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Video Game Review – Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (PS4)

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Luke Owen reviews Mega Man Legacy Collection 2… Mega Man Legacy Collection was a great round-up of the original NES line-up of games, a series that was constantly improving itself by adding in new features to keep it fresh and original. Although the formula grew stale by the time you got to Mega Man 6, […]

Seven NES Games That Are Often Overlooked

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Jordan Jones lists seven NES titles you may have missed… When I was very young, one of my weekend traditions was going to the family-owned video store down the street to rent a game for my NES. I would spend upwards of an hour deciding which of the countless games lining the store walls would […]

The Week in Star Wars – Update on Rogue One not opening with the crawl, Han Solo will “break some rules” and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars has a some details of what we can expect from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Han Solo anthology movie and more… With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story just over a month away, director Gareth Edwards has been telling us about what we […]

Why the Switch makes me excited about owning a Nintendo console again

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Jordan Jones explains why he is excited over the announcement of the Nintendo Switch… After months of speculation, Nintendo has finally revealed its mysterious new console to the masses. Previously codenamed “NX”, we now have to slowly become used to referring to the device as the “Nintendo Switch”. It’s a catchy name, and also a […]

Event Report – PLAY Expo Manchester, EventCity – October 2016

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Villordsutch reports from Play Expo Manchester… This year’s PLAY Expo celebrated its 5th Anniversary in Manchester.  This major North West event brings together gaming of all varieties.  Most gaming events like to hug and look towards the next amazing next-gen treat, but this weekend celebrates everything from board games to retro and next-gen games and even games […]

Takara Tomy teases new Zoids project

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Japanese company Takara Tomy has teased the return of Zoids, launching a website which features the following teaser image, along with the caption, “A new Zoids project has started! Coming Soon”. Here’s the teaser image featuring a Shield Liger and a human soldier… The website itself no indication as to what’s being teased, be it a new […]

Video Game Review – Worms W.M.D

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Villordsutch reviews Worms W.M.D… Worms! You wouldn’t actually believe that for over 20 years these wiggling pink things could have kept warfare raging across so many gaming platforms.  For two decades I’ve been engaging in some serious battles with the tiny voiced beasties, so much so, “I’ll get you!” is now part of my own […]

SDCC: Tom Taylor to write Injustice 2 prequel

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During the Injustice 2 panel, DC announced that in the months leading up to the anticipated sequel they will release a digital first prequel comic with fan-favourite writer Tom Taylor returning to the Injustice world. Taylor wrote the Injustice: Year One comic, a prequel to Injustice: Gods Among Us that told the story of how Superman fell from grace and became […]

The Week in Star Wars: Star Wars Celebration Europe Edition – Rogue One trailer and behind the scenes, Thrawn confirmed for Star Wars Rebels, Episode VIII and Han Solo updates and loads more

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It’s the post-Star Wars Celebration Edition of The Week in Star Wars, and we’ve got a lot to cover including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Episode VIII, Star Wars Rebels, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars Battlefront and more… Right, let’s kick things off with everything from Star Wars Celebration Europe – […]