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1624 awesome things @jwhitfield888 Favourite game is Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Favourite console is Nintendo Gamecube
Joe has been playing video games since he was knee-high to a grasshopper when his mum bought him the original Game Boy for Christmas, and he was hooked from the get-go. Primarily a handheld gaming nerd, attracted by everything from Sony, Sega and of course, Nintendo, his collection is slowly taking over his home office. When he's not producing content for the site, he is busy modding and repairing broken and unloved games consoles to give them a new lease of life... or playing Tetris.
To celebrate the release of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, Bungie has announced new items from the long running franchise will be appearing in Destiny 2. Since Sony acquired Bungie back in 2022, as well as owning the rights to the Ghostbusters... read more
Developers CryingPsycho has released Krimson, a rhythm based platformer that's back by a brutal Death Metal soundtrack. The game is releasing across PC and consoles and throws the players into a version of Hell that's not only alive but pulsating... read more
Dorfromantik will be getting a physical release thanks to Super Rare Games. The hexagonal city-builder was originally released for the PC in 2021 before being ported over to the Nintendo Switch a year later and today, players will get a... read more
Firenut Games have announced Chrysolite, a new 2D-pixel art adventure game that's set to release in 2024 across PC and consoles. The game is currently part of the Metroidvania Fusion event that's running on Steam from 4th - 11th March.... read more
Bungie has announced that Destiny 2 will be getting a crossover with Mass Effect starting next month. The collaboration between the Sony-owned studio and BioWare is set to allow Guardians to join the crew of the Normandy with new cosmetics... read more
Nintendo has confirmed that the online services for the 3DS and Wii U will be 8 April 2024 and will apply to all software, with the exception of Pokémon Bank, which will end at a later date. (more…)
Sega are going big. The Japanese company are bringing back Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi and Streets of Rage for a new audience. The trailer released during The Game Awards offers a tiny peak at the return of each... read more
Rocksteady have dropped a new trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League that showcases exactly which members of the Justice League are targets for Harley Quinn, Deadshot, King Shark and Captain Boomerang. We also get a tasty look at... read more
Two pieces of DLC have been announced for Final Fantasy XVI. The PS5 timed-exclusive entry into the long standing RPG will get "The Rising Tide" DLC in Spring 2024, whereas "Echoes of the Fallen" is available right now. Each section... read more
Gearbox Publishing and Magic Design Studios has announced that the 2D Rouge-Lite Have a Nice Death is now available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles right now. The sidescrolling hack 'n' slash released earlier in the year for PC and Switch... read more
Two weeks ago I'd never played a Metal Gear game in my life, and that's despite my wife badgering me on and off for over a decade to give it a chance. My excuses ranged from “I'll add it to... read more
Since humans first sprang into existence, there have been many interpretations of what life could be like once we expire. The Catholic belief I grew up with told us that we’d be clad in all-white garbs, probably playing golf for... read more
The Destiny 2: Shadowkeep holds a lot of firsts for Guardians. It was the first expansion Bungie self-published after its split from Activision, it is the first release for what is the current free-to-play base game, and it introduced several... read more
Thanks to the Booster Course Pass, I’ve been playing a lot of Mario Kart 8 lately but Mario’s latest entry in the long-running series first came into my life during the Wii U era, the glorious time when a grand... read more
29 February, 2024 - 11:59 am reviewed on: Master System
I’ve always said that some of my earliest gaming memories typically revolve around a blue hedgehog running from left to right, chasing down an evil rotund doctor. The recollections are so ingrained in my brain that I look back on... read more
15 February, 2024 - 11:58 am reviewed on: PlayStation 5
I’ve never taken drugs. I know the dangers and side effects of that scene, but the true reason is I’m scared I’ll get hooked. I know what I’m like with a strong coffee, let alone taking something designed to mess... read more
1 February, 2024 - 11:45 am reviewed on: PlayStation 5
After the events of The Witch Queen and the Guardian’s long fight against Savathun, Bungie has lifted the lid on Destiny 2’s next big bad, The Witness. Lightfall is set to be the penultimate expansion in the Light and Dark... read more
Originally announced in November 2017, Platinum Games have been hard at work creating the follow-up to one of the best hack ‘n’ slash games money can buy. During that time, the team has suffered through cancelled games, fan boycotts and... read more
I remember vividly that 2001 was a banger of a year which saw The Fellowship of the Ring hit the cinemas, Grand Theft Auto 3 cause absolute mayhem with video game Karens who think we have become too violent, and... read more
11 January, 2024 - 12:00 pm reviewed on: PlayStation 5
I’m back with another Destiny 2 DLC review and this time I’m taking on 2023’s newest bundle, The Armoury Collection. Rather than being a new addition like the Lightfall update, this package combines both the 30th Anniversary Pack and the... read more
Xbox Game Pass offers a staggering list of games that can be played across Xbox consoles, PC and even on mobile devices via cloud gaming. With such a wealth of games available, it can be hard to keep track of... read more
For the last two years, I've been trying to fix broken consoles to give them a new lease of life. After I post a successful repair there’s always someone (Ian. It’s Ian.), who says I should remember to take photos... read more
Video game to movie adaptations tend to have a bad rep, with the nineties/early noughties being particularly dark periods of time. Tosh like Alone in the Dark, Dead or Alive and Doom being touted as the next great crossover, only... read more
If you have ever read one of our reviews, most end with a little blurb that says we’ve been given a copy of the game in return for a fair and honest review. What you might not know is that... read more
We don’t need to tell you that there are a lot of video games being released every week and a lot of games simply go under the radar. Indie games in particular are often developed by small teams, usually without... read more
Dear Reader, Let me tell you about the Child of Light An older game by Ubisoft, designed to surprise and delight With a Princess trapped in a fairy tale land And whose only vocal ability is to speak in rhyme... read more
Created by Bungie, and stuck in development hell for nearly 7 years, Halo: Combat Evolved released to critical acclaim as an Xbox launch title in 2001 (for us Europeans, it released in 2002, but that’s by the by), and set... read more
With everything going on in the world, the annual gamescom convention is going all digital this year. Taking place between Wed, 25 Aug 2021 – Fri, 27 Aug 2021, there will be a lot of news from the world of... read more
I don’t know about you, but there’s something magical about heading to a shop, store or supermarket to buy a video game. Even though I said goodbye to my twenties a few years ago, there's still the excitement of picking... read more
We make no secret of loving indie games. Some of the best experiences in video games don’t have to be an all-out blockbuster, or a 1000-hour epic RPG. They can be short and sweet games, created by a team of... read more
Aka caught my attention earlier in the year when the chonk of a red panda sprung up on Steam. You see, there are a few things I absolutely lose my mind over - heavy metal when played in normal places,... read more
Fans maybe unhappy with the new look of arguably one of the coolest looking video game characters of the last 10 or so years, but with a recent hands-on of DmC, VGamingNews isn’t writing off Capcom and Dante just yet.... read more
The Darkness II follows on from the 2007 game in which mafia supremo Jackie Estacado is thrown into a world of demons on his 21st birthday. The first title was a little on the short side and had a few... read more
In between producing the original survival horror series that is the Resident Evil franchise, working on Devil May Cry and the world renowned Street Fighter CAPCOM must be finding it tough creating new and exciting IP's right? Well no. Wrong.... read more