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Game Review: Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is DLC done right

Horizon Forbidden West has released its long-awaited DLC follow-up, in the form of a new expansion titled Burning Shores. The PS5 exclusive add-on for the game follows Aloy as she journeys to a new part of the USA which winks at the future of Hollywood and its place within this new world. The main difference…

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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Preview: Cold, hard world

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne feels like it’s got a lot it wants to do. It has the unenviable task of expanding and refining a game that is known for its high level of technical and mechanical complexity. Fans keep coming back to the series because they love that complexity. Thus a lot of fans are…

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PlayStation’s Winter Sale takes up to 60% off some of the PS4’s greatest games

PlayStation’s Winter Sale has begun, taking steep discounts — as much as 60% — off some of the PS4’s greatest and most popular games. If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that gamers love a discount. Everything from 2019 new releases to platform exclusives and must-haves have been discounted. Instant classics and platform…

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Games Review: For Honor: Marching Fire is DLC Worth Returning For

For Honor made a few splashes when it debuted in early 2017, showing off some impressive combat mechanics topped off with a varied and intriguing mix of knights, vikings and samurai all duking it out for territorial supremacy. While I had enjoyed For Honor immensely, I won’t lie when I say I fell off the…

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Games Review: Mint Berry Crunch arrives in South Park: The Fractured But Whole DLC, but it’s the “Final Girl” who saves the day

The final DLC expansion for Ubisoft’s acclaimed South Park: The Fractured But Whole has arrived. The Bring the Crunch DLC introduces Mint Berry Crunch to the story, a character who appeared in early promo shots but didn’t make it into the base game, a brand new part of town (Lake Tardicaca) and a new class…

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Games Review: Mario + Rabbids: Donkey Kong Adventure (Switch, 2018): More of the same

Ubisoft returns to Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, the surprise strategy hit of 2017, with a lengthy new slab of DLC with Donkey Kong in the spotlight. To call Donkey Kong Adventure an “expansion” in the strictest sense might be to oversell it. It doesn’t really add much to the game that wasn’t there already….

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Games Review: Middle-earth: Shadow of War – The Desolation of Mordor (Xbox One, 2018)

Shadow of War‘s latest expansion, The Desolation of Mordor cuts right to the chase. “Baranor is mortal and carries no Ring of Power. If he does, his story is over. Be careful.” Tackling Shadow of War without Talion’s impressive array of Celebrimbor-backed super powers is an interesting spin on the game’s existing format, pivoting into…

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Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands to receive second year of DLC

Since the launch of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, over 10 million players have taken on the Santa Blanca Cartel. As a result of the title’s success, Ubisoft have announced a second year full of post launch content for players to enjoy. The content offers a range of free contents on both campaign and PvP experiences. The first…

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Games Review: Assassin’s Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs DLC (Xbox One X, 2018): Zoinks, gang, it’s a mummy

It’s been around six months sine Assassin’s Creed Origins arrived and in that time, the game has proven itself to be one with legs. With Curse of the Pharaohs, the game’s latest and largest DLC expansion to date, Ubisoft looks to keep Bayek’s adventure rolling with a trip to Thebes.

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There is a ton of DLC for Far Cry 5 on the way

Ubisoft have unveiled their DLC roadmap for upcoming survival shooter Far Cry 5 with three complete self contained expansions and an HD version of Far Cry 3 for current-gen consoles.

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E3 2017: Horizon: Zero Dawn gets its first expansion later this year

Guerrilla Games have revealed the first expansion to this year’s megahit Horizon: Zero Dawn. Titled The Frozen Wilds, it sees the return of heroine Aloy for a new adventure.

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Video Games Preview: Dark Souls III expansion ‘The Ringed City’ doesn’t hold back

A recent statement made by FromSoftware president Hedetaka Miyazaki has indicated that Dark Souls III could be the final chapter in the series, so forthcoming DLC The Ringed City could be our last chance to dip into the unforgiving world that has been so thoughtfully spun for hardcore gamers these past few years. Of course…

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This War of Mine: The Little Ones in-app expansion available for iTunes and Google Play

Good news for those struggling with their journey on public transport, following the release of The Little Ones expansion on PC and Consoles earlier this year, 11 Bit Studios have finally released their biggest in-app DLC via itunes and Google Play. The game, which provided an entirely new playable experience of war, has once again…

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Blizzard introduces first new Overwatch hero, Ana

Following a tease on Twitter last week, Blizzard have officially revealed the first character to join their team shooter Overwatch post-launch. Ana is a support class who wields a sniper rifle to heal allies at great range.

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Video Games Review: The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine (PS4, 2016)

As a games critic, you spend an awful lot of time chewing through new releases and trying (and mostly failing) to stay on deadline. Every now and again, however, you’ll be given something to review that you want to savour like a delicious meal, deadlines be damned. The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine is a perfect…

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Balrog and Ibuki to arrive in Street Fighter V this week

Street Fighter V‘s next update is set to drop later this week, bringing series mainstays Balrog and Ibuki to the growing character roster.

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Video Games Interview: CD Projekt Red’s Jamie Bury talks The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine

Boasting over 30 hours of quests, 14000 lines of dialogue, more than 30 new weapons, more than 20 new monsters, game-changing “mutations” and a fresh user interface, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s next campaign DLC Blood and Wine, looks to be a fitting send-off for Geralt of Rivia.

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Fallout 4 Add-Ons Announced – Automatron, Wasteland Workshop and Far Harbor

Hail wasteland wanderers! Ye have cried out for more Fallout 4 and Bethesda has answered, announcing an upcoming set of three very distinct DLC add-ons launching in March, April and May respectively, promising even more to follow.

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Mortal Kombat XL coming early March, packs in all the DLC

NetherRealm Studios has announced that Mortal Kombat X will relaunch in early March under the new name Mortal Kombat XL, a special edition that comprises all of the DLC made available for the game.

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Pokéfans, you can pick up mythical Pokémon Hoopa from certain Australian retailers starting next week

Nintendo have announced that fans of Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will be able to add the mythical pokémon Hoopa to their collections simply by stopping by specific retailers. Find out which ones after the jump.

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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate‘s Jack the Ripper DLC looks incredibly dark

Owners of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate‘s Season Pass will start reaping its benefits when the first story-based DLC featuring Jack the Ripper is released on December 15.

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Video Games Review: Bloodborne: The Old Hunters (PS4, 2015)

There’s a reason downloadable content has an unflattering reputation. It’s been used to flog everything from pointless cosmetics to extra missions to content held back from the final release in order to extort a few extra bucks from the ultra-hardcore fan with a lot of disposable income. DLC doesn’t have to suck though and Bloodborne:…

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The Game Awards 2015: Rise of the Tomb Raider‘s first DLC “Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch” gets trailer

A trailer for a DLC add-on to Crystal Dynamics’ excellent Rise of the Tomb Raider called Baba Yaga: The Temple of the Witch” has premiered during this year’s Game Awards broadcast. Check it out after the jump.

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Paris Games Week: Motorcycle expansion coming to DriveClub today

Evolution Studios has been keeping a secret from fans of their PS4 racer, DriveClub. Called DriveClub Bikes, the motorcycle-based expansion can be grabbed on PSN right now.

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Video Games Review: The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone (PS4, 2015)

After almost 200 hours, I thought I was well and truly done with The Witcher 3. It’s first major expansion, Hearts of Stone, proved that it was Geralt who wasn’t finished with me.

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WATCH: The Witcher III‘s first expansion, Hearts of Stone, is out now

Finished The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and are hungry for more? Of course you are, why wouldn’t you be? In good news for RPG fans with an itch to scratch until Fallout 4 releases, The Witcher 3‘s first big expansion dropped today.

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Rocket League is getting Back to the Future DLC and it’s all we’ve ever wanted

A very recognisable vehicle will arrive in Rocket League on October 21, a date that is also very important to fans of the Back to the Future trilogy.

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Wanna watch 11 minutes of The Witcher 3‘s new expansion?

Of course you do, wouldn’t want that? Even if you haven’t managed to chew through all of the content in the base game yet, you know you want more.

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Big update for Splatoon arriving Thursday

Nintendo continues to roll out new content and modes for their squad-based shooter Splatoon with a large new update arriving August 6. The update brings new matchmaking modes, new weapons, a new level cap and over 40 new wearable items.

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The Witcher 3‘s final free DLC brings New Game+ mode

CD Projekt Red have revealed that the final piece of free downloadable content for their epic open world RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be a New Game+ mode for those after a greater challenge. What’s in the new mode? In a post on the official Witcher 3 forums, community lead Marcin Momot had lots to say….

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