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David MacDonald

A life long game and half life long writer, David always sought to combine his passions and write about games online.

Yooka-Laylee Release Date Announced

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Yooka-Laylee is a game that many gamers have been looking forward to for a long time. Ever since its massively successful Kickstarter back in 2015. Initially intended for a 2016 release, the game was delayed to an unspecified time in 2017. This was something that caused some concern for many gamers, particularly with Mighty No. 9 also being delayed before ...

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Release Date

Shantae is an interesting game series. Originally released on the Game Boy Advanced, it sold poorly due to coming in near the end of the platform’s life cycle. Despite that, it managed to maintain a solid fanbase and earn two more sequels. Back in 2013, a Kickstarter campaign for a fourth mainstream Shantae game, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, was launched. It ...

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Elite Dangerous PS4 Release Announced

Elite Dangerous was a bit of a surprise, but not an unwelcome one. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, it launched in 2014, breathing fresh life back into the Elite franchise. A move that was particularly surprising, considering that space flight simulators had become a rather niche market. Despite this, Elite Dangerous enjoyed a healthy launch and earned a respectable fanbase. ...

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Starbase Arc Goes Live for Rocket League

Rocket League has been quite the sleeper hit, both critically and commercially. The game centered around rocket powered cars playing soccer has managed to earn a place in the hearts of gamers. It has managed to regularly earn a top spot on the Steam sales list whenever a major update occurs. It doesn’t stop there, as it also has earned ...

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Space Wolf Coming to Steam Early Access

The number of Warhammer 40,000, or Warhammer 40k, games out there is nothing short of staggering. Ranging from high production rate titles like Dawn of War and Space Marine, to more indie games like Regicide and Space Hulk. They cover a wide variety of genres as well, everything from shooters to RTSs to board games. One of them, Warhammer 40,000: ...

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Mass Effect Andromeda Gameplay Trailer

Mass Effect Andromeda is a game many people have been asking questions about. Mass Effect was a widely acclaimed and loved series, but Mass Effect 3 ended the original trilogy on a sour note. As such, Mass Effect Andromeda is seen by many as an attempt to wipe the slate clean. It is set around a massive sleeper ship traveling ...

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Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Free Packs

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, the latest Hearthstone expansion, has finally been released. After the Lovecraft inspired Whispers of the Old Gods, this expansion is aiming to have a much more lighthearted tone. Set in a goofy, mob run city, Mean Streets of Gadgetzan continues Hearthstone’s tradition of being a more comedy focused spinoff of Warcraft. However, as with all new ...

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ARK: Survival Evolved Getting PS4 Release

ARK: Survival Evolved has had a very strange history on Steam’s Early Access. Unlike many games in the program, it has run very well and it was clear it had a lot of work put into it. It received a constant stream of updates, with long term support for the game being a definite factor. Despite this, it managed to ...

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Titanfall 2 Free Trial Coming Soon

Titanfall 2 is a game that had a rather odd launch. Sandwiched between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, it had very stiff competition. Because of this, it ended up performing rather poorly, failing to meet EA’s expectations. This is something that is proving to be rather disappointing, for a couple of reasons. Not only is Titanfall 2 ...

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Steins;Gate 0 Receives Western Release

Visual novels have come a long way in a very short period of time. Not too long ago, the average gamer most likely wouldn’t even know what a visual novel is. Nowadays though, many visual novels have gone on to experience critical and commercial success. Just to name a few, Ace Attorney, Zero Escape and Steins;Gate are all visual novels ...

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