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Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in April 1980

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing in April 1980… Back in March 1980 home computer enthusiasts in the UK had the chance to part with their hard earned money and purchase the Acorn Atom from Acorn Computers.  This little marvel had 2 KB of ram (upgradable to 12 KB) and could be […]

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

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing in January 1990… Like this month, January 1990 was the first month of a brand new decade, one filled with the promise of new games, new technology and hours of enjoyment to be had.  This new feature series looks at games we were playing back during […]

Back in the Day: The Video Games We Were Playing in February 1980

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Andrew Newton on the video games we were playing back in February 1980… The 1980s were a wonderful decade that gave us some of the best music ever, some of the best movies and, more importantly, some of the best videogames.  The year 1980 saw the arrival of one of the most important computer brands […]

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 […]