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Rainbow Six SMOL is a bite-sized operation, out now for mobile

Ubisoft and Netflix have announced that Rainbow Six SMOL, the spin-off of the venerable Tom Clancy sub-series, is now available on Android and iOS. Rainbow Six SMOL takes the once realism-focused tactical FPS series and shrinks it down to cartoon-ish proportions. You command a squad of counterterrorists as they march around procedurally generated stages, blasting everything in sight. The press release suggests that you can take a sneak approach, but there are a lot of explosions in the trailer that suggest that’s…

The Short Message is free, bite-sized and available now for PS5

Silent Hill is back, and sooner than you might have expected. Sony and Konami teamed up to create a brand new title in the series as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. Best of all, Silent Hill: The Short Message is free and you can play it today.The game brings the series bang up to date. For one thing, we see protagonist Anita using a smartphone. She ventures inside a crumbling apartment block after receiving messages from her friend. But this is no ordinary building. There have been rumors of suicides there, and it won't be…

League of Legends’ new Arena mode emphasizes bite-sized action

League of Legends’ 5v5 MOBA mode is one of the most iconic multiplayer setups in gaming. It attracts millions of players every day, and millions of dollars are spent throwing and giving rewards for tournaments based on that formula. That’s why it’s exciting when Riot Games occasionally experiments with new modes that modify the core concept of League of Legends in unique ways. The latest mode to do this is the 2v2v2v2 Arena, which is coming to the game as part of this summer’s Soul Fighter event. Channeling the…

‘Chop Goblins’ is a “bite-sized” FPS from the creator of ‘Dusk’

Dusk creator and New Blood Interactive member David Szymanski has revealed his latest project Chop Goblins – a “bite-sized” FPS designed to be completed in a single sitting. READ MORE: ‘Dread Delusion’ developer James Wragg on designing a lo-fi ‘Morrowind’ Szymanski announced his latest game via Twitter, where he explained that Chop Goblins, which is inspired by the film Gremlins, is designed to be completed in a single sitting with a projected playtime of around half an hour. “Chop Goblins is a ‘microshooter’: An FPS…

Egret II Mini review – Bite-sized arcade cabinet is an essential purchase you won’t rEGRET | Gaming | Entertainment

The five-star Mega Drive Mini and the superb SNES Classic may have more mainstream appeal, but if you love retro gaming and fondly remember feeding arcade machines your hard-earned pocket money, then the Egret II Mini could be this year's must-have gaming device. The Egret II Mini is a pretty faithful recreation of Taito's iconic arcade cabinets that were extremely popular in Japan. It contains 40 built-in games, a rotating screen, stereo speakers and an adjustable joystick, making it one of the more feature-heavy devices…

Quibi Review: Bite-Sized Content, Terrible Pricing

I've binge-watched 16 episodes and four quarter-movies since morning. Why do I have such free time? Because it was work. The better question though is, how? Well, that's because I've been using Quibi — a portmanteau of “quick bites” — a new streaming service with the tagline: “watch in 10 minutes or less.” Launched Monday globally with over 24 shows featuring the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Nick Jonas, and Game of Thrones' Sophie Turner, Quibi offers a variety of content, spanning mystery dramas, action thrillers, prank…