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Kabam rolls out V4.0 update for Transformers: Forged to Fight

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Kabam has today announced the release of the all-new V4.0 update for its popular mobile game Transformers: Forged to Fight, which includes the brand new Act 3, Chapter 3 story, 10 new masteries, and other features, improvements and fixes. Here’s the full update notes… Act 3, Chapter 3 is now unlocked! Megatron’s rise to power […]

Revisiting Sonic the Hedgehog

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Andy O’Flaherty takes a look back at the origins of Sega’s iconic mascot… Sonic the Hedgehog.  Now there’s a name that stretches far beyond the realms of the video game medium.  I guarantee that a large percentage of even non-video game players would instantly recognise him on sight.  Indeed, even my 3 year old daughter, who […]

Video Game Review – In the Walls of Eryx on the ZX Spectrum

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Villordsutch reviews In the Walls of Eryx on the ZX Spectrum… In today’s Homebrew Reviews we take a look at a new ZX Spectrum game inspired by a short story from by H.P. Lovecraft and Kenneth J Sterling.  With Venusian Lizardmen, Farnoth Flies and an invisible Labyrinth you already can feel this is entering the world […]

Video Game Review – Batman: The Telltale Series Episode Five – ‘City Of Light’

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Thomas Roach reviews Batman: The Telltale Series Episode Five – ‘City Of Light’… After four episodes, City of Light had a lot to live up to in wrapping up the series. At the end of the last episode you were given a choice whether or not to take down either Two-Face or the Penguin. Depending on […]

Does The Last of Us Need a Film Adaptation?

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Graeme Robertson on whether The Last of Us needs a film adaptation… Video game adaptations are nothing new; with Hollywood in its infinite wisdom thinking that whatever works on the games console, must surely work on the big screen, churning out video game movie after video game movie. We’ve had film versions of Resident Evil, […]

Sega’s Altered Beast and Streets of Rage being adapted for the screen

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Stories International has announced that it has partnered with Circle of Confusion, executive producers of The Walking Dead, Powers, Outcast and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, to develop filmed adaptations of the hit Sega franchises Altered Beast and Streets of Rage, and will explore opportunities for both titles in film and television. Stories is already […]

Pros and Cons of Rocket League Trading

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I had a conversation with a friend the other day due to this entire hubbub about EA’s decisions with Star Wars: Battlefront II. My friend is in with the crowd that the only microtransactions done right are the ones that don’t exist. I think that microtransactions are fine as long as they’re implemented reasonably and […]

Joe Carnahan hypes his Uncharted script, confirms R rating and talks Indiana Jones comparisons

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Sony’s film adaptation of their groundbreaking video game franchise Uncharted has certainly regained life with Stranger Things‘ Shawn Levy coming aboard to direct a seemingly faithful script treatment from Joe Carnahan (The Grey). Speaking to ComingSoon, Carnahan discussed the likely MPAA rating, action, and inevitable Indiana Jones comparisons. Carnahan states “When I wrote Uncharted I didn’t […]