It’s a predictably quiet week for the Nintendo eShop, but the few new arrivals are worth considering and the week’s discounts aren’t to be sniffed at either. The digital version of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is the headliner, arriving on Friday for £34.99. At the time of typing the retail version is £28 on Amazon …
It’s a little hard to muster up enthusiasm for the final chart of the year. There are no new arrivals and very few re-entries, plus the titles in the top ten are likely to remain there for weeks – if not months – to come. Every game in the top ten did however see a …
Christmas issues of gaming magazines are usually packed to the rafters with reviews. Featuring just nine games – four of which were tiresome sporting sims – this wasn’t quite the case for the November 1998 issue of N64 Magazine. Considering The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was amongst the other five games though, it’s …
There’s no stopping for Christmas where Nintendo is concerned – the eShop is due several new titles on Christmas day, including four notable Virtual Console releases for Wii U. Another bunch of digital downloads from Activision are en route too. Prices are so laughably unjust that we almost chose to omit them from this round-up, …
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has become the fifth game in the franchise to take the UK’s Christmas number one spot. Strong sales of the PS4 version – which reportedly received a spot of extra promotion last week – helped Activision’s exo-suited and booted shooter to dethrone FIFA 15. GTA V took #1 in the …
When first presented with one of Telltale’s episodic adventures we compared the £3.99 asking price to that of a cinema ticket, due to the price: length ratio. A similar comparison can be made with this snow covered side-scroller, albeit with the price of a new DVD – it too costs just over £10 and provides …
Last month publishers were clambering over one another to get their games onto store shelves. This month? The final retail release of the year was in fact launched last week. So let’s take a look at this week’s downloadable offerings, shall we? The timing for console renditions of Risk and Trivial Pursuit couldn’t be any …
When rummaging around online for screenshots of WayForward’s Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom to accompany our review, we were quick to spot a few less than subtle differences between pre-release screenshots and the final version. It’s not uncommon for a game’s visuals to change slightly during development, but here the differences are …
A year has passed since Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon… was released yet we’re still dumbfounded as to how WayForward managed to create something so joyless. A harsh and gruelling slog, those who had patience to see it through to the end genuinely have our respect. Whereas ‘Explore the Dungeon’ took influence from good old …
Digital versions of ancient Activision titles, a couple of obscure Virtual Console re-releases and another handful of 3DS themes. If you’re finding it hard to get excited about this week’s eShop schedule then you’re not alone. Those Virtual Console releases are Capcom curios Mighty Final Fight (£3.49) and Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (£3.49) …
Car windscreens aren’t the only thing feeling the wrath of winter – the UK top five is frozen too. A tenuous link, we know. This means FIFA 15 is the UK’s number one yet again. Last week saw it take the top spot for the first time in six weeks. Just for those who missed …
Last week saw the amount of new releases begin to slow. This week it’s all but a trickle, with just one title heading to retail. The last retail release of the year, no less. That game is Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris: Gold Edition, which includes the season pass, a Lara figurine, an …
The indie uprising continued in full force this year, with numerous download-only titles bagging incredibly high review scores. Not all caught the attention of critics and gamers alike though, and so this round-up gives a small handful a second chance to glimmer in the limelight. We’ve thrown in a few big budget games you may …
It’s a toss-up between Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and Rune Factory 4 as to what’s the highlight of this week’s eShop schedule. Sorry, Wii U owners – you have to make do with a couple of new Zen Pinball 2 tables. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy launches Thursday for £24.99, offering re-drawn graphics and …
Sales of The Crew appear not to have harmed by a lack of reviews. Ubisoft’s open-world racer is in at a respectable #6 in this week’s UK top 40. Eurogamer reports sales were split 59 per cent on PlayStation 4, 33 per cent on Xbox One, eight per cent on Xbox 360 and a single …