While we’ve certainly seen fewer Nintendo games this winter, Pokémon Sun & Moon makes up for this single-handedly – it looks set to become one of the 3DS’s highest-rated games of all-time. Moreover, it’s likely to sell phenomenally well this Winter. It may even be able to remain in the UK top 10 throughout December …
While pre-orders of Watch_Dogs 2 were down significantly over the original, it could end up performing just as well in the long run. If our Twitter feed is to go by, even those who had zero interest in the title beforehand have found themselves adding Ubisoft’s latest open-world adventure to their Christmas lists. This is …
It’s safe to say Ubisoft has learned a few valuable lessons from Watch_Dogs – a game that was revealed at a far too early stage of development, and then publicised so heavily that the pre-launch campaign became a running joke. It also didn’t help that the game itself was as dull as dishwater, complete with …
We knew long ago that this winter wasn’t going to be a great one for the Wii U. We still expected to see a steady amount of new games on the eShop though, but it appears even that was too much to ask. Last week there were no new Wii U eShop releases at all. …
It appears the lack of pre-launch reviews harmed Dishonored 2’s launch week sales. The stylish stealth adventure enters at #4 in the UK chart, with sales down 38% over the original. As Chart-Track noted though, it may have performed better digitally – the Xbox One pre-order edition came with the remastered original for free, which …
We don’t know what the average life expectancy for a videogame magazine is, but we imagine it’s nowhere near #300 issues. UK publication EDGE reaches this landmark this month, and as such looks back at the industry since the first edition hit newsstands in 1993. This includes the 10 most important innovations of EDGE’s time, …
This top-down dungeon crawler is reminiscent of ZHEROS, a previous Xbox One ‘Games with Gold’ freebie. ZHEROS – one of the lowest scoring games of 2016, we might add – promised to be a scrolling brawler influenced by Saturday morning cartoons. An appealing premise, but after a reasonably humorous intro the brightly hued presentation emerged …
Further proving that this winter is quieter than usual, just one big hitter makes an appearance this week. We do however have a couple of pieces of new hardware and some full-price PSVR games, ready for all the big spenders out there. That single, solitary, big release is Dishonored 2. If you’re hoping to see …
We’d like to think Nintendo always has a Virtual Console release on the back burner, ready to fill the void during quiet spells. Sadly, this week’s feeble eShop line-up proves this is but a pipedream – just one new indie game heads to the 3DS eShop, and there’s nothing new for Wii U. Not a …
While it’s becoming harder to get excited about new Call of Duty games, it’s still exciting to see how well they perform at launch. In short, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is no record breaker. It managed to claim the UK chart’s top spot, dethroning Battlefield 1 in the process, and enjoys the second biggest …
The original Titanfall was a robust shooter, if a little rough around the edges. Try as they might though, EA and Respawn struggled to keep players engaged. After the excellent Frontier Defence co-op mode failed to bring players back, they eventually resorted to giving away all the DLC map packs for free. It has languished …
You can always rely on Call of Duty to provide sturdy multiplayer shooting with a dumb but fun campaign thrown in. This year is no different, although many critics do agree that it may be time for a complete franchise reinvention – something that probably isn’t going to happen anytime soon. This year’s campaign has …
Very few publishers ever want to go head-to-head with the juggernaut that is Call of Duty. As such, this week’s new release line-up is quieter than usual with just a few smaller releases on the agenda. We’re still waiting for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’s review embargo to lift. Once they start to surface we’ll …
After a couple of weeks of well-timed horror games and “spooky†Halloween discounts, things are back to normal on the UK eShop this week. That means Virtual Console releases are back on the agenda. Hurrah! The Wii U gets the N64’s legendary F-ZERO X for £8.99 while the once import-only Mario’s Super Picross (£7.19) hits …
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition was the biggest selling new release of last week. The RPG remake didn’t manage to take the UK chart’s top spot however, entering at #2. Neither did it manage to outperform the original Skyrim, although this was perhaps to be expected. This means Battlefield 1 enjoys a second …
