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Nintendo announces Switch Online NES titles for January 2019

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In its continuing attempt to add more value to its online services for the Switch, Nintendo has announced its lineup of free-to-subscribers Nintendo Entertainmemt System/Famicom games for the month of January. The service has previously seen several Nintendo developed-classics, a questionable amount of dated sports titles, and is rounded out by third-party classics to a […]

Video Game Review – Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition

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Ray Willmott reviews Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition… RPGs have changed substantially over the last decade – in terms of how they control, the form of narrative and the way it is conveyed to the player – and that soon becomes clear when you jump into Tales of Vesperia in 2019. In this Definitive Edition […]

The Fantastic Four returns to Marvel Games, new comic book variant covers revealed

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As part of Fantastic Four Week, Marvel has announced that the First Family is set for a return to Marvel video games, with with Fantastic Four content set to feature in Marvel Contest of Champions, Marvel Future Fight, Marvel Puzzle Quest and Marvel Strike Force. And to celebrate their return, Marvel will be releasing four […]

OlliOlli Switch Stance coming to Nintendo Switch this February

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Roll7 and Good Shepherd Entertainment will be bringing their skate-em-up OlliOlli Switch Stance to the Nintendo Switch on 14th February.  What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than to play through the excellent OlliOlli and OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood and perform a variety of tricks and grinds over an assortment of deviously designed levels.  Check out the new trailer below. […]

Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Island, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga and more join My Arcade’s Micro Player and Pocket Player lines

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My Arcade has announced new additions to its lineup of Micro Players and Pocket Players, which includes classic titles such as Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Island, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga and Dig Dug! Check out the upcoming products here… Bubble Bobble and Elevator Action Micro Players: The same arcade cabinets that gamers know and love, scaled down […]

Funko unveils Kingdom Hearts III merchandise

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With the hotly-anticipated video game set to arrive this month, Funko has released a line of tie-in merchandise for Kingdom Hearts III which includes Pop! vinyl figures for Sora from Monsters, Inc., 5 Star figures for Sora, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and a soldier Heartless, and a Vnyl. 2-pack containing Sora and a Shadow Heartless; take […]

Sword Art Online Collab begins on Puzzle and Dragons

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GungHo Online Entertainment has announced that players of their puzzle, dungeon crawling, monster collecting mobile game Puzzle & Dragons are now able to try on the NerveGear and dive into virtual reality battles with the Sword Art Online Collaboration event.  The event will run until 20th January and all those who participate will receive a free Sword […]

Nominations for the 2019 WGA Awards announced

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Coming hot on the heels of last night’s Golden Globe Awards, the Writer’s Guild of America has now announced the nominations for the feature film and video game categories of the 2019 WGA Awards. Set to contest the Best Original Screenplay prize are Eighth Grade, Green Book, A Quiet Place, Roma and Vice, while BlacKkKlansman, […]

Amanda Ripley returns in Alien: Blackout survival horror game

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For the past couple of weeks the Alien franchise has been teasing a mysterious new project in the sci-fi horror series, culminating with a promo this past weekend announcing the return of Alien: Isolation protagonist Amanda Ripley, complete with the tagline “Read. Play. Watch.” The ‘Read’ portion presumably refers to the upcoming Amanda-led comic book […]