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Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in June 1981

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Andrew Newton on the video games of yesteryear… Where has the time gone my friends, it’s a new month and time to look back on another month of gaming goodness from 1981.  Normally, you can see the excitement in children’s faces as they know it’s coming to the end of the school year but thanks […]

A Plague Tale: Innocence coming to Xbox Series X/S, Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch this July

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After the recent reveal of A Plague Tale: Requiem at this year’s E3 event, Asobo Studio and Focus Home Interactive have announced that the critically-acclaimed A Plague Tale: Innocence is arriving as an enhanced version for the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on 6th July.  The new trailer below provides a glimpse of what medieval […]

New mountain heist available for Hood: Outlaws and Legends

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It’s time for our bands of merry gamers to regroup in the greenwood as Sumo Digital and Focus Home Interactive announce the release of the new Mountain Heist content update.  This new update is free and provides a deadly new challenge for all would-be outlaws.  See more of the treacherous new mountainous map in the […]

Playable demo for pixel-art shoot ’em up ProtoCorgi available now on Steam

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Kemono Games and Ravenscourt have released a playable demo for their horizontal shoot ’em up ProtoCorgi, allowing players to try out this heroic hounds adventure before the game’s release on PC and Nintendo Switch on 26th August.  There’s also a new trailer (see below) revealing more of the pup’s story. ProtoCorgi is a retro style pixel […]

RuneScape now available on Android and iOS

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The hugely popular MMORPG, RuneScape, is now available on Android and iOS devices allowing mobile gamers the chance to explore the open and always evolving fantasy world while on the go. RuneScape on mobile brings with it cross-platform play and progression so that players can easily jump from PC to mobile whenever they want and there’s no […]

Red Solstice 2: Survivors available now on Steam for PC

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505 Games and developer Ironward have announced the release of Red Solstice 2: Survivors on Steam for PC.  This continuation of the Red Solstice series lets players infiltrate real-time tactical battlefields in either single player or multiplayer modes where their actions determine the fate of mankind.  A new launch trailer can be seen below…. Red Solstice […]

Metro Exodus Xbox Series X/S & Playstation 5 upgrades out now

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Metro Exodus gets its next-gen upgrade today allowing Xbox Series X/S and Playstation 5 gamers to enjoy dramatically reduced loading times, 4K texture packs, controller latency improvements on Xbox and many more.   The new trailer below gives a glimpse at the beauty of this horrifying post-apocalyptic world. The features of this upgrade for the lucky eighth […]

Techland announces start of Dying Light 2 Stay Human competitions

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Techland has today announced the start of a number of Dying Light 2 Stay Human competitions that offers participants the chance to win a variety of prizes including cash prizes, the limited-quantity Dying Light 2 Collector’s Edition and more.  These competitions give gamers the opportunity to show off their creativity with short stories, artwork and […]

The Medium coming to Playstation 5 this September

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Playstation 5 owners will be able to immerse themselves in a disturbing and oppressive psychological horror as Bloober Team announces they will be releasing The Medium on 3rd September.  It’s also been revealed that a retail edition will also be released this September for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC along with a special edition.  A […]