The gaming industry has finally woken from its Christmas slumber to present us with half a dozen new releases. That’s on PSN and the Switch eShop, at least – the Xbox misses out on this week’s two Japanese RPG re-releases. A handful of multiformat games are lined up for the Xbox Store though, including the …
Japanese publishers are looking to capitalise on the typically quiet month of January, offering up a handful of RPGs and whatever Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos is. Our best guess considering the peculiarly vague product description is that it stars the cast of Neptiuna riding bikes while collecting/fighting blob-like creatures. Quite the departure for the franchise. …
It’s business as usual on the Switch eShop this week with dozens of games due, albeit many of dubious quality. It’s that time of year alright. Over on the Xbox Store and PSN things are predictably quiet, with just a handful of publishers vying to get their games on the digital storefronts over the lucrative …
While new releases are lined up for next week, including a tactical Star Trek battler set to launch on Christmas Day, this week pretty much sees the last noteworthy scheduled releases. Even Xbox Wire is done with this year, making the current new release round-up their last of 2024. PSVR2 owners have two titles to …
Reviews of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle went live last Friday to coincide with the early access release, and were almost unanimously positive. Many critics claimed it was the best Indiana Jones game to date, which isn’t quite the compliment it may seem – we haven’t had a new Indiana Jones game in a …
While there are still a few anticipated due in the coming weeks – including Legacy of Kain Remastered, Power Rangers, Alien: Rogue Incursion, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (which gains its £99.99 early access Premium Edition on Friday) – this could very well be the last exceptionally busy week of the year for …
After a three-year hiatus, the MXGP series returns this week, refreshed by Nacon and Kylotonn. We can expect advanced physics, user-friendly controls for beginners, 20 tracks from the 2024 calendar plus every official bike. Kylotonn’s WRC games were generally well received, but their last game – the online focused Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown left …
Microsoft begins to fight back this week, starting their holiday campaign. The anticipated UE5 powered survival shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl – originally revived in 2018 following a cancellation in 2012 – comes to Xbox Game Pass, as does the bigger than ever Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. If early impressions are to go by, …
Square-Enix recently announced plans to bring their games to more formats to boost their sales potential. As such, this week’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake – originally known as Dragon Warrior III in the US – is due on all four major formats. It is a little strange, however, that Square has chosen to start …
With so many horror games launching last week, it was perhaps wise for Bokeh to hold Slitterhead back until after Halloween. Set in Kowlong, this almost full price (£49.99) survival horror adventure involves defending a neon lit city from parasitic beings known as Slitterheads, who disguise themselves as humans. As an entity devoid of a physical …
A couple of generations ago EA was one of the most prolific publishers, releasing big budget games on almost a monthly basis. Modern EA is a different beast, mostly focuses on The Sims and their annual sporting/racing updates – their last ‘new’ title was Tales of Kenzera: Zau back in April. This ‘less is more’ …
Even if Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the only game launching this week, this would still be the biggest week in the gaming calendar. Numerous Call of Duty games have shifted more than 5m copies within 24 hours of going on sale, and that’s usually with only a handful of reviews available when …
The next two weeks are exceedingly busy for new releases, with several big-name titles due along with a glut of horror games and licensed titles. Don’t be quick to turn your nose up at the former, as many upcoming licensed games appear a higher standard than usual. Lessons have perhaps been learned from last year’s …
In an ideal world, Konami would’ve allowed continued development of Kojima Productions’ Silent Hills and put the franchise back on track some ten years ago, ready to go toe-to-toe with Capcom’s Resident Evil remakes. Skip forward to this week, and the Japanese publisher has made the first steps at putting things right – the Silent …
Spooky season is upon us, and while we’ve seen more horror games than usual over the past couple of weeks, Sony officially kicks October off with their PS5/PC release of Until Dawn. The 2015 horror slasher has been rebuilt using Unreal Engine 5 and now includes a re-cut narrative and new locations. A third-person camera …