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If you thought they couldn't mine any more ideas from franchise, Minecraft: Dungeons will show you what a dungeon crawler with the iconic aesthetic offers in May. https://youtu.be/076mjMOL6R8 Minecraft Dungeons is a new…

I have always been a PlayStation fanboy, for no reason other than the PlayStation was my first home console, and I have had a PlayStation as my primary console ever since. Halfway through the Xbox 360s life cycle I was finally able…

The outstanding trick shooter has finally come to PS4 after entertaining so many on PC, Xbox, and Switch. Check out the trailer below for the violent goodness. https://youtu.be/F4PmArr99Fo

The fan favorite chaotic racer Burnout Paradise Remastered will be coming to Switch this year. The release will is being fully optimised and enhanced for the Nintendo Switch in 60 FPS, including pinch-and-pull map control for ease of…

NieR Replicant, which was originally released in Japan after the original NieR, is coming to the west as Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… How this lines up has me lost, but given NieR Automata was amazing, I'll be checking it out. …

If you have been itching to shoot some more baddies since playing the first COD:MW Remaster, well great news. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered has been released on PlayStation 4! https://youtu.be/x993FRC4rXA

I don’t use the word gamechanger lightly… Partially because I don’t consider it a real word. Like should it be hyphenated or what? But the Back Button really does change your game.

If you were as curious as I was by the upcoming Predator: Hunting grounds, then you should jump in this weekend to the PS+ free trial. https://youtu.be/5LODiy9ZvWk https://youtu.be/FfF9DW0roF8