The Switch retail release of indie mega-hit Hades has made a surprise top ten appearance, arriving at a highly respectable #7 in the multiformat chart. It also claimed #4 in the Switch top 20, outperforming the likes of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. That’s pretty good going. It wasn’t the only new Switch game to feature …
With over twenty new releases on Xbox alone – including Yakuza 6 and the surprise arrival of Square-Enix’s Octopath Traveler on Game Pass – this week is easily the busiest of 2021 so far. Square-Enix also launches Balan Wonderworld on all formats. This 3D platformer comes from the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog and NiGHTS, …
No. Which I know because a rather neat tool came up on social media this week, which very efficiently searches Hansard (the extensive official record of the UK House of Commons) for the first mention of any word or phrase. Inevitably I went straight to Dreamcast – but nothing. The first mention of Sega, however, …
The Switch bears a busy release schedule this month, receiving the usual mixture of belated conversions and intriguing indies. Shame we can’t get excited about any new first-party releases from Nintendo themselves – it’s very quiet on that front. Â Conversions turning up tardy on Switch this week include the essentric online shooter Plants vs. …
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the UK’s no.1 this week, indicating more PlayStation 5 consoles have found their way to store shelves. Well, warehouse shelves. This ends Super Mario 3D World’s run at no.1 – it looked set to bag a fifth week at the top. The Wii U re-release for Switch, which also includes …
Sergey Noskov’s 7th Sector left quite the impression on us. This atmospheric adventure entailed a spark of electricity leaping around a cyberpunk city, harnessing the abilities of various electrical devices – from children’s toys to security drones. All the while, the threads of a plot started to emerge, mostly told using smart environmental storytelling. It …
On the face of it, Just Die Already – the next game from the creators of Goat Simulator – sounds a little unpleasant. Fed up pension hogging, property-owning, old people, the younger generation sets about ridding their city of old fogies. There’s more to it than that, thankfully, with the old-timers up for causing a …
The end of a month is usually the busiest time for new games. But like some dunderhead running into a corner shop without a face mask just to buy ciggies, the rules seemingly no longer apply. Last week Crash 4 received a next-gen update. This week it’s the turn of Marvel’s Avengers. This overhaul has …
Even since Konami’s legendary TMNT arcade game, the green-hued dudes and the scrolling brawler genre have gone hand-in-hand. The awesome foursome are about to kick some shell once again, starring in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge – a new scrolling brawler for PC and consoles that’s directly inspired by Turtles In Time. It has …
Even if many of its big releases are belated conversions, the Switch is still the ‘most happening’ console this month. It’s certainly hard to turn down the chance of playing Apex Legends on the go. The free-to-play shooter has just launched, running in 720p docked and 576p in handheld. Double XP is available during launch week …
Once known as Formula Fusion, Pacer is an anti-gravity combat racer, aiming to become the successor to WipEout – the game that helped make the PlayStation brand ‘cool’ in the ’90s. A pounding soundtrack accompanies needle-nosed ships streaking around beautifully designed tracks while decked out with a combination of deadly weapons. Like the saying goes, gotta …
Last week Nintendo put out a reminder that Super Mario 3D All-Stars was being withdrawn from sale at the end month. As well as a sense of despair, the game’s buying public responded by snapping up copies – the compilation is back at #6 this week, up from #13. Super Mario also occupies the top …
After a few false starts, futuristic racer Pacer finally makes a pitstop on Xbox One this week. If you prefer your racers to be more grounded, Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 4 also dashes onto all-formats, including PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, offering a revised track editor, a new compound with co-op free-roaming, …
A premium cover-mounted gift isn’t uncommon for the debut issue of a new magazine, helping to guarantee strong sales. A few examples spring to mind, such as the ‘Time Boy’ digital clock keyring given away with Nintendo Magazine System’s premier issue, and the free PlayStation memory card taped to PlayStation World’s cover. This makes the …
It’s the Switch’s 4th birthday, and the humble hybrid handheld shows no signs of slowing – it’s another busy week with dozens of indies vying for your attention. A few bigger releases, too. These include the significantly overhauled Sea of Solitude: The Director’s Cut. The script has been rewritten, vocal work redone, gyroscope control implemented, …
