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StarCrossed to release on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch this month

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Contigo Games and Whitethorn Digital have announced that their action arcade local co-op game StarCrossed will launch on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 29th April via the platform’s online stores.  The game has received an overwhelmingly positive reception on PC and Mac thanks to its magical girl aesthetic and themes of togetherness and unity. […]

F1 2020 to release this July on PC, Consoles and Google Stadia

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Codemasters has announced it will be releasing the official videogame of the 2020 FIA Formula One, F1 2020, on 10th July on Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC and Google Stadia.  As well as a number of firsts for the franchise, F1 2020 will also feature a Michael Schumacher Deluxe Edition which comes with exclusive content and three […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in April 1980

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing in April 1980… Back in March 1980 home computer enthusiasts in the UK had the chance to part with their hard earned money and purchase the Acorn Atom from Acorn Computers.  This little marvel had 2 KB of ram (upgradable to 12 KB) and could be […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in January 1990

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing in January 1990… Like this month, January 1990 was the first month of a brand new decade, one filled with the promise of new games, new technology and hours of enjoyment to be had.  This new feature series looks at games we were playing back during […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 1980

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 1980… The 1980s were a wonderful decade that gave us some of the best music ever, some of the best movies and, more importantly, some of the best videogames.  The year 1980 saw the arrival of one of the most important computer brands […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 1990

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 1990… Just like this month, February 1990 was plagued with storms with trees being uprooted, roof tiles being removed, flooding and worse.  The weather may have been making the country down in the mouth but on the gaming front things were doing much […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 2000

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 2000… To veteran gamers the year 2000 isn’t even on the radar when it comes to retro-gaming, but to many it was the time they first experienced gaming computers and consoles, the first time they got to race, chase and shoot their way […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in March 1990

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in March 1990… March 2020 is a pretty depressing time right now but for 10 minutes or so let’s go back 30 years, to a time when the UK witnessed the Poll Tax riots, Alain Prost won the Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, Labour won […]

Update 0.9.3 arrives for World of Warships

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Wargaming has announced the release of Update 0.9.3 for World of Warships from early access.  This latest update allows players to research all nine branches of European destroyers.  As well as the new Swedish ships that were in early access there’s also four new ones available.  The lovely Dasha Perova introduces the new vessels in […]

2D puzzle adventure Something Ate My Alien comes to PC this June

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Rokabium Games has announced that their upcoming 2D digging and puzzle adventure Something Ate My Alien will release on PC this June.  This puzzling adventure will see players mine through planets to get resources stolen during a pirate hijacking. In Something Ate My Alien players take on the role of the AI Antalasia and control a […]