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Dystopian adventure Pikuniku out now on Nintendo Switch and PC

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Sectordub and publisher Devolver Digital have announced the release of their puzzle exploration adventure Pikuniku on Nintendo Switch and PC.  This vibrant dystopian adventure will see players uncover a deep state conspiracy and start a revolution. Pikuniku takes players to a strange but playful world filled with bright colours and peculiar characters, however, the world isn’t the happy […]

Video Game Review – The Hong Kong Massacre

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Shaun Munro reviews The Hong Kong Massacre… Hotline Miami just had a baby with Max Payne, and its name is The Hong Kong Massacre. While this top-down, blood-soaked strategic actioner doesn’t do a whole lot new, it does succeed as an addictive, pulse-quickening stab at familiar material. As with Hotline Miami, players are thrown into small(ish) self-contained levels […]

Teaser trailer revealed for The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have revealed the first teaser trailer for The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame providing gamers with a sneak peek at the adventures of Emmet, Lucy and the others.  Watch the new trailer below… Inspired by the hugely anticipated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame will see Emmet, Lucy and the […]

Life is Strange 2 Episode 2 ‘Rules’ launches this Thursday, watch the trailer here

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The second episode of Life is Strange 2 will release digitally this Thursday and developers Square Enix External Studios and DONTNOD Entertainment have released a brand new trailer that continues the journey of the toy boys.  Watch this trailer below… Episode 2, titled Rules, continues the story several months after the events in Episode 1 […]

Riot: Civil Unrest arrives on PC and console this February

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Merge Games has announced that they will be releasing their real time riot simulation Riot: Civil Unrest on Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC this February.  This real time sim was inspired by the NO-TAV protests in northern Italy witnessed by the game’s artist and creator, Leonard Menchiari.  A gameplay trailer has been released […]

First person horror Among the Sleep coming to Nintendo Switch

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SOEDESCO and developer Krillbite Studio have announced the award winning nightmarish first person horror game Among the Sleep is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year.  Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition arrived on Steam last year and received an overwhelming amount of positive reviews and this Switch edition will come with the enhanced graphics, dialogue and […]

Constructor Plus gets February release date and trailer

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Veteran UK publisher System 3 has announced that the highly anticipated city building sequel Constructor Plus will be released on Nintendo Switch on 15th February and on Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC and Mac on the 28th February.  A new teaser trailer for the Nintendo Switch version can be seen below… Constructor Plus features a plethora […]

Rogue One screenwriter blasts EA over its handling of the Star Wars license

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Last week brought some bad news for Star Wars gamers with the news that Electronic Arts has decided to scrap its planned open world title from director Amy Henning (Uncharted), which began life under Visceral Games back in 2016 before being overhauled by EA Vancouver. The cancellation marked the latest disappointment for fans who haven’t exactly been […]

Second developer diary released for hardcore RPG Outward

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Deep Silver and developer Nine Dots have released the second developer diary for their upcoming hardcore fantasy RPG Outward which is set for release on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Steam on 26th March.  In this latest diary the developers focus on the rich open fantasy world the game is set in and how valuable […]