Matt Gander 
Being a fan of the speedy needle mouse, it was inevitable I’d purchase Sonic Frontiers at some point. While I was happy to wait until it was closer to £20, a combination of an Xbox voucher in my Christmas stocking and long lead times on January’s reviews meant I was able to experience Frontiers sooner …
EA’s Dead Space remake is the UK’s new no.1, displacing Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Engage in the process. The sci-fi horror also managed to take no.1 in both the PS5 and Xbox Series charts. Square-Enix’s Forspoken – which arrived to some middling reviews – took #4 in the all formats chart and #2 in the PS5 …
This rhythm-based hack ‘n slasher serves to remind us that, even in this era of constantly ballooning development budgets, surprises can still come from nowhere. In this instance, from the unlikeliest of places too – this playful and energetic experience comes from Tango Gameworks, best known for the bleak horror series The Evil Within. Side …
January’s new release energy carries into February, with a handful of notable new games due this week. Looking ahead for the rest of the month, highlights include Wild Hearts, Like a Dragon: Ishin, Atomic Heart, Wanted: Dead, Octopath Traveler II, and the PSVR2 – which launches with 32(!) titles. This week, there’s THQ Nordic’s SpongeBob …
With the Switch’s hardware limitations in mind, releasing 2007’s Raiden IV instead of the visually demanding Raiden V made a lot of sense. A retroactive re-release on PlayStation and Xbox formats in 2023 makes sense still, too. Europe never received the Xbox 360 version of Raiden IV, and enough time has now passed that the …
Retro re-release purveyors HAMSTER are happy to announce that Arcade Archives The New Zealand Story is available now, and we’re more than happy to relay this joyous news. The New Zealand Story (or The NewZealand Story, as it’s officially known) is a colourful, and slightly eccentric, arcade platformer released by Taito in 1988. Like Bubble …
If you’re the opposite of green-fingered, often forgetting to water and nurture your houseplants, Garden In! provides the chance to create an idyllic garden sanctuary without fear of your plants withering away. It’s a cosy experience about picking pots, selecting seeds, and adding soil and water to create a unique environment full of foliage. Rooms …
While the Switch is missing out on EA’s Dead Space remake this week, it does gain two other new re-releases. Firstly, there’s the N64’s GoldenEye 007 – launching as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service, complete with online play – something the Xbox version lacks. Secondly, from THQ Nordic comes Risen, a remaster of …
This management sim provides all thrills of owning your own internet start-up without the worry of being bought out by a competitor and shuttered in six months, or having an egomaniac take over your business. What are those thrills? Very simple pleasures, as we’re about to discuss. Assuming the role of a young but not …
Ahead of tonight’s Xbox Developer Conference, Microsoft has revealed that the anticipated GoldenEye 007 re-release will launch on January 27th – this Friday. That’s the official date, at least – MS notes some territories may see it roll out tomorrow. The objective-based stealth shooter – originally one of the N64’s biggest-selling titles – will feature modern …
The next entry in the successful SteamWorld franchise will be a departure for the series, Thunderful has revealed. SteamWorld Build, as the name suggests, is a town builder set in the SteamWorld universe. You fill the role of the town’s architect and must keep the population fed, housed, and entertained. But not all is merry …
Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Engage has become the first new no.1 of 2023. GI.biz reports that launch sales were the second biggest in the series for the UK, falling behind 2019’s Fire Emblem Three Houses by some 31%. As we predicted last week, The Last of Us has returned to the chart following the debut of …
Last week the Switch received Fire Emblem Engage. This week it’s the turn of the PS5 to receive a big-name exclusive. Forspoken comes from Square-Enix and stars reluctant hero Frey, a New Yorker who finds herself transported to a cruel but scenic world – one that’s filled with colossal monsters to defeat. Xbox owners don’t …
This first-person psychological horror sounds far more meaningful than its peers. Conceptually, at least. It’s intended to highlight the horrors of war, with a special focus on life within WWI trenches. Being trapped in No Man’s Land while in cramped and unsanitary conditions is definitely one of the more harrowing settings imaginable. And while the …
If you’ve been keeping credit in your eShop wallet since Christmas, there’s a good chance you’ll want to splurge this week – there’s a slew of notable new releases. From Nintendo themselves, there’s Fire Emblem Engage, a strategic turn-based battler with summons and varied terrane. Reviews are now live, with scores being a mixture of …