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Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES confirmed for September with 21 games including Star Fox 2

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Having been rumoured earlier in the year, Nintendo has now officially announced that the Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES Edition is set for release this September! Here’s a look at the European and U.S. versions of the console… The SNES Classic Mini will include 21 games, including all time classics such as Super Mario World, Super […]

Event Report – PLAY Expo Glasgow 2017

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Calum Petrie reports from PLAY Expo Glasgow 2017… This past weekend was the fantastic and extremely enjoyable PLAY Expo at Braehead Arena, taking place on the 17th and 18th of June. Home to a mass of great gaming classics, the consoles and computers that hosted the historical gaming collection was something that would bring a warming sensation […]

Spider-Man won’t be able to kill in Insomniac’s new video game

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If you were hoping that Insomniac’s upcoming Spider-Man video game would allow you to swing around New York City on a Grand Theft Auto-style killing spree that would put Cletus Kasady to shame, then you may be disappointed to hear that contingencies will be in place to prevent Spidey from killing anyone, accidentally or otherwise. […]

Resident Evil producer thinks the reboot should have “more action”

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It didn’t take long after the release of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter [read our Blu-Ray review here] for Sony Gems and Constantin Films to announce a reboot of the video game movie franchise with James Wan at the helm. Since then, fans have been wondering what kind of direction the reboot will take. Well, […]

The terrifying reality of the sentient hat in Super Mario Odyssey

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Luke Owen with a stern warning about Super Mario Odyssey… Many of us were taken by surprise with the Super Mario Odyssey reveal trailer, which showed everyone’s favourite plumber sporting a sentient hat with its own personality. How would this new gameplay mechanic effect the game, what new features would Nintendo be adding to the […]

Sony defends its decision to block Minecraft cross-play with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

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The idea of cross-play (being able to play a single game across all gaming platforms) is something that Microsoft has been a big supporter of in recent years. So it comes as no surprise that Microsoft just announced at E3 2017 that it is implementing a cross-play feature for its hugely popular building-sim Minecraft across all […]

Rumour: Telltale in development on a James Bond game

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It looks like Telltale Games could be set to add another IP to its growing list of titles, with Game Zone reporting that a recent survey from the developers has suggested that a 007 game – titled James Bond: Solstice – could be on the horizon. The report stems from a now-deleted tweet which claims […]

Breaking Bad VR project in the works from creator Vince Gilligan

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Vince Gilligan is working on a VR project for his critically acclaimed AMC TV series Breaking Bad. This is certainly strange news, but it seems that Vince Gilligan, who is currently executive producer and co-creator of Breaking Bad spin off, Better Call Saul, is pretty taken with the technology behind VR, and believes that he […]

Video Game Review – The Town of Light

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Emma Withington reviews The Town of Light… In present day Italy, you stand before the gates of the ‘Ospedale Psichiatrico di Volterra’. Abandoned and decrepit, Volterra Asylum looms into view. The Charcot building is imposing, oppressive, and just so happens to be where you were processed…in 1942. Whispers of the past rustle through the trees and […]