Matt Gander 
During the early days of 3D accelerated PC games, Interplay’s Kingpin was a pretty big deal, usually found alongside the likes of Quake II, Carmageddon 2, and Half-Life on store shelves. There was something beautiful about big box PC retail releases, wasn’t there? Over the years, however, the crime-ridden PC exclusive seems to have been …
Today’s youth are likely oblivious to how big a deal Jurassic Park was back in 1993. It wasn’t just a blockbuster at the cinema – it was an inescapable beast, taking the cover of magazines no matter the subject, and filling shops with all manner of licensed merchandise. The most recent comparable cinematic event is …
We were hoping for sights of absurdity in this week’s UK retail chart, with the Black Friday deals perhaps helping Forspoken to re-enter the top ten or causing a seemingly random licensed game to storm the chart – much like Jumanji: The Video Game did a few years ago. Alas, this week’s UK top ten …
This week and next are reasonably busy for new releases. After that, things become a little sketchy – the Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 and a digital re-release of the arcade classic Parasol Stars are due sometime in December, but their release dates are currently unknown. We can at least expect a glut of …
A little taster of something can be mightily effective. A leftover ‘fun size’ chocolate bar from Halloween may be able to curb a sweet tooth, or a slice of cheese able to satisfy a savoury craving. In the world of video games, we aren’t often treated to bite-sized, standalone, side stories to keep fans satisfied. …
Gaming is temporarily on pause this week, with a combination of Thanksgiving and Black Friday presumably being the reason for a lack of big name titles. Things go back to normal next week, with a handful of noticeable new releases due including Batman Akrham Trilogy and a new Dragon Quest Monsters. Until then, there are …
You may recall that just before Halloween, indie developer Mega Cat Studios launched a Kickstarter for the new and bloody NES platformer The Meating. With just days to go, the £15,000 goal has been smashed – with £23,431 currently pledged – leading to the studio adding more goodies. Two of these stand out as being …
Licensed games largely tend to capitalise on a franchise’s popularity, launching to coincide with a currently popular TV show, movie, comic book series, or toy line. UFO Robot Grendizer (also known as Grandizer and Goldorak) stands out as an exception, based on an obscure late ‘70s anime that has never received a standalone gaming adaptation until now. …
A combination of new releases and early Black Friday deals have given the UK retail chart a significant shake-up, with around half the top 40 comprising of new titles and re-entries. The belated Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy has helped it return to no.1, impressively dethroning Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III – now at …
If you’re a fan of all things retro, the name Shinyuden likely rings a bell. The Japanese studio has recently brought the likes of Avenging Spirit, Gleylancer, Gynoug, and Shockman to modern platforms. Their next title isn’t a classic game of yore, but rather a retro inspired new release – Rising Dusk comes from Studio …
A combination of Thanksgiving and Black Friday has seemingly made this week a quiet one, with only a handful of new releases arriving on each platform. Next week is looking busier, and we still have Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Nacon’s co-op battler Gangs of Sherwood, and the belated Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 to …
Indie publisher 663 Games has put pen to paper and revealed Realm of Ink – a promising action Roguelite with a striking ink-painting art style. It also has an intriguing story to tell that’s based around existentialism and the significance of life, with the swordswoman protagonist Red learning that she’s a fictional character in a …
After a successful showing at the 2021 indie games festival in Brazil, where it was a finalist for best children’s game, the solo developed 3D platformer Racco Venture is due to leap onto consoles in December. After a gang known as the Tattooed Armadillos steal a sacred relic, the world of Verta finds itself in …
Yesterday’s Indie World Showcase has made a busy week for the Switch even busier, with the backpack organising adventure Backpack Hero and the tactical turn-based folklore Howl both available now, along the art career shaping Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist and the short point ‘n clicker Enjoy the Diner. A demo for the non-linear visual …
Creating a game based on Detroit City’s crime fighting cyborg is no easy task. An awful lot could potentially go wrong, from the way RoboCop is presented – including his calculated movements and his hardcoded behavioural traits – to the satirical slant of the movie trilogy being somehow lost or misunderstood. Even the setting could fall …