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Donkey Kong joins LEGO’s Super Mario theme

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Fresh from his big screen outing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The LEGO Group has announced that Donkey Kong is joining the LEGO Super Mario theme with four new sets in Donkey Kong’s Tree House Expansion Set, Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride Expansion Set, Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam Expansion Set, and the Rambi the […]

Franchise crossover game Funko Fusions gets first trailer

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The incredibly popular toy line Funko has unexpectedly released a jaw-dropping first trailer to its upcoming video game, Funko Fusion. Developed by 10:10 Games and partnering with Universal, Funko Fusion is a third person action-adventure multiplayer game with characters and worlds from various movies and TV shows.  Drawing a lot of comparisons to the LEGO […]

Twisted Metal comes to life with trailer for Peacock’s PlayStation adaptation

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Peacock has released a poster and trailer for Twisted Metal, the live-action action-comedy based on the classic PlayStation video game franchise. Starring Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Thomas Haden Church, Will Arnett, and Joe Seanoa, the live-action series follows a motor-mouthed outsider as he travels across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to deliver a mysterious package, in exchange […]

LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog theme launching in August

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Following on from the LEGO Ideas Sonic the Hedgehog Green Hill Zone set, The LEGO Group has announced that SEGA’s iconic mascot is set to headline his very own theme with the upcoming release of four LEGO Sonic the Hedgehog themed sets – Sonic’s Speed Sphere Challenge, Tails’ Workshop and Tornado Plane, Amy’s Animal Rescue […]

Video Game Review – Disney Speedstorm

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Harrison Abbott reviews Disney Speedstorm… Monetisation can be a touchy subject for gamers. Ever since the birth of this medium, shrewd businesspeople have been devising craftier and craftier ways to make our wallets that little bit lighter. In the late ‘70s, many arcade machines had their difficulty levels artificially inflated — so that they could […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #63 – Computer Scrabble

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We descend rapidly from the petrol-headed world of Buggy Boy, as we pull a chair up to the virtual table for our next game in the Your Sinclair Top 100.  Our gaming universe suddenly becomes somewhat quieter with the ZX Spectrum version of the board game Scrabble. Scrabble – or as it’s correctly known here Computer Scrabble – was […]

Video Game Review – Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

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Shaun Munro reviews Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly… Coffee Talk is a game that arrived at just the right time back in 2020. Released mere weeks before the pandemic shut down coffee shops around the world, the charming visual novel’s cosy aesthetic, witty banter, and sneaky supernatural flavour made it just the diversion […]

Video Game Review – God of Rock

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Shaun Munro reviews God of Rock… Colliding the rhythm and fighting game genres is such a downright inspired idea that it’s genuinely surprising it hasn’t been done before. It’s also a neat enough hook to earn God of Rock a decent amount of goodwill, no matter that the launch of this intriguing hybrid ultimately feels […]

Video Game Review – Dead Island 2

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Shaun Munro reviews Dead Island 2… The original Dead Island didn’t set the world ablaze back in 2011 – with an emotional, unforgettable cinematic trailer cementing misaligned player expectations – but the zombie-themed action-RPG still sold well enough that a sequel was announced in 2014. Since then, much has changed; Dead Island 2 has passed through […]