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Bethesda reveals new ways to fight the demons of Hell within DOOM Eternal

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DOOM Eternal is now mere months away and as 2020 rolls towards us, we’re starting to feel sorry for the upcoming new year, for it doesn’t know yet that it will have to contain thousands of demons from Hell!  The sequel to 2016’s award-winning DOOM, DOOM Eternal from Bethesda is one of the most anticipated […]

Build your own Ecto-1 with Eaglemoss Hero Collector model

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With Sigourney Weaver last week revealing that she will be making a return to the upcoming Ghostbusters movie, we now have some more Ghostbusters news and this comes straight from last weekend’s Ghostbusters Fan Fest. Eaglemoss Collections, the company with forty years of experience in delivering highly detailed die-cast models, figures and collectables including Star […]

Retro Review – Sheep It Up, a new release for the Game Boy

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Villordsutch reviews Sheep It Up… Take a look at the vast Game Boy catalogue of games and in amongst the many platform titles, the RPGs and the numerous Pokémon releases you will find hyper-addictive time-killers.  These games are amazingly simple to learn (looking at you Tetris) but are so difficult to put down without first cursing […]

Overwatch League playoff gear arrives at the Blizzard Gear Store Europe

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With the Overwatch League Playoff’s already underway, what better way is there to support your home team than to be wearing their official colours, and now thanks to the Blizzard Gear Store Europe you can do just that.  So whether you’re a true fan of Boston Uprising, or the London Spitfire’s or a die-hard follower […]

The Hit Points are bringing bluegrass to your favourite games

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Often when an album is announced which talks of re-imaginings of classic gaming music pieces, from titles such as Skyrim, Legend of Zelda and Journey (to name but a few), you’d expect epic orchestra’s backing reworked scores, or perhaps an ethereal piano player and solitary string companion.  What you’ve possibly never really expected to hear […]

Alien Day returns this month

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With Alien Day just around the corner AlienUniverse.com have announced a number of fan based activities that will be occurring leading up to and including the landmark day of the 26th April, or as it’s written here for Alien Day, 426.  These include never before available Alien Merchandise, Alien Marathons via HBO on Demand, competitions […]

Retro Arcade Classics coming to Plug & Play

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Back in the 1980’s if you wanted to play a real, honest to goodness, cutting-edge game you had to find either your nearest Amusement Arcade or a Greasy Spoon Cafe; for myself it was the latter.  These places were swarming with both adults & kids, pockets bursting with coins ready to take over at the […]

Centipede Mini-Arcade Cabinets available for pre-order over at FunstockRetro

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Gamers across the globe appreciate a great looking Arcade Cabinet, there’s even a few lucky ones that even have the odd one or two proudly on show in their homes.  However, for those of us where floor space comes at a premium, the chances of ever owning a beautiful arcade cabinet is slim to not […]

Gaming Hardware Review – New BittBoy

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Villordsutch reviews the latest BittBoy release… Back in March 2018 I was given the chance to review the latest handheld retrogaming wonder to hit the scene, dubbed the BittBoy.  Wearing on its sleeve much love for the Nintendo GameBoy, this mini-player was packed to the rafters with 300 games and whilst it impressed with a […]