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New Evercade double-pack will include Alwa’s Awakening and Cathedral

Following the popularity of their Xenocrisis/Tanglewood double indie game cart, Evercade has revealed a similar two-game package. Cart number 27 will include Alwa’s Awakening from Elden Pixels and a native port of Cathedral from Decemberborn. That’s to say, Cathedral isn’t an emulated version – it’s a bespoke and...

F1 22 claims UK chart top spot while MX vs ATV Legends stalls

F1 22 – published by EA and developed by Codemasters – is the latest no.1 in the all-formats retail chart. It also managed to take pole position in the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series charts, giving it no.1s across the board. Launching during summer has really...

Out this week: Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, Arcadegeddon, MADiSON, Matchpoint, Zero Tolerance Collection, more

If you’re wondering why we haven’t covered AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES Nirvana Initiative, it’s because the Euro console release is trailing behind the rest of the world. American gamers received Spike Chunsoft’s visual novel murder mystery late last month, and critical reviews were full of praise for its investigation...

Atari’s 50th anniversary collection will include Lynx and Jaguar games

Ever since the days of the original PlayStation, Atari has released at least one new retro compilation per generation. As such, they’ve become rather stale over the years, with Atari Flashback on Switch failing to even generate a minor buzz. It’s perhaps not much of a surprise to...

Management sim Arcade Paradise opens its doors 11th August

Wired Productions’ arcade management sim Arcade Paradise will launch 11st August on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, and Xbox One. Set in 1993, it gives the chance to not just create and expand your own arcade but also features the ability to play the 35+ games contained within....

XIII Remake due a complete rework this September, Switch version still coming

The panned XIII Remake, published by Microids in late 2020, is due an overhaul this September. This free update has been a year in the works and will be accompanied by the feared cancelled Switch version, also due September 13th. French studio Tower Five has been entrusted with the overhaul...

New on Switch: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, Portal: Companion Collection, GameDec, The Legend of Bum-Bo, Cuphead DLC, more

A couple of meaty DLC add-ons are upon us this week. Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise receives its almost full-price Sunbreak expansion, while Cuphead finally gains the anticipated The Delicious Last Course – offering a new boss-filled island to explore and a new character to master. Portal: Companion Collection...

Endling: Extinction is Forever preview – Fantastic Mrs. Fox

If you have an affiliation with foxes, feeling a sense of sorrow for the destruction of their woodland homes in particular, Endling – Extinction is Forever is destined to tug at your heartstrings. You play as a female fox ready to give birth. The last of her kind,...

Pac-Man World Re-Pac announced, launching in August [Updated]

One of the major criticisms aimed at the recent Pac-Man Museum+ was that the PSone’s action platformer Pac-Man World was missing. Now we know why – a fully-fledged remake is incoming. Revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, Pac-Man World Re-Pac features visuals that bring it up to modern-day standards,...

Terror of Hemasaurus preview – monster mash and button smash

Some indies make their influences so brazen that it’s impossible to avoid mentioning them – Terror of Hemasaurus is, for all purposes and intent, a modern-day take on the arcade classic Rampage. Giant monsters, wreckable skyscrapers, hapless citizens – you know the score. Terror of Hemasaurus cranks up...

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes slashes its way to no.1

A new week, a new UK no.1. Nintendo’s musou spin-off Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes takes the top spot in the all-formats retail chart, causing the PS5 pack-in Horizon Forbidden West to fall to #2. Three Hopes isn’t the only new Switch release in the chart – THQ...

Out this week: Cuphead in the Delicious Last Course, F1 22, The Legend of Bum-bo, MX vs ATV Legends, DNF Duel, more

While this week isn’t anywhere near as busy as last week, there’s still plenty of stuff to get stuck into – especially if you’re into racers and offbeat indies. There’s some significant DLC on the horizon, too. Monster Hunter Rise players are likely counting down the days until...