There’s no stopping FIFA. Not this week, anyway – there’s an absurd amount of big-name new releases due over the next two weeks. If Assassin’s Creed Valhalla doesn’t end FIFA 21’s consecutive run at no.1, then Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War surely will. Watch Dogs: Legion is forced to settle for #2, crumbling …
Next week is one of the busiest in recent memory, eclipsing even the last few Christmases – according to GAME, over 40 new titles are due at retail alone. This week isn’t exactly the ‘calm before the new release storm’ however, with a handful of big hitters due. Racing fans, in particular, are well catered …
New consoles and their accompanying big-budget launch titles are upon us in a matter of weeks. Retro fans won’t be left wanting though with both Space Invaders Forever and Turrican Flashback due via ININ Games. Today, we’re talking Turrican. Coming to PS4 and Switch soon, both at retail and digitally, Turrican Flashback brings together Turrican, …
This zombie hack and slasher series is synonymous with D3’s own Earth Defence Force, both being budget offerings with ‘B movie’ flair that made PlayStation 2 debuts. They’re renown for using their weaknesses as strengths, reusing assets in clever ways, while providing a lengthy grind. Repetitive to the extreme, certainly, but it’s the repetition of …
Last year Nintendo poised the ghost sucking Luigi’s Mansion 3 for a Halloween release. This year, Switch owners receive Pikmin 3 Deluxe – a critical part of Nintendo’s winter line-up, and one that’s far less spooky. Well, that’s excusing that the white Pikmin have always sent a chill down our spine. As we’ve mentioned already, …
Seers Isle doesn’t make life easy for itself – or the player. At the start of the story (we’re in interactive graphic novel territory here) the main character is mysterious at best, and it’s not even clear that you’re making decisions as that main character. It makes for a slightly awkward first playthrough, and only …
It’s the lower end of the UK top 40 that sees the most action this week, with the belated retail release of Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer arriving at #37. Such games as Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (at #31), Team Sonic Racing (at #33) and Astro Bot Rescue Mission (at #38) also made …
Watch_Dogs 2 didn’t exactly arrive to the warmest of receptions, selling only 80k copies during launch week compared to the estimated 380k units the original managed. All signs point to Watch Dogs: Legion being in a much stronger position – it’s far more anticipated than its predecessor. Set in a dystopian post-Brexit London, it’s main …
Glance at Space Avenger’s screenshots and you’ll soon get the gist. It’s a top-down arena shoot-em-up where asteroids hurtle about while you scramble to destroy ships gunning after you. It does, at least, show what a bit of love can do to a genre that’s as old as gaming itself. Things start off slowly. Your …
Horace may appear to be yet another ‘me too’ 2D platformer in screenshots alone, but rest assured it’s anything but. This nostalgic adventure is one of the highest-rated games of the month, praised for its style and wit. It’s a very special game indeed. Nintendo Life deemed it worthy of a 10/10. “If you have …
This oriental adventure combines side-scrolling hacking and slashing with labour-intensive rice farming and good old home cooking. A peculiar mixture, we’re sure you’ll agree, which only makes it all the more surprising that this ‘mange et trio’ of gameplay styles works so harmoniously. The plot is quirkier than most, tying the whole shebang together. You …
You’ve broken up with your boyfriend. You’ve moved to the massive country estate you’ve just inherited. So let’s chalk up relationships and small-town politics. That’s two elements. But the rule of three; three is always better than two. So what other ingredient do we find in this interactive visual novel? It’s obvious: witchcraft. It’s a …
Whether it’s on a digital store or at retail, gamers love a sale. Case point: Amazon Prime Day has given the UK top 40 a shake-up, with over ten titles making re-entries. The biggest re-entry comes as a surprise – it’s Outright Games’ Jumanji: The Video Game, back at #14. It also claimed a respectable …
Even though more people completed DOOM Eternal than DOOM 2016, Eternal’s first single-player expansion is available to all and sundry, arriving as a standalone download. Solid details for DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part One hard to come by, however, with just the general premise and a trailer (below) provided thus far. Set after the …
Microsoft has provided a list of 30 titles ‘fully optimised’ Xbox Series X/S titles that’ll be ready for launch day – 10th November, if your memory needs a jog. Big hitters include Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Gears Tactics, and Tetris Effect: Connected, along with ever-popular titles such as Fortnite, …
