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MCM Birmingham Comic Con - Day 3: Stranger Things’ Jamie Campbell Bower, Clair Obscur and Wallace & Gromit

30 November 2025 16:36

Fans gathered at the NEC for the third and final day of MCM Birmingham Comic Con, with over 55,000 attendees across all three days of the show. Official photography from Day Three can be accessed by clicking HERE.
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With Stranger Things season five premiering just a few days ago on Netflix, Vecna himself Jamie Campbell Bower joined us for a panel about his career and time

MCM Birmingham: Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne teases upcoming Catherine Tate project and voice of Mario Charles Martinet reveals he's more like Luigi than Mario

30 November 2025 09:29

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Gavin & Stacey’s Mathew Horne appeared for a Live Stage spotlight session at MCM Birmingham Comic Con yesterday, during which he spoke about working with Catherine Tate on The Catherine Tate Show and revealed they’re now working together again. “Working with Catherine was phenomenal… I saw [her] last week. We are concocting something together for next Christmas.”
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MCM Birmingham Comic Con: Doctor Who stars Davison, McGann, Baker & McCoy talk Rose, costumes & more

30 November 2025 09:23

The excitement kept building at Birmingham’s NEC today as Day Two of MCM Birmingham Comic Con brought in thousands more eager pop culture fans for the biggest ever edition of the Birmingham show. For official photography from Day Two of the event, please click HERE.
Peter Davison, Paul McGann, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy took to the Live Stage for a special Doctor Who reunion, where they we

James McAvoy talks X-Men, His Dark Materials and directorial debut at MCM Birmingham Comic Con

29 November 2025 18:03

The excitement kept building at Birmingham’s NEC today as Day Two of MCM Birmingham Comic Con brought in thousands more eager pop culture fans for the biggest ever edition of the Birmingham show. For official photography from Day Two of the event, please click HERE.
Hollywood star James McAvoy discussed his celebrated career on the MCM Birmingham Live Stage. During his panel he of course spoke

Manchester Band Hot Milk talk BBC blacklist and tease Download 2026 at MCM Birmingham

28 November 2025 17:31

Manchester-based rock band Hot Milk took to the Live Stage at MCM Birmingham Comic Con today, where they covered a range of topics, including:
Breaking into the arts from a working class background Touring with the Foo Fighters restoring their faith in humanity Their favourite international crowds to play for Being blacklisted by the BBC Teasing a potential appearance at Download Festival 202

Jingle Jam unveils first four games for this year’s Games Collection ahead of full launch

28 November 2025 10:28

28 November 2025, Bristol, UK: Annual charity fundraising event Jingle Jam returns on Monday 1 December with a brand-new Games Collection aiming to raise millions for great causes around the globe.
Jingle Jam has today announced a preview of some of the games included in the 2025 Collection, with 15 titles available in total for those who donate £35 or more from 5 PM GMT on the first.
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Benedict Cumberbatch Takes Command in World of Tanks Holiday Ops 2026

28 November 2025 10:00

Benedict Cumberbatch joins World of Tanks as the ambassador for Holiday Ops 2026, starting December 5, 2025. Players can enjoy festive missions, exclusive rewards, and a unique short film featuring Cumberbatch as a quirky therapist, promoting courage and camaraderie.

MOUNT & BLADE II: BANNERLORD UNLEASHES “WAR SAILS” NAVAL EXPANSION!

26 November 2025 14:39

The epic new expansion for the best-selling strategy RPG arrives as Bannerlord surpasses 6 million units sold, introducing sea-faring combat, full-scale naval battles & more!
ANKARA, Turkey (November 26th) — Time to take the fight to the high seas! Today, TaleWorlds Entertainment is thrilled to launch War Sails, the first major expansion to take MOUNT & BLADE II: BANNERLORD beyond the s

NUTMEG! to donate a portion of all sales to two footballing charities

25 November 2025 14:00

Upcoming football card game partners with The Joey Beauchamp Foundation and Dalian Atkinson Legacy FundPublisher: Secret Mode | Developer: Sumo Sheffield | Formats: PC | ETA: 2026 | Players: 1
Sheffield, UK – 25 November 2025: Upcoming nostalgic football deckbuilder NUTMEG! Is doing good on and off the pitch. Today, developer Sumo Sheffield and publisher Secret Mode are announcing that every si

Red Dwarf Creator Doug Naylor Joins Pop Culture Icons Ready for MCM Birmingham Comic Con This Weekend

25 November 2025 12:33

Tuesday 25th November: Red Dwarf co-creator Doug Naylor is the latest name to join the long list of stars heading to MCM Birmingham Comic Con, which takes place this weekend - 28-30 November - at the NEC.
Doug Naylor will be attending Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November for photo and autograph opportunities. He will also be bringing copies of his new children’s book Sin Bin Island to be signed

ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 – New characters, upgrade and Legendary Edition available now!

21 November 2025 13:47

The adventure continues in ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 with the release of Character Pack No.7: the Future Island Egghead Pack, as well as the versions of the game for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2.
This pack introduces three powerful characters
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SUPER ROBOT WARS Y first DLC, Contract from the Darkness, available now!

21 November 2025 13:46

Fans of mecha rejoice! SUPER ROBOT WARS Y launches today Contract from the Darkness, its first DLC, which introduces additional area missions and playable units. A free update is also available.
The DLC adds 16 new Area Missions, 13 new Onboard Missions, and 2 new Assist Crew members. Five new units also join the fray from three different series: GALAXY CYCLONE BRAIGER, THE BIG Oand FUUTO PI: T