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Video Game Review – XCOM 2

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Andy Naylor reviews XCOM 2… XCOM 2 is the successor to the impressive XCOM: Enemy Unknown (and XCOM: Enemy Within, which was essentially an expansion pack). Set 20 years after the original, Earth has since been conquered by the aliens, known as Elders, and the planet is run by a government of alien collaborators called […]

The world record speedrun for Super Mario Bros. has been beaten – by 0.05 seconds!

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Although it was released in 1985, competition for Super Mario Bros. supremacy still wages on with gamers, and a new world record has been set. A gamer under the name Kosmic claimed on Friday that he’d broken the record held by Darbian of 4 minutes and 57.244 seconds, but then retracted his claim when he […]

J.J. Abrams hopes to make a Portal movie announcement soon

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Back in 2013, J.J. Abrams’s Bad Robot Productions announced a partnership with video game developers Valve, revealing that they would be working on big screen adaptation of the hit games Half-Life and Portal. There was little news on either project until earlier this year when Abrams confirmed that both were still in development, and now […]

Takara Tomy teases new Zoids project

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Japanese company Takara Tomy has teased the return of Zoids, launching a website which features the following teaser image, along with the caption, “A new Zoids project has started! Coming Soon”. Here’s the teaser image featuring a Shield Liger and a human soldier… The website itself no indication as to what’s being teased, be it a new […]

Video game Firewatch heading to the big screen

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Good Universe is partnering up with video game developer Campo Santo to develop both feature film and video game content, beginning with a big screen adaptation of Campo Santo’s critically acclaimed first-person mystery Firewatch. “When we met Good Universe we were floored by how they recognize, cultivate and produce […]

Video Game Review – The Bunker

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Calum Petrie reviews The Bunker… The Bunker is a point and click psychological horror game created with all pre-recorded film footage. The game does not allow any control over the on screen character directly, rather you will click command points on screen and the player will interact with your chosen object. Developed by Splendy in association […]

Video Game Review – Bioshock: The Collection

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Kris Wall reviews Bioshock: The Collection… Another month and another remastered collection, and whether you’re a fan or not it looks like remastered games are here to stay. The bigger question now is whether there is enough in these remastered games to tempt back old fans for a second purchase, as well as attract new […]

Video Game Review – NBA 2K17

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Steve Kyriacou reviews NBA 2K17… “The King is dead! Long live the King!” That seems to be what I chant every year when I play the newest incarnation of the NBA 2K series. For the last few years the franchise has continued to improve, keeping fans engaged with a combination of flawless online play, a […]

Video Game Review – Batman: The Telltale Series Episode Two – ‘Children of Arkham’

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Thomas Roach reviews Batman: The Telltale Series Episode Two – ‘Children of Arkham’… Children of Arkham picks up immediately after the events of the previous chapter, Realm of Shadows. Bruce is coming to terms with the truth that his father was involved with organised crime within Gotham. Bruce has to deal with the fact that his Father’s […]