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First of Four Major Updates Arrives for Early Access Title. Fade to Silence
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First of Four Major Updates Arrives for Early Access Title. Fade to Silence

Fade to Silence got its first major update with another three to follow suit during its time in Early Access. Fade to Silence is a survival horror set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with Eldritch monsters, and players take control of, Ash, a survivor, and leader of a growing camp. Ash is also possessed by an Eldritch monster spirit that awaits his eventual death. The Early Access title by Black Forest Games, and published by THQ Nordic, has received its first major update out of a planned four. The first update, titled, "Hope" addresses the difficulty some players may face, by introducing a "Catch-up Mechanism". During the game, the player has a set number of lives, if they die on the last life then it's permadeath. The Catch-up Mechanism is designed to allow the player to catch...
BANDAI NAMCO are added to Snakebyte’s GameStore
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BANDAI NAMCO are added to Snakebyte’s GameStore

Snakebyte® group, industry leaders in gaming hardware and software solutions, announced today that BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. will be bringing a selection of their legendary gaming catalogue to GameStore™, a new Android® based, gaming subscription service, designed to revolutionise the world of mobile gaming. GameStore offers Android users a new way to enjoy gaming, serving an ever-expanding catalogue of new and retro games, available to play on or offline for a low monthly fee. With no oppressive contract to sign, gamers are free to come and go as they please, all safe in the knowledge that they will never need pay for in-game purchases, be saddled with adverts, or subjected to damaging virus’s or malware. Starting today, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. will be brin...
The C64 Mini Due to Arrive 29th March 2018
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The C64 Mini Due to Arrive 29th March 2018

Retro Games Ltd have unveiled another C64 console to join their two previous consoles. Before the C64 Mini, back in 2016, an IndieGoGo campaign started up for the development of the 64 Computer, a modern recreation of the Commodore C64. It also had the 64 SX, a handheld edition of the Commodore. Fast forward to 2017 and  Retro Games Ltd pushed a trailer of the C64 Mini. This is followed after Nintendo's success with the Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES, so there's already a demand for mini versions of consoles.+ The C64 Mini is going to be arriving on the 29th of March 2018. It'll be half the size of the original and have 64 games built into the console. The console supports HDMI with its output coming at 720p in an 4:3 aspect ratio. It has two USB ports with the option of plugging in ...
Dragon Ball FighterZ Available for £15 with Limited Time Arcade Fight Stick Controller Deal
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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...
Descenders Approaching Fast as Action Henk Dev Teases Adrenaline Fuelled GIF’s
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...