I have an odd relationship with retro games. I owned a NES and played a lot of classics at the time they were released. Yet, I’ve barely touched the NES and SNES apps on the Switch. I’ve occasionally booted up games like Super Metroid, only to drop them pretty quickly. I think it’s because I’ve …
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 has entered the UK retail chart at #12, being the one and only new release to break this week’s UK top 40. This means it was a no show for both Nintendo’s DC Super Hero Girls and Outright Games’ The Last Kids On Earth and the Staff of Doom. We …
The UK is currently experiencing a heatwave, meaning it’s the perfect time to stay in and play video games. If you’re planning to shield from the sun’s rays, then you’re in luck – it’s a busy week for new releases, especially considering the time of year. The PlayStation 5 puts in a strong showing with …
DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power – out this Friday – comes from Toybox Inc, who gave us Little Dragon’s Café and Deadly Premonition Origins, amongst others. Even with Nintendo on publishing duties though, there’s a curious lack of press coverage. Our guess is that they’re going to rely on word of mouth or perhaps …
LEGO Builder’s Journey, developed by LEGO’s internal studio Light Brick, makes the jump from Apple Arcade to PC and Switch later this month. In the process, it becomes the first console release from LEGO Games in over 15 years. This artistic, meditative, father and son tale takes the form of a nonverbal puzzle adventure, packed …
Even though several PS5 exclusives have launched this year, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales remains synonymous with the system, it seems. The web-slinger is back at no.1 in the UK multiformat chart, suggesting retailers received more PS5 stock last week. The comic book caper was also able to fend off new release Biomutant, which enters at …
Within ten minutes of starting this sandbox mayhem simulator, our hapless elderly lead had been subjected to all kinds of pain and torment, from drinking too much and urinating on a sparking plug socket to being decapitated by piranhas – all in the name of ruining a fellow old fogies’ birthday. If this sounds like …
2019’s Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is one of those games we’ve never heard a single soul talk about. It came out during the biggest month of the gaming calendar (November) and, ironically enough, vanished. It must have become a slow but steady seller, as this week it gains a sequel. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 …
Here’s what the team has been playing during the merry month of May. Gears Tactics – Matt When Gears Tactics was announced as an Xbox Series X/S launch day title, I expected a far bigger buzz. Sure, it was never going to fill the Halo Infinite shaped hole, but as a late addition – one …
In the space of a day, somebody’s life can be changed entirely. GameTomo’s debut title Sumire – revealed during Nintendo Japan’s Indie World – taps into this ethos, featuring events spread across a single day. Set in a magical Japanese village, the story involves a girl called Sumire who’s on a journey to visit her …
There’s a peculiar nautical theme to this week’s Switch eShop round-up. This is partly due to two similar games making their debut – both Port Royale 4 and King of Seas give the chance to live the life of either a pirate or a trader, and both are viewed from a similar camera angle. Port …
The creators of throwback horror adventure Daymare: 1998 are dialling back the years further for the upcoming prequel – Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle. Set in Idaho, you play as Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now working for H.A.D.E.S. (Hexacore Advanced Division for Extraction and Search.) Standout features include inventive weapons – including a liquid nitrogen …
French publisher Microids has bolstered their winter line-up further with the 2.5D platformer Marsupilami: Hoobadventure. If you watched the Disney Channel in the ‘90s, the name may ring a bell – Marsupilami fell under their umbrella, despite not being a Disney creation. The spritely mammal, with his shape shifting tail, first appeared in the “Spirou & …
Mass Effect: Legendary Edition is no longer the UK’s no.1, falling to #3 during its second week on sale. Resident Evil Village takes its place, giving Capcom a second (albeit non-consecutive) no.1. Position #2 is held by Nintendo’s 3DS RPG revamp Miitopia, which also manages to claim no.1 in the Switch chart. Deep Silver’s Rust …
This explorative shooter is a sequel to Aqua Kitty (UDX) – a game where a team of milk mining cats overcome their seafaring fears to tap into a huge natural reserve of deliciously creamy milk that has been discovered under the sea. This direct sequel launches the felines into space for more RPG shooter action, …
