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I didn't read, watch or play enough of any one thing to be able to make a dedicated top 10 list of books, comics, games, TV or films, so I'm going with the buffet option. Here's a list of some things you need to experience, some things that'd be nice to experience, some things you should avoid experiencing at all costs, and a few things I have yet to experience (but which are meant to be good all the same). In no particular order: BEST STUFF The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt   A marvel of video game design that marries an engrossing story to some truly excellent gameplay. Geralt's final chapter works well as a standalone and a capstone, and is definitely worthy of play. Star Wars: The Force Awakens It. Was. Excellent. Let us all rejoice that Abrams gave us a retro, swashbuckling tale of heart and humour in a galaxy far, far away. Star Wars Battlefront: Twilight Company Who'd've thought a video game tie-in novel could be so good? Far eclipsi...

From a Galaxy Far Far Away it's the latest episode of our podcast, Geek of Oz presents: Read, Watch, Play! This week we decided to have a Super Star Wars Special, and no that doesn't mean it's a recording of us playing the Super Nintendo game of the same name. So have a listen as Chris, Stu and I discuss all things Star Wars leading up to the release of The Force Awakens!   As always it would make our day if you could spare a few moments to rate and review us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! We are always really keen to have your input in the show. Tells us about all your favourite things from Star Wars - Billy Get it from Podomatic  here Get it from Itunes  here Billy (@aqualec, billy@geekofoz.com Chris (@ChrisComerford3, chris@geekofoz.com) Stu (@stucoote, stu@geekofoz.com) Read:    - WIRED's "You Won't Live to See the Final Star Wars Movie":  http://www.wired.com/2015/11/building-the-star-wars-unive...

DISCLAIMER: As with our other Journey to the Force Awakens reviews, images will be taken from publicity stills for the new movie. This review will contain NO SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. __________________________________________________________________________ The acronym 'YA' (Young Adult) carries a bit of a stigma in some literary circles. As the median between kids' and 'adult books, YA can be seen as softer, less interesting and only appealing to a niche demographic of teens and early 20s. That is, it can be seen as such if you're not willing to ignore such rigid styles of classification and enjoy a book entirely on its own merits. I mention this because I was hesitant about diving into Lost Stars . My past experience with 'younger' Star Wars titles - in particular those awful Young Jedi Knights books from back in the day - had given me trepidation for current ones. All those kinds of books felt diluted, as if some of the w...

  DISCLAIMER: While there don't appear to be any explicit references to future events, it is possible that aspects of Aftermath are intended to foreshadow developments in Episode VII: The Force Awakens this December. Also, given the lack of pictures from the book (since this is, y'know, a novel), the in-text images will be stills released for The Force Awakens instead.  The short version, for those not wishing anything in-depth, is that I liked Aftermath. Quite a bit. However, those wishing to remain clean of any possible spoilerage should tread lightly in this review with a POSSIBLE MILD SPOILER WARNING . ____________________________________________________________________________ When it comes to Star Wars , I'm a massive fan of the books. In addition to all the Old Republic and Prequel Trilogy stories like Outbound Flight and The Rise of Darth Vader , I bought a lot of the old post- Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe novels back in the day. More tha...