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The Angry Birds Movie 2 sets its voice cast

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Having set a 2019 release date to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the hugely popular mobile game series, Sony Pictures and Rovio Entertainment have now unveiled the voice cast for The Angry Birds Movie 2, the sequel to the hit 2016 animated comedy. Reprising their roles from the first movie are Jason Sudeikis (Red), […]

Universal may be working on a new Doom movie

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Despite the recent releases of the likes of Tomb Raider and Rampage, Hollywood still hasn’t quite managed to capitalise on the enormous popularity of the video game industry by delivering a mega hit from such source material. However, it seems that studios certainly aren’t ready to give up trying, and it looks like Universal Pictures […]

A Robot Named Fight! coming to Nintendo Switch next week

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Matt Bitner Games’ Metroidvania roguelike title, A Robot Named Fight!, was first released on Steam last September and since then has gained a loyal fan base with plenty of positive ratings from gamers and press alike.  On 26th April A Robot Named Fight! will have the opportunity to gain a whole new following of loyal gamers with […]

Song of Memories Encore Edition arriving in the West this year

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Rice Digital’s Song of Memories – their latest upcoming release – is due to land here in the West (UK/EU & US) this year.  This latest visual novel is also arriving as a special edition release titled Song of Memories Encore Edition and is now available to pre-order for both the PS4 and the Nintendo Switch. A […]

Asmodee Digital adds Fighting Fantasy Legends to its catalogue of games

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Back in the 1980’s a series of fantasy books emerged from Puffin Book Publishers – from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone -which captured the imagination of children up and down the UK, and today they hold both adults and children across the world in their grasp.  These were the Fighting Fantasy books where you the […]

Horror survival game Agony gets a release date and trailer

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Maximum Games have revealed that their highly anticipated horror survival game Agony will be released on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC on 29th May.  Nightmarish creatures and a hellish landscape await those brave enough to venture into this twisted world.  A new teaser trailer has been released (see below) that showcases the scenery and […]

Persia and Macedon civilisations DLC now available for Civilization VI iPad Edition

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Players of Sid Meier’s Civilization VI on iPad will now be able to get their hands on two brand new civs, a new scenario and two new Wonders in the latest DLC pack available now on the App Store for $8.99.  Players will be able to take control of either the Persians or the Macedonians […]

Deadpool 2 helmer David Leitch to direct Jake Gyllenhaal in The Division

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Back in June 2016 it was announced that Jake Gyllenhaal had signed on to produce and star in an adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit video game Tom Clancy’s The Division, and now comes word that the project has found a director. Variety is reporting that David Leitch – co-director of John Wick, and director on the […]

Funko’s Toy Fair line-up features Stranger Things, Ready Player One, It, Black Panther, Game of Thrones, The Princess Bride and more

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Funko has revealed a range of Pop! vinyl figures, action figures, and mystery minis which are set to go on display at the New York Toy Fair this weekend, the lines include merchandise from Strangers Things, Smallville, Gossip Girl, Game of Thrones, Ready Player One, Nickelodeon, Harry Potter, It, Black Panther, Atomic Blonde, Jurassic World: […]