Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
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Overwatch Hits 30 Million Players

Just a few years ago, video games were seen as the domain of the geeky, sitting in a pool of light in their bedroom and playing against someone they’ve never met in South Korea. Yet today, they are predicted to…

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Snipers Vs. Thieves Release Launch Trailer

Publisher PlayStack and developer Foxglove Studio’s fast paced and frenetic real-time multiplayer game Snipers vs. Thieves is out now on Google Play and the iOS App Store. Defend the high life with an arsenal of rifles and gadgets as a…

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Rock Pocket Games Releases Moons of Madness Launch Trailer

Moons of Madness, according to its developers Norwegian Independent Studio Rock Pocket Games, is a genre-redefining psychological horror science-fiction game.  To celebrate and to generally give everyone a damn good look at it, they’ve released a launch trailer called ‘Reality…

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NBA LIVE 18 Launches Groundbreaking Free Demo

Electronic Arts Inc. have released an NBA LIVE 18 free demo for all players with Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus accounts, on Xbox One and PlayStation® 4. In a franchise first, all progress and unlocked content coming out of…

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MMO Dual Universe Crosses Financial Milestone

Independent game developer Novaquark announced today they have received $3.7 million in funding from private investors to bring their flagship MMO title, Dual Universe, to a total funding amount of $7.4 million, including crowdfunding. This news comes as the company…

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Gear.Club Unlimited Teaser Trailer Announced

Microïds and Eden Games are proud to present the first glimpse at Gear.Club Unlimited, their next car racing game planned for Q4 2017 on Nintendo Switch. Brought to us by Microïds (Syberia, Post Mortem and Still Life) and Eden Games…

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Phantom Cat 2 Platformer Set for August Release

If you’re a fan of the insanely popular platformer Phantom Cat, then you will undoubtedly be very pleased to hear that its sequel, Phantom Cat 2 is on the way for an August release. Phantom Cat 2 introduces 20 unique…

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4A Games & Del Rey Books Announce ARKTIKA.1 eBook

4A Games, the studio behind the award-winning Metro series, and Del Rey Books – an imprint of Random House and one of the world’s foremost publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction – announced today a collaborative partnership behind…

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The Universim New Playable Demo Released

I’m a big fan of simulation games. I always have been. I even enjoyed Spore slightly more than others (despite it being a disappointment). So, when I found out that The Universim from Crytivo had released a playable demo, I…