Travel Mosaics puts a Parisian twist on Picross. For the uninformed, Picross puzzles are logic puzzles (also known as Nonograms) which provide a grid and a set of numbers to create a picture. The interaction of these numbers allows you to fill in the puzzle, before sitting back happy and smug while marvelling at the …
The two most anticipated games of the month are upon us – Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot on PS4, Xbox One and PC, and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore for Switch. Rather than rolling out another 1-on-1 fighting game, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot sees the gang take to an open-world for a spot of role-playing. “Fish, …
FIFA 20 has topped the UK physical sales chart once again, ushering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare to #2. This also had a knock-on effect for Star Wars Jedi which falls from #2 to #3. Positions #4 and #5 see Tekken 7 and Project Cars 2 propel themselves back into the top ten. As mentioned …
If you’re feeling the pinch this January, worry not – the trusty Switch eShop has your back, with a handful of new releases available for a pittance. Abstract duo THOTH and 140 come from Jeppe Carlsen, the creative mind behind indie hit Limbo. 140 isn’t exactly a spring chicken, first released on PC in 2013. …
Why is the Dreamcast still held in such high regard? That’s one of the questions that SEGA Dreamcast: Collected Works attempts to answer, through a mixture of editorial, contributions from key personalities – including Yu Suzuki, Tetsuya Mizuguchi and Peter Moore, among many others – and a whole lot of gloriously reproduced imagery. That question …
Royal Mail are jumping on the retro gaming bandwagon with a range of stamps, postcards and other collectables celebrating UK designed video games. Seasoned journalist Julian ‘Jaz’ Rignal provides a synopsis on each, presumably having a say on which games should make the cut. The Tomb Raider series is a focal point, with a collector’s …
The gaming industry has finally risen from its Christmas slumber, with both Microsoft and Sony issuing release schedules for this week. There isn’t a great deal out, mind. The multi-format AO Tennis 2 is this week’s biggest release, and by some margin. IGN has over 40 mins of gameplay footage, which suggests we’re in for …
This week’s UK physical sales chart comes from new purveyors GSD. Their touted new digital sales chart is to come later in the week, taking a tad longer to compile. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had no trouble taking the first UK chart top spot of 2020. Positions #2 and #3 switched over, meanwhile, with …
One of Ocean’s final releases – the 1998 PSone helicopter shooter Viper – has gained a Steam re-release, available for just over a fiver. The history of this shooter can be traced back to 1996’s Tunnel B1, which was originally going to feature helicopter side-missions. Ocean felt the two gameplay styles didn’t compliment each other …
If even the thought of playing Ring Fit Adventure causes you to break into a sweat, then you may be more comfortable flexing your grey muscle with Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch instead. Reviews are starting to trickle through now, although very few have scores applied – as part of the embargo conditions, …
While it’s true that January is a quiet time for the gaming industry, it’s not exactly a non-event either. EA was fond of January launches during the last generation, seeing the potential of being the biggest fish in a small pond, and Capcom also found success with launching big-name games at the beginning of the …
It’s the end of an era, folks. Not only is this the final UK top 40 of the year, but the last ever physical-only chart. Starting next year, chart data will be provided by European trade body ISFE and incorporate both physical and digital sales, known as the GSD chart. UK trade body UKIE will …
Apologies if you were expecting to see ten entries spread out below. The official UK software sales chart didn’t begin until 1984, giving us just six games to cover. If you’re wondering why we didn’t cover the Christmas no.1s of the 1990s instead, let’s just say a certain football game played a key part of …
Despite FIFA 20 enjoying a sales boost last week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare managed to hold onto the UK chart top spot, becoming the UK’s Christmas no.1. It’s doubtful EA are too concerned as they bag positions #2 and #3 with FIFA 20 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. We’re surprised Star Wars Jedi: …
The Switch has been a huge seller this Christmas, so it comes as no surprise to find publishers and developers tripping over themselves to get their new releases on the eShop in time for Crimbo. Gagging for prime eShop visibility, several are due on the big day. These include the chunky Quake-style shooter Demon Pit – …
