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The Switch eShop is fast becoming a haven for quality downloadable games, including those from indie developers. Publishers Ratalaika Games are more than doing their bit, porting over some great stuff for us to enjoy. League of Evil is an action platformer, done in a retro-stylee much like those old Mega Man... read more

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The one thing Mario holds over its platforming rivals is consistency of quality. Other franchises may take slight dips then return, a la Sonic; while others may make dips they never recover from (cough Crash Bandicoot cough). However none have ever been a Mario-rivaling pillar of quality, dropped into the... read more

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The wait for Thimbleweed Park on Switch eShop, is almost over - an official announcement says it will be available on September 21st. Thimbleweed Park is a mystery / comedy game from Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick, the guys behind old-school adventures like Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion. The Nintendo... read more

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Japanese train and plane aficionados Sonic Powered have slashed the price of several of their 3DS eShop games, starting today and ending on September 7th. They're calling it the Lucky 7 sale! Lucky 7 bargains I am an Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Hawaii - $7.77 I am an Air Traffic Controller... read more

Publishers Team 17 have released some trailers from gamescom. Among them is Yoku's Island Express, destined to hit Switch and other platforms in 2018. Yoku's Island Express is described as an open-world pinball platform adventure (not many of those around). It stars a small postman called Yoku, a resident... read more

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Team 17 has been working with developers Mouldy Toof on a sequel to their popular top-down strategy game The Escapists, which was released in 2015. Like the first game, The Escapists 2 has you playing as an inmate trying to escape from a series of prisons (ten of them, in all). The Escapists 2... read more

Monopoly, as both a ubiquitous family board game and common target for snarky articles about how it was never meant to be fun, remains one of the most instantly recognisable and long-lasting icons of American entertainment culture. It's no wonder, then, that Hasbro has managed to collaborate with every property under the sun, turning standard vanilla Monopoly into something of a tired anomaly in most homes. Indeed... read more

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Disclaimer: I was given this review code by publishers Bulbware! I enjoy free games and everyone should send me more. Even so, the piece below is my bestest effort at an objective evaluation of Bulb Boy. In case it wasn't clear from the trailer, Bulb Boy has an unusual style, and a storyline where the... read more

Independent developer Saber Interactive is proud to announce its arcade-style basketball game, NBA Playgrounds, has sold over 500,000 units across the PlayStation computer entertainment system, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Windows PC (Steam) since launching in May. This is the first game Saber has... read more

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The Tales of franchise is an often-forgotten strand of RPGs. Whilst it has a fervent fan base, its various installments have not yet entered the public consciousness the same way as Final Fantasy. Even my mother vaguely recognized Cloud- and her game knowledge extends to 'that yellow munchy fella'. There... read more

Titles like World Championship Poker and World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions are a hit on the Wii.