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News Round-Up: 22 October 03

Dredd Vs Death release and sales

After much palaver, Dredd vs Death was finally released into the wild last Friday. This has, arguably, been a long awaited event by many 2000AD fans and undoubtedly many rushed out to get the game upon release.

However - according to the latest sales figures, it doesn't look as if that was enough. Early chart-track figures show that Dredd vs Death managed only to get into position number 37 in the all formats chart, a slightly better number 9 in the Xbox chart, and a rather embarrassing no show in either the PS2 or PC full price charts. Whether or not there were extenuating circumstances remains to be seen, but it's quite hard to put a brave face on this one. Unless figures pick up next week, the game looks like being something of a flop.

It certainly seems likely that Rebellion's trumpeting of "incorrect versions" sent out to press might have been a severe PR miscalculation. After all - only the official Xbox magazine gave it a particularly poor review - and it's that console which seems to be doing the best in relative terms.

How this will effect Rebellion remains to be seen - but we'll be keeping an eye on the charts. Check the forum for updates.

Reviews trickle out

Online reviews, and indeed previews, of the game have, so far, been fairly scarce. Even the official Dredd vs Death site still lists the game as "coming soon."

This is mainly due to the fact that no US release is currently in the pipeline. However, there are a smattering of reviews from UK sites. Here are our findings:

If we've missed any, let us know and we'll update this page.

New Forbidden Planet opens

We were lucky enough to be invited to the opening night of the new Forbidden Planet flagship megastore last week. And yes, it is indeed Geek Heaven. So if you're after all manner of sci-fi merchandise, or want to peruse what must be one of the best sci-fi book sections in London, take a look.

While it might be merchandise and book heaven, it had something indefinable lacking in the comic section. So if you really want to visit the best comic shop in London, you can't go far wrong with Gosh Comics - a mere stone's throw away opposite the British Museum (39 Great Russell Street) and strong contender for best comic shop in the world.

Wagner Takes on Batman

John Wagner fans should stroll down to their local comic shop and pick up Legends of the Dark Knight 172 for the man's latest take on the Caped Crusader. Part 1 of 4, it's certainly well worth picking up.

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