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Australian PlayStation Plus Extra/Deluxe Pricing And Release Dates Have Been Revealed Apr 26, 2022

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We’ve had to wait a while, but PlayStation has now revealed the Australian PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Deluxe prices on its official website. The brand new PlayStation Plus experience will launch on June 22nd. PlayStation Plus Essential is the existing PS+ offering and will set you back $11.95, $33.95 or $79.95 for one month, three months or 12 months respectively. PlayStation Plus Extra includes the PS5/PS4 games and will set you back $18.95, $54.95 or $135.

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The New PlayStation Plus Gets A Release Date! Apr 26, 2022

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Sony has just confirmed its targeted rollout dates for the new tiered PlayStation Plus subscription, as it plans to roll the service out gradually across four global regions beginning in May. The new system, which splits PlayStation Plus into three distinct tiers with varying benefits is set to launch starting in select Asian markets in May, with the rest of the schedule spread out across June with Japan first, followed by the Americas and then Europe.

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SEGA Is Bringing The Classics Back In A Big Way! Apr 20, 2022

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Deadline has reported that SEGA and Paramount are once again bringing a classic video game franchise to the big screen following the runaway success of the two Sonic the Hedgehog films, this time in the form of retro beat-em-up Streets of Rage. According to Deadline’s sources, the movie is being penned by John Wick creator Derek Kolstad, and is in production at dj2 Entertainment who were behind Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel and are also working on the movie adaptation of It Takes Two.

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Godzilla Is Entering The Warzone! Apr 19, 2022

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It's a big weekend for rumours and hints about future franchises this Easter long weekend, starting with something ~very~ big from Call of Duty Warzone. A fresh trailer for the upcoming new season of Warzone, titled Classified Arms, hints that something very big and very powerful may have been awakened in the form of none other than Godzilla.

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Kingdom Hearts 4 Has Been Announced & EB Games Is Giving Away $2500 Apr 10, 2022

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In a special 20th Anniversary event for the Kingdom Hearts series held in Japan today, Square Enix has unveiled the franchise’s next mainline title, titled Kingdom Hearts 4. Capping off a video montage highlighting the future of Kingdom Hearts, the nearly three-minute trailer showcases some stunning visuals and sets a darker and somewhat more realistic art direction. There’s a tiny bit of combat gameplay included, too.

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Aussies clean up at the BAFTA Games Awards! Apr 08, 2022

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The BAFTA Games Awards event has come and gone once again, and in its 18th year has celebrated the excellence of the last year of gaming with some top-notch titles being awarded. Notably, it was PlayStation and Housemarque’s frantic sci-fi roguelike shooter Returnal that picked up the coveted ‘Best Game’ award, but there were some great wins for our local Australian talent as well.

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A New Tomb Raider Game Is Coming Apr 06, 2022

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Crystal Dynamics has announced that a brand new Tomb Raider game is on the way. Development has only just started but the team is using Unreal Engine 5 to build the game which will result in next-level story telling and gameplay experiences. The studio went on to say that it is their goal to “push the envelope of fidelity and to deliver the high quality cinematic action adventure experience that fans deserve from the Tomb Raider franchise”.

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Monkey Island Is Back And Our LEGO Star Wars Review Is Live Apr 05, 2022

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Thank god this wasn't announced on April Fools' Day as it's almost too good to believe. Devolver Digital and LucasFilm has today announced that Return to Monkey Island is releasing later this year. it's a sequel to Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2 and it's being created by the incredible Ron Gilbert. We don't know a whole lot about the game outside of the fact that it's coming this year, but there's also an epic trailer to go along with the announcement.

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The New SNES/NES Games Have Hit The Nintendo Switch Apr 04, 2022

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It feels like it’s been an age since we’ve seen a multi-game update to Nintendo Switch Online’s retro database, especially for those still on the standard subscription sans N64 and Mega Drive titles. At any rate, today sees three new titles added to the NES and SNES collections for subscribers to fire up and enjoy – notably the SNES version of the platforming classic Earthworm Jim 2.

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E3 2022 Has Been Cancelled Apr 01, 2022

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After being digital for the last two years, the ESA has confirmed that E3 has been fully cancelled in 2022. This means there will be absolutely no E3 this year, although I’m not sure how much that means to the average reader as I’m sure that the likes of Xbox, Nintendo and Ubisoft will still hold digital conferences in June.

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