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Sega and IDW partner up for Sonic the Hedgehog comics

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Having ended their long-running partnership with Archie Comics, Sega has announced that it is teaming up with IDW Publishing to launch a brand new line of Sonic the Hedgehog comic books to launch in 2018. “We’ve been speaking with beloved Sonic fan-favorite creators and new creators alike, and are excited to be able to spread […]

Retro Video Game Review – Mercs on the Sega Mega Drive

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Andy O’Flaherty reviews Mercs on the Sega Mega Drive… Back in the mid 80’s the arcade scene was beginning to develop some momentum, rapidly moving on from relatively simple titles like Space Invaders, Defender and Pac-Man.  As the technology improved games were beginning to develop a more cinematic and bombastic edge, obviously taking influence from […]

Rivalry Resumed: Sonic the Hedgehog movie races ahead of Super Mario Bros.

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Having spent the last few weeks reporting the news that Nintendo were to move ahead with their long in the pipeline Super Mario Bros. animated movie, Paramount has confirmed that the plumbers’ biggest pixelated rival, Sonic the Hedgehog, will beat them to the big-screen with a November 15th, 2019 release date.  The Hollywood Reporter have revealed […]

Gunstar Heroes available to download free as part of the SEGA Forever Collection

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The critically acclaimed 1993 run-and-gun shooter Gunstar Heroes has become the latest addition to the SEGA Forever collection and is now available to download for free from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play Store for Android devices. Gunstar Heroes was developed by Treasure, the Japanese studio known for frantic action games […]

Sonic Forces: Speed Battle available now on iOS

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Available now on iOS from SEGA Networks Inc. and HARDlight, the UK-based studio known for Sonic Dash, Crazy Taxi: City Rush, and Sonic Jump is the much-anticipated Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.  This real-time multiplayer features fifteen playable characters from the upcoming Sonic Forces console game, and here players from around the world go up against […]

Decap Attack joins the SEGA Forever Collection in time for Halloween

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Get Halloween-ready with Chuck D. Head today, as everyone’s favourite headless mummy returns with the release of Decap Attack as part of SEGA Forever, a growing collection of classic SEGA games from every console era that are free-to-play for mobile devices. Decap Attack is a spooky side scrolling platformer first released in 1991 for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. […]

New Mortal Empires joins the maps of Total War: Warhammer 1 and 2

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On the 26th October something truly epic is coming to fans of Total War: Warhammer 1 and 2.  Creative assembly have announced that the Mortal Empires expansion will be arriving FREE for owners of both games.  This expansion will deliver a whole new campaign that joins together both the New World and Old World maps together.  […]

Endless War update arrives for Dawn of War III tomorrow

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The 41st millennium is a rough old place, always someone waging war with someone else; well thanks to Relic Entertainment that war is going to continue for fans of their RTS Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III with the release of the Endless War update tomorrow (19th October).  This update includes new maps to fight […]

How to win using Dark Elves in latest video for Total War: Warhammer 2

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Total War: Warhammer II is a challenging game and getting used to the new races and the associated strengths and weaknesses can be both rewarding and frustrtaing.  However, thanks to the latest video in the ‘How to win series’ from Creative Assembly we can gain lots of hints and tips on how to win using the […]