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Jake 'The Voice' Parr December 6, 2020
The spirit of the bomb-tossing franticness of Bomberman is alive and well in today’s game, Ponpu. As a little birdie with the ability to spit egg-bombs, your goal is to defeat the almighty Duck-God to prevent him from resetting the…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr December 5, 2020
GOG are dishing out free copies of the first entry in The Witcher series for all of their GOG Galaxy users. It might not be as polished as the later entries, but it’s still a landmark entry in the iconic…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr December 2, 2020
The 4th update for DOOM Eternal its DLC is now live (details courtesy of the Slayers Club). It features: Classic Mode – start a remixed level with only the Combat Shotgun A new and completely original Master Level (which are…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr December 1, 2020
Ready to raze Hell, Switch owners? DOOM Eternal arrives on the eShop on December 8th. A sequel to the 2016 reboot of DOOM, the eponymous Doom Slayer has discovered Hell’s forces have invaded Earth. You alone must rip and tear…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 30, 2020
What is it? Bounty For Sharks is a first-person shooter by Beep2Bleep. According to the author, it was created in roughly ten hours. You must fend off waves of killer sharks that are floating across land, of which are equipped…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 29, 2020
QubicGames has a nifty deal going on at the moment: buy one of their discounted fighting games (Akane, Coffee Crisis, Akuto: Showdown, and One Strike) from the eShop for as low as £1.79 / $1.99, and you can nab the…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 28, 2020
What is it? Sir Eatsalot is a side-scroller adventure game by Behind The Stone. The titular protagonist is a well-respected knight with a hankering for anything sweet and sugary. The evil sorceress Hysterica has poisoned the rivers of Gluttington Kingdom…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 27, 2020
Free game time, folks! MudRunner is all about driving all-tertain vehicles off-road, through the mud and sludge, in large sandbox environments. Whether you’re riding solo or alongside up to four other players, you’ll be able to pick from 19 different…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 26, 2020
A triple pack of Serious Sam games sounds like a great idea for the Switch. After all, how can you go wrong with battling relentless crowds of enemies all attacking you at once on the go? Well, as fun as…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 25, 2020
Aubrey Hodges, best known for his moody and ambient soundtrack for DOOM on the PlayStation and N64, has released an extended version of the PlayStation version of Final DOOM‘s soundtrack. The composer wrote on his Bandcamp page: “At last! Final…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 24, 2020
What is it? Postal Redux is a top-down shooter by Running With Scissors, and a remake of the first entry in the series. Crazed gunmen are roaming the town of Paradise and they’re out to get you (or are they?)….
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 23, 2020
2D space shooters may be as common as blades of glass, but you’re bound to find some doozies. DreadStar: The Quest for Revenge doesn’t really pull off any fancy tricks or original ideas to help it stand out from the…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 21, 2020
What is it? Wolfenstein 1-D is a demake of Wolfenstein 3D created by Mike Lacher. The game is reduced to nothing more than small coloured lines – representing the player, enemies, doors and items – sliding left and right on…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 20, 2020
IOI Interactive, best known as the creators of the Hitman series, has announced Project 007, a James Bond game currently in development. The team teased the project a few days prior to its reveal yesterday. The team wrote on their…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr November 19, 2020
Subway is launching a ‘Gamer SOS’ (Send Out Subs) campaign where friends can nominate their gaming buddies via social media to be in with the chance of receiving a Sub delivery by using the hashtag #sendoutsubs. The company’s been keeping…
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