Very little has occurred within this week’s UK retail (physical) chart, right down to a top four that remains unchanged. This means EA Sports FC 26 is no.1, followed by Mario Kart World, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Then at #5 it’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – meaning two Mario …
The pickings are slimmer than the remains of a Boxing Day buffet this week, which is to be expected – the gaming industry always enters a lull between Christmas and NYE. Even the Switch eShop is looking quiet, with only around five new releases due at the time of writing: the side-scrolling and puzzle packed …
Christmas always sees a slew of shovelware on the Switch eShop, and this year is no exception. The situation is even worse than usual as there are some rather brazen imitations of popular games, such as CloverPit Gamble – a near identical clone of the excellent CloverPit. Also lined up are feeble copies of PowerWash …
The SEGA Saturn’s Sonic R and the N64’s Diddy Kong Racing have far more in common than both being mascot-led racers. In fact, their development cycles are uncannily similar, both starting as entirely different projects before changing direction and going on to headline the winter line-ups for their respective systems, against all odds. If that …
In addition to the already confirmed PC version – available now on Steam – the passenger ferrying Taxi Chaos 2 has managed to simultaneously launch on Xbox this week. [UPDATE] It’s also out now on Switch for £31.49. This comes as a surprise – last week’s press release only mentioned that the PC version is …
The Evercade range of retro devices has really hit a stride this year, with reports of certain cartridges hard to find and the likes of the Neo Geo Hyper Pocket selling out online. From its humble beginnings of cartridges featuring nothing but NES arcade conversions and whatever IP holders Piko were able to provide, it …
The UK’s Christmas no.1 is…Kylie Minogue with XMAS! No, wait – we’re looking at the wrong chart. It’s actually the venerable EA Sports FC 26 that takes no.1 in the all formats retail top 40. The coveted Christmas spot usually involves a battle between EA Sports FC (nee FIFA) and Call of Duty, but this …
Who releases new hardware just two days before Christmas? Atari and Plaion, that’s who. Talk about cutting it fine – it must have been a real last-minute rush to get production underway and units shipped. Retailing for £99.99, the Intellivision Sprint has 45 built-in games, including the console’s first official release of Boulder Dash, while …
First released on the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis in 1991, this cutesy pinball game from Wolf Team (Earnest Evans, Sol-Deace, Valis) could be seen as a trendsetter. It arrived a couple of years ahead of Sonic Spinball, sharing a few similarities, and was ahead of the curve when it came to the prehistoric/dinosaur craze that Jurassic …
A glut of new releases hit the Switch and Switch 2 this week, with the latter gaining 2017’s acclaimed RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2, fresh from last week’s announcement of a new entry in the series. It sees a resolution and frame rate jump over the Switch version, but as noted by Nintendo Life, it …
It isn’t often that a video game sells itself short, with publishers and occasionally developers making promises they’re unable to keep. True to its name, Bus World does indeed involve driving buses in a handful of different countries. Cast aside any preconceived notions of taking old dears to the nearest hypermarket, however, as Bus World …
As the Evercade advances onwards, now in its fifth year, it’s increasingly at risk of hosting collections we’ve already seen on other platforms. This winter’s assortment of new carts is a perfect example of this, with The Llamasoft Collection featuring a near identical selection of games as 2024’s multiformat Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, while …
The Switch 2 must be flying off (warehouse) shelves this festive period, as pack-in title Mario Kart World has returned to the UK all formats retail chart top spot. In doing so, EA Sports FC 26 has dropped to #2. EA’s sports sim only manages to claim no.1 in the Xbox Series chart this week, …
Things are starting to quieten down as Christmas approaches, with just a few new releases of note out this week, including a handful of belated conversions for the Xbox, along with what appears to be the last retail releases of 2025. From Limited Run comes a re-release of the 1999 PS1 2.5D platformer Tomba 2, …
After several years of silence, Capcom has finally turned their attention to Mega Man. Revealed at last night’s The Game Awards 2025, Mega Man: Dual Override is officially the twelfth entry in the series. We’re in for another slice of side-scrolling action, starring a classically designed Mega Man going up against Dr. Wily and his …
