Movies, animation, comics, gaming and tech. Want to know what’s happening in Africa and beyond? Here’s the Run Down for this week.

NEWS OUT OF AFRICA – Gaming/Comics

Beautiful Desolation Goes on PS4

Set in Post-apocalyptic Africa, Beautiful Desolation is a brand new sci-fi video game created by indie developers, The Brotherhood. In the video game you play a stranger to the African continent, which has been reshaped by alien technology. You have the opportunity to explore this new world, interact with 40 unique characters voiced by authentic African voice actors and dig deeper into the story with CGI cut scenes.

This one-of-kind video game is now available to play on console, Play Station 4. Also available is a downloadable soundtrack by Mick Gordon and a free digital 80 page art book.

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USONI PART II and III Are On the Way!

Created by Jiwe Studios, USONI is a video game that tells a story set in the future, in the year 2063. The platformer game follows the story of the two characters, Ophelia and Ulysses, as they risk their lives escaping the West to go to Africa, the only place in the world where the sun still shines.

The Alpha version of the game was released in December 2020 and has been available to play and download on PC and Android. After the initial release date, Jiwe Studios set to work fixing numerous bugs that appeared in the half -hour long video game.

Now Jiwe Studios is working on USONI: Part II which is scheduled for release in July or August 2021. Part II promises to flesh out the characters and hopefully, offer gamers a longer gaming experience whilst they await the release of USONI: Part III, which is set to be released in 2022.

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NEWS BEYOND AFRICA –Movies/Entertainment

The Spidey Spin-Offs Keep Coming

Over the last four years, Spider-Man fans have had the opportunity to enjoy several Spider-Man spin-offs including Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Venom, and it looks like there are more spin-offs on the way.

With sequels for all the afore mentioned movies in the line up, Sony have also revealed that they are working on a film adaptation of Kraven the Hunter. And they have found the star to play the Spider-Man villain.

Aaron Taylor- Johnson is Kraven the Hunter!

Aaron Taylor- Johnson has been cast in the lead role for Kraven the Hunter. Well known for his role as Pietro Maximoff aka Wanda’s speedster brother in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Taylor-Johnson has had some experience in playing iconic Marvel characters. It will be interesting to see how he performs as the iconic supervillain.

We’ll have to wait and see when Kraven the Hunter comes out on January 13, 2023.

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