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Jake 'The Voice' Parr March 6, 2021
What is it? Lawnmower Game: Racing is a racing game by Ultimate Games. Lawnmover riders compete in races on their grass-cutting vehicles across 22 tracks. Platform(s) Switch & Steam Pros Cons There are lawnmowers. Terrible visuals and borked animations. Races…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr March 5, 2021
To celebrate 17 years of publishing indie games, QubicGames have announced some mega-deals on the Switch eShop. A whole heap of games have been discounted heavily – 20 games priced at 0.17€ / $0.17, and 17 games at 1.70€ /…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr March 4, 2021
No time to take a break from ripping ‘n’ tearing, marine. DOOM 3 and its expansion packs have been given the VR treatment for the PS4, and will be backwards compatable on the PS5 as well. Coming on March 29,…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr March 3, 2021
Cheating in video games is pretty commonplace, but why do we do it? Do we want to fulfil a power fantasy with unlimited ammo and health, or is there a boss battle too annoying to bypass by fair means? Well,…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 27, 2021
Nightdive Studios were true to their word when they said they’d be supporting games like Turok 2 after its release. Hell, it’s received a big update 18 months after its release, finally adding a game mode that fans were begging…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 26, 2021
A merry, rag-tag band of mercenaries are off to make themselves as much money as possible – and also save a kingdom in the process, I guess – in this half-decent side-scroller by the team at Storybird Games. Golden Force…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 25, 2021
Dystopian-themed video games are about as common as cereal, and tend to feature the usual tropes that you’d expect from the genre. Liberated is no different in a lot of ways, to the point where it might as well be…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 24, 2021
On March 2nd, the third-person action-adventure game Control will be available on Humble Choice. Subscribers can pick from a number of games per month in Humble Choice, and this triple-A title is one of them. Don’t forget to check out…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 23, 2021
Only a few days left until the latest free games on the Epic Games Store disappear! The first is Absolute Drift: Zen Edition, a driving game that is all about mastering your drifting skills around a selection of slaloms. It’s…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 20, 2021
Fans of Duke Nukem may have to wait longer for a new game, but, we’ll be getting the next best thing in the meantime – a new album filled with unreleased music from Duke Nukem: 20th Anniversary World Tour. Duke…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 19, 2021
What is it? AVGN Adventures 1 & 2 Deluxe is a collection of side-scrollers developed by FreakZone Games and published by Screenwave Media. It features two remakes, and a exclusive third entry, based on the reviews by the Angry Video…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 18, 2021
We’ve waited since September 2019 for a new Nintendo Direct, and this one has delivered more than a few doozies. Here’s a summary of everything that’s been announced! New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighters Pyra and Mythra from Xenoblade Chronicles are coming…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 15, 2021
What is it? Jydge is a top-down shooter developed and published by 10ton Ltd. In the futuristic metropolis known as Neon City, crime statistics are skyrocketing. As the Jydge – a cybernetic, peacekeeping juggernaut created by the police – you…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 14, 2021
What is it? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter developed and published by 10ton Ltd. Originally released in 2003, it was remade and released in 2014, then ported to consoles in the following year. in each level, the objective is to…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr February 13, 2021
The second single from Lee Jackson’s new album is now available to listen to. The artist wrote on his website: “‘Sniper’ is based on the classic track from E1L1 (Hollywood Holocaust) of Duke Nukem 3D®, ‘Stalker.’ ‘Sniper’ takes the original’s tense…
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