Matt Gander 
Rebellion’s countryside ramble Atomfall doesn’t appear to be ‘bombing’ at retail, arriving at #2 in the UK physical top 40 chart. Assassin’s Creed Shadows remains no.1 for a second week. Atomfall is just one of three new arrivals within the top ten. Cel-shaded action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan – also published by Fireshine – …
When a press release from Team17 popped into our inbox informing that this week’s Autopsy Simulator was medically accurate, we assumed this was a joke, imagining something like the board game Operation. Then we scrolled down and saw the realistically detailed screenshots, including bodies on morgue tables and images of vital organs. Morbid? Perhaps, but …
1999 adventure Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy, originally released on PC and PS1, is about to receive an Unreal Engine 5 powered remake. Although often compared to Myst, it laid the groundwork for the Syberia series. It was also a surprise hit in parts of Europe, eventually crossing the 1m sales mark. Set in a forgotten Latin …
When a console enters its twilight years, its release schedule will often become sporadic. Games begin to mysteriously vanish or are outright cancelled, titles move over to different systems before being reworked, and some software only gains release in a specific region – usually where sales remain relatively strong. We’ve seen re-releases of a few …
Konami’s next retro collection will be GRADIUS ORIGINS, featuring six different arcade shooters. Regional iterations for each are being included, bringing the game count to 17. This includes the never re-released GRADIUS III AM Show, and an all new entry in the form of Salamander III – which features traditional pixel art. In typical retro …
DotEmu and Tribute, the dynamic duo behind the excellent Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, are working on MARVEL Cosmic Invasion – as announced during today’s Nintendo Direct. This scrolling pixel art brawler pits Wolverine, Spider-Man, Nova, Phyla-Vell, Captain America and more against Super Villain Annihilus. A tagteam ‘Cosmic Swap’ …
A new Commodore 64 collection is on the horizon, featuring ten titles from publisher Cosmi. This isn’t a simple case of a bunch of re-releases and a new menu screen. Ziggurat are including a remake of Forbidden Forest that features artwork intended to resemble a medieval 14th-century tapestry. Additionally, Marvel and DC comics veterans are …
The Switch eShop takes us back to the ‘80s and ‘90s this week, with a vast array of retro re-releases, retro remakes, and retro inspired gems. There’s even something special on the agenda never originally released outside of Japan. From Atari comes Breakout Beyond, developed by Choice Provisions. This brick breaking neon lightshow was once …
The use of the word ‘shadow’ in this game’s title would suggest we’re in for something stealthy. A lone warrior, perhaps, lurking in the darkness to deal with enemies quietly and efficiently. If that’s what you’re expecting, then you’re in for mild disappointment. This is an explorative 2D platformer with an ancient orient setting, in …
I remember the day well. It was a quiet Saturday morning during June 2021 when a handful of games were free to play on Xbox over the course of that weekend. Nothing unusual there, but this weekend happened to include the Netflix show tie-in Cobra Kai – published by prolific licensed software purveyors GameMill. I’ve …
The delays seem to have paid off for Ubisoft. The publisher is currently celebrating 2m sales of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which also claims the top spot in this week’s UK retail chart. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition had to settle for #2, although it did take no.1 in the Switch top 20. These aren’t the …
No sooner than dropping Sniper Elite: Resistance, Rebellion is back with Atomfall – due on Game Pass at launch. We can only imagine how many cups of coffee the UK developer has consumed in the last couple of months. Or perhaps copious amounts of Yorkshire tea. Atomfall has been described as a British take …
The frantic, satanical, heavy metal first-person shooter Painkiller is being revived by Saber’s publishing arm 3D Realms and developer Anshar Studios. Set in Purgatory, four playable characters star – Ink, Void, Sol and Roch – who have unique perks that can be further boosted by collecting tarot cards. There we were thinking poker was vogue. …
For reasons obvious, Nintendo has been quiet of late. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is only their second major release of the year, and just like Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, it’s a re-release of an older title – this time dating to the Wii U. Unlike DKCR HD though, this one has been long …
From reading the product description and glancing over screenshots, you may think you know what you’re in for with S. Prysm Destroyer. It appears to be something we’ve seen countless times before, taking the form of a side-scrolling run ‘n gun mech shooter not unlike Contra, favouring low poly PS1 era visuals instead of pixel …