A quick summary of the action / thriller Collide, which tells the story of Casey, a guy that quits his job working in the drug industry because the girl he likes, Juliette, won’t go out with him otherwise. Jumping forward, Juliette gets sick and there’s no way to pay for her treatment so Casey gets back in the crime business.

Big names Nicholas Holt (the X-Men franchise), Felicity Huffman (Rogue One), Ben Kingsley and Anthony Hopkins take the reins but even they can’t manage to keep Collide afloat. Time and time again do I question the role of a big star in a low budget film. Is it because the director/writer needs a big star to pull in the audience, perhaps because the actor can’t get any work or maybe the actor just wants something a little bit more ‘low key’ (though in the case of an action-packed film, I doubt this can be the case).

Why does Ben Kingsley always seem to be popping up in typecast roles? To be more specific, the bad guy with a foreign accent, fur clothing, bling jewelry or sunglasses and women surrounding him. As someone who is a fan of Marvel, I found the role of ‘Geran’ very Iron Man 3-esque.

Collide was one of those movies that could easily have been a short film and would probably have worked better as one. The pacing and narrative could have been cut down to a 10-minute short film (give or take) and in turn would have been a bit easier to accept the narrative arc.

It’s an odd thing to discuss about a film, but Nicholas Holt’s bright blue eyes aren’t as bright as the film would like them to be; they’ve been altered by a colourist. The main reason I talk about it is because the focus was on them a little too much and more specifically, unnaturally. I get that actors and actresses need to look their better selves even if they’re covered in splatters of blood and grim, but there should be a degree of realism so I couldn’t help but notice those subtle details that really should have stayed subtle.

Unfortunately, there aren’t any positive things to say about Collide. Its faults are too strong and despite my need for an enjoyable action thriller, I couldn’t find it in Collide.

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