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WarioWare: Get It Together! review: fantastic mini-game mayhem with a multiplayer twist

September 8, 2021VG247

Let me get the important bit out of the way right at the start. If you, like me, were concerned when you saw that this new WarioWare title involves controlling characters rather than just abstract concepts – don’t worry. The manner of control may have slightly changed, but the series’ abstrawackiness is completely intact – and it’s still brilliant. In fact, the Switch’s first WarioWare title is closer to its beloved predecessors than I ever expected. The concept remains simple: you’re presented with a suite of ultra-short mini-games (micro-games, if you will) that last a couple of seconds each. The…

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Fall Guys season 5 brings squad modes and jungle themed levels tomorrow

July 19, 2021RockPaperShotgun

I imagine it would have been tougher for sir Indy Jones to have made it through the Temple Of Doom if he’d been a stumbly, bouncy little guy. That’s the fate that Fall Guys season 5 is dooming you to as of tomorrow. The new season theme is a jungle adventure with slippery and bouncy new jungle obstacles. As ever, it will bring a new reward track of costumes and cosmetics to unlock, one of which is that Spelunky fella. Oh, and Mediatonic are adding duos and trios squad modes. Read more

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Fall Guys Season 4 coming next week, includes Among Us crossover

March 15, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 15 March 2021 16:10 GMT Fall Guys Season 4 has been confirmed, and the start date has been announced with a new cinematic trailer that teases a sci-fi theme and an Among Us crossover.After we saw Fall Guys Season 4 teased with a clip of a 60-player gauntlet with low gravity zones last week, the developers at Mediatonic have now formally announced what’s coming next for the party game.Today, Mediatonic and Devolver Digital pushed a new trailer that confirms Fall Guys Season 4 will be available on all platforms on March 22. Check out the new trailer…

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Among Us has introduced a quick chat option

March 6, 2021VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 6 March 2021 17:19 GMT Innersloth has introduced a quick chat option to Among Us. The new quick chat option for Among Us allows players to communicate easier, using a wheel.This brings the game up to version 2021.2.21.According to the developers, the wheel is not only easier, but a faster and safer option to play if you’re using text chat.The team also promised form information on the next update is coming soon, and that the “ball is rolling” on it.Also, it is aware of a glitch occurring with lobbies and games on some platforms. Innersloth is working…

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Cuphead and Mugman are coming to Fall Guys

February 22, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 22 February 2021 20:38 GMT A fall is surely brewing as beloved indie icons Cuphead and Mugman get confirmed for the gameshow-inspired battle royale, Fall Guys.“Cuphead and his pal Mugman are coming to @FallGuysGame” reads a tweet from the official Studio MDHR account (that’s the developer behind Cuphead).As per the tweet, Cuphead will arrive on February 24 alongside a special emote that has yet to be shared, and perpetual player two, Mugman, will arrive to keep him company from February 27. “Get ready for a swell battle in the Blunderdome!” concludes the tweet.Each costume piece (including…

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Fall Guys is coming to Xbox this summer

February 18, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Thursday, 18 February 2021 14:30 GMT Devolver Digital and Mediatonic’s popular gameshow-inspired battle royale Fall Guys is heading to Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X this summer.After last night’s announcement that Fall Guys will be coming to Nintendo Switch later this year, the game’s official Twitter account has also made it clear that the popular party title will also be arriving on Xbox, too.“The team at Mediatonic have been hard at work concocting more and more elaborate schemes for future content (costumes, rounds, new features and improvements) that Xbox players can enjoy this summer and beyond,” says…

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Overcooked All You Can Eat coming PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC in March

February 15, 2021VG247

Overcooked All You Can Eat, previously only available on PS5 and Xbox Series S|X, is coming to PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on March 23.The game, which was developed by Ghost Town Games and published by Team17, will be available for $39.99 / £29.99 / €39.99, with physical editions being launched for both the PlayStation 4 and Switch versions.If you’re unfamiliar with the series, it’s all about making the most of a manic kitchen whilst trying to serve up meals. Everything that can go wrong very likely will go wrong. Our very own Tom Orry said “there’s…

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Fall Guys gets a Red Panda costume, but you need to pick it up soon

February 14, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 14 February 2021 16:36 GMT Fall Guys has an adorable new costume up for grabs, but if you want to dress your bean as a Red Panda you’ll have to be quick.Fall Guys developer Mediatonic is feeling the love today and offering out a “Valentine’s Gift” to players of the game show-inspired battle royale game.It’s not quite the no-strings-attached freebie you may want on this romantic holiday, though, since if you want to pick up the new costume you’ll have to head into the in-game store and drop 1000 kudos on the cosmetic.If you’re in need…

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A Fortnite x Fall Guys crossover may be coming soon

February 8, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 8 February 2021 17:48 GMT A line of data in the most recent Fall Guys update suggests that the game show-inspired battle royale will get its very own Fortnite crossover.Fall Guys is no stranger to collaborations: the developers at Mediatonic have managed to fold a slew of other brands into the title since it launched in 2019, including Godzilla, Sonic the Hedgehog, Goose Game and more.The next crossover, though, seems to be looking at another stablemate in the battle royale genre: Fortnite. Fortnite X Fall Guys will be coming in the future! Some new strings were…

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Fall Guys Season 3.5 update arrives on PS4 and PC tomorrow

February 1, 2021VG247

Fall Guys Season 3.5 arrives on February 2, and it’s a generous mid-Season refresh, bringing a new level, over 40 level variations, and much more besides.Developer Mediatonic first gave us a rundown of what the generous new mid-Season patch would include last week, where it also gave us the long and unwieldy update name “stop with the yeets name it anything else just don’t include the word yeet please im begging you”.Now, though, we finally have a release date – and it’s landing sooner than we would have thought. In a tweet (below), the developer announced the new patch will be…

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Fall Guys Season 3.5 update will introduce a new level, 40+ level variations and more

January 25, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 25 January 2021 20:31 GMT Fall Guys Season 3.5 is bringing some pretty big changes to the quiz show-inspired battle royale game for the game’s mid-Season update.Though developer Mediatonic has not given us an exact date for the new patch we’ve been given more information about specifically what will be added into the game in the next big update (which, by the way, is called “stop with the yeets name it anything else just don’t include the word yeet please im begging you”).The multiplayer PS4 and PC hit launched back in August 2020 and has since gone on…

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Fall Guys is giving all players a free Christmas-themed in-game outfit

December 21, 2020VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Monday, 21 December 2020 19:26 GMT Mediatonic has released a new Christmas-themed live-action trailer for Fall Guys, and is giving players that log in over the festive period a new in-game outfit.Fall Guys is celebrating the launch of its third Season at the moment, but developer Mediatonic is eager to give players even more content.In a new holiday special advert (below), the developer announces via wholesome live-action skit that anyone that logs in between December 21 and December 25 can grab a Santa outfit that they can slap on their character in the game show-inspired game.The video…

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Among Us coming to Xbox consoles in 2021

December 20, 2020VG247

By Dom Peppiatt, Sunday, 20 December 2020 17:41 GMT Among Us has launched on Xbox Game Pass for PC and is coming to Xbox Game Pass on consoles in 2021.Among Us is coming to Xbox next year, the platform holder announced in a post over on the Xbox blog.If you are an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber, you can access Among Us on PC right now – although console players are going to have to wait until the game launches in 2021.Following the announcement via the Xbox channels, Innersloth made its own announcement, too. We don’t have any idea specifically when…

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Troy Baker and Fall Guys devs raising money for UK mental health charities

December 16, 2020VG247

By Alex Calvin, Wednesday, 16 December 2020 16:18 GMT Variety of organisations are benefitting from this stream.Voice actor Troy Baker and Mediatonic – the studio behind smash-hit Fall Guys – are raising money for UK mental health charities via a livestream later this week.This is a collaboration with UK video games trade body Ukie, with the stream taking place on Friday, December 18 to raise money for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), Head to Toe, and Safe in Our World between 4pm and 6pm UK. You can watch it right here.One of the names appearing on the stream is Baker,…

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