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April 2019

Valve’s anti review bomb measures remove angry Borderlands reviews

Borderlands 3 has been confirmed as a timed Epic Games store exclusive, so angry gamers have attempted to review bomb its predecessors on PC. Read on

Enter the Gungeon’s final update is now available

Dodge Roll has released its final big update to Enter the Gungeon, adding two new player characters, and a host of new items and weapons. Read on

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is just getting started!

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid is receiving a free update that will add in three new playable characters, with more features on the way! Read on

Sega Saturn turns 25 and Segata Sanshiro returns to remind you not to leave your house

Sega Megadrive turns 30 and gets a Mini. But the younger black sheep of the family the Sega Saturn turned 25 and showed up for its party with Segata Sanshiro. Read on

New game Darkborn is going to make a monster out of you

Releasing a 15 minute gameplay trailer to whet our appetites, Darkborn, subverts a power fantasy and puts you int he claws of the monster. Read on

Persona 5, Metroid Prime Trilogy may be coming to Switch?

Is this a late April Fool's joke? Just days after IGN pranked us all with a fake Nintendo Direct claiming that "Everything is coming to Switch", it appears as if the joke may have had more truth to it than they thought! The Joke video teased teased us with titles like the Metroid Prime Trilogy and the entire Zelda library. Now thanks to some cyber sleuthing by some twitter users, it's been uncovered that Best Buy's internal listings include a few of the games IGN joked about. Read on

Borderlands 3 dated, special editions, new info

It's been the week of Borderlands 3 news, but now we have even firmer information on when the game is expected to release, along with details on the special editions that will be available and more. Read on

Free games for PlayStation, Xbox and PC subscribers in April

The Surge, Her Story, Oxenfree, The Technomancer and Mutant: Year Zero headline the various free games for subscribers in April 2019. Read on

Bubsy: Paws on Fire might be exactly what Bubsy needs right now

Bubsy has changed hands to a new developer, and they seem to actually know what they're doing! Read on

Did Gearbox leak Borderlands 3 release details?

Sympathise with me for a moment. We are still recovering from what is one of the hardest days for games journalism: April Fools. How can… Read on

Melbourne game Critter Clash debuts to a huge success

Critter Clash is a competitive yet accessible Melbourne-developed mobile game that has already amassed almost a million pre-registered players Read on

Bulletstorm is heading to the Switch later this year

People Can Fly's 2011 shooter Bulletstorm is seemingly getting a Switch port this year, complete with all the DLC, including the Duke Nukem expansion. Read on

Sega unveils Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2020

Sega is developing Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo Switch, as well as Olympic Games: The Official Games in development for multiple platforms. Read on

Sega announce the first official Sega Mega Drive Mini will launch in September

Finally, Sega will release their very first official Mini in September, the Sega Mega Drive Mini will feature 40 slices of 16 bit 90's gaming realness. Read on

PAX East 2019 shows plenty of love for gaming’s new blood

PAX East 2019 has brought us plenty of announcements and game footage, including a number of great throwbacks to classic franchises. Read on

Skyrim Grandma will be in the next Elder Scrolls game

'Skyrim Grandma' Shirley Curry has finally played enough Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to actually be sucked into the game world and transformed into a character... well sort of. Read on

The Sonic movie is only the beginning?

A MASSIVE story leak for the upcoming Sonic movie has dropped online, revealing some appearances that no-one could have seen coming. Read on

March 2019