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Feature: The Famicom Failure That Almost Bankrupted HAL, But Shaped Nintendo’s Future

HAL be there.Unless you’re a dedicated Famicom collector, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Metal Slader Glory. Released right at the tail end of the Famicom’s life in 1991, the year after the release of the Super Famicom, Metal Slader Glory never made it out of Japan, and it proved ...
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Shapez 2 gets an Early Access release date and a new trailer to explain how it’ll consume all your free time

I like a good factory game, but there's a fine line between "I enjoy this" and "I am uninstalling this before it ruins my year." I can't tell on which side of the divide Shapez 2 will fall, but I'm planning on finding out when it launches in Early Access ...
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No Rest For The Wicked’s latest update expands its endgame roguelite mode with new enemies, buffs, arenas

Grimdark hack-and-slasher No Rest For The Wicked has received its first major update - or the first that isn't focused on bug fixes and performance improvements, anyway. It focuses on revamping the Crucible, the endgame's repeatable roguelite, adding more randomisation to arenas and a new system of player buffs. Read ...
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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (27th July)

What a horrible night to have a curse.It's been a pretty quiet few days in the world of Nintendo, but as we're all gearing up for a another weekend of gaming, let's take a peek at some of the highlights of the week.First up, there's a new Nintendo Lego set ...
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Funko Fusion New Story Trailer Revealed, Out On Switch This November

"Meet Eddy".10:10 Games has shared an official story trailer for Funko Fusion and it appears the game is now due to launch on Switch on 15th November 2024.As previously revealed, this game will feature all sorts of franchises from Back to the Future to Five Nights at Freddy's. Here's a ...
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Fortnite Celebrates Deadpool & Wolverine Movie With New Skins, Available Now

Lego Fortnite and Rocket League also have some themed content.This week marks the return of Deadpool in cinemas with the new movie Deadpool & Wolverine. Hugh Jackman is even reprising his role as Wolverine, as the unlikely duo set out on an epic adventure to save the MCU in more ...
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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Adds A New DLC Fighter

Welcome, Uzuki.The Arc System Works fighting game UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes today adds a new character to the roster.In case you missed the previous announcement, it's Uzuki "the witness of all deaths" and "the Black Monger who lurks in the night". The Uzuki DLC will set you back $4.99 ...
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First Look at Animalities in Mortal Kombat 1 | SDCC 2024

NetherRealm has revealed animalities for Mortal Kombat 1 in what marks a return of the fatality variant after a 29-year absence.Animalities, which made their debut in 1995’s Mortal Kombat 3, let the victorious character turn into an animal before tearing their victim apart in typically gory fashion.During a panel at ...
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Paradox CEO admits company made “wrong calls in several projects” in wake of Life By You’s cancellation

Paradox Interactive appear from the outside to be a company run by dice roll. That was the case earlier this year when they cancelled Sims competitor Life By You and closed its developers, weeks after it had missed a project release date. "It is clear that we have made the ...
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Soapbox: 20 Years After His Last Mainline Appearance, Tingle Deserves A Comeback

Yes, TWENTY years.Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim is manifesting a comeback for Zelda's most iconic NPC...If you have made it past the headline, chances are you fall into one of the ...
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