Before Endless Ocean, there was Everblue – a PS2 deep sea diving adventure from Capcom and Akira. Clearly taking a fancy to its non-violent and open-ended nature, Nintendo took the concept under its wing to create the Endless Ocean series. This isn’t the first time Nintendo has nurtured something they saw potential in, with the …
Indie developer Digital Cybercherries is about to brighten up the slightly dreary looking month of May with Hypercharge: Unboxed – confirmed for release on Xbox One/Xbox Series on May 31st. It takes the concept of the ‘90s movie Small Soldiers – which did, in fact, gain an often forgotten tie-in – and runs with the idea, pitting …
By experimenting with different themes, developers have opened the gates for new ideas within the Vampire Survivors inspired auto-shooting genre. Earlier this month we had Gladiator’s Arena – with its bloody Roman coliseum battles – and now we’re voyaging into deep space to battle squishy aliens and gelatinous creatures using lasers, gun turrets, and…exploding birthday …
Until a few years ago, experiencing Atari Lynx games either involved acquiring original hardware or resorting to emulation. Today, almost half the handheld’s catalogue is available to play legally, albeit in drips and drabs. Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection included a handful of titles – albeit not many synonymous with the system – while the …
Finally, some new faces. The often-stagnant UK physical release chart sees five new titles debut this week. Let’s just ignore the fact that they probably only had to sell a few thousand copies each to break the chart – or possibly even a few hundred to make the lower end of the top 40. The …
Accessibility appears to be at the core of Milestone’s MotoGP 24 – which is Switch bound unlike last week’s TopSpin 2K25 – with one of the major new additions being an adaptable difficulty curve. It’ll also feature split-screen play, a full 2024 campaign, and the ability to edit stickers that can plastered over both the …
Typically, the UK retail charts drop on a Monday or Tuesday, but here we are on a Friday – these are truly mysterious times we live in. Even more so upon observing the top ten. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the best selling physical release in the UK last week, celebrating its 365th week in …
Since their rebirth a few years ago, Sunsoft has made good on bringing their ‘80s and ‘90s hits to a new generation. At least, all of those without licenses attached. In addition to revivals of cult titles Ufouria, Trip World and Mr. Gimmick, the once prolific publisher has also seen fit to bring back one …
After two years in development and over six months in early access, Digital Eclipse’s remake of Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is coming to consoles on May 23rd. Wizardry – released on the Apple II – was the first party-based RPG, launching in 1981. It was so ahead of the curve that its …
This week is a corker for the Switch – the kind we only see once every couple of months. To say there’s something to please everyone would be a little off the mark, with a few key genres left uncovered, but there’s still plenty to dive into. If you’re of the RPG persuasion, you’re well …
The retro-style first person shooter Phantom Fury – a follow up to Ion Fury – launches on PC today. Console owners don’t have long to wait either, with the PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Xbox Series versions due 30th May. Phantom Fury stars Ion Fury’s Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison and is set several years after the events of …
Well, this is neat. As the name suggests, Wrath of the Mutants is the rarest of things – a genuine arcade conversion. With most modern arcade games being ticket redemption machines, this is something seldom seen. In fact, the last arcade conversion we can recall was Raw Thrill’s own Cruis’n’ Blast on Switch back in …
Before starting this review, I attempted to research the time management genre, inadvertently discovering an unexplored world filled with countless colourful farming and cooking games for PC and mobiles – most of which have either the word ‘frenzy’ or ‘mania’ in their titles. The Kindeman Remedy falls into the same genre but is the polar …
Why so many publishers have major new releases planned for this week is a mystery – it’s a ridiculously busy week, with new titles from Sony, SEGA, 2K, EA, Atari, and Square-Enix. From Bandai-Namco comes the desert wasteland action RPG SAND LAND, based on the late Akira Toriyama’s 2000 manga series. You’re cast into the …
Blaze has ended their week of Evercade announcements with the reveal of Thalamus Collection 1, which brings together 11 of the British publisher’s C64 games. The trailer suggests we’re in for a mixture of space shooters and platformers, with Armalyte: Competition Edition, Hunter’s Moon Remastered, and Retrograde offering shoot’em up thrills while Hawkeye, Creatures, Summer …
