This week’s line-up of new releases closer resembles a typical week in October or November. We can only assume publishers hope any store credit acquired at Christmas hasn’t burnt a hole in digital wallets yet. That, or perhaps they believe everyone has…infinite wealth. The biggest releases of the week, if not the entire month, are …
Turning Prince of Persia into a Metroidvania isn’t a concept particularly ‘out there’ considering the original was a side-scrolling adventure with labyrinth-like levels. It is peculiar that it’s arriving before the troubled Sands of Time remake, however. You’d think that project would take priority. Reviews for The Lost Crown went live a few days ago …
Next week is surprisingly busy for new games, especially given the time of year. This week has a few bits and pieces of note too, and the Switch eShop is busier still, with both The Monty Mole Collection and 8-Colors Star Guardians + due. After a few delays, Nacon’s War Hospital comes to PC, Xbox, …
Last year was one for the ages for quality titles, with many gamers still debating what should be classed as the GOTY. This energy carries into 2024, with the end of January featuring a double whammy of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and Tekken 8, both highly anticipated. Before that, there’s The Last of Us …
‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through gaming’s madhouse; Publishers were stirring, dropping new releases as quietly as a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that digital store credit soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of Swole Peter Griffin …
Rewinding to last week, GOTY contender Baldur’s Gate 3 is out now on Xbox, dropping during The Game Awards. That was joined by the slick-looking, and potentially massive, multiplayer battler THE FINALS for PlayStation and Xbox formats, along with Epic’s Rocket Racing and LEGO Fortnite. If anything can make Fortnite even more popular, it’s LEGO. …
Ubisoft is no stranger to the Avatar license, creating a tie-in to the first movie back in 2009. Some fourteen years and one movie sequel later, we’re back on Pandora. Preview footage of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has proven impressive, suggesting the decision to leave last-gen behind was the right call. Hopefully the ability to …
This week and next are reasonably busy for new releases. After that, things become a little sketchy – the Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 and a digital re-release of the arcade classic Parasol Stars are due sometime in December, but their release dates are currently unknown. We can at least expect a glut of …
A combination of Thanksgiving and Black Friday has seemingly made this week a quiet one, with only a handful of new releases arriving on each platform. Next week is looking busier, and we still have Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Nacon’s co-op battler Gangs of Sherwood, and the belated Xbox version of Baldur’s Gate 3 to …
While there are a good number of big name titles due between now and Christmas, it seems that the majority of publishers have decided upon this week to launch their most prominent winter releases. There’s even new hardware out, with Sony launching the £199.99 PlayStation Portal handheld, allowing PS5 and PS4 games to be remotely …
This year’s Call of Duty seems to be riling up the fanbase, with Modern Warfare III‘s file size clocking in at an Xbox Series S debilitating 234.9GB, no Platinum Trophy on PS5, a campaign that lasts under four hours, and intrusive adverts appearing on the Xbox dashboard. IGN wasn’t impressed by the campaign at all, …
Originally due out in June, RoboCop: Rogue City finally launches this week. The delay seems to have paid off – impressions from the recent PC demo were positive, suggesting this is the RoboCop shooter fans have long been clamouring for. We’ll buy that for sixty dollars. The downside of RoboCop’s delay is that it’s launching …
Sequels and re-releases pave the way this week, several of which are long-requested. These include Remedy’s survival horror Alan Wake 2, which entails investigating ritualistic murders in a small town, and Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1. This re-release brings together the NES’ Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, PSone classic MGS …
This is it, folks – the busiest week of the year for new releases so far. Both Nintendo and Sony launch their biggest games of the holiday season, and there’s around a dozen noteworthy multiformat titles too, including a bunch of intriguing indies and a couple of retro re-releases. From Sony and Insomniac comes Marvel’s Spider-Man …
Turn10’s Forza Motorsport rolls out on the Xbox Store and Game Pass this week, following last week’s early access granting Premium Edition. Fan feedback has been mixed so far – the graphics and level of realism have gained praise, but it also allegedly feels a little lifeless, and there’s far less content than Forza diehards …