So far this year the weekly UK chart has been a case of all or nothing – quiet spells and flurries of activity. This week is a quiet spell, following last week’s dearth of new releases. The top three remains unchanged, meaning Far Cry 5 celebrates a second week on top. That’s followed by FIFA …
A slightly smaller assortment of Switch titles lies before us this week. Much like this week’s Xbox One and PS4 line-up, there’s no big-name game to speak of – just a dozen indies vying for attention. The Trials Fusion-alike Urban Trial Playground (£17.99) is available from today as a download, with a physical release to …
It’s another one of those weeks where there’s no easily identifiable big name new release, giving smaller indie titles a chance to claim the limelight. Despite being on the receiving end of mixed reviews – varying from as low as 3/10 to as high as 7/10 – and featuring questionable themes, ‘mature’ match-three puzzler Metropolis: …
The casual gamer market may have fizzled out over the years, but the popularity of match-three puzzlers remains strong. By associating with such brands as Marvel, Star Wars and Family Guy, as well as throwing RPG-elements into the mix, match-three puzzlers have found a way to appeal to larger audiences, while removing the stigma usually …
Ubisoft timed Far Cry 5’s launch perfectly, it seems. It’s the UK’s new number one this week, dislodging Sea of Thieves from the top spot while becoming the fastest-selling entry in the series. It’s also the most successful new release to launch during ‘week 13’, trouncing previous record holder Bioshock Infinite, which launched a few …
PS4 and Xbox One owners are currently getting stuck into Far Cry 5, featuring new antagonist Joseph Seed and his religious cult organization. A similar twisted tale also hits Switch this week, in the form of the Arizona-set Outlast 2 (£26.99). In this horror adventure, you encounter a pseudo-Christian cult bent on protecting the world …
Easter weekend is upon us, and Ubisoft clearly hopes Far Cry 5 will find its way under your Easter tree. Remember to leave a carrot and a glass of milk next to the fireplace for the Easter bunny. Far Cry 5 is very much a case of business as usual. A polished experience filled with …
Towards the end of Donkey Kong 64’s development, Rare encountered a game-breaking bug. The glitch occurred only when playing without the 8MB expansion pack, and because it proved impossible to identify the cause, Nintendo resorted to chucking in the add-on for free. In an ideal world, Sea of Thieves would have also shipped with an …
Even though Microsoft heavily pushed Sea of Thieves as a reason to join Xbox Game Pass, the game’s physical release has still managed to claim the UK chart’s top spot. It was up against strong competition, too. EA’s co-op crime caper A Way Out debuted at #2, while Ni No Kuni II took #3. The …
Nintendo’s ‘Spring into Action’ sale is currently underway, featuring over 140 cut-price titles across Switch, 3DS and Wii U. Lists can be found on Nintendo’s site, with Switch highlights including Rocket League (£11.28), SteamWorld Dig 2 (£11.24), The Count Lucanor (£5.99), and Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap (£8.99). As for games fresh and new, the …
Twin-stick shooters tend to be instantly gratifying arcade-like experiences, born out of a studio’s love for such classics as Robotron 2084, Smash TV, and Geometry Wars. Despite the nonsensical name, a promise of guts and gore, and abundance of animal puns (“Let’s make like hay and bail!â€), Vicious Attack Llama Apocalypse is not at all …
We’re still waiting on reviews for two of this week’s biggest releases – Rare’s eagerly awaited Sea of Thieves, and Hazelight’s exclusively two-player crime caper A Way Out. [Update: Review round-ups added below] Sea of Thieves’ servers only went live Monday afternoon, hence why no reviews were lined up for launch day. We’ve spent around …
Many gamers went down to Paradise City last week – EA’s Burnout Paradise Remastered is the UK’s new number one. The last Burnout to take the top spot was, coincidentally, Burnout Paradise in 2008. Sales were apparently split 78% PS4/22% on Xbox One. EA Access and the fact that the original is Xbox One BC …
With SEGA Forever providing a way for the former platform holder to re-release their back-catalogue, this week’s SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis Classics Collection reveal came as a surprise. The fact that there’s no Switch version, less so. We’d wager this has something to do with the lucrative Virtual Console service hitting the Switch eventually, allowing SEGA …
Early in the magazine’s life, Retro Gamer often came with a CD-ROM filled with various homebrew games and ‘80s classics. But as the UK publication grew the cover CD was eventually dropped in favour of focusing attention elsewhere. This month – thirteen years since the last Retro Gamer cover disc – a free CD once …
