Last week was so busy for indie releases that Microsoft took to social media to proudly proclaim that eighteen new games were set to launch on Xbox within a single day. That’s possibly an all-new record. Speaking of records, or rather, music, this week sees the release of both Mixtape and Wax Heads. Annapurna’s Mixtape …
April has turned out far stronger for new releases than previously envisioned, with Pragmata, Vampire Crawlers, Tomodochi Life, and the surprise hit Mouse: P.I. for Hire generating a buzz on social media and gaining impressively high review scores. If you’re able to tear yourself away from that little lot, you’ll find another bumper crop of …
Because it’s 4/20 – a day advocating cannabis culture – Atari are releasing the arcade style scrolling brawler Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch today to coincide. It features local co-op and vocal quips from Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith themselves. The appropriately themed Switch 2 version of High on Life 2 was originally planned for today …
Capcom’s back with the rarest of things – a ‘AAA’ title that’s a brand-new IP. The success they’ve had with the last few Monster Hunter and Resident Evil games has seemingly provided the publisher with scope to try something new. What’s more is that Pragmata isn’t £70 – the digital version is £49.99, while the …
For a second week in a row, the Xbox loses an exclusive – and this time it’s one fans were led to believe wouldn’t go multi. Bethesda’s Starfield was once poised as the game that would send Xbox Series sales through the stratosphere and remain synonymous with the system for years to come. A fine …
The long Easter weekend is almost upon us. While there are slightly fewer games than usual, presumably due to PR firms getting ready to set their emails to autoreply, there’s still plenty to play while gorging on chocolate eggs. Four games stand out as being anticipated. These include Konami’s puzzle platformer Darwin’s Paradox – seemingly …
By our estimation over sixty new releases are due across the PlayStation and Xbox formats this week. Sure, a lot of these are smaller indie games and belated conversions, but there’s still a very strong chance of something excellent going unnoticed. As for the reason behind the new release avalanche, it seems to be down …
Talk about a long time coming. Open world role player Crimson Desert began development in 2017 as an online prequel to Black Desert Online before becoming a standalone single-player adventure. How developer Pearl Abyss had the foresight to see how the online/live service landscape was fairing in 2026 is a mystery. Arguably a good call, though. …
It’s one of those rare weeks for new releases where there’s something likely to entice, offering up a mixture of crowd-pleasing shooters, RPGs, hack ‘n slashers, sports sims, horror games and a couple of peculiar oddities. RPG fans have two new time-consuming, world-saving, quests to choose from, appealing to slightly different audiences. From Capcom comes …
Live service shooters, eh? Get it right, and immense fortunes can be made. Get it wrong, and the servers will be shut off before the CPU’s thermal paste dries. If anyone can secure a following before launching though, it’s Bungie – creators of Halo, Destiny, and a very long time ago, something called Marathon. Modern …
We’ve seen a few big name releases this year – including Nioh 3, High on Life 2, and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined – but nothing so far that has reached the same level of anticipation as Resident Evil Requiem. Capcom’s horror series has gone from strength to strength since the disappointment that was Resident Evil 6, …
Rewinding to last week, Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition – which brings together five versions of the 1995 original – and the Mega Cat Studios developed 2D action adventure God of War Sons of Sparta launched during Sony’s State of Play Event. Both seem to be going down well with fans, although Rayman more so – and …
We’ve never fully understood why lots of new releases launch close to Valentine’s Day. Potential gifts? Something for couples to play together? A pastime for singletons? Or perhaps it’s simply six weeks until the end of the financial year. It’s a real mystery. This week, we can get High On Life once again in Squanch …
Next week is rammed packed with new releases. In the meantime, this week gives us three big releases originating from Japan, a couple of pixel art RPGs, and a new entry in the Carmageddon franchise – now with roguelike elements. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined has been feverishly anticipated since its reveal due to not being …
The first Code Vein, released in 2019 on PS4 and Xbox One, wasn’t too well received critically, yet allegedly went on to shift over 3m copies. So, if you’re wondering why Bandai Namco commissioned a sequel, there’s your answer. With six years and a console generation separating the two, it’s hoped this post-apocalyptic adventure sequel …