Matt Gander 
There’s no stopping Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Link’s latest remains no.1 for another week in the UK retail chart, although it should be noted that last week was incredibly quiet for new releases. There was one new arrival, however – NiS America’s well-received RPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie debuted at #22 …
Zombies! Dinosaurs! Knights! Martial artists! Drug traffickers! And…squatters? This week’s rogue’s gallery is as varied as they come, giving the chance to live some farfetched dreams. Well, aside from squatting – that one is pretty obtainable, especially if you live in a dilapidated area. From Capcom comes Exoprimal, the over-the-top team-based dinosaur shooter with …
In these times of colossal updates and install sizes, it’s likely most gamers have a quick blast ‘go-to’ game to play while installing their latest purchase. For me, it’s the Xbox One tile-absorbing city-themed puzzler SubaraCity. It’s a mellow experience that’s easy to jump into. Despite playing it on and off for over four years, …
From as far back as the ‘80s, the name Sunsoft was synonymous with quality. Perhaps a name not quite as revered as Capcom or Konami, but if you were to buy a game brandishing their logo you knew you were in for a good time. This was particularly true for NES owners, with the likes …
The PlayStation and Xbox formats are having a quiet one this week, with less than ten games gracing each system. Over on the Switch eShop things are a little quieter than usual, but there’s still plenty to jump into should your trusty Switch find its way into your luggage or travel bag this weekend. After …
The concept of a top-down RTS set in the Aliens universe doesn’t leave all that much to the imagination. It’s easy to envision grey industrial facilities with strip lighting and low-lying fog, inside of which a squad of cautious Colonial Marines slowly step forward. “We’ve got movement!” one yells, prompting a drop-down menu of available …
A handful of last week’s new releases managed to penetrate the UK retail charts, with two making top ten debuts. Those two were THQ Nordic’s AEW: Fight Forever at #3 – which currently has a 65% Metacritic score on PS5 and a disappointing 47% on Switch – and the well-received Story of Seasons: A Wonderful …
Finally, a respite. After several weeks of big-name releases, the schedule has quietened with only around ten new releases due across both PSN and the Xbox Store. Even the Switch eShop is looking a little calmer than usual. This week’s biggest release is easily Falcom’s RPG The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie on PS5, …
You only need to glance at Slipstream’s screenshots to see that it was inspired by SEGA’s seminal racer Outrun. Play it for just a few minutes, and you’ll see that the admiration for SEGA runs even deeper, with the presentation paying homage to Sonic the Hedgehog 2. A handful of racetracks, ergo their trackside detailing, …
It’s a ridiculously busy time for the Switch, with publishers seemingly under the impression that everybody’s favourite hybrid console will find its way into suitcases, travel bags, or possibly end up poolside. By our estimation, around fifteen notable new releases are due – with a sprinkling of intriguing indies, just to drain your wallet further. …
If you were to line up screenshots of arcade-style shoot’em ups, it’s highly likely the typical gamer would struggle to name them all. The 16-bit era saw many, many, sci-fi shooters with sleek spaceships and starfield backdrops. Even now, games just as described appear on the digital storefronts on almost a weekly basis. With this …
After launching on Apple Arcade roughly a year ago, plans have been revealed by ININ and YSNET to bring Yu Suzuki’s Air Twister to consoles and PC. In this Space Harrier inspired shooter, you play as Princess Arch – who’s trying to save her planet from imminent destruction with the help of her light-bending arrows. Yu Suzuki intended …
Japanese developer Acquire – best known for Tenchu, Way of the Samurai, and the Octopath Traveler series – have announced their first self-published title. XALADIA: Rise of the Space Pirates X2 is a single-screen twin-stick shooter that appears delightfully garish. Set during an alien space-pirate raid, you play as a planetary reconnaissance soldier and must place turrets and …
It was a surprisingly busy week for new releases last week, especially considering the time of year. Of these new titles, four were able to enter the UK retail chart. The PS5 exclusive Final Fantasy XVI managed to top both the all formats top 40 and the PS5 chart. Sonic Origins Plus was the second …
It’s pleasing to see THQ Nordic try and keep the spirit of the original THQ alive. A lot of THQ’s money was made through annual WWF/WWE games, and so THQ Nordic are trying their hand at wrestling too with AEW: Fight Forever. This, of course, follows on from publishing new SpongeBob games. AEW: Fight Forever …