Matt Gander 
Atari has been teasing something Bubsy related over the past week or so. Many believed this was simply the confirmation of modern day analogue controls in Bubsy 3D – part of the upcoming Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection – but no, the publisher has just announced a brand new game starring the fearless feline. Bubsy …
In addition to putting the finishing touches on Terminator 2D: No Fate, the UK based Bitmap Bureau are hard at work on the mouthful that is He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction. It’s being developed in conjunction with Limited Run Games, who are presumably handling physical releases. This means we …
Earlier this month we looked at two new Game Boy Color games – available on physical cartridges and digitally for modern consoles. This trend doesn’t appear to be ending any time soon, with Mega Cat Studios announcing Gumball in Trick-Or-Treat Land. This sweet treat is a top-down family friendly adventure inspired by Earthbound and Undertale, …
Amiga shooter revival X-Out: Resurfaced must have managed to find an audience, as publisher ININ has a similar proposition lined-up for 2026. Apidya’ Special is a remake of the outdoorsy 1992 Amiga side-scroller Apidya that’s also based on a cancelled console port from the ’90s. ININ are keen to stress that this is a remake; …
Upon hearing that the hook in this top-down roguelike shooter is that you accumulate curses, I was left wondering how the difficulty level would be kept fair. I was also somewhat wary about how fun it’ll be to play if the odds at constantly stacked against you, with every curse hypothetically making progression tougher. Reasonable …
Gamescom 2025 is set to lift the lid on Shenmue III Enhanced, which presumably means the first trailer will be unveiled at some point during the show. Until we get to see it in action, publisher ININ – who recently took control of Shenmue III – has revealed to expect from this just-announced enhanced version. …
Take 2’s crime caper Mafia: The Old Country remains no.1 in both the PS5 and Xbox Series X retail charts, but the all formats top 40 is a different story with Mario Kart World returning to no.1. The colourful kart racer has pretty much dominated the chart since the Switch 2 launched, making way for …
Last week Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II leapt from Xbox Series to PS5, and if it’s 83% Metacritic score is to go by, it’s going down well with its new audience. Continuing the theme of reciprocation, the PS5’s Black Myth: Wukong – Game Science’s 2024 action RPG based on Journey to the West – finally comes …
If you’ve heard of the unlicensed NES multi-game cart Action 52, you’ve likely heard that the cartridge itself becomes hot and starts to smell of burning plastic after a while. A sure sign of quality if ever there was. What could possibly be worse than a cartridge potentially setting your beloved NES ablaze? How about …
If you’re into first-person sword slashers (Shadow Warrior, Bright Memory, Ghostunner) and are of the retro persuasion, then you might want to keep an eye out for Tokyo Underground Killer. Launching on Steam in September for a reasonable $9.99, it sees assassin Kobayashi take to Japan’s neon-lit streets in search of ten boss characters, slashing …
Nintendo is readying their newest Switch 2 exclusive, Drag x Drive (pronounced Drag and Drive, apparently), launching Thursday at a low price point of £16.99. It’s a futuristic take on 3v3 wheelchair basketball that uses the Switch 2’s mouse functions to wheel around the neon-hued courts. A few different mini-games feature, including a shooting contents …
GameMill are bringing Fast & Furious: Arcade to consoles (PS5, Xbox Series and Switch) on 24th October. Although the press release doesn’t explicitly say, this appears to be the 2022 arcade game released by Raw Thrills. Backing this theory up, GameMill has also brought Raw Thrills’ Cruis’n Blast and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to consoles recently. …
One of Rare’s better known NES games was 1990’s Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll, a good looking and innovative isometric platformer that saw snakes Rattle ‘n Roll gobbling enough pellets to weight down a scale and exit a stage. The epitome of surreal (enemies included a giant hairy foot known as Big Foot, and what appeared …
Picture the scene. It’s the early ‘90s and the beginning of the summer holidays – six sweltering weeks at your disposal to do whatever you please. You’ve read the summer specials from both The Dandy and The Beano, and with no days out on the horizon, the only thing to fill the void until CITV …
For whatever reason, the official UK retail chart wasn’t published last week. All is not lost as the latest top 40 reveals that Mario Kart World was no.1, followed by Hogwarts Legacy and Donkey Kong Bananza. It’s a good thing that this week’s chart hasn’t gone AWOL, as there’s a new no.1 along with a …