This week there really is one ring to rule them all – Bandai-Namco’s Elden Ring is the UK’s no.1, and all signs point to it being the fastest selling FromSoftware title ever. Indeed, it seems the onslaught of 10/10 review scores – leading it to become one of the highest-rated games of all time – …
We imagine the majority of gamers that picked up Elden Ring on Friday feel like they’ve barely scratched the surface, yet another wave of anticipated releases are upon us. The timing of Gran Turismo 7 is a little odd too, launching just days after EA’s GRID Legends. Or perhaps EA should have distanced themselves from …
The Evercade library grows this May with two new cartridges, both of which can be pre-ordered from 31st March ahead of their 31st May launches. Morphcat Games Collection 1 brings together three games from the titular German indie team, along with two bonus demos. Micro Mages is the highlight here – a NES style dungeon-set …
Jeff Minter’s Tempest 4000 – originally released on PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2018 – comes to Switch and Atari’s own VCS console at the end of March. We never reviewed the original (we were waiting on the UK physical release, which was constantly delayed) but we did cover it during a ‘Games You …
For reason we can’t fantom, a glut of time-consuming Japanese RPGs and visual novels arrive on Switch this week. They are, at least, suitably different from one another. The France-developed Edge of Eternity launched on PS4/PS5 and Xbox Series a couple of weeks ago to positive reviews, with more than a few critics calling it …
The announcement of a Wonder Boy collection should be a cause celebration – few ‘80s gaming mascots could boast catalogue anywhere near as diverse – but we can’t help to feel a little sceptical about this one. There aren’t many games on the new collection that aren’t available elsewhere. Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World is …
Barely a month goes by without a new single-screen top-down racer appearing on one of the digital services. It’s a tried and tested way to stir up nostalgia for the likes of Super Sprint, Super Off-Road, and such Amiga classics as Super Skidmarks and ATR. Moto Roader MC dates back to 1992, but manages to …
Horizon Forbidden West has claimed no.1 in this week’s UK physical sales chart, ending Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ three-week reign. GI.biz reports Horizon Forbidden West had the second biggest PS5 launch so far. It was unable to beat Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ launch week sales but managed to outperform FIFA 22. Sales were split 68% on PS5 and 32% …
We’re only halfway into February, and already we’ve received some of the year’s biggest releases. Quite how publishers expect us to find the time to play all these games is a mystery, especially when another bunch of time-consuming RPGs are upon us. Elden Ring has been a long time coming, with work underway since 2017. …
The Stadia is set to lose an exclusive next month, with Submerged: Hidden Depths setting sail for horizons new. The original Submerged – released in 2015 – arrived to mixed reviews but having spent an hour with this sequel (a restriction of the embargo) it’s safe to say it’s far truer to the developer’s original …
The Arcade Crew returns this week with Berzerk Studios’ Infernax – a brutal NES-style platform adventure that combines Castlevania II with Zelda II. Review scores are mostly a mixture of 8s and 9s so far, putting in on par with the excellent Blazing Chrome. “As sure as the sun rises and sets (and wait until you …
Here’s a game that shouldn’t exist. I read the backstory of the developer’s inspiration before playing, which seemed like a very conscientious thing to do. The original Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, a NES game known only from a listing on a US mail order leaflet, is shrouded in mystery, conjecture, and baseless theorising; almost like …
Ratalaika Games’ next cheap ‘n cheerful retro re-release, following on from Gleylancer and Gynoug, is Moto Roader MC – a PC Engine CD-ROM² (TurboGrafx-CD) top-down racer from 1992. Moto Roader MC was the third entry in the series, but being a racer and all, that doesn’t matter a jot. It’s a slight offbeat affair with …
Random generation has been a boon for indie developers the world over. Used correctly, it can add near-infinite variety and replayability to your game, providing something fresh and new for your players over multiple hours of playtime. However, it’s a bit of a double-edged sword, because if it’s mishandled, what you’ll end up with is …
There’s little change within this week’s UK physical chart, with the only major occurrence being the belated Switch release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition bumping the collection from #38 to #6. It also took a respectable #4 in the Switch top twenty. There’s so little action within the chart, in fact, that …
