Author: Chris Sutton
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Super Mario Maker 2 confirmed for Nintendo Switch
Nintendo has announced that Super Mario Maker 2 is coming to the Nintendo Switch, with a release date set for June 2019. The confirmation of the game came during tonight’s episode of Nintendo Direct, and it’s sure to please the more creative players among us. The footage of Super Mario Maker 2 that was shown […]
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Pre-ordering The Division 2 on PC will bag you a free game
Ubisoft are taking steps to try and ensure that The Division 2 sells well on PC, and the offer of a free game is a good way to do just that. Players who digitally pre-order The Division 2 on PC will be awarded a free game, with a choice of three to pick from. To […]
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Apex Legends first patch rolls out
Apex Legends, the rapidly-growing battle royale game from Respawn Entertainment, has its first patch. There’s nothing overly major to report, but the update does add in some new Valentines Day-themed cosmetics just in time for tomorrows day of love. To be more specific, the update adds a “Live Die Live” Banner Badge, which players can […]
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Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’s February Update brings New Game Plus
A few days ago I promised you more details on the upcoming New Game Plus mode in Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, so today I’m staying true to my word. Title Update 1.14, which is slated for release “later this month”, will bring New Game Plus with it, and, as expected, it will allow players to start […]
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Burnout spiritual successor Dangerous Driving gets a release date
Dangerous Driving, the arcade racer from Three Fields Entertainment, will release on Tuesday 9th April. The confirmation of that date comes by way of a new trailer for the game that released earlier today. You may note that the game looks very similar to the Burnout franchise, and that’s deliberate – Three Fields Entertainment was […]
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Civilization VI is free-to-play for the next 24 hours
Quick! Read, click, and play! Sid Meier’s 2016 empire-building strategy game Civilization VI is currently free-to-play on Steam until 6pm GMT on Thursday 14th February. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJwVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: CIVILIZATION VI Launch Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KdE0p2joJw) Conveniently, that’s the same date that the games latest expansion, Gathering Storm, releases. The expansion will focus […]
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Combined Arms now available in Battlefield V
Combined Arms, the co-op mode that was announced as part of Battlefield V’s Lightning Strikes update, is now available to all players as part of a free update. Combined Arms will allow up to four players to play cooperatively in eight PvE missions, with four different objectives across four maps. DICE intends for these missions […]
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Rocket League’s upcoming “Friends” update will add cross-play party system
Rocket League’s next update will arrive on Tuesday 19th February. Titled “Friends”, the update will add full cross-play party support, developer Psyonix has announced. Of course, full cross-play functionality has been a part of Rocket League for a month now, but it has only been available through random matchmaking in online modes, whereas the “Friends” […]
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Activision Blizzard lay off almost 800 employees despite best financial results in its history
A few days ago, rumours began circling that Activision-Blizzard were preparing to layoff hundreds of staff ahead of their quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. Well, here I am on Wednesday, informing you that Activision-Blizzard has cut around 8 percent of its staff, which equates to about 800 job losses. I’ll get into my rant a […]
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Jim Ryan becomes PlayStation CEO amid reshuffle
Sony has announced a management restructure for their PlayStation business, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), that will see long-serving employee Jim Ryan take over as CEO. Jim Ryan, who is currently Deputy President of SIE, will take over as President and CEO of the company on Monday 1st April 2019, unless somebody is playing a pretty […]