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VR Studio XR Games Gets £5.9m Investment

12Jul

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VR Studio XR Games Gets £5.9m Investment

Uk-based VR games studio XR Games secures £5.9m ($7m) investment to supercharge its growth. Sparking good news for the developers and gamers. A Wise Choice In Investment The huge deal will allow the VR games, developers, to move into a bigger studio in Leeds city centre and the ability to help grow its expanding team. XR Games has grown rapidly after the success of the hit VR game 'Zombieland: Headshot Fever'. The investment from Act Media Ventures, Praeture Ventures, and Maven will help support the studio in its move to the city centre later in the year. It will enable the business to grow its team as it invests in intellectual property (IP), the development of new games, and research into VR and augmented reality (AR) technologies, following the success of its Zombieland: Heads...

8Jul

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

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Grid Legends Photo Mode Update

Grid Legends Photo Mode is here!! In a new update available to Grid Legends it's time to lineup those perfect shots. Attention Shutterbugs Photo Mode has quickly become a Favourite Feature in gaming. Allowing gamers to capture moments and create some stunning shots and share them with others. Regardless if you don't know what ISO is or fancy yourself as a budding Virtual Photographer, there is something for everyone. Adjust the camera angle, change the lens flare and even rotate the sun to give you perfect lighting. Photo Mode Challenge In celebration of this milestone, they have introduced the first GRID Legends Photo Mode Challenge in collaboration with several partners, including Porsche, Fordzilla, The London Eye, Xite, and many more! Use Photo Mode from July 8th to Augu...

7Jul

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Rocket League Sideswipe – Season 4

Rocket League Sideswipe is now live! Season 4 will feature a new Mutator Madness game mode, Rocket League crossover event, Arena and Rocket Pass. Play Anytime Anywhere With Rocket League Sideswipe, you can experience the competitive car soccer gameplay of the sports-action hit Rocket League on your mobile device! Season 4 Features Mutator Madness - Is a new casual game mode that alters the rules of a match by using random mutators. The players will vote on whether they enjoyed the mutator settings at the end of each match. Players will vote daily to reduce the set of mutators until there is a winning combination on Friday. There will be a double XP boost for the winning combination through the weekend. Rocket League Crossover Event - From July 19 to July 23, the Rocket Leagu...

JBL Unveil New True Wireless Earbud Range

7Jul

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JBL Unveil New True Wireless Earbud Range

JBL have recently unveiled their exciting new range of True Wireless Earbuds (TWS) during a recent live stream! JBL, Taking Audio to the Next Level! So what has been revealed, how much and when! Over to JBL for the rundown! JBL Live Pro 2 - £129 True Adaptive Noise Cancelling with smart ambient features, improved battery life and 6 microphones for perfect call quality, meet the JBL Live Pro 2 earbuds. Whether it’s music, a podcast or Zoom call, enjoy the best performance anywhere life takes you with JBL Signature Sound. The JBL Live Pro 2 in-ear true wireless earbuds feature 11mm drivers in a ‘stick’ closed design with oval tubes to ensure better noise cancellation and enhanced audio quality. Its True Adaptive Noise Cancelling with smart ambient enables users to adjust the a...

5Jul

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Celebrate 30 years of Kirby

Celebrate 30 Years of Kirby with a new case and controller combo design from PowerA. Fans can now save the kidnapped Waddle Dees in style with Kirby's signature pink colour being a prominent focus of the design. As Mouth Watering As Candy Looking as mouthwatering as candy, the officially licensed Enhanced Wired Controller takes influence from the adorable protagonist's character design and lovability. Just like other Enhanced Wired Controllers within PowerA’s catalogue, the Kirby variant is equipped with Mappable Advanced Gaming Buttons. Helping players swallow up the competition. The controller also comes with a long detachable 10ft USB Cable allowing players to game from a comfortable distance. The officially licensed case for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite will keep your...

The Underworld Comes To The Switch With SAO Alicization Lycoris

5Jul

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The Underworld Comes To The Switch With SAO Alicization Lycoris

The Underworld Comes To The Switch With SAO Alicization Lycoris. Announced this weekend at the Anime Expo. Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris will make its debut on the Nintendo Switch. Sword Art Online On The Go After the events of the Sword Art Online Alicization anime series, SWORD ART ONLINE ALICIZATION LYCORIS finds Kirito in a mysterious but familiar virtual world, “Underworld,” where advanced A.I.s could be mistaken for humans. As you take control of Kirito. You will relive heart-pounding scenes through its addictive gameplay. Fan favourite characters will cross the player’s path including Eugeo, Alice, Administrator, and many more. A wide world awaits Kirito and his friends in this faithful adaptation to the SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization series. SWORD ART ONLINE ALICIZATI...

Another Good Day For An Amazon Prime Day

4Jul

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Another Good Day For An Amazon Prime Day

Another Good Day For An Amazon Prime Day. Members of Amazon Prime are in for a real treat as Prime members get even more free games on July 12-13. Way Too Good To Be True During Prime Day, Prime members can claim more than 30 free games, including Mass Effect Legendary Edition — which includes the award-winning Mass Effect trilogy — GRID Legends, Need for Speed Heat, Star Wars Jedi Knight — Jedi Academy and more highlighted below. GRID Legends: Bring instant thrills and iconic racing moments in the world’s most incredible cars, with action and drama everywhere you look. Create and dominate dream race events, hop into live races, experience a dramatic virtual production story, and embrace the sensation of spectacular racing. Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Relive the epic sag...

4Jul

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My Hero Ultra Rumble

Bandai Namco Europe has announced today the My Hero Ultra Rumble. A fierce 24-player Battle Royale brawl which is free to play and available to pre-register for the closed Beta now. Based On The Popular Anime The game was revealed at the Bandai Namco “Summer Showcase” panel at Anime Expo 2022 in Los Angeles. It was also revealed that registrations are now open for a Closed Beta Test on PlayStation4, which is running from August 18 to August 21 2022. Developed by Byking, My Hero Ultra Rumble is coming to PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch™, and Windows PC via Steam. Players will join one of eight three-player teams as Heroes or Villains as they battle on large citywide maps. By controlling classic My Hero characters, fans can make the most of their Quirks to attack enemies and ...

SGDQ 2022 Raises $3.01 Million For Doctors Without Borders

4Jul

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SGDQ 2022 Raises $3.01 Million For Doctors Without Borders

SGDQ 2022 Raises $3.01 Million For Doctors Without Borders. Yesterday, Summer Games Done Quick raised just over $3 million for the charity Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres. The event took place June 26-July 3 in Bloomington, MN and was broadcast on Twitch. The Speedrunning Community Have Done It Again Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2022 has ended its week-long 24-hour speedrunning marathon, raising a total of $3.01 million raised for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières. The event was held June 26-July 3 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington Minneapolis South. It's crazy to think that since the first speedrunning event was held way back in 2010. The accumulative total is now over $40 million. All in the name of charity as well for the likes of...

1Jul

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

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Playstation Plus July

PlayStation Plus - July is the first full month since the redesign of the platforms subscription service. The latest games coming to the Essential (Basic) level and above are confirmed as follows: Crash Bandicoot 4 - It's About Time PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 gamers. The story revolves around Neo Cortex and Dr. N. Tropy having escaped from their interdimensional prison. Having released back in September 2020 it received our Thumb Culture Silver Award in our review at the time. The Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan on Playstation 4 Man of Medan marked the beginning of The Dark Pictures Anthology coming from Supermassive Games. It follows the same format as Until Dawn and the recently released The Quarry. You can check out the review for The Quarry here. A div...