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Out this week: SpongeBob Squarepants Rehydrated, Hunting Simulator 2, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Ultracore, more

If you’re looking to offset The Last of Us II’s ultra-violence, look no further than THQ’s SpongeBob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom â€“ Rehydrated. This krusty PS2 adventure â€“ the first 3D Spongebob game, no less â€“ has been given a complete overhaul, re-introducing cut content and adding a four-player mode. At around Â£25 it …

The Last of Us: Part II enjoys a record-breaking launch

UK Charts

GI.biz has crunched the numbers on last week’s UK physical game sales, revealing The Last of Us: Part II had a record-breaking launch. Not only is it the fastest-selling game of 2020, beating Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but it’s also the fastest-selling PS4 game this generation. This means it had a stronger first week than …

Can the next generation please make dying fun

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Streets of Rage 4‘s easy mode is described in the game as, “For those who love every part of beat ’em ups, except getting beat up.” I initially took against that, but actually, I do fit that description. Especially because I don’t think dying in Streets of Rage 4 is much fun. On death, the …

Railway Empire – Nintendo Switch Edition

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Everybody loves trains. They chug, bellow steam, and the refreshment cart serves delicious lukewarm tea. Trains are inherently fun. Children know it. Railfans know it. Rod Stewart knows it. Railway Empire entails connecting cities with railroads, setting up signals, and both purchasing and upgrading trains along with their accompanying carriages. Nonstop train action â€“ Railway …

House Flipper (Switch)

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To simply put it, House Flipper is a game in which you renovate properties, cleaning them up, decorating, buying furniture, and even smashing down walls before putting your hard graft up for auction. It may sound like a peculiar set-up, but it’s the very epitome of a guilty pleasure. Your venture in house flipping begins …

Burnout Paradise Remastered, Railway Empire, Summer in Mara, and Darius Cozmic Collection arrive on Switch

New Nintendo Downloads

If you were to print the list of new release below, we’re pretty sure it would be as long as your arm. By our estimation, almost 40 new games are due, in addition to DLC for Pokemon Sword & Shield, and the Silent Hill pack for the teamwork-based horror Dead by Daylight. Destructoid was first …

PlayStation 5 reveal chat

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Better late than never. Consider this our lo-fi YouTube pilot episode. Discussing the gaming highlights from Sony’s recent PlayStation 5 reveal show, in a kind of mumbling director’s commentary. Please excuse the general awfulness and audio quality.

Rigid Force Redux

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If you’re going to crib something, it pays to crib from the best. This horizontal space shooter certainly doesn’t make a mistake there, borrowing heavily from genre high notes R-Type and Gradius. Created by an ex-Ubisoft employee, it has its own ideas too, helping to overstep grounds for plagiarism. Like those officially cited sources, Rigid …

Out this week: The Last of Us Part II, Desperados III, Disintegration, Namco Museum Archives, Colt Canyon, more

This Week's Games

Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, The Last of Us Part II is on track to become one of the highest rated games of this year, if not the entire console generation. God is a Geek, Push Square, IGN, Game Informer and at least a dozen other outlets dished out top marks, praising …

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe races to no.1, while 51 Worldwide Games remains in top ten

UK Charts

All signs point to the Switch having an overdue re-stock at retail â€“ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has returned to the top of the chart, while several first-party games have significantly climbed including New Super Mario Bros. U â€“ up from #34 to #13 â€“ and Pokemon Sword returning at #15. In fact, the UK …

Do you do discs?

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The big PlayStation 5 reveal revealed at least one revealing fact about the hardware: there will be more than one hardware, and one version won’t do discs. It’s not the first time there’s been a digital-only version of a console of course – indeed Sony’s own PSP Go was, ridiculously, more than a decade ago. …

Two exhaustive Darius collections launch digitally next week

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Next week is shaping up to be a monumental one for retro fans. Not only are two 8-bit Namco collections due, but also two Darius shoot â€˜em collections. Previously available only physically, and with limited availability, the duo launch 16th June on both PSN and the Switch eShop. Conversion experts M2 handled both collections, which …

The comeback kid! Alex Kidd in Miracle World revival revealed

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Merge Games has revealed Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, a remake of the SEGA Master System original with Spanish studio Jankenteam at the helm. All signs point to Jankenteam using the excellent Dragon’s Trap remake as a blueprint – it sports similar lavishly animated art and the ability to switch to a â€œrecreatedâ€ version …

NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES Vols 1 and 2 set to launch 18th June

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The Xbox One, PS4, Switch and PC gain not one but two 8-bit (NES/Famicom) Namco retro collections next week. In addition to featuring save states, wide-screen support and the ability to rewind gameplay, each has a â€˜special’ exclusive game. NAMCO MUSEUM ARCHIVES.Â Vol 1Â includes an 8-bit reimagining ofÂ PAC-MAN Championship Edition, whileÂ Vol 2Â adds an 8-bit home console …

House Flipper, Ancestors Legacy, Evan’s Remains, 1971 Project Helios, Project Warlock and Warborn hit the Switch

New Nintendo Downloads

Lockdown has allowed plenty of time for cleaning, tidying and DIY. This week, it’s possible to extend that cleanliness to the virtual realm â€“ House Flipper entails buying rundown properties and giving them a makeover before turning a profit at auction. It may sound drabber than budget wallpaper, but it’s actually quite therapeutic, and the …

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