It’s reassuring to see that even in these times of financial uncertainty, publishers still hold back releases to coincide with monthly paydays. For reasons unknown, save perhaps for gamescom causing a backlog, there’s a bumper bounty of new releases to tie-in with the end of August. Ubisoft has a new open-world adventure to explore. Star …
It’s a promising week for new releases, especially for those with a PS5 under their TV. Next week is looking even busier still, with around a half a dozen anticipated new releases due. It’s a cliché to say it, but we’re unsure how anyone could possibly find the time to play them all. On the …
Although the Xbox misses out on next week’s anticipated Black Myth: Wukong, now confirmed to launch at a later date, this week does offer up a conversion of the former PS5 exclusive Kena: Bridge of Spirits. It’s a similar story driven adventure with puzzle solving and fast-paced combat, set in a corrupted world that needs …
Sequels! The cornerstone of the industry, intended not only to improve and expand upon their predecessors but also capitalise on their success. As much as we appreciate new IP, a follow-up to a renowned title can be just as exciting, if not more. Three sequels are on this week’s agenda, no less. Volgarr the Viking …
A new month is (almost) us. August isn’t looking too shabby for new releases, offering plenty of variety. Next week gives us Konami’s shoot’em up CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, pixel art action platformer Volgarr the Viking II, and the nautical adventure SteamWorld Heist II. Then towards the end of the month, there’s Quantic Dream’s Dustborn, …
EDF! EDF! EDF! After a slight delay, D3’s schlocky sci-fi shooter Earth Defence Force 6 finally lands on PS4 and PS5 this week. The press release suggests we’re in for a fun if familiar time, with a bunch of new weapons to discover and a long list of missions to tackle. The story takes place …
Sweet Jeebus. It’s one of the busiest weeks of the year so far, with several anticipated indies due, along with new titles from Capcom, EA, SEGA, Plaion, and Nintendo. The majority have review embargos that lift on July 16th so expect a colossal content drop across the gaming sphere. From the major publishers, there’s College …
July’s Game Pass drop sees a trio of belated releases hit the Xbox for the first time. From Annapurna Interactive comes the critically acclaimed Neon White, a fast-paced first-person demon-obliterating adventure set beyond the gates of Heaven. Tchia, meanwhile, is an open world physics-driven sandbox taking place on a Tropical archipelago. Then there’s The Case of …
July looks hotter than the PS5 consoles sat in Cash Converter’s window, with an enticing selection of titles due. The middle of the month sees a glut of indies, including Flock, Magical Delicacy, Let’s School, and SCHiM, while the month’s end sees Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, EA Sports College …
Last year SEGA released Sonic Superstars the same week as Super Mario Bros. Wonder and went on to report lacklustre sales. This week, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble are going head-to-head. While not as heavy hitting as a new mainline Sonic or Super Mario, most are likely to choose Luigi …
No doubt many gamers spent the weekend revisiting Elden Ring in preparation for this week’s full price (£49.99) Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. Rather than being accessible to all, players must have defeated both Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood before accessing the new region. The achievement/trophy tracking sites reported that a very high …
Thinking about it, the middle of the year is an ideal time to release an exhaustive 100+ hour RPG. Disposable income is thin on the ground during the start of a year, while winter sees a slew of big budget releases. This week’s Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is also destined for all formats, meaning …
IllFonic’s latest asymmetrical multiplayer slasher takes the stupendously ridiculous cult movie Killer Klowns From Outer Space and works it into a familiar formula. Reviews went live last week in conjunction with the early access version and were generally positive, although it was possible to sense some genre fatigue too. The Xbox version boasts a 74% …
The Xbox gains a couple of belated bangers this week, with human shepherding puzzler HUMANITY hitting Game Pass, and the sentient action-figure shooter HYPERCHARGE Unboxed launching on 31st May. Microsoft’s box also gains Lesson Learned, a tower-defence game set in a peculiar daydream world. Makes a change from tanks and aliens. The sun soaked arcade-style racer …
Microsoft appears to be in a transitional period, provoked by less than stellar sales of the Xbox Series and the Game Pass subscriber count consequently reaching a cap. Our visions were once of regular first-party games from the dozen-or-so studios under the Xbox banner, and it beggars belief that regular output hasn’t occurred – major …