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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 […]

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 […]

Resident Evil film reboot titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

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For long-time fans of the video game franchise, the upcoming Resident Evil film’s new title will likely delight. After years of movies that refused to pay respects to the games, director Johannes Roberts looks to change that with this reboot. Initially reported by IGN from SXSW’s online event – according to Roberts – the new […]

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 […]

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

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in the day… To say the March of 1981 in the UK was an average month was a bit of an understatement.  The weather was miserable and wet (being the second wettest March on record in England), unemployment was high and lots of people were […]

HBO’s The Last of Us series will adapt dialogue from original game while deviating greatly in story for some episodes

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Last year, it was announced that HBO and PlayStation Productions were adapting the hit PlayStation video game The Last of Us into a television series, and now, game director Neil Druckmann has offered an update on the project. In an interview with IGN during SXSW 2021, Druckmann revealed that the upcoming HBO series will adapt dialogue […]

Agent 47 will have a “full head of hair” in the Hitman TV series adaptation, says writer Derek Kolstad

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Back in 2017, Hulu announced that John Wick creator Derek Kolstad had been approached to write the script for the pilot episode for a Hitman TV series based on the bestselling video game. Now, in an interview with Collider, Kolstad revealed that not only did he wrote the first two episodes of the series but Agent […]

IDW announces Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary comic book special

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SEGA’s iconic mascot Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating three decades this year, and IDW Publishing has announced that it will mark the occasion this June with the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special, a super-sized 80-page comic book featuring three brand new adventures. The issue will feature stories from New York Times bestselling […]