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Heart&Slash coming to the Nintendo Switch this December

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Arriving on the Nintendo Switch in December, from publishers Badland Games and indie developers Aheartfulofgames, is Heart&Slash.  This 3D Roguelike Brawler comes to the Switch not only bringing huge praise with it but also:- 71 missions, 135 pieces of equipment, 6 selectable characters and 93 different enemies.  It frantic, fun and will certainly pick up […]

Celebrate Diddy Kong Racing’s 20th Birthday with Future Dance Land from Materia Collective

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Not wanting to age anyone reading this but Diddy Kong Racing has just celebrated its twentieth birthday.  Now you expelled those expletives, you may be interested to know that Materia Collective are celebrating this classic piece of gaming history by releasing Future Dance Land: An Electronic Tribute to Diddy Kong Racing.   Clocking in at […]

John Leguizamo says people prefer his Super Mario Bros. movie to the upcoming animated film

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John Leguizamo claims people are not feeling the upcoming animated Super Mario Bros. movie and even goes as far as praising his outing. Yes, for those who don’t remember, Leguizamo starred as Luigi in the 1993 live-action film opposite Bob Hoskins’ Mario. While it was a bomb at the time of release, some fans have […]

Amazon’s Fallout series to follow Halo footsteps and tell its own original story

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Fallout could be on its way to breaking new grounds for the iconic video game franchise – or heading towards another social media backlash. Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard says the upcoming Fallout series coming to Amazon Prime will tell a new story, not based on any video games. Howard even goes far as saying […]

Sony defends The Last of Us: Part II violence

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Last week Sony unveiled a brand new trailer for Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Part II at Paris Game Week, with the promo coming in for some criticism due to its brutal violence, particularly against women and children [watch the trailer here]. In response, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s President of Global Sales and Marketing Jim […]

UPDATE: LEGO Dimensions has officially been cancelled

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UPDATE: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has now officially confirmed that LEGO Dimensions has been cancelled, with the publisher sharing the following announcment: Original story follows… Some rather sad news for LEGO Dimensions fans today, as Eurogamer is reporting that Warner Bros. has made the decision to cancel the game a year earlier than originally expected, […]

The Swedish invade in Update 4.1 for World of Tanks Console

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Update 4.1 arrives for World of Tanks Console and brings with it lots of new content including Server Replays, new maps, new German heavy tanks and the rollout of the first Swedish tanks.  Check out the video below for a glimpse at the nations Premium tanks. The biggest news for this update is the introduction […]

Middle-earth: Shadow of War casts over London

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Orcs, Drakes, Caragors, and even Talion himself cast their shadows over London last night, celebrating the release of Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Maybe you subliminally saw the ‘Shadow-vert’ shadow-casting projections and suddenly found yourself at a midnight launch, wondering what could have brought you there. It’s also possible you were rounded up by nearby orcs and […]

First Impressions – Mantis Burn Racing on the Nintendo Switch

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Emma Withington gets hands on with Mantis Burn Racing on the Nintendo Switch… Mantis Burn Racing fits the Nintendo Switch like a glove, as you instantaneously pick-up-and-play and zoom around the tracks with relative ease. Mantis Burn Racing has a broad appeal and naturally lends itself to the Switch audience with its focus on social, localised […]