Compared to Sony and Nintendo, Microsoft is still the new boy on the block. Relatively speaking, of course. When the original Xbox launched, Sony had already managed to make the PlayStation a household name and had successfully launched the PlayStation 2. Yet in the fifteen so or years that the Xbox brand has been around, …
Coming as a mild surprise following some lukewarm reviews, EA Sports UFC is the UK’s new number one. It’s EA’s third number one of the year, and also their first UFC title to take the top spot since acquiring the license from THQ. Watch_Dogs drops to #2, while presumably due to price-cuts Titanfall rises from …
Like a bag of Haribo Starmix, this week’s line-up of eShop downloads is all about variety. On the Wii U eShop a pairing of Wii U Sports Club titles lead the way. The Wii Sports Club: Baseball + Boxing – Double-Sport Pass costs £8.99, giving the chance to own HD revamps of Wii Sports’ baseball …
History has a habit of repeating itself. Exactly one year ago this week, Moto GP 13 and Tour de France 2013 were released. Skip forward a year, and we’re on the receiving end of Moto GP 14 and Tour de France 2014. Amazingly, both are from different publishers. How’s that for a coincidence? MotoGP 14 …
As much as we admired the concept behind Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, it was still a vastly familiar experience under the neon-hued exterior. That’s to say, the AI routines, vehicle handling and even some of the mission objectives were identical to its full-price counterpart. Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition …
As one of the first major 3DS eShop releases, Pullblox was a delectable little puzzler that signified the kind of bite-sized morsels that Nintendo had in mind for their new download platform. Putting a unique twist on puzzlers of the block-shoving variety, and with an exemplary use of 3D to boot, it was one of …
Watch_Dogs is top dog for a third week running, keeping 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil at bay. With the World Cup now in full swing, EA’s soccer sim rises up from #6 to #2. A price cut could see it take the top spot next week, but we can’t see EA cutting it just yet. …
The doors have closed on another E3. Microsoft proved that they’re committed to turning the Xbox One’s fortunes around; Sony provided a typically strong showing; Nintendo’s belief that it’ll be great games that’ll eventually get the Wii U into more homes was clear to all. Matt, Adam and Jake have picked a clutch of titles …
It’s a very quiet week for new releases, which of course can be attributed to a certain gaming expo that’s currently underway. E3 has provided us with two surprise releases however, both of which are available right now. Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition – and yes, that’s really what it’s called …
It would appear that Nintendo called in the Robot Chicken chaps to create a handful of clips for their E3 digital event. We got to see a stop-motion Reggie fire laser-beams out of his eyes, Bowser and Peach argue over the last doughnut, and Little Mac expose the pitfalls of drinking coffee while wearing boxing …
With last year’s E3 conferences all about the new consoles, this year the games were the centrepiece. Sony were keen on showing us quite a lot of them. If E3 was a fight – and it sort of is, let’s face it – Sony once again stepped it up. Microsoft’s Xbox conference was an improvement …
Towards the end of their Xbox E3 conference, Microsoft posted a one-word tweet on Twitter. That word? ‘Games’. Games. #XboxE3 http://t.co/j8j7YtYd8j pic.twitter.com/Zs0qoCOlME — Xbox (@Xbox) June 9, 2014 Simple yet effective, it summed up their conference perfectly. No talk about streaming TV shows or watching American sports live – just good old games. And boy …
It’s that time of year again. As most of you know, somewhere in America the annual gaming expo known as E3 (pronounced “eeeeeeeh!”) is happening. Specifically in Los Angeles from June 10-12th, but what does that mean for us British folk? The big publishers are all holding press conferences to showcase their new titles today …
Not even the Nintendo eShop is safe from World Cup fever – the 3DS’s Inazuma Eleven GO: Light / Shadow lead the charge, arriving on Friday at £34.99 a punt, while the NES’s Soccer arrives on Wii U Virtual Console for £3.49. Reviews of Inazuma Eleven GO went up earlier this month and were – …
Even with an 81% drop in sales, Watch_Dogs is the UK’s number one for a second week running. That’s no surprise. What is surprising though is that Mario Kart 8 has managed to remain at #2. At #3 it’s a new entry, and a surprisingly high one at that for Murdered: Soul Suspect. The individual …
