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PREVIEWS GAMING

JUST DANCE 2025 It’s time to bust all sorts of moves in our lounge rooms once again, as this year’s model of Just Dance brings a bunch of new tunes – some 40 of them - and fun new features. Whether it’s Espresso or Lunch , you and your Poker Face will be Unstoppable as you dance alone or with friends – locally or online. Or, head into the workout mode for a whole lot of fun while you burn those calories.

SUPER MARIO PARTY JAMBOREE It’s time to party with the Mushroom Kingdom crew once again, in a gigantic new entry in the long-running board game-styled series that’s billed as the biggest Mario Party yet. We’ll explore five new game boards, while two from previous series outings will be making a return, too. There’ll also be over 110 minigames, and up to 20 players will be able to go head-to-head in online play.

SONIC X SHADOWS GENERATIONS It’s a cavalcade of classic Sonic action, as 2011’s time-travelling 2D and 3D outing Sonic Generations is brought bang up to date, upgraded visually and with a host of extra content. Chief amongst this is an entire separate campaign to play as Shadow the Hedgehog, complete with hidden secrets, and special abilities for taking on Black Doom that only the Ultimate Life Form could possess! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANTS UNLEASHED The heroes in a half shell return to our screens in a whole new adventure. Hit the streets of New York City, where human-mutant chaos reigns – as does pizza, of course! Our fearsome foursome is tasked with restoring the peace, using their various brawling skills to take out assailants that mutate as the game progresses. Luckily, as you advance, so do your turtle-y awesome skills! MULTIPLAYER 18/10/24

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UNKNOWN 9: AWAKENING Get ready to meet Haroona, the dimension-hopping star of this new action-adventure show. She has the ability to venture into the Fold, which is a mysterious dimension that overlaps our own. Her power leads to her becoming a target of the Ascendants, a splinter faction of a secret organisation that wants to use the Fold in order to meddle with events in human history.

DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD The long gestating fourth main game in BioWare’s revered action RPG series finally makes its way to us, complete with a name change. But the core remains, and that’s a whole new sequel to 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition . The land of Thedas needs a new leader, and guess what? That’s you! Create a brave fellowship as you bring a team together to ensure the future of your vibrant land. CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 6 Set in the early 1990s, this year’s model involves us in a Gulf War era drama that deftly blends fact and fiction. Campaign wise, prepare for memories of previous Black Ops titles with both returning and new characters, and ’90s-themed weapons. Multiplayer will launch with 16 brand-new maps, while the fan favourite Zombies makes a welcome return, complete with two shiny new maps. MULTIPLAYER 25/10/24

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LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE This next episode in the much-loved narrative adventure franchise is set to involve us in a wholly new supernatural murder mystery. It will revolve around our old pal Max Caulfield, a photographer at Caledon University, who discovers her friend dead in the snow. In order to save her, Max tries using her time rewinding power, but instead she opens up a parallel timeline. Oops…

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NOVEMBER?

1. What was the name of the

player’s character in the original Silent Hill ?

2. On which Nintendo console did the Mario Party series start out? 3. During which real-world war was the original Call of Duty: Black Ops set? 4. What was the name of the Dreamcast game in which Shadow the Hedgehog made his debut? 5. What was the full name of the first Dragon Age game? 6. Who sang the 2008 pop hit that the Just Dance series is named after? 7. Which actor, who went on to play a James Bond villain, starred as Josh in Until Dawn ? 8. In what year did the original Final Fantasy release in Japan?

GAME EXAM

MYSIMS: COZY BUNDLE Originally a spinoff of The Sims for Nintendo’s Wii and DS, now two MySims games – the original and its sequel, MySims Kingdom – have been given a loving Switch update for this fabulous double pack. Set about making

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3. Cold War 4. Sonic Adventure 2 5. Dragon Age: Origins 6. Lady Gaga 7. Rami Malek 8. 1987

Are you up to answering all eight of this month’s game related posers?

adorable new friends and discovering creative adventures, using your imagination and style to solve puzzles and help in both rebuilding a town and improving a magical kingdom.

Answers: 1. Harry Mason 2. Nintendo 64

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