Chances are the youth of today are unfamiliar with the insane level of buzz surrounding The Blair Witch Project. Created on a budget of just $60k, the 1999 psychological horror flick went on to gross almost quarter of a million dollars, fuelled by pre-release hype including reports of cinema-goers being so scared that they were, …
Last week Astral Chain became Platinum Games’ first title to head straight to no.1. This week, NBA 2K20 becomes the first basketball sim to take the UK chart top spot. With the industry constantly shifting towards digital, we can foresee more unexpected no.1s in the months (years?) to come. Spyro Reignited Trilogy resurfaced at #2, …
The PSone era was packed with great RPGs*. The Final Fantasy games, which have never matched their PSone peak, Vagrant Story, Crono Cross, Xenogears and more. Wonderful stories bursting with imagination. It’s a joy, then, to see so many of them landing on modern consoles. A joy and a considerable time sink. The latest to …
In the same week as a Nintendo Direct which included the confirmation of SNES games on Nintendo Switch Online, Nintendo has thrown this excellent teaser video out there: What is it? Why it’s some sort of ‘Nintendo Circle’ of course! The leading theory is something along the lines of Switch Sports or Switch Fit, and …
How’s about last night’s Nintendo Direct, eh? This week was already shaping up to be yet another busy one for the Switch with FF VIII Remastered, NBA 2K20, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, River City Girls and Torchlight II all due. Now we can add the free-to-start Super Kirby Clash, cult horror adventure Deadly Premonition Origins and …
After countless requests for SNES games on Switch, Nintendo are about to deliver with a huge supply drop of 20 titles. They’re arriving today (Thursday) as part of the online service. The initial line-up is a decent mixture of expected classics (Super Mario World, Super Mario Kart, A Link to the Past, Super Metroid, et …
Reviews of Gears 5 are now live, and while it has received some predictably glowing reviews – including top marks from God is a Geek, along with several 9/10s – not every critic was smitten by the eagerly awaited blockbuster. The Metro opted for a 7/10, claiming that “the open world areas are largely pointless†…
We’ve seen many re-releases, remakes and remasters this generation. A copious amount, in fact. 16-bit brawler The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors manages to stand out from the crowd and in numerous ways. It sees the original development team revisit one of the Super Nintendo’s lesser-known scrolling brawlers, effectively making it a director’s cut, …
Game Pass subscribers (and those happy to cough up the best part of £70) can play Gears 5 later this week via the Deluxe Edition. Not only does it provide early access – it also includes the Halo: Reach and Terminator Dark Fate character packs, along with a 30-day XP boost. We imagine Sarah Connor …
For the first time in eons there’s an almost entirely new UK top five. Switch exclusive Astral Chain leads the way, becoming Platinum Games’ first UK no.1 in the process. We can’t say we’re surprised – it has been the talk of social media for almost a week now, fuelled by glowing reviews. Switch owners …
So, it has come to this. Console construction sims are so few and far between that we’re willing to take a punt on a tile-matching puzzle game with a side-line of city planning. Not that SubaraCity is much of a gamble, we should note, available for a mere £3.59 ($4.99) on the Xbox One store. …
Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition has dropped onto the eShop for £24.99 with no official announcement, or even a dubstep filled launch trailer. It was even missing from yesterday’s weekly eShop line-up, which Nintendo themselves curates. Our more cynical side believes publisher Gearbox has something to hide, such as performance issues. We’re really hoping this …
Word has it Astral Chain is one of Platinum Games’ finest titles so far. It arrived to a waft of 9/10 review scores earlier this week, with most complaints being minor things such as a lack of variation between backdrops and a sight drop in framerate when things get hectic. Despite it standing a good …
In a surprise twist of events, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has managed to claim the UK chart top spot. Nintendo ran a ‘buy one get one half price’ deal on Switch software last week, giving some explanation as to how and why. Super Mario Maker 2 also managed to hold onto #2 for a third …
New Xbox One release Pirates of First Star – from the creators of Final Star, funnily enough – has an art direction more distinct than most, created using popsicle sticks, yarn, and clay. Precisely $162 worth of crafting materials, in fact. Over 600 models were created, photographed using a Samsung mobile, and then uploaded into …
