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Dragon Ball FighterZ Available for £15 with Limited Time Arcade Fight Stick Controller Deal

30Jan

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Available for £15 with Limited Time Arcade Fight Stick Controller Deal

Dragon Ball FighterZ is about to get a touch of retro love embedded within itself with a limited time only deal that see's the Arcade Fight Stick being available to purchase with the title. A controller that's set to bring back the classic controller layout to the title. Developer, Arc System Works and Publisher, Bandai Namco, launched their title, Dragon Ball FighterZ this month for the PS4 and Xbox One. The two have teamed up with, Venom to bring a fancy new deal for their lovely looking, Venom Arcade Fight Stick controller that will be available to purchase alongside Dragon Ball FighterZ for a limited time at Argos. The controller originally launched in 2017, and after doing some looking around, the Arcade Fight Stick as a standalone sells for about £50 -or at least according to A...

Genital Jousting Review – An Obviously NSFW Article!

18Jan

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PC Reviews

Genital Jousting Review – An Obviously NSFW Article!

Every now and then a game comes out that is just incredibly bizarre. A game that you don’t understand why it is a thing, but it is. Genital Jousting is one of these type of games. Genital Jousting, developed by, Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital, hit Steam as an Early Access title back in November 2016. Originally, players were able to play the title as a penis, with the goal being to penetrate one another, either offline against computer controlled giggle sticks, or Online against other one eyed snakes. 2018 has arrived, and with it we see the story mode being introduced to the title. Gameplay In Genital Jousting’s story, you take control of John. A lonely ding-dong who is looking for a date to join him to his high school reunion. It’s not a long story, and John isn’t ...

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL Review – Honey, I Shrunk The Troops!

12Jan

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Switch Reviews

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL Review – Honey, I Shrunk The Troops!

Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL by Epiphany Games is an epic bite-sized arcade shooter, filled to the brim with action-packed mini maps of mayhem! Take control of your tiny troopers as you battle evil adversaries from around the world with a multitude of weapons. Recruit specialist mercenaries such as Medics, Machine Gunners,and the Elite Delta Force to subdue enemy insurgents! Collect medals, dog tags, Intel and more during the course of each mission to ensure victory! Wait for it…It also has Zombies! Does the hype live up to the actual gameplay? Let’s Deploy, Stat! Gameplay I’ve recently got my hands on my very own switch and I have to say, I’m in love. I couldn’t wait to get stuck into some games I never had the chance to play before so, I was pretty excited about playing Tiny Troopers...

Descenders Approaching Fast as Action Henk Dev Teases Adrenaline Fuelled GIF’s

10Jan

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News & Updates

Descenders Approaching Fast as Action Henk Dev Teases Adrenaline Fuelled GIF’s

Fast-paced biking title, Descenders is heading closer to release date as tweets announce that it'll be arriving on Steam soon. Originally introduced by Action Henk developer, RageSquid back in July 2017, Descenders is finally on the way to release, with publisher, No More Robots helping push it out. The RageSquid Twitter page has been filled with action packed GIF's of what to expect from the title, including first-person camera modes, but it seems that December 2017, and January 2018 are teasing more and more. https://twitter.com/RaveofRavendale/status/950765108321488896 RageSquid, and No More Robots founder, Mike Rose have been tweeting that the title is arriving to Steam, "soon". While no official release date seems to be given, and the Steam page saying, "Early 2018", I wou...

Grave Danger Getting Ultimate Edition on PC

3Jan

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Grave Danger Getting Ultimate Edition on PC

Grave Danger is getting an Ultimate Edition arriving on the PC later this month, but in the third quarter of 2018, the title will also be arriving on Xbox One, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch JB Gaming Inc. (Now named Spotted Shark Studio) launched their title, Grave Danger back in 2016, and the title is due to get a new release this month under the name, Grave Danger: Ultimate Edition. This will include 10 brand new levels for players to wander across, and also a bunch of new mechanics, such as walls of fire, and platforms that tilt, and apparently a robotic bird that you can ride. The title is available to play as a single-player experience or a co-op experience, and focuses on side-scrolling gameplay where three characters solve puzzles and make their way through the worlds avoidi...

Fade To Silence, Survive The Harsh Winter, Survive The Monsters

23Dec

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Fade To Silence, Survive The Harsh Winter, Survive The Monsters

Launched onto Early Access on the 14th of December 2017, Fade To Silence is a survival title with the aim being to -understandably- survive against the elements, but also against dark Eldritch monsters that haunt the lands. In developer, Black Forest Games' Fade To Silence, players take control of Ash, a leader who is hunting down resources to build a shelter essentially. Along the way, Ash will encounter other people to join his growing group of followers, which in turn gives the group access to higher tiers of resources or gear making crafting an easier feat, or more demanding. Fade To Silence has a dynamic weather system, which causes players to think on their feet when making decisions about how best to survive. The launch version of the title allows exploration amongst a river d...

Hitchhiker – First Ride, Mystery Thriller Set Within Strangers Car’s Due 2018

18Dec

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Hitchhiker – First Ride, Mystery Thriller Set Within Strangers Car’s Due 2018

Developer, Mad About Panda's colourful media, are launching their first foray into a series of narrative driven mystery titles in 2018 under the Hitchhiker name, and there's a trailer! Hitchhiker is planned to be a narrative-driven mystery series, with different drivers as each title comes out. The first title is of course linked to the trailer below and called, "Hitchhiker - First Ride". The story finds you, in a first person perspective, within the car that you've hitchhikied. You have no memory of who you are and as the road trip continues clues make themselves known, through conversational choices, and props with worrying notes on them. The title is already noted on the developers website to mention the similar style of Firewatch and Twin Peaks, but I also see a tiny bit of Hello...

Insurgency: Sandstorm Shows off Reloading Mechanics in Latest Gameplay Video

17Dec

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Insurgency: Sandstorm Shows off Reloading Mechanics in Latest Gameplay Video

New World Interactive, developers behind Insurgency, and Day of Infamy, have shared a new video which shows their upcoming, Insurgency: Sandstorm's reloading system in action. Insurgency was once an impressive Half Life 2 modification which later launched as a dedicated title back in 2014, with over forty weapons to play around with in sixteen maps as two teams take to the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia to win matches. Next year is due to gain the next instalment into the Insurgency series with New World Interactive's upcoming, Insurgency: Sandstorm. To tease us, the developers have pushed a video showing off a reloading system that you can watch below. https://youtu.be/GGjcLPYN1pU Firstly, the video shows us, "Staged Reloading". This shows the player firing five bullets...

Unlockable Gun in GTA Online to Unlock a Gun in Red Dead Redemption 2

15Dec

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Unlockable Gun in GTA Online to Unlock a Gun in Red Dead Redemption 2

Grand Theft Auto 5 Online gained a fairly big, and free update titled, The Doomsday Heist and brought with it jetpacks, fancy high tech vehicles, and three new heists that are centred around saving the world. However there's also a mysterious "hunt" that players can take part in. As officially confirmed by Rockstar Games, there is indeed a special treasure tucked away within the games world. Players will need to keep eyes out for an in-game email which will reveal the first clue to them. This clue will lead them onto a trail which will eventually unlock the Double-Action Revolver weapon to use in GTA Online. Additionally there is a headshot challenge to complete in freemode after the weapon has been unlocked, and equipped. Completion of the challenge will see players gain GTA$250,000...

Enter the Gungeon Raises Bullet Hell on Nintendo Switch as it Launches In the US Today

14Dec

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Enter the Gungeon Raises Bullet Hell on Nintendo Switch as it Launches In the US Today

Enter The Gungeon, a title by Dodge Roll Games launched today for the Nintendo Switch after being available for PC, and PS4 since 2016, with an Xbox One version arriving earlier this year. Being published by Devolver Digital, Enter The Gungeon is a bullet hell, dungeon crawler title with local co-op and single-player modes and finds players taking control of a bunch of misfits as they hunt down the Gungeon's treasure. The hand designed rooms are procedurally generated and will take note of your successes and up the challenges in the next room Devolver Digital, and Dodge Roll Games have been working with 22nd Century Toys to get a Nintendo Switch version completed, and it has launched today (14/12/2017) over in North and South American territories, and will be launching on the 18th of...