Two days have passed since its US release and we’re still yet to hear a single positive thing about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5. Crash bugs, glitches, non-existent physics and dated visuals appear to be the least of its woes, worringly – a Polygon journalist claims they had to create a new Xbox account just …
It appears not many publishers want to go up against the almighty juggernaut that is FIFA. By our reckoning just three other releases are joining EA’s latest on store shelves. Reviews of FIFA 16 went live earlier this week. General consensus has it that it’s still one of the best sports games around and the …
Sports games rule the roost this week – PES 2016, EA Sports NHL 16, Rugby League Live 3 and Forza 6 Motorsport are all due this Friday. What’s that you say? Forza 6 isn’t a sports game? The clue is in the title, chum. PES 2016 has arrived to a steady string of glowing reviews, …
We’d stand a better chance at making our weekly new release round-up fully comprehensive if Microsoft issued a release schedule – the past few weeks have seen a handful of surprises releases arrive on a Friday. Last week was a fine example, dishing up Super Toy Cars, Quest of Dungeons and casual puzzle adventure Nightmares …
It’s the end of an era. Hideo Kojima bids farewell to the Metal Gear Solid series with the incredibly well-received The Phantom Pain. This is also likely to be one of Konami’s last big-budget games, save for the Pro Evolution series, with the publisher turning their attention to mobile and gambling devices. What a way …
What better use of the current generation than to tart up past hits? Probably several, but don’t tell this week’s new releases. Gears of War gets an Ultimate Edition (Xbox One), while for Dishonored it’s a Definitive Edition (Xbox One, PS4). Critics are pretty stoked with the former, but thin on the ground on the …
Seeing there’s just one new retail release out this week, it makes sense to cover that first before delving into the week’s downloadable offerings. That lone retail release is Risen 3: Titan Lords – Enhanced Edition on PS4, available Friday for around £30 (or £34.99 on PSN). We spent a few hours with the vanilla …
You’ll find no new games on store shelves this week – according to Amazon the next retail release is Risen 3: Enhanced Edition on PS4, out next Friday. The week after that though is looking rammed – Until Dawn, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Dishonored: The Definitive Edition, Disney Infinity 3.0, Madden NFL 16 and …
Microsoft’s Summer Spotlight event is officially underway – between now and the end of August over 25 new digital games are promised on the Xbox One store. If this week’s assortment are to go by though you may want to curb your enthusiasm somewhat. We very much doubt that Boggle (£7.99 – also on PS4) …
It’s an indie summer alright – this week’s digital offerings including the start of yet another episodic adventure, the penultimate episode of Life is Strange and the return of a cult indie classic. A rather unexpected HD revamp also heads to retail. Even more unexpected than the recent Prototype Biohazard Bundle? Perhaps. At least Legend …
The summer drought appears to have hit the retail sector – no physical releases are due out this week, just Nordic Games’ Legend of Kay Anniversary next week, and if Amazon’s release schedule is accurate (which it usually is) the next major release isn’t until 7th August – the anticipated Rare Replay. A barrage of …
Surprise! Not one but two unexpected arrivals have turned up this week. Tuesday saw the rumoured but never officially confirmed Prototype Biohazard Bundle head to Xbox One while Rockstar’s shoddy Xbox 360 conversion of GTA: San Andreas arrives at retail as a ‘Xbox Classics’ release. The Prototype Biohazard Bundle appears to have been given the …
F1 2015 isn’t just the first iteration of the motorsport to appear on current-gen consoles – it’s Codemasters’ first current-gen game period. They simply didn’t want to rush a product out, resulting in something that felt like a last-gen game but with slightly shinier exterior. It’s somewhat frustrating to read, then, that Codemasters are already …
If your plan to beat the heat is to stay inside and play videogames with an ice pack down your pants, then you’re in luck – they’re currently on offer at Robert Dyas. Also: there’s a small smattering of new releases out this week. From the looks of things a trio of titles are heading …
Who dares go up against Batman: Arkham Knight, one of the highest rated and most anticipated games of the year? Amazingly, it looks like a lot of publishers aren’t put off by the caped crusader’s presence – it’s a curiously busy week for new releases. The E3 aftermath, even. After spending ten hours (or thereabouts) …