The PSN store is about to enter a Christmas slumber, with no new releases due for a couple of weeks. It’s a different story for the Xbox One, with eight titles arriving over the festive period. Some of these made their debut on PS4 last week, including Tamashii, Demon Pit, XenoRaptor, Demons With Shotguns, and …
Even though it’s a straightforward horizontal shooter, UIG’s Space Blaze is an odd proposition. It prides itself of being a retro throwback – a delightfully old-school experience inspired by the classic shooters of the ‘80s. The product description does its best to hammer this home, promising “retro cool†old-school action. “Let’s start your travel back …
Imagine, if you can, that you’re an escaped convict who comes across an abandoned house in the dead of night. If you’ve ever played a game, watched a movie, or read a book you know what to do: run away fast. No good story started with finding an empty house. Even the abandoned abode in …
It’s the calm before next week’s new release storm. Just fourteen games are due on the Switch eShop this week – roughly half the usual amount. Publishers are instead holding their new games back for the festive period – with several due on Christmas Day alone – in order to achievement maximum eShop visibility. This …
I can’t remember the last time a graphical effect made me double-take. But the light of the setting sun filtering through the palm trees on Ybiza did exactly that. The characters and scenery are pleasantly chunky, but belie what I assume is significant technical whizz-bangery to make it all pop in quite the style that …
All signs point to PSN getting ready for a Christmas break – more games than usual are arriving this week, and according to release lists there’s nothing due whatsoever over the festive period. Confirming our suspicions, some games due on PS4 this week (including Demon Pit, Demons with Shotguns, and XenoRaptor) aren’t out on Xbox …
Had this combat-focus Metroidvania launched in the ‘90s, it would be a SEGA Saturn-exclusive; the kind Saturn owners championed as a reason to own the failing system, showcasing all-manner of fancy 2D visuals. Think along the lines of Guardian Heroes and Silhouette Mirage. Or in fewer words: this is a Treasure game reincarnate. It takes …
The three-man battle between FIFA 20, Call of Duty, and Star Wars Jedi continues. This week it’s Modern Warfare turn to claim no.1, ending FIFA 20’s two week run. Next Monday’s chart will reveal the Christmas no.1. With ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ due in cinemas later this week, there’s a good chance EA’s Star Wars …
As the saying goes: good things come in pairs. The Switch not only receives two new Shovel Knight spin-offs this week, but also a duo of critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE 0 titles. Shovel Knight: King of Cards adds a card-based mini-game to the NES-style Metroidvania, along with four new worlds. “As a standalone release, King of …
Even in this day and age of million-dollar video games, it’s unlikely pinball will fade away anytime soon. Thanks to the popularity of Pinball FX3 and Farsight’s recreations of classic tables, pinball games for PC and consoles are unlikely to go the way of the dodo either. There’s one thing that has fallen out of …
It was apparently a close call between FIFA 20 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for this week’s UK chart top spot, but in the end, EA’s soccer sim was victorious. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare remained at #2 for a second week running. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order wasn’t as lucky, forced down to …
Rift Keeper’s product description successfully manages to mask its influences. Whether this was intentional or not is unclear. A rough outline of what to expect is duly provided – suggesting a 2D side-scrolling rogue-lite – but it’s not until entering the first dungeon that it reveals itself to be a rather brazen clone of Dead …
All signs point to the last retail releases of 2019 arriving this week. The Switch receives belated physical releases of Bubble Bobble 4 Friends and New Super Lucky’s Tale, the Xbox One and PS4 versions of indie hit Gang Beasts make a splash on stores shelves, while Avicii Invector debuts at an appealingly low price …
It’s a case of survival of the fattest in this cross between Snake and Feeding Frenzy. You play as one of three types of (monster) bugs, munching your way through vegetation, people and other bugs. Every chomp propels you up the food chain – eat something outlined in green or another bug, and you’ll grow …
Come on everyone, let’s have a big lads’ night in. SEGA’s sci-fi horror Alien: Isolation is now available on Switch, and it might just be the system’s most impressive conversion so far. Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry makes the bold claim that it even looks superior to the PS4 version, running in 1080p and boasting smoother visuals. …
