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16Jan

By CharlotteNo Comments

Nintendo Switch 2 Unveiled

In long awaited news, Nintendo have today unveiled the first look at their new console; the Switch 2. This console has been confirmed to be the successor to the Nintendo Switch, and will release in 2025. As yet no other release date information has been confirmed. Without further ado I'm not going to sit here and list out everything you can see in the unveiling video, because let's face it, that's not what you want from this article! Don't skip past the rest of this piece though, unless you don't want to find out when you can try out the new console for yourself. Enough of my wittering here is what you really came here for. https://youtu.be/WxLUf2kRQRE Hands On After that little teaser. I for one can't wait for more details about the Nintendo Switch 2. Being the Nintendo fan that I ...

15Jan

By Rowen CameronNo Comments

Features

Game Pass Games – January 2025

However you’ve been kicking off 2025, January Game Pass has a bunch of exciting titles to ensure a great virtual start to the year. With three day-one releases, two returning games, and a legendary action-RPG—to name a few!—we’ll be spoiled for choice! Carrion Genre: Horror Longevity: 4.5 - 6 hours | Achievements: 21 Metacritic: 75 | OpenCritic: Strong Available: Now (Console, PC and Cloud) Tiers: Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard Released: 23rd January 2020 https://youtu.be/Ozknd5FBFE4?si=pzcXXq1mXg8C00BU The pixel art “reverse-horror” makes a return to Game Pass to kick the year off with a bang. Carrion lets you become the monster as you try to escape confinement and take revenge on the scientists that imprisoned you. Uncover ability capsules to learn new ...

10Jan

By CharlotteNo Comments

LEGO, News & Updates

LEGO Adds Game Boy To It’s Console List

Nintendo and LEGO have once again joined forces to announce a brand new, at least in brick form, console! The LEGO Game Boy was teased last night across social media. And whilst it may not be the Switch 2 annoucement people have been hoping for, it is certainly not unwelcome news! Gimme Gimme Gimme I can't be the only one surprised that the LEGO Game Boy is the latest addition to the console sets. With retro gaming icons such as the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System and the LEGO Atari 2600 having been previously released. I was expecting another home console to join the series. Hell, even the LEGO PAC-MAN Arcade, feels less left field then this annoucement. However, I can why such a jump would happen. Afterall we can't have every home console in brick form. Can we? Apparently not. Besid...

Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip Coming To Consoles

10Jan

By PaulNo Comments

News & Updates

Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip Coming To Consoles

Originally published on Steam by Super Rare Originals to overwhelmingly positive reviews, including our own, Tiny Terry’s Turbo Trip lands on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on February 13th. Get ready to cause chaos, and have wholesome interactions, when snekflat's delightful free-roaming exploration indie hit reaches the console market. Grab Your Flip-Flops And Wrench And Join Terry In Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip, players step into the flip-flops of Terry. Terry is a dreamer with a wild goal: to launch himself into the cosmos in a car of his own invention. From the unassuming beginnings of a simple job application, Terry's adventure takes a giddy turn. Players can explore the tiny open world town of Sprankelwater, bursting with secrets to discover and a menagerie of unforgettable cha...

HYTE THICC Q80 Trio THICCENS Its Liquid Cooling Offerings

9Jan

By CharlotteNo Comments

News & Updates

HYTE THICC Q80 Trio THICCENS Its Liquid Cooling Offerings

HYTE today announced a new addition to their THICC liquid cooler line at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The all new THICC Q80 Trio, is a 360mm version of its renowned THICC Q60 all-in-one (AIO) liquid cooler. I like 'em thicc This new cooler builds on HYTE’s design and cooling innovations with increased performance capabilities thanks to its thicker size. All whilst offering more personalization options thanks to HYTE’s flagship Nexus 2.0 software. But before we get into the details, let's take a look at this beauty. Features The THICC Q80 Trio is designed to fit the HYTE Y70 and Y70 Touch Infinite cases and many more. We aren't kidding when we say this is a beast. The heat exchanger itself measures 360mm long and 52mm thick for maximum cooling capacity. There is also a ...

BodyLink Kickstarter Launched By Rebuff Reality

8Jan

By CharlotteNo Comments

News & Updates

BodyLink Kickstarter Launched By Rebuff Reality

Over the past decade Rebuff Reality has shipped hundreds of thousands of gaming and hardware products focused on Full Body Tracking. Their latest innovation is BodyLink which they claim to be the ultimate Next-Gen Motion Game Console and hardware game platform. While VR offers deep levels of immersion, it often sacrifices comfort and real-world connection. BodyLink reimagines motion games for the living room and big screen TVs, combining a powerful Android architecture, advanced chipset, cutting-edge camera system, and responsive motion controller into one seamless platform. Motion Control Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YluxNnZgAqw Features Full Body Tracking. Combining a 90FPS wide angle tracking camera and 4K media camera, BodyLink brings your entire self into g...

7Jan

By Iain culverhouse3 Comments

Features

PlayStation Plus January 2025

Happy New Year!! The PlayStation Plus January Monthly Games have been announced for all PlayStation subscribers. Sadly it features one of the worst games of 2024 however that is sandwiched between two amazing titles. 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). All three games will be available to PlayStation Plus members from 7th January until 3rd February. Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League | PS5 Genre: Action Adventure Longevity: 12hrs+ | Trophies: 51 (inc. Platinum) Metacritic: 60 | OpenCritic: 59 Release: 30th January 2024 Join the newly “recruited” members of Amanda Waller’s infamous Task Force X (aka the Suicide Squad), Harley Q...

6Jan

By CharlotteNo Comments

News & Updates

Human Within Dev Diaries Released

Human Within is an upcoming multimedia sci-fi interactive VR project, which explores the influence of AI and advanced technology on society, highlighting the potential threats if misused. The narrative experience is coming to Meta Quest 2 and 3 on January 9th, with a launch date for SteamVR to come soon. To coincide with their upcoming release of Human Within, Signal Space Lab and Actrio Studio have released a series of dev diaries. About the Game Human Within combines a thrilling branching storyline with video game playability. Its blend of original storytelling and gameplay features offer players a distinct interactive experience. It differentiates itself with a unique integration of technical features that includes: User Involvement. Players experience the story from Linh's consc...

18Dec

By PaulNo Comments

News & Updates

Exodus Gameplay Trailer Revealed

Exodus, the upcoming sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment, has received a new gameplay trailer. Since being revealed at The Game Awards 2023, the team at Archetype have diligently been releasing lore info and teasers via videos, blog posts, and even a pair of novels by Peter F. Hamilton. I'm really intrigued by this potential contender to Mass Effect, and the gameplay trailer has amplified this further. I've been meaning to cover information around Exodus for a while, so bare with me while I give you some brief background on the project and lore. The Exodus Following the decline in habitability of Earth, humanity construct ark ships to set sail across the galaxy in search of a new home. A portion of the ark ships arrive in the Centauri cluster 16,000 years later and send the Gr...

Split Fiction – Hazelight Reveals Next Co-Op Title

15Dec

By PaulNo Comments

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Split Fiction – Hazelight Reveals Next Co-Op Title

Josef Fares, a regular face at The Game Awards, returned this year with another expletive laden monologue to announce Hazelight Studios' next co-op game. Split Fiction is an action-packed co-op buddy adventure that jumps between sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Hazelight's previous game, It Takes Two, was one of my favourite games of 2021 and won Game of the Year at The Game Awards that year. Getting Cocky With It After completing It Takes Two, my partner and I have been awaiting the next adventure from Hazelight. In March 2025, that time will finally arrive. Introducing the trailer at The Game Awards, Fares said “At Hazelight, we have a saying where we say, 'we f- s- up without f-ing up'… This time it's some next level s-”. He continued, “I know I sound cocky, but it's really hard to not be c...