Last week gave us three-time consuming RPGs, including Bandai Namco’s fantasy themed Echoes of Aincrad. This week, the theme is online co-op games, with three new arrivals falling into that genre. Don’t be quick to turn a blind eye on this week if online play isn’t your forte, as over fifty new games are due …
It’s a fine idea, really. The Sword Art Online series has never fully captured the imagination of western gamers the same way as in Japan, and so the latest entry of this anime adaptation has re-branded itself as Echoes of Aincrad – a fantasy affair more seasoned to western tastes, complete with monsters to slay, …
Ubisoft appears to be focusing on smaller projects of late, as evidenced by this year’s slate of Rayman revivals, next week’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Re-Synced, and this week’s multiformat Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains – which throws 2v2 and 3v3 modes into the mix. Curiously, this isn’t the first time the two properties …
Admittedly, we have mixed feelings about Nintendo remaking Star Fox 64 again. On one hand, it received a full remaster on 3DS. On the other, that remake was on a handheld platform and was released fifteen years ago. If Nintendo chooses to remake the SNES’ Star Fox 2 next instead of an all-new game, maybe …
Three years have passed since EA’s last UFC game, and it seems the longer-than-usual development cycle has benefited this week’s UFC 6, as the first reviews are glowing. At the time of typing, the Metacritic score sits at a respectable 84%. “UFC 6 is still the best game this franchise has delivered in a long …
Considering it’s gaming conference season, this week’s slate of new releases isn’t too bad overall, and that’s despite the lack of an easily definable big-name title. NBA The Run takes the spotlight, launching on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series this Tuesday and featuring 3v3 street basketball matches with a choice of solo or squad play. …
They don’t make ’em like they used to. Now they remake ‘em instead. Three remakes are on the agenda for this week, including THQ Nordic’s Gothic 1 Remake. As this RPG dates to 2001, it’s getting the full makeover treatment to bring it to modern standards, with the combat system gaining a total overhaul. As …
James Bond games, just like LEGO movie tie-ins, were once a yearly fixture of the gaming calendar. This trend came to an end after EA and Activision milked the spy franchise completely dry. Fourteen years on from the dismal 007 Legends, 007 First Light sees Bond blessed with a fresh vision – something clearly needed …
Considering Playground Games’ track record, there was no doubt that Forza Horizon 6 was going to be great. What has come as a surprise, however, is just how great it is – it’s currently the highest rated release of 2026 so far, boasting a 92% Metacritic score that beats the likes of Resident Evil Requiem, …
Originally due out a few weeks ago, Outbound – in which four players go off grid in a customisable camper van – was pushed back to this week to give it space. Understandable, yet it still finds itself against a handful of other anticipated new releases. With release schedules as cluttered as they are, it …
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 …