It’s a misconception that no major releases launch during January. This month sees the release of LEGO MARVEL’s Avengers, Sebastien Loeb Rally EVO, a couple of JRPGS, plus physical releases of Zombi, Life is Strange and more. Why wasn’t LEGO MARVEL’s Avengers released in time for Christmas, you ask? We’d wager it has something to …
Killer Instinct: Season 1 Ultra Edition is amongst the Xbox’s Games with Gold titles this for month, giving access to all eight Season 1 characters, a bunch of accessories and a playable version of Killer Instinct Classic. The reason for this blog post is because Killer Instinct Classic is a separate download which, at the …
A new release round-up between Christmas and New Year? We’re as surprised as you are. Speaking of surprises, Nintendo has sprung Story of Seasons onto the unassuming public out of nowhere. Well, almost out of nowhere – Amazon has had the release date listed as 31st December for the past few weeks, which we simply …
Although the N64’s library wasn’t exactly teeming with decent realistic racers (Top Gear Overdrive and Ridge Racer 64 were perceived as the format’s finest), it did have plenty of superb ‘alternative’ racing games. Two of these head to Wii U Virtual Console this week – 1080° Snowboarding and Wave Race 64. They’re often regarded as …
With sales up 40% over last week, Call of Duty: Black Ops III claims the UK chart’s top spot for a third consecutive week. This week’s top 40 includes pre-Christmas and Boxing Day sales, incidentally. Positions #2 through to #4 remain unchanged – Star Wars Battlefront at #2 (sales up 16%), FIFA 16 at #3 …
In 1983 arcade legend Taito gave the world Chack ‘n Pop, a simple single-screen platformer that eventually lead to the creation of Bubble Bobble and its wealth of spin-offs and sequels. The Japanese arcade giant had the formula to creating single-screen platformers perfected from out outset – an irresistible combination of colourful visuals, jaunty music, …
Christmas is but days away, yet the new releases keep on coming. This little lot below could very well be the final releases of 2015 as we’re sure the digital services go into ‘sleep mode’ over the festive season, save for the digital Christmas sales and whatnot. On PSN there’s avian romance adventure Hatoful Boyfriend: …
We had a feeling this week’s UK Nintendo eShop update would be a quiet one. While it certainly is that, the week’s Virtual Console releases are bound to pique interest. Both Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (£5.49) and Super Mario 64 DS (£8.99) arrive on the Wii U eShop this Thursday (Christmas …
If we were gambling men we would have put money on Star Wars Battlefront becoming the UK’s Christmas number one. While it did see a 20% jump in sales – becoming EA’s biggest selling game of the week, beating FIFA 16 – it wasn’t enough to dislodge Call of Duty: Black Ops III from the …
We’ve seen fewer releases this year, especially during the usually crowded festive season. Even with fewer triple-A titles on the shelves though, a fair few games still sunk without trace. Below you’ll find a mixture of retail and digital releases that didn’t get a fair share of the limelight upon despite garnering decent review scores. …
Considering we haven’t seen a great deal of new XBLA games this year – just seventeen games, if this Xbox.com page is to go by – we were surprised to see indie hit The Escapists appear on Xbox 360 earlier today. At the stroke of midnight, to be specific. The price has been set at …
According to Amazon the last two retail releases of 2015 are due this week. We wouldn’t get too excited though, as they’re merely PS3 ‘Essential’ re-releases of Dead Or Alive 5 and Ninja Gaiden 3. Expect to pay around £10 each. In Ninja Gaiden 3’s case, that’s around £5 too much. We enjoyed Yaiba: Ninja …
We aren’t entirely sure how many eShop releases are due between now and the end of the year. Regardless, Minecraft: Wii U Edition helps to end 2015 on a high. Better late than never, eh? It’s due on the eShop this Thursday, priced £19.99. Although that’s a little pricier than versions on other systems it …
FIFA 16, Black Ops III and Star Wars Battlefront continue to play musical chairs with the UK chart’s top spot. Activision can rest and put their feet up this week as it’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s turn. They shouldn’t get too comfortable though. With Star Wars: The Force Awakens just days away, Star …
Bad video games have a habit of living in infamy these days. This is all down to the YouTube generation regularly wheeling out modern day duffers like Sonic 06, Big Rigs and Ride to Hell: Retribution so that they can be mocked, ridiculed and childishly cursed at. Fellow YouTuber and actor Stuart Ashen – aka …
