Uncharted 4, DOOM, Homefront: The Revolution, Fire Emblem Fates and Valkyria Chronicles Remastered – these are the games the great British public opened their wallets for last week. The top two positions in the UK top 40 remain unchanged, occupied by Uncharted 4 and DOOM. Sales of Uncharted were down 78% from launch week, reports …
When Activision announced their upcoming Ghostbusters tie-in – exactly three months to the day of launch, we might add – a very peculiar omission was made. To the bewilderment of many, the developer’s name wasn’t mentioned in the press release or shown during the trailer. This fuelled speculation that Activision had something to hide. We …
The original Homefront was a big seller despite mediocre reviews. Certainly profitable enough for THQ to commit to a sequel. Since THQ filed for bankruptcy in 2013 the America-set shooter has changed hands an unprecedented amount of times, passing from Kaos Studios to Crytek UK (nee Free Radical) and then finally over to Nottingham-based Dambuster …
We miss the days of the XBLA, a time where every new release included a demo version. Not only was this a fool proof way to avoid a duffer, but also a good way to discover hidden gems. Every single digital arcade release could be tried before buying. The same isn’t true on Xbox One, …
Releasing DOOM on the 3DO was something of a no-brainer. Even with Quake on its way, id’s original mega-hit was still generating a buzz in 1995 due to the then-upcoming SNES and PSone versions. For one person, the decision to release DOOM on 3DO was seen as a license to print money. That person was …
We’ve seen a fair few modest hits on the eShop over the past couple of months. Pocket Card Jockey is currently delighting open-minded gamers up for something slightly different, Yo-Kai Watch appears to be going down a treat – and consequently remains in the UK chart this week – while last week saw the ever-popular …
Chart-Track reveals Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is a commercial success as well as a critical one – it has become the fastest selling instalment in the series, beating Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception’s debut week sales by 66%. As such, Drake occupies the UK chart’s top spot this week. Bethesda’s DOOM is off to a …
There’s a retro tinge to this week’s round-up, what with DOOM, Raiden V and Arcade Archives TwinBee making up roughly half of this week’s new releases. The other half? MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies on PS Vita, She Wants Me Dead and the highly anticipated Uncharted 4 on PS4. We rounded-up the majority of …
It only takes one success story to put a studio slap bang on the map. For Housemarque that game was PS3 hit Dead Nation, which was followed up with the equally popular Super Stardust. Then came Resogun, the shining star within the PS4’s launch line-up. Long after the novelty of Killzone: Shadow Fall’s visual sheen …
Two Virtual Console releases, a smattering of Wii U indie titles – including one big hitter – and a small assortment of discounts courtesy of Capcom. It’s a modest week for the UK Nintendo eShop. After the often-forgotten cancellation of Super Meat Boy on WiiWare, Wii U owners finally get to play the tougher-than-frozen-toffee platformer …
Battleborn has claimed the UK chart’s top spot, giving Take-2 their first number once since 2015’s current-gen GTA V re-release. It appears Battleborn didn’t have to shift spectacular numbers to get where it is, however – Chart-Track reports that this week’s chart was hit by a “summer slump†with sales down 11% overall. Call of …
To fully appreciate this turn-based war game it’s imperative you learn its history. Lamenting the loss of such genre greats as Battle Isle and Panzer General, developer King Art Games turned to Kickstarter to fund their own hex-based sci-fi strategy series. Fully funded in almost time at all – a resounding $260,235 from 7,564 backers, …
Since the PS4’s launch we’ve found Sony’s first-party support somewhat questionable. Knack, Killzone: Shadow Fall and inFamous were pretty yet vacuous, DriveClub had a botched launch, The Order: 1886 was woefully short and for the past year or so Sony has churned out little more than HD remakes of PS3 games, all of which seemingly …
As much as we’d like to tell you if Battleborn – from Borderlands creators Gearbox – is worth coughing up the cash for, the majority of renowned gaming sites are still busy penning their reviews. This is all down to the public PvP servers not going live until launch day. You can however read up …
As far as this week’s chart is concerned, the purchasing habits of the British public make for interesting reading – ¾ of all top 40 titles have enjoyed a sales boost, thanks to a combination of retailer promotions and the long bank holiday weekend. The bottom half of the top 40 sees the return of …
