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Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 1990

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 1990… Just like this month, February 1990 was plagued with storms with trees being uprooted, roof tiles being removed, flooding and worse.  The weather may have been making the country down in the mouth but on the gaming front things were doing much […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 2000

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 2000… To veteran gamers the year 2000 isn’t even on the radar when it comes to retro-gaming, but to many it was the time they first experienced gaming computers and consoles, the first time they got to race, chase and shoot their way […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in March 1990

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in March 1990… March 2020 is a pretty depressing time right now but for 10 minutes or so let’s go back 30 years, to a time when the UK witnessed the Poll Tax riots, Alain Prost won the Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, Labour won […]

Sonic the Hedgehog star James Marsden on his hopes for the potential sequel

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While a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog hasn’t officially been greenlit by Paramount as of yet, star James Marsden has revealed his hopes for a potential future instalment. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Marsden stated that he hopes the sequel will have more set pieces and action sequences than the first instalment as well as the inclusion […]

Watch three action-packed clips from Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge

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With a little over two weeks to go until the release of Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge, three new clip have arrived online from the R-rated animated feature which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge trailer delivers extreme violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtDoJILCPb4 Based on the worldwide hit game created by Ed Boon […]

LEGO Super Mario Starter Course and Expansion Sets officially unveiled

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LEGO has officially unveiled the LEGO Super Mario Starter Course set along with the first wave of expansions for the new theme in the Piranha Plant Power Slide, Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle, Monty Mole, and Super Mushroom Surprise sets. Check out the details and promotional images below… The new LEGO Super Mario product line features […]

Marvel Contest of Champions add Sorcerer Supreme

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Kabam has announced that Sorcerer Supreme has joined the roster of Marvel Contest of Champions in the latest update to the hit mobile game; check out her special moves video, bio and stats and abilities here…   Sorcerer Supreme was born into poverty, collecting stray dreams on the outskirts of the Nightmare Realm before finding […]

Fallout 76’s Wastelanders update gets a launch trailer

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Next week sees the release of Wastelanders, the largest update for Bethesda Game Studios’ Fallout 76, and you can check out the launch trailer right here… https://youtu.be/P6gKivqVPdA Wastelanders brings a new beginning to Appalachia for first-time and veteran players alike with a new main quest, human NPCs, new choices, companions, a reputation system and much […]

Update 0.9.3 arrives for World of Warships

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Wargaming has announced the release of Update 0.9.3 for World of Warships from early access.  This latest update allows players to research all nine branches of European destroyers.  As well as the new Swedish ships that were in early access there’s also four new ones available.  The lovely Dasha Perova introduces the new vessels in […]

2D puzzle adventure Something Ate My Alien comes to PC this June

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Rokabium Games has announced that their upcoming 2D digging and puzzle adventure Something Ate My Alien will release on PC this June.  This puzzling adventure will see players mine through planets to get resources stolen during a pirate hijacking. In Something Ate My Alien players take on the role of the AI Antalasia and control a […]