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Ali-A and YouTube Launch $100,000 Competition

9Apr

By Si WoodhamsNo Comments

Ali-A and YouTube Launch $100,000 Competition

During a fireside chat at the WASD event in London Ali-A has announced, in partnership with YouTube, the launch of a new global talent show, to find the next star gaming creator along with a grand prize of $100,000! The uTure show kicks off today at 6pm (9 April 2022) with the entry process being opened up for submissions from until the 8 May 2022. The submissions must be in English and submitted as a YouTube Short, the video platforms new TikTok-style video format, of up to 60 seconds. Applicants must then upload their video to YouTube Shorts using the hashtag #uTureShow, then submit it to uture.show to be in with a chance to appear on the show. The uTure competition is the brain-child of Ali A (Alastair Aitken), who has more than 25 million subscribers across his YouTube cha...

7Apr

By Katie TNo Comments

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Max Payne Remakes Announced

Remedy Entertainment have announced Max Payne remakes. Alongside Rockstar Games which published the originals a new agreement has been made to remake the iconic Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne video games. Murders To Solve Drug Rings To Bust Developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games both games left an indelible mark in popular culture. Lauded for their neo-noir atmosphere, groundbreaking storytelling and “bullet-time” gunplay, critics and players alike praised the original games. Mixing hard-boiled detective novels with a dash of John Woo cinematography and more than a splash of Norse mythology. Both developer and publisher are pleased and excited by today's agreement. Rekindling The Spark “We were thrilled when our long-time friends at Reme...

Manchester’s Biggest Games Industry Event Returns

7Apr

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Manchester’s Biggest Games Industry Event Returns

Not able to make Boston for PAX? Fear not, Manchester's biggest games industry event returns on Thursday 21st April 2022. FORMAT 2022 Manchester's biggest games industry event returns. FORMAT the UK’s biggest games industry community event is back with an exclusive line-up of game developers, publishers, and industry partners, live for one night only at the Impossible in Manchester on Thursday, April 21st 2022. Discover some of the industry’s finest projects and enjoy a night filled with awesome UK & International Indie Games, Publisher Pitching, Community Giveaways, and great food and drink. This year, FORMAT.GG’s organisers are inviting the UK gaming community to Manchester for a night of celebrations. There will be 15+ game studio headliners taking the floor, game...

7Apr

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The Witcher 3 most awards of all time?

USwitch have recently compiled a Gaming Index that shows the most awarded Video Games Of All Time. No Awards For LaLa Land Uswitch compiled the research and analysed the total number of times each game has been named 'Game of the Year' between 2003 and 2021. It took the number of awards won divided by the number nominated for to come up with an Annual Percentage score. Most Awarded Video Game Of All Time We are currently at a point where there are more gaming award shows than ever before. The study was focused on the period between 2003 to 2021. With 317 awards, The Last Of Us Part 2 has won the most awards. The survey looked at which games won the highest percentage of annual awards that they were nominated for. What this means is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red lea...

‘Beat My Time’ Competition Announced With British Supercross Talent

7Apr

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‘Beat My Time’ Competition Announced With British Supercross Talent

‘Beat My Time' competition announced with British Supercross talent. Koch Media UK is challenging players to beat the real-life time of Britsh Supercross rider Dylan Woodcock to win spectacular prizes. On Your Marks To celebrate the latest chapter in the Supercross franchise Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 makers Milestone and Koch Media UK are challenging players to post screenshots of their best times on the Houston NRG Stadium track to try and beat Dylan's impressive real-life race time of 45.790. Taking realism to the next level by fusing in-game and on-track performance Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5 is hosting a thrilling competition where players can try to beat the pro’s impressive on-track performance in-game to win some unforget...

Lawn Mowing Simulator comes to Playstation

31Mar

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Lawn Mowing Simulator comes to Playstation

Renowned Lawn Mowing Simulator has finally released on PlayStation, following a successful release on both PC and Xbox back in 2021. Lawn Mowing Simulator allows players to experience the beauty, satisfaction and detail of mowing the Great British countryside whilst riding an authentic and expansive roster of real-world licensed lawn mowers from prestigious manufacturers. The features in Lawn Mowing Simulator allow you to: Execute ground checks, set your blade height, and measure your engine load as you complete a variety of contracts across Career Mode, Free Mode or Challenge Mode. Take your mowing to further heights with several attachments from stripe rollers, mulching kits, grass collectors, recyclers, flail decks and more. Lawn Mowing Simulator is set in a beautiful ...

31Mar

By Si WoodhamsNo Comments

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Call of Duty:Vanguard goes Free!

The best selling game of 2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard has gone free-to-play for a limited time, due to poor post-launch sales. Between the 30th March and 13th April new players can jump into the multiplayer element of the game, in our opinion the best bit of Vanguard! Players will be able to drop into the latest season 2 maps; Casablanca and Gondola, as well as the new large, capture the building objective, Alps map. In addition to the latest map releases, free access players will also be able to dive into some of Vanguards most popular maps including Shipment, a Call of Duty Classic, and Das Haus. Two small maps perfect for levelling up those weapons for using in the always free to play Call of Duty: Warzone! Call of Duty: Vanguard Free Access is out now and available on PS...

29Mar

By Katie TNo Comments

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Dangerous New Mission On The Red Planet

Journey to space for a dangerous new mission on the red planet in Deliver Us Mars. The sequel to 2019’s adventure puzzle game Deliver Us The Moon. New Partnership Taking Players Beyond Earth Frontier Foundry is collaborating with Dutch developers KeokeN Interactive to help the studio realise its creative goals for this third-person sequel, which involves a radical step forward in both gameplay and narrative presentation. The Deliver Us series introduces players to a world where resources on Earth are depleted, making humanity’s further ventures into space more vital. Originally crowdfunded through Kickstarter, the award-winning first game garnered a passionate fan base. Now Set 10 years after Deliver Us The Moon's Fortuna mission. Deliver Us Mars expands on the events in the origi...

24Mar

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Foretales Announced

Alkemi announces their new story-driven card game, Foretales. Foretales Coming to PC and Nintendo Switch This Summer Indie developer Alkemi (Drifting Lands, Transcripted) in partnership with Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, Edge of Eternity) has revealed their upcoming story-driven card game, Foretales. With tabletop-inspired mechanics, Foretales is due for release summer of 2022 on both PC and Nintendo Switch. It is available to wishlist now on Steam. Dive Into A Story-Rich, Atmospheric Card Game Foretales takes place in a collapsing world doomed by a dark prophecy. Players assume the role of an avian small-time thief named Volepain among a cast of similar anthropomorphic characters. Players will also combine various cards with unique character skills. These will allow you to f...

24Mar

By Katie TNo Comments

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Sherlock Keeps The Lights On

Sherlock Keeps The Lights On. Ukrainian studio Frogwares announce new DLC for Sherlock Chapter One and new Switch release of Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter That's Elementary Watson - Once More Today developers Frogwares have announced the release of the last paid DLC for Sherlock Chapter One and also the release onto Nintendo Switch of earlier game Sherlock Holmes: The Devils' Daughter. Despite the war, this team which are majority Ukrainian based are using external partners and a handful of remote staff to keep the studio operational for the future. CEO of Frogwares Wael Amr explains here: "Put simply, we need to keep the studio alive and functioning to the best of our abilities now more than ever. Nobody on the team is expected to work, only those who can and want to. S...