When creating something out of passion the result often holds a rare quality – that invaluable personal touch. Homemade cakes always look far more tempting than the mass-made produce found in Greggs, people’s paintings are more eye-catching than cheap canvas prints and handmade Halloween costumes end up being more creative than those found in supermarkets. …
Microsoft eases us into 2017 with a ‘Games with Gold’ freebie – The World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap is due to hit Xbox One this Sunday. It’s a tower defence affair with RPG elements, complete with co-op play. Looks like it’ll fare better than other games that made their Xbox One debut for free – …
We didn’t expect this week’s chart to go live until tomorrow, today being a bank holiday and all in the UK, but somebody at Chart-Track must be putting in the overtime as here they are. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is the UK’s number one for a third week running. It’s believed it’ll hold that …
This year has been an odd one for the gaming industry. Although the annual sequels and franchise updates have been leaps and bounds over their predecessors – Titanfall 2 and Watch_Dogs 2, in particular – their sales have been slower than anticipated. We imagine this has left many publishers baffled. If vastly improved sequels to …
There’s a retro vibe present in this week’s new release round-up. Industry Giant 2 finally graces consoles fourteen years on from its original PC release, the Kickstarter-backed Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – a series that debuted on Game Boy Color – hits PS4, Xbox One and PS Vita, while Natsume dishes up Wild Guns Reloaded on …
It’s a mystery as to why there aren’t official LEGO Pokémon sets, given the immense popularity of both brands. Those brave enough to delve into the murky waters of eBay will soon discover a alternative world where Pokémon building sets are in bountiful supply, each as illegally manufactured as the last. Decades after Pokémon debut, …
Compiling this feature was a tad tricky as we’ve seen far fewer stinkers in 2016 than years prior. There were plenty of average games – Alekhine’s Gun, Carmageddon: Max Damage, Mighty No. 9 and TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan spring to mind – but nothing truly terrible. We’re talking Ride to Hell: Retribution levels of awfulness …
The save icon in this incredibly belated console conversion is a 3.5†floppy disk. Nothing odd about that you may think, but consider this: Industry Giant 2 is a game so old that when it was first released in 2002, PCs still came with floppy drives. That save icon isn’t for nostalgia purposes – it’s …
There’s nothing like ending a year on a high – the Kickstarter-funded Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (£15.99) hits Wii U this week, ending the console’s dry spell. The Shantae series is one that many hold in high regard, showcasing Wayforward on top from. This is also the first in the series to launch in HD, re-releases …
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is the UK’s Christmas number one, becoming the 7th game in the series to take the Christmas crown. Chart-Track claims that it “comfortably†managed to hold off FIFA 17, which is at #2. Battlefield 1 remains at #3. Watch_Dogs 2 moved up to #4 and then at #5 it’s good …
Due to being set between Black Friday and the holiday season, not to mention being one of the key Xbox One titles for this winter, it’s likely that DR4’s release date was set in stone yonks ago. There was no way Microsoft would let this one slip past Christmas. Even with a (presumably) tight deadline …
This could very well be the second to last new release round-up of 2016. A handful of games are due next week, but we doubt anything will appear on the digital services between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The gaming industry pretty much comes to a standstill over the festive period. We’re more confident in …
Tennis in the Face is about a rebellious player, and there’s only one of those around at the moment – Nick Kyrgios. Like that player, this game doesn’t take itself too seriously. Take the main character’s name for instance – Pete Pagassi, which is clearly a pun on Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. Right off …
It’s a Christmas miracle! The Wii U is set to receive six new releases this Thursday, ranging from Pikmin 2 on Virtual Console to a digital release of Minecraft Story Mode: The Complete Adventure. That’s not all – there’s a huge assortment of discounts, including what appears to be Ubisoft’s entire Wii U back catalogue. …
Given the excitement The Last Guardian’s resurrection generated at E3, and the level of anticipation in the run up to release, we expected to arrive a few positions higher than #7 in the UK chart. Chart-Track notes Shadow of the Colossus entered at #1 in 2006. It launched at a far quieter time of the …
