You’re never alone with a clone

Hot on the heels of Bayonetta 2 comes another Wii U essential – Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones. Curve Digital’s anticipated co-op stealth puzzler launches on the eShop this Thursday, along with half-a-dozen other releases. When Curve announced that they were defecting to the Wii U for Stealth Inc’s sequel it caused something …

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Chart success for Bayonetta 2

Entering at a very respectable #7, Bayonetta 2 charted the highest out of last week’s bumper bounty of new releases. The fact that Nintendo Land is back in the top 40 suggests that the Wii U-exclusive managed to shift a few more consoles for Nintendo. Mario Kart 8 however stayed put at #30. Civilization: Beyond …

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GTA: San Andreas for £2.99? That’s a steal

The Xbox 360 revamp of GTA: San Andreas managed to escape the grasp of our weekly new release round-up. There’s an acceptable reason for this though – it has been rumoured, officially announced and launched all within the space of a week. Released in the nick of time for the crime caper’s 10th anniversary – …

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The Resident Evil that never was

When Capcom announced Resident Evil: Gaiden for the Game Boy Color it came as a surprise to many. Not because the source material was undecidedly unsuitable for the demographic, but because Capcom had cancelled a handheld conversion of Resident Evil just a year before. Developed by London-based HotGen Studios, it pushed Nintendo’s 8-bit handheld hard …

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Chariot – Review

Even with a concept that’s quirkier than most, we’d argue that Chariot’s standout feature is that it brings back good old local co-op gaming. With a friend by your side this physics-based platform puzzler evokes memories of when online gaming was a thing of the future; a time when two gamers could bond on a …

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Four weeks on top for FIFA 15

There’s no stopping FIFA – EA’s soccer sim has successfully managed to fend off another week’s worth of new releases. Specifically, The Evil Within, F1 2014 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Last week’s top trio did however all make the top 10. Available on formats new and old, The Evil Within did – rather unsurprisingly – …

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Bayonetta’s back with a bang

This week’s Nintendo eShop line-up is mostly comprised of premium-priced retail downloads. When Bayonetta 2 is amongst them though we aren’t going to complain. Especially when the price is pretty reasonable – £39.99, or £24.99 if you’ve downloaded the original Bayonetta. That’s £24.99, or £9.99 if you’ve downloaded Bayonetta 2. As you’ve no doubt seen …

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Project Spark – Review

We’re unsure whether Microsoft releasing Project Spark during gaming’s silly season is a sensible idea or not. With so many big name releases out will many gamers have both the time and patience to sit down and experiment with a game creation tool? On the flipside, the evenings are quickly drawing in – winter is …

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Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor – Review

As a relatively new publisher on the scene – at least when compared to EA, Activision et al – Warner Bros don’t quite get the credit they deserve. The LEGO games have improved massively while under their watchful eye, Mortal Kombat is the best it has ever been (save perhaps for that one time in …

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[Updated] New Skylanders off to a slow start

Update: Activision has dropped us a line informing that Skylanders Trap Team did in fact make #7 in the UK top 40. Chart-Track are aware that their data is currently incorrect and will be issuing a revised UK top 40 tomorrow morning Original story: This week’s UK top 40 holds a mild surprise – Skylanders …

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It’s on like Donkey Kong

Well, this week’s Nintendo eShop line-up is certainly far more interesting than the last few. There’s Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut on Wii U, some Hyrule Warriors DLC and another sizeable sale. This week also sees a double dose of Donkey Kong – throughout October Nintendo are releasing all three Donkey Kong Country and DK …

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Farewell Official Nintendo Magazine

We have in our hands the final issue of Future’s Official Nintendo Magazine. Issue 114 should be reaching subscribers over the next few days, following last Tuesday’s announcement of ONM’s closure. As editor Matthew Castle put it in the magazine’s opening page, this final issue is a celebration of all things Nintendo – the Super …

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