Microsoft took the opportunity to launch their early access program during E3. Both Elite Dangerous and first-person survival game The Long Dark are available now at £24.99 and £15.99 respectively. Elite Dangerous‘ surprise arrival was met cheer even though it’s still in an unfinished state. Early reports suggest that it plays well with a joypad …
The original June 2014 release date for The Elder Scrolls Online was beyond hopeful – Bethesda really didn’t have a hope in heck of getting the console iterations of the ambitious MMO shipshape in time. This week it finally makes its way to store shelves, twelve months later than planned. And wouldn’t you know it …
Rumours of the PS Vita’s death are somewhat exaggerated – it’s the format due the most retail releases this week. Admittedly there’s just two, but that’s still a statement that’ll withstand in any courtroom. Those games are Steins;Gate (also out on PS3) and Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy. The latter – a sci-fi dungeon crawler …
The current crop of consoles are seemingly playing swapsies this week. That’s to say, the majority of “new†releases on the download services are simply belated conversions and whatnot. Save for Splatoon, things aren’t looking all that fresh where retail releases are concerned either – cult adventure package Syberia Complete Collection heads to PS3 while …
Shortly after reviews for The Witcher 3 surfaced the amount of pre-orders increased from 1m to 1.5m. That’s an amazing feat, especially when taking the series’ history into consideration. Due to the cancellation of glorified conversion Rise of the White Wolf the original was PC only while the sequel never made it to PS3. We’re …
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is just days away, but if you’re desperate to scratch that RPG itch right now then you may be interested in Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster. A remaster of an already existing remaster, it arrives on PS4 this week. It’s available for around £35 from online retailers or for £44.99 …
Due to a dearth of big name releases store shelves have been rather stagnant of late. Expect to see some new faces come Friday though as this week sees eight new titles head to retail. By our reckoning, anyway. Even Wii U owners have something to dash out and purchase – the (mostly) well-received Kirby …
You’d think this week would be chock-a-block with new releases – not only is it payday for the vast majority but there’s a long weekend ahead of us as well. But no – just two titles are heading to retail – Idea Factory’s Omega Quintet on PS4 and an Essentials re-release of Red Dead Redemption: …
It’s another quiet week for retail releases. Ignoring a ‘Xbox Classics’ re-release of LEGO Lord of the Rings on Xbox 360, there’s just one new physical release – city building sim Tropico 5 on PS4. It originally due out months ago but you can rest assured that it’s finally out on Friday. We expected big …
We’re far from being prude here at Games Asylum, but having watched a Mortal Kombat X fatality reel earlier this week we were left thinking that NetherRealm’s latest pushes the boundaries of acceptability somewhat. Long ago, fatalities in MK games were mostly crass – dropping an arcade cabinet onto a hapless foe’s head, and such …
A retail release of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Directors Cut on PS4 and a match-three puzzler collection of some description on 3DS are the only titles heading to store shelves this week. The rest of April is far from being jam packed with new releases – Mortal Kombat X and GTA V (PC) arrive next …
With the long Easter weekend upon us you’d think this week would be rife with new releases, but oddly this isn’t the case – just two titles are heading to store shelves. Those two are Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin and Xenoblade Chronicles 3D. Scholar of the First Sin offers more than …
The last Friday of the month brings the usual bombardment of new releases. Even those with an empty wallet are well catered for thanks to the arrival of the (temporarily) free standalone Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious. We were under the impression that it was an Xbox One exclusive but it appears to …
Usually the last Friday of the month sees a slew of new releases, but with next week looking reasonably busy it would appear the likes of EA, Square-Enix and Nintendo have settled for the week before payday. Just like last week’s Ori and the Blind Forest, EA’s Battlefield Hardline is another that was delayed from …
Ignoring the fact that all of this week’s retail releases are also available in digital form, the week’s downloadable offerings stand proud above the titles heading to store shelves. Ori and the Blind Forest (£15.99) on Xbox One leads the way. The luscious 2D adventure was originally due out towards the end of 2014 but …