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Hunt: Showdown New Map ‘DeSalle’ Now Available On PC
21Jul By DanNo Comments
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Hunt: Showdown New Map ‘DeSalle’ Now Available On PC

Hunt: Showdown, the stealth-based horror title that most people have now heard due to its release on console has had a huge update. Crytek yesterday announced that the all-new Hunt: Showdown map 'DeSalle' is now available for the PC version of the title only. Unfortunately for console players, the new map will hit the Playstation and Xbox servers sometime in early August. Hunt: Showdown, as a game has grown vastly over the years. For quite some time it was a game that not many people had heard of. For those Hunt veterans, this is a moment we have all been waiting for. The new DeSalle map looks visually stunning and brings a new type of gameplay into the title. The map has two main areas Upper and Lower DeSalle with a ton of new content on the way, including some easter eggs. So far t...
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Evercade Announces Renovation Collection 1
21Jul By BrianNo Comments
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Evercade Announces Renovation Collection 1

If you're British, then you can be forgiven for not knowing who Renovation Products are. That's what makes this announcement exciting. Renovation Products were a US publishing company in the 90s that would publish Telnet Japan's games, which in effect never made it to European soil. So what Blaze, the creator of the Evercade has done, is take twelve 16-bit retro games that have never been released before in Europe, and popped them all onto one cartridge! Some unusual are rare imports make up the list, so let's see what the Renovation Collection 1 has to offer: Arcus Odyssey Beast Wrestler Dino Land El Viento Exile Final Zone Gaieres Grenada Sol-Deace Traysia Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Valis 3 Fair enough Sol-Deace was released in Europe as Sol-Feace...
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Ubisoft Delays Release Dates for Rainbow Six Extraction and Riders Republic
20Jul By Renee-Francisca LopezNo Comments
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Ubisoft Delays Release Dates for Rainbow Six Extraction and Riders Republic

Ubisoft recently announced a change in release dates for both Rainbow Six Extraction and Riders Republic. Originally slated to be released on September 16, 2021, Rainbow Six Extraction has been pushed back to January 2022. Riders Republic will now see an October 28, 2021 release date instead of its September date. According to Ubisoft, these delays will allow players more time to test and give feedback on these games. This will also give the developers more time to polish the games prior to release. In a press release, Ubisoft shared these insights into the Rainbow Six Extraction delay: “Our ambition with Rainbow Six Extraction is to deliver a full-fledged AAA experience that changes the way you play and think about cooperative games. With unique features like Missing In Action or T...
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Flame Fatales all-women speed running schedule
16Jul By BertNo Comments
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Flame Fatales all-women speed running schedule

The all-female speedrunning event starring the Flame Fatales is due to take place online through August 15th-21st. You will be able to catch this event on the Games Done Quick Twitch page which is linked here. The Flame Fatales speedrunning team will be raising money in support of Malala Fund, a non-profit organization that works to secure free, safe, and quality education for young girls. Flame Fatales raised over $80,000 in 2020 alone! Below I will list the speedruns taking place from the PR email we received A 15-card run of Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories by Skybilz A Warframe speedrun by KrusKader An expert run of Tetris Effect Connected by Kirby703 Fans of tough-as-nails platformers should also mark their calendars for Fell’s run of Quickie Mountain 2 (an ultra-hard mod ...
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Play Tokyo 2020 at the Team GB Fanzone in London
16Jul By BertNo Comments
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Play Tokyo 2020 at the Team GB Fanzone in London

The video game giants Sega will be launching the official video game for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 with leading Team GB Olympic athletes Iwan Thomas, Bianca Williams, Linford Christie and Joanna Rowsell at an exclusive event at the Team GB fan zone in Shepherds Bush, London later this month. Meet a Team GB athlete and enjoy the sporting activity-themed day with an action-packed day at the TeamGB fan zone. Seeing the release of a new Olympics game takes us back to the days on the PlayStation 1 playing International Track and Field, trying to beat family members and friends to throw the farthest shot putt, jump the farthest distance in the long jump, run the fastest, and more, all whilst not breaking your fingers! Are you old enough to remember that game? We kind of hope so. If not, che...
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AWAY: The Survival Series Coming To PS5 This Summer
16Jul By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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AWAY: The Survival Series Coming To PS5 This Summer

AWAY: The Survival Series has been announced to be released late in Summer 2021 on the PlayStation 5 and PC. AWAY: The Survival Series is a nature documentary-inspired narrative adventure from developers Breaking Walls. The game will be published by Game Seer Ventures who are known for Sword of the Necromancer. AWAY is a story-based game where you play as a Sugar Glider who is on an adventure through the forest. Use your skills to avoid predators, hunt your own prey, all whilst a narrator describes your every move. How amazing would it be if that narrator is Sir David Attenborough?! As you brave the untamed wilds with your sugar glider, you will fight larger enemies, hunt smaller prey, and hide from the apex predators. You will be able to jump, glide, and climb through the envi...
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Happy World Snake Day! Snake Man’s Adventure On Sale
16Jul By BertNo Comments
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Happy World Snake Day! Snake Man’s Adventure On Sale

Happy World Snake Day! To celebrate "World Snake Day" Dososoft's quirky 2D platformer Snake Man's Adventure is receiving a price cut to $5,99, £4.79, €4.99 depending on the locale you are from. Featuring a colourful mix of comedy, along with an easy pick up and play mechanic with a cast of fun characters. Join Snake Man in his 90's retro-inspired game for the next generation. With no one taking Snake Man seriously, he embarks on a mission to prove his skills by saving planet earth from an invasion of grandoits. Teaming up with "The Professor, Sophia, her dog "Doggo" and Liam they aim to save humans from an intergalactic catastrophe. Travel through a variety of colourful environments, collecting items and earning achievements along the way. With an outlandish story, Snake ...
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Official F1 2021 Launch – Congratulations To Codemasters and EA!
16Jul By Martin Hosking1 Comment
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Official F1 2021 Launch – Congratulations To Codemasters and EA!

Great news readers, today is the official F1 2021 launch day! Those of you who pre-ordered the super-duper pack have been playing for a few days now, maybe longer, just like writer Brian who had the opportunity to get a review out for this for us, check that out here. Brian gave F1 2021 the coveted Thumb Culture Platinum Award, which isn't handed out lightly on this site! In excitement for this weekends F1 British Grand Prix, and of course today being the official F1 2021 launch day, Codemasters has released some gameplay footage recorded on the Xbox Series X for you all to see. They have also released some gorgeous shots from the game which you can see below. It truly is a beautiful game, isn't it? Seeing all the news and Brian's review for this game kind of makes me wan...
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Streets of Rage 4 DLC MR. X Nightmare Now Available
16Jul By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Streets of Rage 4 DLC MR. X Nightmare Now Available

Streets of Rage 4 has had a huge free update released alongside its highly-anticipated DLC, Mr. X Nightmare. This is available now on PC and consoles for £5.79. The free update that is separate from the DLC brings several new features and enhancements to Streets of Rage 4. If you're on Nintendo Switch you will need to first launch the game and locate the DLC option to purchase. To celebrate the launch of the DLC, Dotemu has lowered the price of the Streets of Rage 4 base game by 40% on Nintendo Switch and Steam until July 29th. There's also 10% off the DLC for PlayStation fans, 15% off on Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Store and Steam. This is also until July 29th. Via a press release, Dotemu announces the DLC has the following key features: Playable new fighters: introducing...
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Weird West Coming This Autumn
16Jul By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Weird West Coming This Autumn

Developers WolfEye Studios and publishers Devolver Digital are telling us to saddle up folks. Weird West has been confirmed to be launching this Autumn on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The first thing I've noticed in the below trailer is how the art style looks similar to that of the Borderlands series. This isn't a bad thing at all, as the Borderlands games look great! The new gameplay video reveals some new intertwined tales, unveiling the mysteries in the Weird West and its unusual heroes. Via a press release, Wolfeye Studios say the below: Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Journey through the origin stories of a group of atypical heroes. Written into legend by the decisions y...
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