7th Sector

The intro to this side-scrolling cyberpunk adventure features the most unlikely protagonist imaginable – a glowing spark of electricity. This makes for an opening full of intrigue, as you traverse the cables strewn across a futuristic apartment block, disabling security cameras and overloading systems, all the while wondering where the story is heading. As the …

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Kentucky Route Zero, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Hypercharge: Unboxed, Coffee Talk, and the Brexit-based Not Tonight arrive on Switch.

As Britain gets ready to leave the EU, one developer gest ready to launch a Brexit-based political adventure on Switch. What could have easily become a throwaway product, rushed out to capitalise on a landmark event, is apparently a decent game in its own right. Not Tonight: Take Back Control Edition puts you in control …

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Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire

Low-key PlayStation 2 budget title Mobile Light Force 2 wasn’t quite what it seemed. The box art suggested an explosion-packed shooter starring third-rate Charlie’s Angels, when in fact it was a heavily butchered version of the hardcore Japanese shooter Castle of Shikigami. When word began to spread – this being a time when arcade shooters …

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Music Racer

During their skint as the James Bond license holder, EA released the deeply flawed 007 Racing on PSone. Much to the amusement of the gaming press, it featured no racing whatsoever, being a mission-based affair. Some twenty years later, developer Abstract Art is trying to pull a similar trick – Music Racer features cars, bikes, …

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Out this week: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition, Stone, Journey to the Savage Planet, Music Racer, more

Publishers are clearly hoping that your first paycheque of 2020 will be blown on new games, rather than being spent on paying off a bloated Christmas credit card bill, as a busy week lies ahead. Obsidian Entertainment’s RPG Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – which was very well-received on PC back in 2018 – heads …

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf

The Warhammer 40K universe is brilliant. Set in a world rippling with esoteric detail, it’s so quintessentially British. It brings together living-dead Emperors, weird Roman Christian iconography, and a bunch of eccentric green-skinned Orks. Moreover, there are no good guys and everyone’s a fascist. It’s just a shame that the tabletop game itself is finicky …

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It’s a surprisingly busy week for the Switch, with several big titles and a smattering of retro classics due

If the ‘January Blues’ are making you feel down then maybe this week’s eShop line-up will perk you up, this being one of those rare weeks where there’s something for everyone. The week’s biggest release is a toss-up between the cult classic Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath HD and the tactical Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, with Psikyo …

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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot becomes the first brand new no.1 of 2020

This week’s UK chart is surprisingly eventful, and for a reason most unexpected. High street retailer Argos recently slashed the price of numerous 3DS games, most of which have managed to re-enter the top 40. And quite highly, too – a couple were able to outsell Tokyo Mirage Sessions on Switch. At £5.99, WarioWare Gold …

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Dual Brain Vol. 1: Calculation

Maths and puzzles are great. Sudoku? Fun. Garam? Fun. Calculations? Fun. Dr. Kawashima knew this, and that’s why he put his name to Brain Training on Nintendo DS, which went on to sell over 19 million copies. That caused a lot of people to sit up and notice, including researchers who found the effects of brain …

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