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Just Announced – Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife
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Just Announced – Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife

Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife has just been announced by its developers Fast Travel Games. The game is set in the World of Darkness universe. This universe contains games such as Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and more. This is the first Wraith: The Oblivion game. Check out some screenshots below. We were informed via a press release of the following information: STOCKHOLM -- March 3, 2021 --  Fast Travel Games announced today that its World of Darkness VR horror title, Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife, will launch on April 22 on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift platforms for a suggested retail price of $29.99 USD / £24.99 GBP / €24.99 Euro. Following its Oculus debut, Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife will launch on Steam VR May 25 and PSVR later in 20...
I Expect You To Die 2 – PlayStation VR Announcement
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I Expect You To Die 2 – PlayStation VR Announcement

I Expect You To Die 2 has recently been announced and now we're seeing an announcement for the game to also come to PlayStation VR. This game is a sequel to the 2016 hit from Schell Games, I Expect You To Die. Check out some of the screenshots below. In the official press release we're told: Pittsburgh, PA — March 3, 2021 — Schell Games, creators of the award-winning spy VR puzzler I Expect You To Die, is excited to announce the sequel I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar will launch on PlayStation®VR later this year. Schell Games debuted a new extended version of the announcement trailer from I Expect You To Die 2 on PlayStation Blog during PS VR Spotlight - a day of announcements focused on upcoming games for PlayStation VR (PS VR). North America and EU PS VR...
Yakuza: Like A Dragon Legends Costume Set – Free For A Limited Time
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Yakuza: Like A Dragon Legends Costume Set – Free For A Limited Time

To celebrate the release of Yakuza: Like A Dragon on PS5, the good folks at SEGA are handing out the Legends Costume Set for free on both the PS4 and PS5.  This is only available until April 2nd and was originally a pre-order bonus, so make sure not to miss out.  Each of the costumes represents key characters from the series and these include: Kazuma Kiryu Yakuza 0 Costume Goro Majima Yakuza 0 Costume Taiga Saejima Costume Haruka Sawamura Costume Ryuji Goda Costume Daigo Dojima Costume Makoto Date Costume Kaoru Sayama Costume Yakuza: Like A Dragon was released on PS4, Xbox One, and Series X|S in November last year, and PS4 owners can now upgrade to the PS5 version for free. In our review, we wrote "Within the first hour and a half, I was relieved.  Reliev...
Humble Choice March 2021 Games Now Available!
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Humble Choice March 2021 Games Now Available!

The Humble Choice games for March 2021 are now available for you to buy and own forever. Humble Choice is a fantastic monthly bundle from Humble which costs around £10 (depending on the conversion at the time), and you usually get over £200 worth (rrp) of games for that price. This month we're getting a cracking collection of games for such a low price, all are Steam keys unless stated otherwise. See the below list: Control (Steam or Epic, you can only choose one platform. This is the Ultimate Edition) XCOM Chimera Squad ELEX Kingdom Two Crowns WWE 2K Battlegrounds Hotshot Racing Peaky Blinders Mastermind Cyber Hook (Steam and DRM free, choose one) Pesterquest Wildfire Boreal Blade Ageless As aforementioned that's a cracking bundle for the price,...
Valheim Sells 5 Million Units In 1 Month!
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Valheim Sells 5 Million Units In 1 Month!

Valheim sells 5 million units.... Yes, Valheim has officially sold over 5 million units! Well done Iron Gate Studios and Coffee Stain Publishing. This game is literally the video game equivalent to a hot cake! Read the official press release below: SKÖVDE, Sweden - March 3rd, 2021: Coffee Stain Publishing and Iron Gate Studio are delighted to reveal that their multiplayer survival game Valheim has sold more than five million units, just a month after launching on Steam Early Access! The success of the indie viking game continues unabated after it surpassed 500,000 peak concurrent players last week, one of only five games in Steam history to do so. It’s all-time peak player count is currently behind only CS:GO, Dota 2, PUBG and Cyberpunk 2077. Valheim continues to attract critical an...
Crash Bandicoot: On The Run – Coming To Mobile March 25th
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Crash Bandicoot: On The Run – Coming To Mobile March 25th

Crash Bandicoot: On The Run has been given announced and given a launch date! The new Crash mobile game from King will be available on iOS and Android, worldwide on March 25th, 2021. Same Crash Bandicoot, but in a way we've never seen him before. Crash Bandicoot: On The Run looks like a modern Temple Run clone. In the trailer, it appears that it's also online multiplayer as it appears that there are a few characters running along at one point in the trailer. The graphics sure look like and true to the classic style of a Crash Bandicoot game though, as you can see in the below screenshots. In the official press release we're told: NEW YORK / LONDON, March 2, 2021 – King, a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, today confirmed that the eagerly an...
Halo Infinite – New Screenshots Revealed
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Halo Infinite – New Screenshots Revealed

343 Industries have revealed some new screenshots for Halo Infinite. In the screenshots, we're shown some campaign WIP screenshots and artwork. You can see some of them below. Halo Infinite was revealed during E3 2018 and has had a bit of a rocky start, with the game being delayed for a year due to the backlash of the gaming community and how the game was looking. Here are some of the newly revealed screenshots From those screenshots, the game does look like it's improved from earlier screenshots. However, it still doesn't give off that true "next-gen" vibe to me. In the blog post 343 Industries say: Welcome to the latest Inside Infinite! In this monthly series, we aim to bring you closer to our development process by sharing our vision for Halo Infinite and speaki...
Can’t Drive This – Launching On March 19th!
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Can’t Drive This – Launching On March 19th!

Can't Drive This is a multiplayer party racing game brought to us by Pixel Maniacs. You need at least two players because as one is driving the other needs to build the track. If the driver goes too slow or falls off the track, they'll explode! Can't Drive This will launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on March 19th, 2021. Here's some history of the game from Pixel Maniacs: Can't Drive This was born during a game jam known as Ludum Dare, in April 2016 – where the initial prototype was created by Andi, Joe and Steve within 72 hours. Shortly after, CDT passed Steam Greenlight within only a few days, following an article about it on Kotaku Steamed. On September 26, 2016 Can't Drive This was launched into Early Access on Steam. Ever since, we've been hard at work improvi...
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers New Screenshots
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Police Simulator: Patrol Officers New Screenshots

I recently touched base on Police Simulator: Patrol Officers, a new game revealed by astragon Entertainment, it will be coming to Steam early access Spring 2021. You can read the reveal article here. Take a look at the new screenshots below, as well as the announcement trailer further down. I do love how this game looks. The graphics look awesome in my opinion. Hopefully, the actual gameplay is as good as it looks. In the official press release we're told: Duesseldorf/Germany, March 2, 2021 – This spring police fans will be able to don the badge of a male or female United States police officer and patrol the bustling streets of a fictional American city called Brighton in POLICE SIMULATOR: PATROL OFFICERS. At the beginning of the game’s early access ph...
DEATHLOOP: Explained Video – Break The Time Loop!
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DEATHLOOP: Explained Video – Break The Time Loop!

DEATHLOOP is basically Groundhog Day or Edge of Tomorrow... But in a video game. In DEATHLOOP you are an assassin trapped in a time loop. In the below video, Game Director Dinga Bakaba of Arkane Lyon (Dishonored, Prey - 2017) tells us more about the incoming game. DEATHLOOP's gameplay sees you hunting down 8 targets known as the visionaries. Each time you restart the loop you need to remember what happened in the previous to help you progress each day. Actually reminds me a bit of the movie "Boss Level". The game is a console exclusive to PS5 but is also coming to PC. The gameplay itself looks absolutely insane, a fast-paced shooter with puzzles all whilst met with top-level next-gen graphics. Bethesda Softworks UK tell us more about Deathloop in the video description: "What is D...