Ashley Hobley

Ashley Hobley

[He/Him] As the Executive Editor of Games & Entertainment, Ash uses his sharp-eye to oversee the majority of the editorial work coming out of the Explosion Network.

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Video Game Review

Like a Dragon: Ishin! Review – A Sharp History Lesson

April 23, 2023

After the success of the latest Like a Dragon and Ghost of Tsushima, a remake of that game, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, has now been released worldwide giving everyone outside of Japan the chance to play experience this samurai story

Two Point Campus Review – Education Has Never Been This Fun

August 4, 2022

In 2018, Two Point Studios released their first game, Two Point Hospital, a business manager sim that proved to be a worthy spiritual successor to Theme Hospital and taking a comical look at healthcare. After many years of improving and releasing expansions for that title, Two Point Studios has released their next title, this time tackling tertiary education.

Nobody Saves The World Review – The Answers In The Forms

January 18, 2022

Enemies in the distance? Don’t you wish you had a ranged attack? Being set upon by a swarm of enemies? Do you wish your character was tankier? Tired of fighting? Don’t you wish you could summon a horde of rabbits to devour your enemies? Well in Nobody Saves The World, all those options are possible all the time (mostly).

Movie Review

Companion Review – More Than Artifical Skin Deep

January 30, 2025

Part thriller, part morality play, Companion is a very fascinating experience as it becomes more than just an AI horror film by exploring bigger themes and questions what deserves to live.

Abigail Review – A Bloody Blast

April 18, 2024

While it certainly has its weaknesses, Abigail is a fun addition to the pantheon of vampire films. Funny, brutal and more bloody than you could possibly expect.

Fast X Review – Dante’s Fury Steals The Show

May 17, 2023

With Fast X billed as the first part of a two (or possibly three) part finale to the franchise, it is not likely to win over anyone not already invested in Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family, but it does shake things up considerably.

TV Series Review

Cursed: Season 1 Review

July 17, 2020

The Arthurian Legend has been a constant inspiration for movies and TV with recent adaptations like King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, The Kid Who Would Be King and the upcoming The Green Knight. The basic story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table should be known to most, a story that Cursed retells with a fantasy twist and a more YA audience in mind.

Queer Eye: Season 5 Review

May 22, 2020

Who would have thought back at the start of 2018 that a reboot of Queer Eye would be one of the best, heartwarming show being made? Not many but that exactly what happened and now after 4 seasons and a detour to Japan, the Fab Five is back bigger and arguably better than ever.

Hollywood Review

April 30, 2020

A lot of Ryan Murphy’s projects have been about highlighting minorities. Whether it was in Glee with young gay student Kurt Hummel and the rest of that shows diverse cast or in Pose, a series set in New York ballroom culture scene in the 1980s, Ryan Murphy has looked to shine a light on minority groups who aren’t regularly given a chance. His latest series does the same but goes a step further by rewriting history to try to make 1940s Hollywood and the world more accepting of different ethnicities and sexual orientations.

Outer Banks: Season 1 Review

April 16, 2020

The teen drama genre has seen an influx in the last few years with Netflix, The CW and others seemingly pumping them out. It takes something unique to make a new series standout and Outer Banks certainly does: the promise of lost treasure.

Brews Brothers: Season 1 Review

April 8, 2020

Bars have always been a sitcom staple. Whether it was Cheers in Cheers, Moe’s Tavern in The Simpsons or MacLaren’s Pub in How I Met Your Mother, these locations created an environment for laughs and funny stories. So it isn’t crazy to picture a sitcom based in a brewery, which the base idea of Netflix’s Brews Brothers.

I Am Not Okay With This: Season 1 Review

February 27, 2020

The series creator of the The End of the F***ing World Jonathan Entwistle is back with another adaptation of a Charles Forsman graphic novel. That series was very well regarded but was a show that I couldn’t get into. Unfortunately, it is a similar story with I Am Not Okay With This.

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