Out this week: Crimson Desert, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, Thomas & Friends, Rushing Beat X, RUBATO, more

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. …

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Out this week: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, GreedFall II, Monster Hunter Stories 3, WWE 2K26, 1348 Ex Voto, more

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 …

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Out this week: I Am Future, Hero Seekers, Code Violet, S.P.E.A.R, Bunny Rampage: History of Revenge, more

Considering we’re barely a week into January, a surprising number of new releases are lined up for your perusal. tinyBuild’s cosy rooftop settlement builder I Am Future is about to arrive on all three console formats, currently boasting ‘mostly positive’ reviews on Steam. Set in a flooded city, it involves fishing, farming, tinkering and more. …

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Out this week: Intellivision Sprint, Arcade Archives Space Invaders, Injection π23 ‘Tabula Rasa’, and a cartridge in a pear tree

Who releases new hardware just two days before Christmas? Atari and Plaion, that’s who. Talk about cutting it fine – it must have been a real last-minute rush to get production underway and units shipped. Retailing for £99.99, the Intellivision Sprint has 45 built-in games, including the console’s first official release of Boulder Dash, while …

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