Matt Gander 
The moons have aligned, creating a once-in-a-lifetime event – new side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog games launching side-by-side. If that wasn’t enough, there are new King Kong, Hot Wheels, and Hellboy games imminent too. Throw Agatha Christie into the mix, and we’re looking at the busiest week for the Switch so far …
Recently revived publisher Sunsoft released an incredible number of licensed games during their heyday – covering everything from Batman to Road Runner. When it comes to creating retro collections nowadays, this is largely problematic, limiting the number of potential re-releases. Coupled with the fact that Blaze is more than likely holding back several titles for …
The Official PlayStation 2 Magazine played a pivotal part in generating hype for EA/Criterion’s 2006 first-person shooter Black. They claimed it would progress the shooter genre significantly, comparing its shootouts to Burnout’s crashes – every bullet had the potential to ricochet, bouncing off surfaces and into explosive barrels, causing unforeseen chain reactions. For the most …
The UK retail chart is in, revealing a few surprising new arrivals and re-entries. Some are due to Amazon’s recent Big Deal sale, while others are seemingly down to dwindling physical sales numbers. CI Games’ Lords of the Fallen was the highest charting new arrival, taking #4 in the all formats chart. This Unreal Engine …
This is it, folks – the busiest week of the year for new releases so far. Both Nintendo and Sony launch their biggest games of the holiday season, and there’s around a dozen noteworthy multiformat titles too, including a bunch of intriguing indies and a couple of retro re-releases. From Sony and Insomniac comes Marvel’s Spider-Man …
We’re still waiting for the first IREM Collection to release, announced back in May, but that hasn’t stopped publisher ININ from confirming the contents of the third volume. No, they aren’t jumping the gun – the plan has always been to release five volumes in 2024. IREM Collection Vol. 3 will include the arcade shooters …
If you’re looking for something to tide you over until Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Sonic Superstars arrive next week, you’re in luck – this week’s assortment of eShop titles includes a handful of promising indies and retro re-releases. We can also expect Sabre’s 7v7 arcade-style US football game Wild Card Football, the bespoke Company …
In life, nothing is certain other than death and taxes. Over in the world of video games, you can always bank on yearly Call of Duty titles and annual sports sims from Activision and EA, along with regular inexpensive 2D shoot’em ups from indie specialists eastasiasoft. RedRaptor is their latest, being a vertical affair with …
Pac-Man 99 has come to an end on Switch. There isn’t long to wait until the next competitive Pac-Man battle royale, though, with the mouthful that is Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs coming soon to consoles and PC. This 64-player battle royale sees players invade one another’s mazes to become the past dot devourer standing. …
Last week’s UK retail chart battle, which is more of a scuffle these days, saw EA Sports FC 24 fending off both Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Detective Pikachu Returns to claim a second week at no.1 Assassin’s Creed Mirage had to settle for #2 – not just in the all formats charts, but across the …
Publisher Ultimate Games are best known for their line of simulators – with previous works including Demolish & Build, Aquarist, Castle Flipper, Fishing Simulator, and the disastrous Deadliest Catch: The Game – yet, and as the name suggests, Anthology of Fear takes the form of a psychological horror adventure. Stepping outside of their comfort zone …
Turn10’s Forza Motorsport rolls out on the Xbox Store and Game Pass this week, following last week’s early access granting Premium Edition. Fan feedback has been mixed so far – the graphics and level of realism have gained praise, but it also allegedly feels a little lifeless, and there’s far less content than Forza diehards …
The Finnish Museum of Games, located in Tampere, is currently holding an exhibition titled ‘A Fantastic Failure’ covering the story of the N-Gage – the handheld mobile gaming device Nokia invested hundreds of millions into, despite little in the way of interest from consumers. The exhibition aims to be nostalgic but thought-provoking – while the …
Thanks to the self-explanatory title, the premise of this pixel art tower defence battler doesn’t need much elaboration. A trio of mechs located on the left on the screen must protect a shielded wall, ergo the citizens behind it, from the kaiju monsters that emerge from the right. Think Plants vs. Zombies only super-sized and …
Nintendo begins its winter Switch rollout this week, starting with the 3DS sequel Detective Pikachu Returns. Then, in the coming weeks, we can look forward to Super Mario Bros. Wonder, WarioWare: Move It, and Super Mario RPG. Not the most exciting of line-ups, granted, but enough to satisfy – especially with early hands-on impressions being …