Modern arcade game manufacturer Alan-1 has announced plans to create new arcade cabinets with Atari, each based on their revamped Recharged series. The company aims to produce “at least ten” different full size arcade games in the next three years, with the first due nationwide across the US during Q3 2024. Cabinets will be equipped with pinball …
How can you tell something is the result of passion and care, rather than cold, hard economics? For me, it is the little touches. The things that developers add in when there’s absolutely no need whatsoever. In Inkulinati, a game where you draw beasts onto a battlefield, your hand is represented by a human hand. …
The spare time sapping RPG package GRANDIA HD Collection is coming to Xbox One and PS4 on March 26th, courtesy of GungHo Online Entertainment America. Not only this, but Limited Run Games will be releasing a physical edition for $34.99, with pre-orders going live on March 15th. It’ll include a trio of art cards and a …
All systems are go – Nightdive’s well received System Shock remake, which had an incredibly long development cycle, will launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series on May 21st. This classic sci-fi shooter reborn will support “up to” 4K 60fps on PS5 and Xbox Series, and also features redesigned controls intended for joypads. …
Square-Enix’s well-received Final Fantasy VII Rebirth could only hold onto the UK chart’s top spot for a single week, dislodged by new arrival WWE 2K24. The star-studded grappler seems to be a return to form for the franchise, boasting an 82% Metacritic, while being praised for its fun mechanics and wealth of modes. WWK 2K24 …
It’s a quiet week for new releases, with nothing noteworthy due. Only joking – it’s yet another stacked week. We can only assume publishers believe we’re happy to purchase games day one just to add them to an ever-growing backlog. Here’s hoping April will allow us to play catch-up. If you can find some wiggle …
You’ve doubtlessly heard of the phrase ‘running away to join the circus.’ Publisher Daedalic’s latest horror game has an altogether different proposition, based around a former circus worker’s struggle to escape from an illusionary world filled with twisted fun houses, clowns, ghost trains, and an untimely death. It’s very much a case of trying to …
It’s 1993 and the advent of the CD-ROM. One way to make use of the storage space CDs offer is to fill them with poorly acted FMV scenes filmed with next to no budget, and try to market it as a legitimate gaming experience. If your target platform of choice has lax restrictions, you may …
There’s a new publisher focused on ‘retro indie’ games on the scene, and their first announcement is none other than a new Space Invaders title. SPACE INVADERS Deck Commander – The Board Game is being developed by Sickhead Games and puts a strategic deck building twist on the classic formula. Details are light, but the …
For their next trick, the Sonic Mania team leaps into the world of 3D platforming. It’s a bold move, with even SEGA themselves infamously stumbling when it comes to creating fast-moving action platformers starring their blue-hued hedgehog. The team does at least have over two decades of mistakes to learn from, and as Sonic Mania …
Not every video game is for everyone, and at a time when there are more people playing games than ever, that’s perfectly acceptable. Moreover, it’s commercially viable – these days even something offbeat has a good chance of finding its niche. It may seem strange to introduce The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island – the …
Square-Enix’s anticipated PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy VII Rebirth took the lion’s share of sales in this week’s UK retail chart, topping the all formats top 40. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered – the PSone HD re-release from 2020 – also managed to enter the PS4 chart at #8. Curiously, it’s listed as a new entry and …
We’ve had a busy start to 2024 for major new releases, with the likes of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers II, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, and Tekken 8 currently being played extensively – if our social media channels are to go by. Publishers keep on trucking this week, with another batch of promising new releases. …
If you’ve played past games from eastasiasoft, you’ll know that they tend to be on the short and easy side – experiences that last no longer than an hour or two, liberally handing out achievements and trophies. Dead End City stands out as a rare, but not entirely unheard of, exception. It’s a grungy vertical …
An intriguing assortment of new Switch titles lies before us this week, with the long-running Roguelike Shiren the Wanderer gaining a new instalment, subtitled The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island, and the cult 1991 NES Sunsoft platformer Ufouria receiving an incredibly overdue sequel. Shiren the Wanderer’s lineage can be traced back to the Super Nintendo, …
