Just like the recently released Cuphead, South Park: The Fractured But Whole is another game that has seemingly been in development forever. According to our pre-order dispatch e-mail, our order was placed way back in June 2015, so it has certainly been a long time coming. Gran Turismo Sport and Rogue Trooper Redux are also …
Big game season is well and truly upon us. No, this isn’t a reference to a new Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts (mercifully, Activision appears to have put that series to rest) – the ‘AAA season’ is underway, with Middle-earth: Shadow of War and The Evil Within 2 out this week. Starbreeze’s RAID: World War II joins …
Like the recent NBA 2K18, Microsoft’s Forza 7 has come under fire. It hasn’t been loaded with in-app purchases just yet – although they’re almost certainly coming – but it does feature ‘Prize Crates’ that include single-use mods, adding an unwelcome ‘pay to earn’ slant. Last week it was also revealed that the VIP Edition, …
Few publishers dare to go mano-a-mano with FIFA 18 it seems, as there’s little in way of retail release this week. Having said that, we may see Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and YO-KAI WATCH 2: Psychic Specters make the UK top 40 next Monday. Different demographics and all that. On the download services there are …
Forever striving for comprehensiveness, our hallowed new release round-up evolves once again. Hopefully, it’s a step in the right direction – last week’s cut ‘n paste effort left us feeling unclean. Only the laziest of journos resort to re-posting press releases, after all. This week sees a trio of new beat’em ups battle it out, …
With a site revamp on the agenda, this week’s new release round-up features a new format. It’ll no doubt evolve slightly over the next few weeks, but hopefully, it’ll prove to be easier to read as well as being more informative. Best of all, this new format gives every new release an airing; no game …
Plenty of jokes have already been made about Sony’s decision to launch Knack 2 on the same day as Destiny 2, one of the most anticipated games of the year. While Sony’s timing is open to scrutiny – few new releases are out this week, seemingly because of Destiny 2 – it’s unlikely to harm …
Last week was just the tip of the new release iceberg – there’s wealth of new games out this week too, including several big hitters. Thirty new releases in total, which is quite possibly a record breaking amount for a week in August. On Tuesday, a triple-whammy of zombie shooters arrived both at retail and …
Annual sporting update season is upon us once more, with Madden NFL 18 and F1 2017 being first out the gate. With an all-new story mode, Madden NFL 18 is said to be the most accessible yet, gaining a 9/10 from GameSpot, a 4.5 from US Gamer and an 8.25 from GameInformer. IGN meanwhile went …
The ‘AAA’ drought comes to an end with the arrival of Deep Silver’s Agents of Mayhem. This vivid and colourful shooter has more in common with Crackdown than the studio’s own Saints Row series, thanks to a focus on destruction and over-the-top weaponry. Review scores are wildly mixed, ranging from GameSpot’s 4/10 and an equally …
This week Ninja Theory gives us Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, a ‘AAA indie’ releasing with a mid-point (£25) price tag. Those questioning why there isn’t a retail release are kind of missing the point. This is Ninja Theory standing on their own two feet to create something without restrictions, constraints and interference from bossy publishers and …
Imagine Minecraft but with a focus on farming and harvesting rather than crafting and constructing. Now imagine that the only means of interacting with livestock – cute and colourful slime balls, in this case – is via a giant vacuum cleaner. That, chums, is Slime Rancher in the nuttiest of shells. First impressions of this …
Out of the three first-party releases launching alongside Nintendo’s New 2DS XL handheld, Hey! Pikmin is the one gaining the most attention. Understandable, really – it’s one of Nintendo’s most cherished franchises, and the other two releases – Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training and Miitopia – are arguably of acquired taste. While a marked improvement …
The clue is in the title. Epic’s Fortnite involves building forts to withstand the horrors that appear at night. It has been described as a mixture of Minecraft and Left 4 Dead, complete with a bright and colourful Pixar-esque visual style. Think along the lines of EA’s Garden Warfare series, too. Fortnite was first revealed …
This week’s biggest new release is easy to pinpoint. Off the back of the success of last year’s FF XV, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is turning the heads of even those who never experienced the original. This remaster of the PS2 classic includes the International Zodiac Job System, which once formed part of …