Richard Allen
Richard is a freelance writer and contributing editor for various publications. He is an avid Dragon's Lair collector and always looking to add to his home arcade. Newly addicted to VR games.




Donkey Kong returns to the Switch with yet another HD makeover, this time for the Wii classic Donkey Kong Country Returns. Despite nearly 15 years passing since its initial release, Returns is still a highly playable platformer. Sure, we could get into a debate over whether the world really needs
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Everybody’s favorite hedgehog is a certified box office draw with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 speeding past $425 million in box office sales worldwide recently. To celebrate, Paramount Pictures has revealed the release date of the fourth Sonic film, which is March 19th, 2027. Currently, no further details are known
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Your favorite foul-mouthed, bad tempered, retro video game reviewer is back, this time in 8-bit! Today the AVGN game, The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit, was revealed. AVGN 8-Bit will release in 2025 on the Nintendo Switch, Steam, PlayStation consoles, Xbox consoles, and the NES – yes, you read that right,
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The latest game in the long-running Big Buck Hunter series is heading to console and PC on April 11th, 2025. Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy will feature 27 epic treks and 135 diverse hunting sites all pulled from the arcade series and will be available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox
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Today Hearthstone released its biggest ever mini-set, The Heroes of StarCraft, which contains 49 new cards, including 4 legendary cards, 1 epic card, 20 rare cards, 24 common cards, and one non-faction neutral card. You can learn more below: Receiving Incoming Transmission: the Heroes of StarCraft Mini-Set is Here! COM-LINK
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Bandai Namco have announced that the first DLC pack for DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is now available. The DLC pack, titled “Hero of Justice”, includes eleven new characters. You can check out a trailer above and read below for more details: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced DRAGON BALL:
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MCHOSE, known for their high-quality peripherals, has unveiled their quick disassembly design CNC aluminum custom mechanical keyboard, the GX87. The MCHOSE GX87 is the first-ever CNC aluminum prebuilt quick disassembly TKL mechanical keyboard and will allow for the use of themed keycap sets. You can learn more below: London 20th
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Dark Hose Direct has announced five new The Legend of Zelda hardcover books, all of which are available now via their website. You can learn more below: The Legend of Zelda Hardcover Books Are Here! Embark on a Journey Throughout Hyrule! We’re excited to announce that The Legend of
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