South Park: The Stick of Truth taking the top spot of the UK chart provides some food for thought – could this have been the game that would have turned THQ’s fortunes around? It certainly would have helped the publisher get back on track. The eagerly awaited cartoon adventure has become Ubisoft’s first #1 of …
Obsidian’s long-time coming RPG South Park: The Stick of Truth begins with the chance to create your very own bulbous-headed South Park citizen. The creation tool isn’t the most comprehensive around (sorry, female players – you’ll have to make do with a male for this adventure) but it is amusing to mess around with, and …
You can bet your last dose of Zombrex (it exists, right?) that this year will see the release of many collections, trilogies and such for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. They offer publishers the chance to squeeze a little bit of extra money out of their back catalogue, and as long as they arrive at …
Where was Sir Clive Sinclair last weekend? He was at The Centre for Computing History in Cambridge, making an impromptu visit to their Sinclair Celebration Weekend Event. Albeit an impromptu visit with a few days notice. He was there with his brother Ian. More Sir Clive Sinclair Watch next week. Unless he’s not photographed somewhere …
EA’s plan to take Plants vs Zombies – PopCap’s much loved 2D timewaster – and turn it into a third-person class-based shooter did initially sound disastrous. Yet with some attentive nurturing on behalf of the newly formed PopCap HD studio, we’re reminded of that not particularly well-known phrase: “From tiny acorns mighty online shooters grow.†…
With the Year of Luigi coming to an end, a range of Luigi-themed discounts are underway on the Nintendo eShop. The best of these is New Super Luigi U for £13.49. Less good, at least in terms of discount, is Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. on 3DS for £27.99. NES classic Super Mario Bros. …
A week which sees the release of three cartoon tie-ins and little else sounds like a total write off. When South Park and Pac-Man are involved though, you know you’re in good company. The often delayed South Park: The Stick of Truth is the runaway headliner, and word has it that the extra development time …
Now here’s a feature that has spent some time on the back burner. Once scheduled to coincide with The Stick of Truth’s original release date – back when THQ was still breathing – we’ve held it off time and time again following the numerous delays. With Obsidian’s RPG finally out this week, we’re mildly pleased …
Three big name new releases were competing for people’s payday money last week, and even with some mediocre reviews behind it Square-Enix’s Thief has managed to steal the top spot, pushing LEGO The Movie Videogame down to #2. FIFA 14 is at #3 while the better than expected Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare cuts in …
Sandlot’s budget-priced shooter series has been called ‘the videogame equivalent of a B-movie’ so many times that it’s dangerously close to becoming a cliché. When the first EDF was released on PlayStation 2 – under the guise of Monster Attack in the west – it’s true that the comparison was more than fitting. The assortment …
Have you seen just how many Flappy Bird clones there are on the App Store now? You don’t need to, because Stuart Dredge has been keeping a slightly obsessive eye on it for The Guardian. In short: lots. If Nyamyam had been so inclined, they might have renamed Tengami ‘Flappy Paper’. They might have got …
Of the three major releases out this week, Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare has been getting the steadiest reviews. The majority of critics were surprised to find that it’s a clever little shooter, with balanced character classes and decent maps. Scores for the Xbox-exclusive include 8/10 from both The Official Xbox Magazine and God is …
When a console enters its twilight years I always find myself madly working through a pile of unplayed games in order to rationalise purchasing that console’s successor. This generation is slightly different – not only do I have a bunch of Xbox 360 retail games to play, but also a small assortment of XBLA releases. …
It’s the 3DS that receives the bulk of new Nintendo downloads this week, although to be fair that’s pretty much always the case. AeternoBlade, The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths and SENRAN KAGURA Burst are all due on the 3DS eShop from Thursday, while Super Mario Bros. Deluxe is the week’s 3DS VC release, …
Out of the five or so new releases that last week gave us, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze has managed to chart the highest, entering at a respectable #9. Rayman Legends leaps back up from #33 to #10 due to the belated Xbox One and PlayStation 4 conversions, while Rambo: The Video Game makes its mark …
