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Portal movie is “finally on the rails”, confirms producer J.J. Abrams

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Producer J.J. Abrams has confirmed that the long-gestating adaptation of Valve’s hit video game series Portal is still in active development at Warner Bros. after being first announced at DICE 2013 by himself and Valve founder Gabe Newell. Speaking to IGN, Abrams said: “We actually do have a script that’s being written for the Portal […]

Video Game Review – Biomutant

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Shaun Munro reviews Biomutant… Experiment 101’s action-RPG Biomutant, self-styled as a “post-apocalyptic kung-fu fable,” has been in development since 2015, the alternately impressive and infuriating result of just 20 employees toiling away for the last six years. It’s tough to deny that the strains of development are felt all throughout the game, which while ambitiously-scaled […]

Uncharted image offers first look at Mark Walhberg’s Sully alongside Tom Holland’s Nathan Drake

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As part of a New York Times article about Hollywood’s new crop of video game movies, fans have got their first look at Mark Wahlberg in Uncharted. The actor will co-star in the film as Sully alongside Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, and in the image we see the pair investigating what looks like a […]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 synopsis pits Sonic and Tails against Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik

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Having sped through its first round of production these past two months, Paramount Pictures and SEGA’s sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 2 now has an official plot synopsis by way of a leaked copyright listing which has surfaced online on social media. The synopsis confirms the inclusion of Knuckles, which we’d already learned through set photos […]

Rust Console Edition launches on Xbox One and Playstation 4

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Indie developer Double Eleven has announced the launch of Rust Console Edition on Xbox One and Playstation 4.  This massively popular PC survival title will now drop console gamers in a large world of decaying structures where everything wants to kill them, including ever other player.  Accompanying the launch is a new trailer (see below) […]

New trailer for Hot Wheels Unleashed reveals the College Campus racing environment

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Mattel and Milestone have released a new trailer for the upcoming Hot Wheels Unleashed that takes players to one of the new racing environments, the College Campus.  The new trailer can be seen below and the eagle eyed among you may also notice some new vehicles too. This latest trailer showcases the College Campus, a […]

Super Bomberman R Online coming to Playstation, Nintendo Switch and PC next week

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Konami has announced they will be releasing Super Bomberman R Online on Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 (PS5 backwards compatible) and PC via Steam on 27th May as a free-to-play digital download.  Xbox gamers will be able to play this at a later date. Super Bomberman R Online sees the return of the 8 Bomber Brothers and […]

New gameplay trailer for Necromunda: Hired Gun takes us deep into the Underhive

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A new gameplay trailer has been released for Focus Home Interactive and developer Streum On Studio’s upcoming FPS Necromunda: Hired Gun.  This new trailer (see below) is choc-a-block full of action with a bit of a bounty hunter/ cybermastiff bromance thrown in for good measure. This fast-paced thrill ride of a FPS takes players to the […]