Coming as a surprise to nobody, FIFA 16 is the UK’s new number one. What is slightly surprising though is that sales are down 7% from FIFA 15. EA didn’t see a similar dip in revenue however as sales of the more expensive Deluxe/Ultimate Team editions were higher this year. That exclusive ‘Bailando Robot’ celebration …
Prior to its late 2012 release, rumours circulated that Dishonored could be beaten within five hours. This prompted an unwavering waft of negativity, with some gamers even going as far as cancelling their pre-orders. While that rumour wasn’t exactly untrue – it can be beaten in that timeframe if you zealously overuse the teleport ability, …
It appears not many publishers want to go up against the almighty juggernaut that is FIFA. By our reckoning just three other releases are joining EA’s latest on store shelves. Reviews of FIFA 16 went live earlier this week. General consensus has it that it’s still one of the best sports games around and the …
The fertile ground that is the Nintendo eShop is in full fruition this week, with dozens of new indie releases and an assortment of decent discounts. Skylanders SuperChargers is due on the Wii U eShop too, but at £44.99 sans figures (obviously) it’s a hard sell even for those with an older portal laying around …
Destiny: The Taken King has landed Activision their first UK number one since Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Despite Bungie’s background the PS4 version came out on top with a 57% share of sales. The rest was split 34% on Xbox One, 7% on Xbox 360 and 2% on PS3. Positions #2 and #3 are …
On initial inspection Flame Over appears alarmingly simplistic. As fireman Blaze it’s your job to singlehandedly extinguish a raging inferno inside a London office block, occasionally stopping to escort citizens to safety. A tight time-limit is in place and a beady eye also has to be kept on water supplies, refillable at any water source. …
Sports games rule the roost this week – PES 2016, EA Sports NHL 16, Rugby League Live 3 and Forza 6 Motorsport are all due this Friday. What’s that you say? Forza 6 isn’t a sports game? The clue is in the title, chum. PES 2016 has arrived to a steady string of glowing reviews, …
It’s not easy being a fan of match-three puzzlers. If there isn’t some kind of saccharine-sweet license attached, then there’s often some horrid IAP system to contend with. EA’s Bejeweled games are the exception, but even then there’s a stigma to overcome before becoming hooked. Specifically, the fact that bored housewives are Bejeweled’s prime demographic. …
Wii U owners able to tear themselves away from Super Mario Maker will find a few notable bits and pieces on the UK eShop this week. Sorry, 3DS owners – all you get is a Fantasy Pirates demo and a few Pikachu themes. Year Walk is the sole indie release, priced £6.29. It’s a mobile …
After the surprise release of Shooting Love 200X back in April, we were left pondering what other previously import-only Xbox 360 games could belatedly appear on the Games on Demand service. Turns out the Xbox 360 still has a surprise or two left – fellow Japanese shooter Caladrius stealth launched in both the UK and …
Flop it like it’s hot – despite decent reviews Tearaway Unfolded is hardly off to the greatest of starts, limping in at a lowly #33 in the UK chart. Super Mario Maker on the other hand makes an incredibly strong debut at #2, becoming the 4th fastest selling Wii U release after Mario Kart 8, …
“Watch_Dogs was made by so many people that it feels like it was made by nobody at allâ€. We fail to recall which journalist said that – as does Google, bizarrely – which is a shame as that statement summed up Ubisoft’s cybercrime adventure perfectly. The game’s development was such a large scale effort that …
We’d stand a better chance at making our weekly new release round-up fully comprehensive if Microsoft issued a release schedule – the past few weeks have seen a handful of surprises releases arrive on a Friday. Last week was a fine example, dishing up Super Toy Cars, Quest of Dungeons and casual puzzle adventure Nightmares …
No new Virtual Console releases are due this week, but worry not – Super Mario Maker has more than enough nostalgia to go around. In addition to arriving at retail on Friday – packaged with an art-book as standard, and also available with a retro Mario amiibo – the incredibly well-received creation tool is also …
Konami has landed their first number one of 2015 with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, beating the opening sales for MGS2: Sons of Liberty by almost 37% in the process. It has also become the UK’s third fastest seller of the year after Batman: Arkham Knight and The Witcher III. Sales were split …
