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Video Game Review – El Hijo – A Wild West Tale

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Harrison Abbott reviews El Hijo – A Wild West Tale…Within the sphere of indie gaming, there are a number of tried and tested genres that rarely. You know, those durable fan-favourites like the pixel-art platformer, the bastard-hard roguelike, and, of course, the ever-dependable: ‘’minimalist adventure about a big-headed child surviving hostile environments’’. For reference on […]

Monster Hunter Rise now available on Nintendo Switch

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Fans of the award winning Monster Hunter series can now enjoy Monster Hunter Rise on the Nintendo Switch.  This latest installment of the action RPG franchise will take players to the village of Kamura on a brand new adventure, one that can be enjoyed with up to 3 other players in local or online co-op.  The […]

Mortal Kombat TV spots reveal new footage from the video game adaptation

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With Mortal Kombat moving full steam ahead towards its release this April, a bunch of TV spots have been making their way online this past week and serving up some brand new footage from the hotly-anticipated big screen reboot of the iconic fighting video game series; check them out in the videos below…SEE ALSO: Mortal […]

Electrobots, a new game released for the classic Acorn Electron and BBC computers

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If you thought you had played everything there was to play on the Acorn Electron and BBC computers then think again.  There’s still homebrew games being made for these brilliant classic machines of yesteryear and the latest of these is Electrobots by Dutch developer 0xC0DE.   You can see more of this new game in the […]

Follow Rule #2 with Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever out now on Oculus Quest

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VR development studio XR Games have today released Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever on Oculus Quest for £14.99/ $19.99.  This game combining speed, skill, accuracy and powerful weapons with the universe of Zombieland has been inspired by the light-gun games of the 90s and the racing games of today.  Watch the trailer below to see what’s in […]

Puzzle platformer Where’s Samantha? now on Steam for PC and Mac

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ROKiT Games and developer Respect Studios have announced that their delightful puzzle platformer Where’s Samantha? is now available on Steam for PC and Mac.  Where’s Samantha? sees players navigate cunningly designed puzzles filled with devious hazards in order to find where Samantha has gone.  Watch the new trailer below…Where’s Samantha? takes players to a world where a humble […]

Toho Games announces three new Godzilla titles coming to mobile

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With Godzilla vs. Kong just around the corner, Toho Games have announced three new games based on Godzilla are coming to mobile and are available for pre-registration now.  Run Godzilla, Godzilla Destruction and Godzilla Battle Line will be free to play and fans who pre-register through TOHO Games’ Twitter or Facebook will receive special game-related gifts.  […]

Gotta slap ’em all with a brand new Asterix and Obelix game coming to PC and consoles this autumn

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Microids has announced that they will be releasing a brand-new adventure featuring the world’s favourite Gaulish warriors, Asterix and Obelix. Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! will arrive this autumn on Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC as well as be backwards compatible on Xbox Series X/S and PS5.  Watch the new teaser trailer […]

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City director opens about the film’s John Carpenter inspirations

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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is taking shape to be exactly what fans of the video games franchise could ask for in a reboot. Not only will the movie adapt the first two iconic games in the horror series, but the director Johannes Roberts is pulling from some classic genre pieces to make this […]

Netflix’s Splinter Cell series writer reveals new details, including episode count, episode length and release window

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Last year, it was announced that Netflix and Ubisoft are teaming up to produce an anime series based upon Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell video game franchise and continue the story of fan-favourite character Sam Fisher.Now, in an interview with Collider, writer Derek Kolstad has provided an update on the series while confirming both the episode […]