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.
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![Scarlet Hollow's latest update releases on March 3rd](/content/images/size/w150/2025/02/unnamed-58.jpg)
![Microsoft announces the Xbox Excellence Awards, created to honor the studios behind the most loved games of 2024](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/indiana.jpg)
It’s been a great year for gaming and to celebrate Xbox has announced the Xbox Excellence Awards, created to honor the studios behind the games players loved most in 2024. The winning games were produced by studios ranging anywhere from tens to thousands of developers, spread out between more
by Richard Allen![Amplitude Studios announces ENDLESS Legend 2 with a reveal trailer](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/unnamed-e1737565575579.png)
Amplitude Studios has revealed their next release, ENDLESS Legend 2, will release in Early Access on PC in early 2025. The first trailer for ENDLESS Legend 2 has alaso been released, which you can view above. In ENDLESS Legend 2 players will dive into Saiadha, a perilous ocean world, as
by Richard Allen![Toot your horn in a winter wonderland in Trombone Champ: Unflattened’s first new environment, while the latest update adds new horns and custom songs](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/trombone1-e1737648706152.jpg)
Trombone Champ: Unflattened just received a free update which added the game’s first ever new environment, a frosty outdoor Winter wonderland, along with exciting new trombones and the ability to play custom songs on the Meta Quest. In case you missed our review of Trombone Champ: Unflattened, we had
by Richard Allen![Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review — A Wii classic is revitalized on the Switch](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/dk2.jpg)
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
by Richard Allen![Sonic the Hedgehog 3 surpasses $425 million worldwide, release date for 4th film announced](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/sonic1-e1737568252726.jpg)
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
by Richard Allen![The Angry Video Game Nerd is back, this time in 8-bit!](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/nes-e1737566720525.jpg)
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,
by Richard Allen![Time to go hunting! Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy announced, a new game for PC and consoles](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/buck1-scaled-e1737485790114.jpg)
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
by Richard Allen![Hearthstone’s biggest mini-set ever, The Heroes of StarCraft, is now available](/content/images/size/w600/2025/02/1-2-scaled-e1737503853846.jpg)
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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