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#DRIVE Rally is Revving Up for Early Access

24Aug

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

#DRIVE Rally is Revving Up for Early Access

During the Awesome Indies Showcase, developer and publisher Pixel Perfect Dude proudly announced September 25th, 2024 as the release date for the Early Access version of their upcoming game, #DRIVE Rally—an arcade rally racing game inspired by the racing scene, pop culture, and classic video games from the iconic ‘80s and ‘90s. Future racers will be able to jump into this mud-slinging, high-octane experience on Windows PC, macOS, and Linux via Steam— yes including Steam Deck— Epic Games Store and GOG at an Early Access price point of $19.99 USD - which is around £15.13. #DRIVE Rally Is Racing To The Finish Line In #DRIVE Rally, players take the wheel and speed through over 400 km of diverse rally tracks inspired by real-world locations. With 36 customisable cars divided into 3 uni...

Farmer’s Dynasty 2 New Trailer Reveal At Gamescom

23Aug

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

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Farmer’s Dynasty 2 New Trailer Reveal At Gamescom

Polish developer Umeo Studios in partnership with games publisher Toplitz Productions proudly reveals their new gamescom trailer for Farmer’s Dynasty 2. Become a budding farmer on your dream farm Farmer’s Dynasty 2 provides a beautiful open-world farming simulation featuring a main campaign. With captivating side quests for players to live, build and farm as they bring their farming dreams to life, there's plenty to be done in Farmer's Dynasty. For more information on the game, head over to the games official Steam page here. The Farming Life Explored in the Latest Gamescom Trailer Farmer’s Dynasty 2 is part of Toplitz Productions lineup of games showing in Cologne ahead of a fall 2024 launch. The latest trailer gives players another look at the game before they start forging t...

SEGA Reveals Sonic X Shadow Generations Doom Powers Trailer

23Aug

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

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SEGA Reveals Sonic X Shadow Generations Doom Powers Trailer

To celebrate Sega's return to Gamescom 2024, the Sonic team have released a new Sonic x Shadow Generations trailer! It's focused on Shadow's all-new Doom Powers and how they can be used by the player. Harness Shadow's Doom Powers to take on your next adventure From surfing on water to flying over obstacles, the trailer is filled with high-speed gameplay and highlights the new abilities, stages such as Chaos Island from Sonic Frontiers™, and boss challenges fans can expect to play through this fall. Get over the Green Hills to find the Sonic Team at Gamescom You can find the Sonic Team on the Gamescom show floor from August 21 until August 25, where you get an exclusive chance to get hands-on with Sonic x Shadow Generations. You can even snap a quick photo with the Sonic mascot! ...

Broken Sword The Shadow of the Templars Physical Copies Announced

22Aug

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

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Broken Sword The Shadow of the Templars Physical Copies Announced

Reanimated and presented in 4k, Red Art Games welcomes players back to Paris in with the physical release of Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged. Pack your bags, George and Nico are waiting! Set to release early 2025, players can grab their copy for the Nintendo Switch, PS5 and Xbox with a brand new, enhanced version of the genre defining adventure game originally from Revolution Software. It will cost you £34.86 across all platforms. Preorders for the standard edition are open and you can grab your copy here! The legendary Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged unveils its physical versions As a completely revitalised and ‘reforged’ version of the original globe-trotting adventure, players will be taken from the atmospheric avenues of the French capital...

Go, Go, Go! New LEGO Mario Kart Sets Revealed

21Aug

By CharlotteNo Comments

LEGO, News & Updates

Go, Go, Go! New LEGO Mario Kart Sets Revealed

What could be better for Mario fans than LEGO's San Diego Comic-Con's reveal? Maybe the LEGO Mario Kart reveal done at this week's gamescom?! Lakitu is ready and waiting with his Start Signal The previously teased LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart sets were officially revealed today in Cologne. These six new sets will be releasing in January 2025, just in time for you to splash that Christmas cash! And whilst details are still limited, thanks to the lovely LEGO PR Team we have some of the first official images and set info to share with you. Yoshi Bike - Set 72031 First up is my personal favourite, the LEGO Super Mario: Mario Kart Yoshi Bike set. The Yoshi bike is as iconic in Mario Kart as the standard Kart and this small set doesn't disappoint. Included is a light blue Yoshi figure, a she...

Three New LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Join the Island

21Aug

By CharlotteNo Comments

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Three New LEGO Animal Crossing Sets Join the Island

It seems it was only yesterday I was writing about the latest LEGO Animal Crossing sets. That was in fact 20 days ago. How time flies. And now I'm back once again sharing the excellent news that LEGO are blessing us, and cursing our bank accounts, with THREE MORE SETS. Before I dive into the latest announcement, how about you go check out my last LEGO Animal Crossing set new piece. Read all about how wrong I was. Now I haven't got much to share in great details about these sets, and we do have to wait until January to get our mitts on them, but excitement got the better of me and here we are. Stargazing with Celeste (77053) This is the smallest of the three new sets but is the one I want the most! Animal Crossing fans will instantly recognise the minifigure as being Celeste. The l...

15Aug

By CharlotteNo Comments

LEGO, News & Updates

New LEGO Play App Launched

The LEGO Group has recently launched a new app: LEGO Play. This new creative app replaces the previous LEGO Life app which was launched in 2017. With a target audience of 6-14 this app is centred around embracing and encouraging creativity. The building blocks of childhood So what exactly does LEGO Play have that could pull the kids away from other games? Quite a lot actually. For example the Creative Canvas, a place where kids can design and edit images. Or Brick Builder, where they can build in 3D with digital LEGO elements. Letting keen MOC builders see things from all sorts of angles! What app would be complete without personalisation? LEGO Play does so safely by allowing app users to only use pre-moderated usernames. This is on top of being able to to create their ...

9Aug

By CharlotteNo Comments

LEGO, News & Updates

LEGO Board Games: More to Come

Building Board Games Together: The LEGO Group and Asmodee Partnership. That's the strapline from the official press release. It summarises everything rather nicely and yet not quite enough. Earlier this year the LEGO Group announced a partnership with Asmodee to create a board game called Monkey Palace. It seems this partnership is going well as the companies have entered into a multi-year partnership. What does this mean? It means more LEGO Board games! Dotted Games has entered the chat. To cement the partnership The LEGO Group and Asmodee have created a whole new studio that will work solely on the LEGO board games. The name of this studio? Dotted Games! The Dotted Games studio will be based in Denmark with an award winning team at the helm. That's people who have won awards for the...

6Aug

By Tony CNo Comments

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PS Plus August 2024 Monthly Games

The PS Plus August 2024 Monthly Games are now available for all subscribers of the PlayStation subscription service. Remember that even if you don't plan to play these games now you should still add them to your library so you can check them out at any time (as long as you have an active sub). LEGO Star Wars The Skywalker Saga - PS5/PS4 Genre: Puzzle / Adventure Longevity: 100hrs+ | Trophies: 46 (incl Platinum) Metacritic: 82 | OpenCritic: 82 Release: 5th Apr 2022 Play through all nine Star Wars saga films in a brand-new LEGO video game unlike any other. Experience fun-filled adventures, whimsical humor, and the freedom to fully immerse yourself in the LEGO Star Wars galaxy. Want to play as a Jedi? A Sith? Rebel, bounty hunter, or droid? LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga...

Minecraft’s The Crafting Table releases in LEGO form

1Aug

By CharlotteNo Comments

LEGO, News & Updates

Minecraft’s The Crafting Table releases in LEGO form

Every Minecraft player knows one of the essentials of the game is the crafting table. This trusty utility block has been there for players for 15 years now. That's right, originally released in 2009, Minecraft is celebrating it's 15th anniversary this year! To mark the occasion LEGO have released a spectacular homage to the beloved videogame. The Crafting Table. A top notch build It's another good day to be a gaming LEGO fan. Not only have LEGO released new Animal Crossing sets, but we've also got The Crafting Table (set number 21265) hitting shelves today too! This set is also the first Minecraft set within LEGO's For Adults range. And what a great collection piece it is. The set recreates the game's iconic Crafting Table but with a twist. Within the Crafting Table are five mini build m...