In what was an allegedly quiet week for game sales, GTA V managed to retake the UK chart top spot. This is its thirteenth week in total, putting it on par with Zumba Fitness. The two titles now share the third longest time span spent at no.1. Codemasters’ DiRT 4 rises to #2, giving it …
Nintendo picked the perfect week to release Ever Oasis – it’s absolutely scorching outside. The review embargo lifted today, and we’re pleased to report this RPG shouldn’t be left in the shade. The Metacritic currently stands at 81%, comprising of a few 7s, a wealth of 8s and a couple of 9s. “Ever Oasis is …
While this week’s line-up of new titles is lacking a standout big hitter, plenty of new games are vying for your cash. Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, in particular, stands a very good chance of breaking the UK top ten next week, and that’s despite a lack of reviews – being online focused, critics are taking …
Role-playing games usually don’t hit their stride until around the 8-hour mark, with most starting with a slow-burning introduction sequence that sets up the stage for what’s to come. THQ Nordic’s The Dwarves – a tactical RPG released right at the end of 2016 – breaks this tradition, being an incredibly fast-paced and condensed experience …
After a small resurgence last week, Horizon Zero Dawn has gone the whole hog and re-claimed the UK chart top spot, dislodging Sony’s own Wipeout: Omega Collection in the process. This can be attributed to a price drop – the open-world opus is currently available for around £25 online. Nintendo’s ARMS had to settle for …
We’re still in two minds as to whether launching a new release during E3 is sensible or not. Any coverage is bound to be shoved off a gaming site’s pages quickly, in favour of E3 news. ARMS does have a few advantages, however – the global testpunch converted many naysayers, and Nintendo lifted the review …
Usually we see at least one surprise E3 release, with Trials of the Blood Dragon and Dead Rising 3’s Street Fighter remix being two key examples, but this year we were treated only to a new Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite story demo. If it isn’t in your download queue already, it’s probably worth a look. …
It could be argued that most, if not all, of the big-name publishers played it safe at E3 by sticking to their franchises and annual outings. Even so, this year’s expo could become one for the ages. The big boys bought out their biggest guns, resulting in an extravaganza of exceedingly promising titles. Sony had …
Proving that a new instalment was long overdue, WipEout: The Omega Collection has topped the UK chart. Amazingly, it’s the first in the series to do so – the 1995 PS1 original only made it to #5. Codemasters’ DiRT 4 is off to a good start too, arriving at #3. The third – and final …
In Refunct, the end is just the beginning. It isn’t until after the initial playthrough that it starts to resemble a conventional video game. Until then, it’s less of a ‘game’ and more of an experience. Set in a world stripped of colour, it’s your job to bring it back to life, restoring colour by …
It’s the Switch that has the most appealing eShop line-up this week, despite comprising of just two titles. The new releases for the 3DS and Wii U are somewhat questionable, shall we say. On Switch there’s WayForward’s Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (£15.99), which gained excellent reviews when it hit the likes of Wii U back in …
Being a Bethesda-published title and all, we didn’t expect to see reviews of The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind prior to release. It so transpires critics received ample time to play it, with a handful of reviews available online in time for yesterday’s launch. IGN found it to be a neat nostalgic trip, awarding it an …
Developer Digital Images did something unimaginable in November 1999 and released WipEout 2097 on the humble Amiga. A system best known for such 2D classics as Worms, Theme Park, Cannon Fodder, and Sensible Soccer, three-dimensional Amiga games were few and far between. They often veered on the “experimental” side of things, too, guilty of pushing …
Can a game be too well designed? After playing Rime, I reckon so. It was about half way through that I realised that I didn’t need to think. I stopped worrying about where to go, because I realised that Rime is precision engineered to guide the player in the right direction. It’s really, really impressive. …
A 2D side-scrolling racer with looping stages and minuscule sprites, SpeedRunners recalls Sonic 3’s oft-forgotten two-player mode. It plays by the rules of different retro classic, however – Codemasters’ legendary Micro Machines. The idea is to outrun other players, causing them to fall behind and become edged off the screen. We could’ve use Codemasters’ own …
