If there hasn’t been a new shooter from EA released every month this year so far, then it certainly feels like it. Fuse is this month’s offering, which originally started out under the guise of Overstrike. The squad-based shooter was then given a major overhaul, with a catchier new name to boot. It’s Insomniac’s first …
It’s a little odd to see Donkey Kong Country Returns making the leap from Wii to 3DS. Nintendo tailors their games to the hardware, making the most of the host system’s features and strengths. Perhaps though the beauty of Donkey Kong Country Returns was that it didn’t require an awful lot of Wii Remote waggling. …
If reviews are anything to go by, Metro: Last Light could have been the game to turn THQ’s fortunes around. UK gaming magazines provided the first batch of review scores – 8/10s from both EDGE and gamesTM, along with a 9/10 from the Official PlayStation Magazine. When the embargo was officially lifted on Monday it …
The saying “good things come to those who wait†rings true with Persona 4 Arena. It was originally due last August, but then delayed time and time again. PlayStation 3 owners couldn’t even resort to importing a US or Japanese copy – it was one the few PS3 games to be region locked. Those who …
It may have ‘Far Cry 3’ in the title, but Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon couldn’t be further removed from last year’s adventure holiday gone awry. Instead of rolling green fields and sandy beaches, Blood Dragon is set in a futuristic world coated in neon hues. By future we mean 2007 – it’s intended to …
Dead Island Riptide reviews are in, and for a second time running Techland has managed to divide the critics. Considering how rarely this happens nowadays it really is quite the feat. We’re talking about everything from The Official Xbox Magazine and GameCentral‘s duo of 4/10s to an 8.0 from GameInformer. Then there are the scores …
Flaming Nora – Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS has been on the receiving end of some incredibly high review scores. The Metacritic currently stands at an impressive 91% from 31 critics, and not one of those reviews is below 80%. Eurogamer and Pocket Gamer both handed out 10/10s for the turn-based strategy game, while EDGE …
Blimey, it’s a barren week for new releases. The lone arrival on the high street is The Croods: Prehistoric Party!, for all Nintendo formats: Wii U, Wii, 3DS and DS. Reviews? News10’s Game Guys called the Wii version “rather bad”, and Capsule Computers didn’t think much more of it on Wii U. Still, the film’s …
After the busy month of March, April is looking rather quiet as far as new releases are concerned. Injustice: Gods Among Us, Dead Island Riptide, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Star Trek and LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins are the month’s big name games, all of which are due out on 26h April. Good work …
Bioshock Infinite received something that last week’s Gears of War: Judgment didn’t – a mid-week release. We’d be very surprised if a million copies haven’t been shifted already, as it’s on track to become one of the highest rated games of all time. The Metacritic average currently stands at an almighty 96%, putting it higher …
So, what’s on the agenda this week? Gears of War: Judgment is the big one. It’s the first game Microsoft has published at retail this year, and it looks like it’s the only one until the recently announced retail version of Minecraft arrives in a couple of months. After something of a drought there are …
When the original God of War was first envisioned we don’t think the developers realised just how long the franchise would run for, otherwise they would have given Kratos a stronger backstory that other tales could be spun from. Take God of War: Ascension as an example – it’s a prequel to the PSP’s Chains …
It’s always a good sign when a publisher sets a review embargo date well before a game is due out. Tomb Raider is perfect example of this – reviews surfaced online eight days prior to its Tuesday release. There are perhaps fewer 10/10s around than Square-Enix had hoped for, but reviews on the whole have …
Last week Crysis 3 and Metal Gear Rising went head-to-head, resulting in a bloody battle for the top position in the UK chart. Konami’s hack and slasher missed out on the top spot by 5,500 copies, having to make do with #2. Had it been released this week, a week that sees very little of …
By quite some margin, this week is the best week of the year so far for new releases. Let’s not waste any time cracking on. Metal Gear Rising: Revengence and Crysis 3 are going head-to-head for your hard earned cash. We were a little apprehensive about Metal Gear Rising: Revengence given its troubled development, but …