Long before the Dark Souls series became a runaway success, FromSoftware attempted to break into the western market with their 2004 mech shooter Metal Wolf Chaos. There was just one small problem – not a single publisher was interested in releasing the Xbox exclusive in either the US or Europe. And so Metal Wolf Chaos …
Rewinding back to last week, the original DOOM trilogy stealth launched on PS4, Xbox One and Switch over the weekend. DOOM and DOOM II will set you back a mere £3.99, while DOOM III is a penny shy of eight quid. In the grand scheme of things (i.e, the ridiculous price of some Switch conversions), …
Typical. After waiting years for a new Wolfenstein, two turn up at once. Spin-off Wolfenstein: Youngblood is launching at a knockdown price (£25-£30), starring B.J. Blazkowicz’s twin daughters Sophia and Jessica in Nazi-occupied 1980s Paris. Not only does it feature co-op play, but also a new levelling up system that allows you to pick skills …
We were expecting Must Dash Amigos on Xbox One this week, but sadly the madcap party game was delayed at the last minute, pushing it into early August. We’re planning on taking a closer look with a preview build before then. Watch this space, as they say. There are plenty of other new games to …
We aren’t even halfway through July and already one of the biggest releases of the month is upon us. Dragon Quest Builders 2 builds on the 2016 original, this time launching simultaneously on PS4 and Switch. The colourful construction caper involves taking on quests and resorting villages to their former glory in order to forge …
Big name releases take a back seat this week, giving smaller titles a chance to shine. Red Faction Guerrilla: Re-Mars-tered on Switch is about as ‘big’ as it gets. That’s unless you count A.O.T.2 Final Battle, which like Guerrilla, isn’t brand spanking new – it’s an expansion for the base game. Having said all this, …
It’s one of those rare weeks where almost every genre known to man is covered, meaning there’s something bound to please even the most conservative of tastes. Super Mario Maker 2 leads the way, adding new themes and the ability for two players to create a course at the same time on a single device. …
After the whole Mighty No. 9 fiasco, we admittedly we had doubts about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. We even feared it would be another Dark Void Zero scenario, where the 8-bit style demake – the excellent Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, in this case – ultimately received higher critical praise than the main event. …
Before diving into this week’s assortment of new releases a recap is in order, as during Microsoft’s E3 conference last Sunday a trio of surprises appeared on the Xbox One store. Both Supermarket Shriek – a comical supermarket-based crash and smash racer – and the voxel-generated co-op adventure Riverbond were added to Game Pass, while …
Role-playing games with cumbersome titles rule the roost this week, with no less than four extraordinary adventures on the agenda. Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr is arguably the biggest – in fact, in what’s a relatively quiet month, it’s one of June’s biggest releases full stop – this time taking place in Elsweyr, home …
Word has it PSVR shooter Blood & Truth was once associated with The Getaway. London Studio eventually made the decision to turn it into a new IP, simply because they didn’t want to disappoint anybody expecting a vehicular open-world affair. It’s a commendable move – The Getaway brand wouldn’t have harmed sales. Quite the opposite, …
The EGX 2018 showing of Team Sonic Racing didn’t leave much of an impression, presenting show goers with a sluggish racer lacking spectacle and void of personality. The six-month delay came as no surprise, and many applauded SEGA for giving Sumo more time. Reviews of the budget price (£25-£30) racer are now live, and it …
If you’re under the impression the gaming scene is currently going through a quiet spell then maybe this week’s assortment of new releases will change your mind. Tuesday alone sees three releases of varying hotness, in the form of the eagerly awaited Rage 2, the bleak story-driven European adventure A Plague Tale: Innocence, and a …
Among this week’s assortment of new eShop titles you’ll find such big hitters as Shakedown: Hawaii, Puyo Puyo Champions, Saints Row: The Third, and For the King. If none of these takes your fancy, then Nintendo has you covered – the Go Digital! sale is underway, boasting over 130 games on offer. There are too …
SEGA’s Puyo Puyo Champions is now available on PS4, Switch, Xbox One and PC for a surprisingly low £7.99. Unfortunately, there is a catch – it’s a very slim package, without even a tutorial to speak of. Some critics even claim that if you already own Puyo Puyo Tetris, then you may want to give …