Two new retail releases may be out this week. We’ve emphasised the word ‘may’ there as Freedom Factory’s Kick-Ass 2 and Bloodbath were both originally due out in April and have seen regular delays since. There are no reviews of Kick-Ass 2 around, but Bloodbath received a critical mauling when it launched on PC last …
We were expecting Tropico 5 to arrive on Xbox 360 this week, but it would appear that the city building sim has been pushed back until later this month. As such, this week is a complete non-event for new retail releases. There’s literally nothing out. Literally. If you’d rather remain inside instead of enjoying the …
Last week’s meagre offering of new releases suggested that the notorious summer game drought is on its way. This week there’s no debating it – the drought is here. There’s just one new arrival heading to retail, and that’s Wii Sports Club. After first appearing on the Wii U eShop, all five of Nintendo’s Wii …
Considering the time of year, we haven’t done too badly for new releases. The last few weeks alone have seen Sniper Elite 3, GRID: Autosport, EA Sports UFC, Tomodachi Life and a handful of other notables. This week however signs of the dreaded ‘summer game drought’ are becoming apparent. Pokemon Art Academy is the biggest …
To allow plenty of reviews of the week’s new releases to materialise, we always wait until towards the end of the week to compile our weekly round-up. This week however we’re still waiting on reviews for two major releases – Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark and Sniper Elite 3. Rise of the Dark Spark …
History has a habit of repeating itself. Exactly one year ago this week, Moto GP 13 and Tour de France 2013 were released. Skip forward a year, and we’re on the receiving end of Moto GP 14 and Tour de France 2014. Amazingly, both are from different publishers. How’s that for a coincidence? MotoGP 14 …
It’s a very quiet week for new releases, which of course can be attributed to a certain gaming expo that’s currently underway. E3 has provided us with two surprise releases however, both of which are available right now. Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition – and yes, that’s really what it’s called …
We have a feeling that Square-Enix’s Murdered: Soul Suspect is about to die a death at retail. Even before it was released retailers were slashing their pre-order price to under £30, and that was for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions. Critics would have us believe though that it’s far from being a hidden …
We can’t muster up enough enthusiasm to check, but we’re pretty sure that May isn’t usually as busy as this for new releases. Two of the biggest games of the year, plus revivals of both Worms and Lemmings? In the words of Harry Hill, “What are the chances, eh?†Releasing on no less than five …
1960s shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order is the week’s biggest release, but we’ve already given it a fair share of attention in our review round-up. Basically, and depending on whom you listen to, the fact that it’s both dumb and ballsy can be seen as either a good or bad thing. Scores have so far …
As much as we like Kirby, we always feel that if you chose to ignore a game starring the pink hued dude you wouldn’t be missing out on much. Certainly not to the extent of overlooking a new Zelda or anticipated Mario game, anyway. Reviews would suggest though that Kirby: Triple Deluxe is well worth …
It’s like the inevitable summer game drought has come early – just two new releases are arriving at retail this week, and there’s only a small assortment of new games on PSN and XBLA. We guess that makes the timing of Focus’ action RPG Bound By Flame impeccable, as there’s little else out. In fact, …
As you may have heard, the fate of the Xbox One version of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is more up in the air than Spider-Man himself. After some vague statements from Microsoft, Activision and Beenox – all to the tune of working their hardest to ensure a release – the movie tie-in made a surprise …
Tower-defence/RTS hybrid Defense Grid managed to gain a sizeable cult following when it was first released, and no doubt after being made available for free as part of Microsoft’s Games for Gold promotion it managed to find more fans. This week sees this release of Defense Technica, a game that we assumed is a sequel …
Eurogamer was keen to mock the very existence of 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, poking fun at its cumbersome name on a handful of occasions, before calling it “a very, very well made promotional souvenir†and “a game many of its audience will already ownâ€. It walked away with a solid 7/10. We whole heartedly …