A cat-based take on Untitled Goose Game has been a long time coming, especially considering there’s no better creature suited for similar fearless frolics. After all, you can’t spell ‘catastrophe’ without the word ‘cat’. Little Kitty, Big City doesn’t just provide a sandbox (litterbox?) to play around in, but also a main objective to pursue. …
Publisher and developer QUByte has announced the retro-style boomer shooter Extinction Rifts – their first entry into the genre, and one that has been a long time coming. The ‘boomer’ part rings true here. Extinction Rifts has a focus on destruction with the protagonist able to charge up a gauntlet by causing destruction and chaos. …
Recently I looked back at a Switch eShop round-up from early in the system’s life. Fifteen games hit the console that week – an amount considered remarkable at the time. Skip forward to this week, and you’ll find almost triple that amount due. While there is some obvious garbage, there are at least a dozen …
Even those outside the US will have noticed the American government’s actions bleeding into their subconsciousness. Just by scrolling social media, glancing over newspapers, listening to radio, or flicking through TV channels, you’ll inevitably catch wind of current news concerning US political parties, especially in the run-up to elections. This bleeds into video games too, …
The ever popular EA Sports FC 24 has managed to return to the UK physical chart’s top spot this week, while also claiming no.1 in the PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series charts. The Switch version saw a sales boost too, driving it from #12 to #3. Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition was last week’s unlikely no.1, …
Every console generation has seen a fad or two, be it gratuitously violent beat’em ups, dancing ‘n singing party games, casual titles with motion controls, or predominantly beige first-person shooters. In the early ‘90s, the biggest craze was mascot platformers, fuelled by the astonishing popularity of Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. This seven-game strong …
Originally due in April, Braid Anniversary Edition was pushed back until this week to give it breathing space. The cult puzzle platformer, with its novel time rewinding mechanic, has been given a lick of paint and now features new puzzles, along with a 15-hour developer commentary. Look out for it on 14th May. Proving just …
When I play games, I play with the experience gained from other games. I might mess around with the combat system to see how it differs from similar titles. I might look at the responsiveness and intuitiveness of the controls and compare them to genre standouts. With Endless Ocean Luminous things were remarkably different; I …
This week has wound up far busier than anticipated, with a resounding 21 new releases hitting the Xbox alone. Over on the Switch eShop things are busier still, and that’s without taking shovelware into consideration. Promising new releases include the cutesy exploration based free-roaming adventure Little Kitty, Big City, Bigmode’s debut title Animal Well – …
The remainder of Nintendo’s 2024 slate is still under wraps. Still, we can at least pencil in one first-party release for July – Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, based on the infamous 1990 competition that ran throughout the US. Sounding like an expanded version of NES Remix, this speed-running focused compendium will offer 150 bite-sized …
After a car smashes into a notorious vampire’s castle, rudely interrupting their 500-year slumber, the fanged-fellow awakens in the modern era to find that a bustling city has been built around their now-crumbling abode. Try as they might, Brocula – as they’re known – must now adapt to the modern way of living, paying his extortionate …
Well, we certainly couldn’t predict this week’s UK chart topper. A price cut to around £30 has helped Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition, originally released in December 2023, claim no.1 in the boxed retail chart. Stella Blade, last week’s no.1, drops to #2 while EA Sports FC 24 rises from #12 to #3. Sonic Superstars is …
Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog weren’t the only platforming heroes receiving system-selling sequels in 1992. Over in Japan, the PC Engine’s Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman (Shockman) series gained its third entry. US gamers had only just received the second game, and while there was hope of the CD-based Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3 making it to …
It’s a bank holiday here in the UK, but it seems no publishers have thought to capitalise on the long weekend. The first bunch of new releases roll out on Wednesday, opening the floodgates for a wave of new indies – it’s a busier week than anticipated with 21 new games on Xbox alone. We …
The next game from Flynn’s Arcade has been revealed, and it looks set to please fans of the sleeper hit Donut Dodo. Goliath Depot shares many similarities, being a single screen platformer also intended to resemble an arcade game circa 1985. The idea is to slam doors, kick enemies, and notch up high scores – …
