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Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in June 1991

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing in June 1991… Welcome back to June 1991, a year of great games and some not so great games.  I was going to traumatise you all by reminding you of Gilbert, the snotty alien from that Saturday morning show but then remembered there are much better […]

Youtubers Life 2 gets a new gameplay video

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Raiser Games and UPLAY Online have released a new gameplay video (see below) for their upcoming life sim, Youtubers Life 2. This new 8 minute long video provides viewers a glimpse into everything, from the game’s extensive customisation options to the activities for making videos, that will be coming to gamers on Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo Switch […]

Hasbro unveils Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Dizzt & Guenhwyvar action figure set

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Hasbro has announced the upcoming release of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms Dizzt & Guenhwyvar action figure set which is inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance video game; check out the promotional images here… Fans and collectors can finally add one of the most popular and recognizable Dungeons & Dragons characters to […]

Halo live-action series loses showrunner ahead of first season premiere

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It seems that Paramount+’s upcoming Halo series will need a new showrunner should it make it through to a second season, as Variety reports that writer-producer Steven Kane will remain on board through the remainder of post-production process for the first season only. The trade notes that Kane has been working on this project in […]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has wrapped filming in Hawaii, confirms director Jeff Fowler

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 director Jeff Fowler has taken to Twitter to confirm that production has wrapped on the upcoming video game movie sequel. The film was initially filmed in Vancouver, which was wrapped up in May, before shifting production to Hawaii where the sequel has completed its filming schedule. That’s a wrap. Thank you #Hawaii […]

New LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets, Power-Up Packs and Character Packs releasing in August

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LEGO has revealed its next wave of LEGO Super Mario interactive play sets which go on sale on August 1st and include four new Expansion Sets, two new Power-Up Packs and ten new Character Packs; check them out here… • 71391 Bowser’s Airship Expansion Set (available to pre-order today) (99.99 USD/EUR) • 71388 Boss Sumo […]

Ziggurat brings a lost Atari Jaguar legend to PC and consoles this summer

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Ziggurat Interactive has announced they will be releasing the once unfinished Atari Jaguar full motion video game, American Hero, onto PC and consoles this summer.   Developer Empty Clip Studios have reengineered American Hero from the ground up so that gamers will at last be able to experience this blatantly 90’s FMV game for themselves. American Hero was written in […]

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms officially announced by Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced the Digital, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD release of Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, the upcoming sequel to the 2020 R-rated animated feature Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge; check out the cover artwork and details below… The fate of the universe once again hangs in the balance […]

Solid Clouds announces launch of Starborne: Frontiers

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Indie publisher Solid Clouds has announced the launch of the next chapter in their Starborne universe with Starborne: Frontiers.  This new game is a huge expansion to the lore of their MMORTS, Sovereign Space. With this new massive multiplayer real-time strategy, existing players will see a move away from the real-time empire-building format of Sovereign Space and instead […]

GreedFall: Gold Edition coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 this month

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Spiders Studio and Focus Home Interactive have announced they will be releasing their beloved fantasy RPG GreedFall: Gold Edition on 30th June for Xbox One, Series X/S, Playstation 4 and Playstation 5.  This new edition will arrive with a new expansion and include enhanced visuals, 4K, fast loading and all the other techy bits that make […]