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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. […]

Google announces Google Stadia, a new streaming gaming platform

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Google is making a huge leap into the gaming industry with the unveiling of Stadia, a new streaming gaming service, at their GDC 2019 keynote. https://youtu.be/AffodEEF4ho Stadia does not have a dedicated hardware like the PlayStation, Xbox or Switch. Instead, the games will be accessible over the internet on a variety of platforms including computers, mobile […]

Respawn responds to Apex Legends Season 1 Battle Pass critics

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Lee Horn from Respawn Entertainment has responded to criticism levelled at the newly released Battle Pass for Apex Legends. The Apex Legends Battle Pass, which has just been released today, has faced some criticism for the rewards it offers players. The Battle Pass provides a tiered reward system that is purchasable with in-game currency which […]

Action RPG The King of Fighters All Star coming to the west later this year

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Mobile game developer and publisher Netmarble has announced that they will be bringing action RPG, The King of Fighters All Star, to Android and iOS gamers in Europe, North America and Latin America later this year.  Designed specifically for mobile devices, The King of Fighters All Star will feature every character from SNK’s entire The King […]

Red Dead Online Beta spring update announced

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Rockstar Games have announced a new update for the Red Dead Online Beta, the multiplayer mode for their critically acclaimed open-world shooter Red Dead Redemption 2, that will arrive in the Spring. The update announced today mentions some of the new content and gameplay features that will be arriving. The focus appears to be on […]

Call of Duty: Mobile announced, coming to iOS and Android

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Activision and Tencent have announced Call of Duty: Mobile, a new free-to-play title releasing in the West on iOS and Android devices. Call of Duty: Mobile is a first-person shooter that will implement maps, game modes, weapons, and characters from the entire Call of Duty franchise, including Black Ops and Modern Warfare series. The game […]

Video Game Review – The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame

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Calum Petrie reviews The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame… The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame is loosely based upon the new film by Mike Mitchell and the follow-up to the massively successful The LEGO Movie. The game lets you back into the shoes of Emmett and Lucy as they are tasked with events that are nothing like […]

The Horus Heresy: Legions arrives on PC this month

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Get ready to serve the Emperor on the 28th March as The Horus Heresy: Legions makes its way to PC as a free to play game on Steam.  This epic card game set within the Warhammer 40,000 universe will include seamless cross platform support with mobile devices so veteran players will be able to carry their progress […]

Two new characters revealed for Aftercharge

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Indie developer Chainsawesome have revealed that there will be two new playable characters coming to their 3 vs 3 asymmetrical brawler shooter Aftercharge.  These two new characters will be joining the 10 existing class based characters in the game and will make their debut at PAX East 2019. The two new playable characters are: An […]