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Minecraft Gets Some More Sonic Content In Awesome New Event

“Join the fastest event alive”. Last month, as part of Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 30th-anniversary celebration, Minecraft announced a special Sonic Adventure 2 DLC pack for the game. Now in an update, more Sonic x Minecraft content has arrived. This time, Sonic the Hedgehog has taken over “The Hive” Minecraft servers tab. The event runs from […]

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Cruis’n Blast Brings Classic Arcade Racing To Switch This September

Race like it’s 2017. One of the surprises of Nintendo’s E3 Direct this year was Cruis’n Blast. It was announced a Switch exclusive and given a Fall 2021 release. The team at Raw Thrills has now narrowed down the release date. Clear your calendars because the game will be arriving on Nintendo’s hybrid system on […]

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Paper Mario-Style Adventure ‘The Outbound Ghost’ Is Now Live On Kickstarter

Paper Poltergeists. Good news for people who love flat things and ghosts: The Outbound Ghost, an indie Paper Mario-like adventure game, is now live on Kickstarter, where you can back it for any amount from One Swiss Franc (get yer name in the credits) to 2,775 Swiss Francs (about £2k or $3k) if you want […]

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Talking Point: Can Metroid Dread Be The Franchise’s ‘Awakening’?

This could be a breakthrough for the series. Over the weekend our lovely folk in the video team posted a detailed chat, above, asking a simple but intriguing question — “Why hasn’t the Metroid series traditionally sold well?” It’s a good question, and it feels like one with a lot of varied answers. Let’s summarise […]

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Sonic Colors: Ultimate Switch Trailer Removes 60fps Perk Of Original Video

Still a nice upgrade, mind… We’re rather looking forward to Sonic Colors: Ultimate, an anniversary release of a title previously only found on Wii. Just recently SEGA unveiled a new trailer that showcased a variety of new features in the remaster, with visual enhancements and ‘rival rush’ standing out as intriguing additions. Nintendo has now […]

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“It’s Like A Contra Game On Acid”: Weapon Of Choice DX Runs ‘N’ Guns Onto Switch This Fall

The Xbox Live Indie Game returns on Switch. Indie developer Mommy’s Best Games has revealed that Weapon of Choice DX will be blasting onto the Nintendo Switch eShop on 2nd September. This upcoming rerelease looks set to improve upon the original Xbox Live Indie Game of the same name (minus the DX part, of course), […]

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Video: Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania Clip Shows Switch Gyro Controls In Action

Swish and flick. Last month’s Nintendo Direct brought us plenty of exciting new games to look forward to, including none other than Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Launching this October, the game features more than 300 stages from GameCube’s Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2, as well as Super Monkey Ball Deluxe, a […]

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New Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Footage Shows Off The Game’s Autosave Feature

Another welcome change. At the start of the month, Nintendo released a special quality-of-life trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, revealing that the game will feature a new autosave option designed to keep your progress nice and safe. Strangely enough, this feature was only mentioned towards the bottom of a PR feature […]

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Super Robot Wars 30 Scores October Switch Release With English Subtitles

Included anime series revealed. Bandai Namco has announced that Super Robot Wars 30 will launch on Nintendo Switch across Japan and Southeast Asia on 28th October. Super Robot Wars 30 is the latest entry in the Super Robot Wars series – a tactical RPG franchise that focuses on huge crossovers between various different mecha anime […]

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A Sealed Copy Of Super Mario 64 Just Sold For A Record-Breaking $1.56 Million

Just days after the previous record was set. Over the weekend, the world record for the highest-priced video game sale was well and truly smashed, with an ultra-rare copy of The Legend of Zelda on NES selling for a mind-blowing $870,000 USD. It’s a number that’s impossible for most of us to even comprehend, and […]