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7 Reasons NOT to Look Forward to Assassin’s Creed III Remastered

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With the upcoming compilation Assassin’s Creed III Remastered announced, we thought we’d take a look back at the fifth major instalment in the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Full of things to do, historical characters to talk to, and a gorgeous open-world to explore, it was sadly hampered by plenty of issues that prevent us from completely […]

Baptiste takes the Overwatch hero roster up to 30

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After a successful run on the Overwatch Public Test Realm, Blizzard has now released the 30th hero, Baptiste, into the game.  This brand new hero reports for duty as an elite combat medic and brings with him an arsenal of experimental healing equipment.  Watch Baptiste’s new trailer below… As well as being a skillful fighter, […]

Devolver Digital reveals new games at the Nintendo Nindies Showcase

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Devolver Digital has revealed details on two new games coming to the Switch at the Nintendo ‘Nindies Showcase’ at this year’s annual Game Developers Conference.  Get ready for slashing and shooting action coming to the Nintendo Switch in the coming months. Arriving on 18th April alongside the PC release is Katana ZERO from developer Akiisoft.  This stylish […]

Xbox Game Pass adding Vampyr, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Walking Dead: Michonne, Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite and more

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It has been announced that several new titles are being added to the Xbox Games Pass in the next two weeks. A total of six new games will be joining Microsoft’s subscription service by April 1st. The first two titles that will be coming out are Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and What Remains of Edith […]

What should be done about the state of Star Wars video games?

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George Chrysostomou on the state of Star Wars gaming under EA… The state of Star Wars video games is not a pretty sight as we head into 2019. Since Disney bought Lucasfilm from George Lucas, there have only been two console games based on the famous property that are independent of other franchises such as […]

Konami announces Anniversary Collections for Castlevania, Contra and Arcade Classics

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To celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary, Konami have announced three bundles of anniversary collections for Castlevania, Contra, and their early arcade classics. The Konami Anniversary Collections will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch. The first Anniversary Collection, titled ‘Arcade Classics’ will bundle eight of the company’s arcade games […]

Ninja action adventure The Messenger out now on PS4

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Sabotage Studios has today announced the release of the ninja action adventure, The Messenger, on to the Playstation 4.  Watch the extreme martial arts combat you’d expect from a game with a ninja in the trailer below… In The Messenger, a demon army has beseiged the small village that a young ninja calls home.  Taking the […]

Part 2 of the Arabian Nights season now on Armored Warfare PC

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Publisher and developer My.com has announced that the second part of the Arabian Nights season is now available for Armored Warfare on PC.  This second part will bring two new special operations to players to conclude the story arc of the season.  See more in the new trailer below… Arabian Nights – Part II will […]

Video Game Review – Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

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Shaun Munro reviews Tom Clancy’s The Division 2… The “looter shooter” genre is one tailor-made to invite derision from press and players alike, if only for its stereotypical reliance on rote repetition in the pursuit of Shiny Things, while putting basic facets of gaming narrative – that is, story and character – to the back-burner. […]