Sales of physical Switch games may be relatively strong compared to other formats, but not even The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was able to stop EA from scoring a no.1 in the UK retail chart with EA Sports FC 25. The Switch top twenty shows a different version of events though, with Echoes …
Bandai Namco’s We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie rolled onto Xbox Game Pass during the Tokyo Game Show, arriving alongside two belated RPG conversions from Square-Enix. The timing and pairing with new titles made me briefly believe it was debuting on Xbox after leaping from the Switch. But no – We Love Katamari REROLL launched …
Gori by name, gory by nature. Despite the titular star being a soft-centred ginger moggy, this hoverboard-based hack ‘n slasher cranks up the crassness. Said method of transport is equipped with swirling blades that turn adversaries into meaty chunks, and the dialogue is littered with f-bombs and other obscenities. The whole shebang is carried by …
Spooky season is upon us, and while we’ve seen more horror games than usual over the past couple of weeks, Sony officially kicks October off with their PS5/PC release of Until Dawn. The 2015 horror slasher has been rebuilt using Unreal Engine 5 and now includes a re-cut narrative and new locations. A third-person camera …
The Digital Eclipse developed Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration has this week gained the first of two paid DLC expansions. The Wider World of Atari will set you back $7.99 and features 19 games, along with eight videos and a bunch of vintage ads and other artefacts spread across a new timeline. The team managed …
A sports package starring the charismatic Looney Tunes isn’t much of a stretch of the imagination. I’m not referring to Space Jam here, but rather the lineage of Looney Tunes sports games for consoles of yore. The last wasn’t even all that long ago, with Sony themselves picking up the rights to publish the PS …
The Xbox Tokyo Game Show broadcast saw the reveal of TANUKI: Pon’s Summer, a laid-back adventure starring a lazy tanuki who always means well. True to its name, it’s set in a Japanese town over the course of a hot and hazy summer. The developers pooled inspiration from their time spent in Kyoto, Aomori, Sapporo …
In Cash Cow DX you play as a cow trying to collect cash. We are so back, as the youths say. It’s from the same developer as Donut Dodo, which we showered with praise upon release. A genuine triumph, it was a love letter to early ‘80s arcade game with warmth, style and a rare …
After swirling rumours and a last minute leak, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1-2 Remastered has been officially announced. Due on all formats, this collection of gothic action adventures from Aspyr brings together Crystal Dynamic’s Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Soul Reaver 2 with restored and higher resolution textures, new camera and control options, …
Just like in the cinematic marvel Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Disney and Looney Tunes characters come together for this week’s Switch eShop round-up. THQ Nordic are behind Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, which sees the 2010 Wii platformer overhauled with improved visuals, modern controls, and other enhancements. Reviews have been positive so far, being a mixture …
Although it’s easy to be cynical about Funko Fusion – with its lengthy roster of playable characters available to purchase as vinyl figures, and even sneaking in product placement for KFC buckets and Loungefly bags – the timing still feels right for a light-hearted universe-jumping collectathon adventure. We haven’t been treated to something like this …
Sony’s Astro Bot debuted at no.1 within the UK retail chart at launch, only to be knocked off the top spot a week later by Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The two titles have swapped places this week, meaning Astro Bot has secured another no.1 for Sony. The UK’s top ten comprises of five strong …
Konami’s celebrated Contra series provides the bulk of inspiration for Iron Meat. It’s a relentless run ‘n gunner starring a battle-hardened hero – one who’s able to tuck themselves neatly into a ball while jumping – and features weapon drops carried into battle by flying drones. The main difference here is the buckets of gore, with …
With digital sales leading the way, the phrase ‘setting tills ringing’ is mostly irrelevant in the world of gaming nowadays. This week though is different: The Legend of Zelda and EA Sports FC (nee FIFA) are franchises that always perform well at retail, with EA Sports FC 24 remaining in the UK’s top ten since …
Despite the popularity of The Karate Kid trilogy in the ‘80s, it didn’t gain anywhere near as many gaming adaptations as the likes of Back to the Future, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones. The first film saw a considerably rough entry on the NES, published by the notorious JLN, while the Amiga and Atari ST …
