July2019

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  11

  Anniversary Pokémon GO Turns Three Years Old Today

  Time flies when you're walking literally everywhere

  Three years ago today, Niantic and The Pokémon Company changed the world of mobile gaming by introducing the augmented reality-focused Pokémon GO. On 6th July 2016, the app released in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Technical difficulties which came as a result of higher-than-expected early...

  • Sat 6th Jul 2019
  • Pokemon
  • Pokemon GO
  • Anniversaries

May2019

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  36

  Anniversary Minecraft Turns 10 Years Old Today, New Pokémon GO-Like Mobile Game Revealed

  Where has the time gone?

  Today, the global phenomenon that is Minecraft is celebrating its 10th anniversary and we dread to think how many blocks have been lovingly crafted in that time around the world. On 17th May 2009, Minecraft saw its first public release. The build wasn't quite the same as the beast players enjoy today, but it steadily grew...

  • Fri 17th May 2019
  • Minecraft
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Anniversaries

November2018

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  159

  Feature 20 Dreamcast Games We'd Love To See On Nintendo Switch

  20 games to mark 20 years

  The Sega Dreamcast turns 20 today – it launched on November 27th, 1998 in Japan – and if you, like us, grew up with this remarkable machine, this particular anniversary will make you feel very old indeed. While many retro systems feel like relics, Sega's console somehow still feels like the future, even after all this...

  • Tue 27th Nov 2018
  • Features
  • Dreamcast
  • Retro
  • Anniversaries

October2018

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  37

  News The Sega Mega Drive Turns 30 Today

  Three decades of doing what Nintendon't

  30 years ago today, Sega launched what would turn out to be its most successful piece of home gaming hardware, the Mega Drive (Genesis if you're in North America). It was pushed onto Japanese store shelves on October 29th, 1988, alongside Space Harrier II and Super Thunder Blade. The system got off to a slow...

  • Mon 29th Oct 2018
  • Sega
  • Mega Drive
  • Genesis
  • Anniversaries

March2018

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  62

  Video Every Single Switch Game Released in Year One

  No game left behind

  The Switch, as it stands, is an unmitigated success both commercially and critically. Developers are flocking to release their games on the system as soon as they can, but just how many games have been released in the first year of this console's life? Short answer, 404 in Western territories. That's over 100 more than the...

  • Sat 3rd Mar 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Features
  • Videos
  • Anniversaries
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  133

  Feature Nintendo Switch Year One: A Review

  As Switch turns one, we look back at an incredible year

  The Nintendo Switch, eh? Inaugural years don’t come much better than this. Not since the debut year of PlayStation 4 has a modern console enjoyed such a meteoric rise on all fronts. Ever increasing sales; exclusives that are both critical and commercial successes; the new wave of...

  • Sat 3rd Mar 2018
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Features
  • Anniversaries

February2018

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  39

  Anniversary It's Been 25 Years Since Star Fox Barrel Rolled Onto Super Nintendo

  "Doesn't time FLY when you're having fun making games!"

  Good old Dylan Cuthbert. He's gone on to bring so many video game delights to the world with Q-Games, but whenever he gets a chance to tweet about the original Super Nintendo Star Fox - a game he was the lead coder of - he jumps on it. It's hard to believe it's been a quarter...

  • Wed 21st Feb 2018
  • Anniversaries
  • Star Fox
  • SNES

November2017

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  152

  Anniversary It's Been 10 Years Since Super Mario Galaxy Landed On The Wii

  But do you prefer it to Super Mario Odyssey?

  Time flies when you're having fun, and we're certainly having a lot of fun with the recently released Super Mario Odyssey on Switch.  Of course, it is unlikely that we would have had the delights of Odyssey without the groundwork laid out before in Super Mario Galaxy which - funnily enough -...

  • Wed 1st Nov 2017
  • Mario
  • Wii
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Anniversaries

June2017

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  49

  News Sonic The Hedgehog Turns 26 Today

  Happy Birthday, Blue Blur

  Sonic the Hedgehog made his Mega Drive debut 26 years ago today. On June 23rd 1991, Sega's answer to Super Mario arrived on North American store shelves, with the Japanese and European releases following in July. With its incredible visuals and astonishing speed, the game was hailed as an instant classic, and went on to...

  • Fri 23rd Jun 2017
  • Sonic
  • SEGA
  • Anniversaries

November2016

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  88

  News Nintendo Of America Wishes Xbox A Happy 15th Birthday

  That's nice

  Unless you live under a rock you will no doubt be aware that yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the Microsoft Xbox. Launched as a rival to the PS2 and GameCube, the system laid down the foundations for the incredibly successful Xbox 360 and the Xbox One, Microsoft's current home console. While Xbox and Sony fans are regularly at...

  • Wed 16th Nov 2016
  • Xbox
  • Twitter
  • Anniversaries