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FIRST – New Survival Game Announced By SurvGames
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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FIRST – New Survival Game Announced By SurvGames

FIRST, the new survival game has been announced by SurvGames. FIRST is a survival simulator set in the world after a global apocalypse. The player and his dog travel through ruined cities, radioactive deserts and the ashes of the remains of civilisation. As the player progresses they will discover the story of the last days of human life on the planet. Face dangerous creatures that appeared after the environment died. Your four-legged companion will warn you of dangers, provide support, help search for resources, join in battles when necessary and more! Details about this game are rather sparse at the moment, however, check out the announcement trailer below. The game will be running on the new Unreal Engine 5, so has the promise to be an absolutely stunning game, graphically. ...
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Evercade & The Oliver Twins Raise £11k For National Videogame Museum
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Evercade & The Oliver Twins Raise £11k For National Videogame Museum

Evercade has donated over £11,000 to the National Videogame Museum. This is with thanks to the sales of the Oliver twins collection cartridge on the Evercade handheld console. The Oliver twins collection cartridge is available for all to purchase from retails such as Amazon, Argos and more. All profits from this collection are being donated to the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield. The games in this collection are as follows: Treasure Island Dizzy BMX Simulator Go! Dizzy Go! The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy Dizzy The Adventurer Super Robin Hood Panic Dizzy Dreamworld Pogie Mystery World Dizzy Wonderland Dizzy Some brilliant games in there if you ask me. You can read the official press release below: Evercade, Codemasters, and The Oliver Twi...
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2K And Tiger Woods Ink Long-Term Exclusive Deal!
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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2K And Tiger Woods Ink Long-Term Exclusive Deal!

Tiger Woods and publishers 2K have signed a deal to bring Tiger back to golf games. Alongside this news, 2K have also announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement with HB Studios Multimedia Ltd to acquire their studio. HB Studios are known for PGA Tour 2K21 as well as The Golf Club franchise. Read the official press release below: Windsor, United Kingdom – March 16, 2021 – 2K made a hole in one today by announcing the Company has agreed to an exclusive, long-term partnership with Tiger Woods, one of the most iconic and celebrated figures in golf history. In addition, 2K announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held HB Studios Multimedia Ltd., developers of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful PGA TOUR® 2K21, as well as ...
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Undertale – Cult Classic Game Coming To Xbox One Today!
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Undertale – Cult Classic Game Coming To Xbox One Today!

Today, Cult classic game, Undertale, is coming to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via Xbox Game Pass. In an Xbox Wire post, John Ricciardi tells us the below: At long last, Undertale is coming to Xbox! For the first time ever, players on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S will have the chance to experience one of indie gaming’s most beloved role-playing games when it launches on Xbox Game Pass tomorrow, March 16. As many of you know, Undertale isn’t exactly new to the gaming world. In fact, this past September, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of its original PC release with a free concert streamed on YouTube (which you should absolutely check out — after you’ve cleared the game, of course!). But the wonderful thing about Undertale is that despite its retro-inspired visuals — which are su...
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Five Bethesda Titles Boosted On Series X|S Today!
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Five Bethesda Titles Boosted On Series X|S Today!

Via Xbox Wire, Microsoft has announced that five "significant" Bethesda titles have had performance boosts on the Xbox Series X|S consoles. The titles with the FPS boosts are below: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Fallout 4 Fallout 76 Prey Dishonored: Definitive Edition According to the post, gamers can expect to see FPS increases from 30 fps to nearly 60 fps with FPS Boost for the above titles. Read more from the article below: Hot on the heels of officially welcoming Bethesda’s world-renowned studios to the Xbox family, we’re excited to announce that five of the biggest titles from their vast catalog of games – Dishonored: Definitive Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Prey – will all be updated today to enable...
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The Secret Is Out! Sumo Group Launch Their Own Publishing Division!
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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The Secret Is Out! Sumo Group Launch Their Own Publishing Division!

Sumo Group (Little Big Planet, Hood: Outlaws & Legends) has announced the launch of Secret Mode, their new ambitious publishing venture to help indie developers bring their games to the masses. Read the official press release below: Sumo Group plc announces the launch of Secret Mode, a new ambitious publishing venture focusing on bringing fresh, smaller games, developed either internally or by independent developers, to market. Secret Mode is led by Director of Publishing, James Schall, formally of SEGA and Amazon, supported by Head of Marketing Derek Seklecki, who was previously at SEGA and Nintendo. “We want to break down the stereotypical publisher-developer relationship and create genuine lasting partnerships. We think our values and long-term ambitions will give every stud...
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HTC Vive New Product Announcement – Tracker V3 & Facial Tracker
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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HTC Vive New Product Announcement – Tracker V3 & Facial Tracker

HTC Vive has announced two new pieces of hardware compatible with their HTC Vive range of VR hardware. These two items are the HTC VIVE Tracker v3 and the VIVE Facial Tracker, both are now available to buy. You can read more in the official press release below: HTC VIVE®, the leader in premium virtual reality (VR), today announced the next evolution of the VIVE Tracker ecosystem, with the launch of the new VIVE Tracker 3.0, and the VIVE Facial Tracker. HTC has consistently set the industry standard, and this third generation of the VIVE Tracker is even more versatile with up to 75% increased battery life, 15% reduction in weight, and 33% smaller footprint than previous generation VIVE Trackers. The highly acclaimed VIVE Tracker has a strong track record across a wide range of indust...
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Outriders Coming To Xbox Game Pass On Day One!
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Outriders Coming To Xbox Game Pass On Day One!

There's been a fantastic announcement from Xbox Wire with regards to Outriders. The third-person RPG shooter from Square Enix, Outriders, is officially coming to Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on day one! In the Xbox Wire announcement by Megan Spurr, Megan wrote the following: We all got a taste of Outriders with the recent demo, so I’m thrilled to announce that Outriders will be available on Console and Android phones and tablets via Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) with Xbox Game Pass on day one! Starting April 1 (not an April Fool’s joke, I assure you), Xbox Game Pass for Console and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members can jump into this true genre-hybrid from Square Enix, which combines brutal combat with deep RPG systems. Outriders is set in the distant future where...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge Announced
16Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge Announced

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge has been announced, the game is being published by Dotemu and developed by Tribute games as well as in partnership with Nickelodeon. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge will release on PC and all consoles. I love that it's going old school with graphics and design. This gives me a real feel for the original Turtles from when I was growing up, none of this CGI malarky! haha. In the official press release we're told: Thrash Shredder and the Foot Clan in an All-New Romp Inspired by Classic TMNT Games Like the Beloved Smash Hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games in partnership with Nickelodeon today announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge for PC a...
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Crysis Remastered – DLSS Support Now Available On PC
15Mar By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Crysis Remastered – DLSS Support Now Available On PC

Crytek has announced that Crysis Remastered now officially has DLSS support in-game, via a free update. This update will offer "radically improved performance" for PC players with compatible Nvidia graphics cards. The remaster of the 2007 PC killer came out in 2020, some 13 years after the original. The remaster has held up to the PC killer status and brings some PC's to their knees now. I can see why. Read the official press release below: Friday, March 12, 2021 — Frankfurt (Germany), March 12th, 2021 – Crytek launches a free new update for Crysis Remastered on PC today, which adds DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) support to the game. NVIDIA DLSS technology running on compatible NVIDIA graphics cards offers players dramatically improved performance, making Crysis Remas...
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