December has only just begun and already January’s release schedule is starting to take shape, with today revealing that Look Mum No Computer comes to consoles on January 22nd. Designed in collaboration with tech and music influencer Sam Battle, this twin-stick shooter involves fixing electronics from the inside, blasting faulty capacitors and such, while altering …
Intended as a follow-up to a 2022 CGI movie, Paws of Fury is in essence a combination of Hong Kong Phooey (ask your dad) and Kung Fu Panda, starring unlikely hero Hank – the sole canine in a world populated by felines. If you haven’t heard of the movie, that’s understandable. It was in production …
Last week wasn’t too eventful for new releases, and the latest UK retail charts reflect this, with no new arrivals in the all formats top 40. This means it’s a no show for Giants’ Project Motor Racing and the new Evercade carts. The top three is also unchanged, making EA Sports FC 26 no.1 for …
2023 saw the release of BROK the InvestiGator, a unique combination of a futuristic point ‘n click adventure and a scrolling beat’em up. It worked how you’d expect, indulging in a spot of sleuthing before heading into a back alley to batter some ruffians. If you didn’t care for the adventure aspect or have a …
December is off the best possible start. Not only can the first advent calendar door be opened, but new Marvel and Metroid games are due, along with an anticipated Square-Enix RPG and significant updates to Destiny 2, Red Dead Redemption, and Two Point Museum. MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is, in fact, out today – Monday. Available …
Five new Evercade cartridges launched this month, including Rare and Activision collections, so it isn’t much surprise to see that the next batch isn’t due until February 2026. The Turrican Collection from Factor 5 includes eight 16-bit run ‘n gunners, along with two bonus titles: Mega Turrican Score Attack and Super Turrican Score Attack. The …
Set in the not-too-distant future, this psychological first-person horror takes place in a world where personally tailored AI powered video games are an upcoming trend. Not every job on the planet has been eliminated by machines, thankfully, as there’s still a need for somebody to put these AI-powered development platforms through their paces. This is …
For a second time this month the Switch 2 finds itself caught between two major first-party titles, with Kirby Air Riders having just released and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond lined-up for next Thursday. Publishers aren’t too wary of Samus stealing the limelight it seems, as next week is looking like a corker for new releases. …
After waking in a blood splattered prison cell, you’re presented with a slot machine and informed that to earn your freedom you’ll need to win big, reaching increasingly exorbitant debt deadlines to survive. That’s the premise for CloverPit, a new gambling themed escape room roguelike influenced by Vampire Survivors just as much as the poker …
October saw a glut of horror games primed for spooky season, varying from psychological thrillers that delve into the protagonist’s psyche, to more fantastical themed endeavours borrowing from the works of Lovecraft. Few can compare conceptually to QUByte’s Saborus though, which puts a spin on the genre by placing you in control of a chicken …
It seems that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 really isn’t performing as well as Activision hoped. It’s no longer no.1 in this week’s all formats UK retail chart. It isn’t at #2 either, outsold by both the returning chart topper EA Sports FC 26 and the Switch 2’s Mario Kart World. Instead, Call of …
It’s the calm before next week’s new release storm. As alluded to a few weeks ago, November is quieter than usual, and this week is evidence of that. Xbox Wire seems to believe Terminator 2D: No Fate is due this week, but they’re just behind the times – it has had a revised mid-December release …
Even with hardware able to effortlessly throw around countless detailed 2D sprites, it’s still easy to imagine making a visually spectacular run ‘n gunner is a tall order. To fulfil that quota, lengthy scrolling stages require rich and varied backdrops with minimal repetition. At the same time, backdrops can’t be too busy, or the risk …
Poncle, creators of the smash hit Vampire Survivors, are currently working on something that can be considered a sequel. To keep us hooked until then, a dungeon crawling spin-off is underway, with development beginning around the time VS took off. Set in the same universe, ergo featuring many characters, weapons and other elements from the …
Just two new releases make an appearance in this week’s UK retail (physical) chart. One sits astride the top 40, while the other only just manages to scrape in. It’s the annual military shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 that rules the roost, topping the all formats chart along with the PS4, PS5 …
