There’s no stopping for Christmas where Nintendo is concerned – the eShop is due several new titles on Christmas day, including four notable Virtual Console releases for Wii U. Another bunch of digital downloads from Activision are en route too. Prices are so laughably unjust that we almost chose to omit them from this round-up, …
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has become the fifth game in the franchise to take the UK’s Christmas number one spot. Strong sales of the PS4 version – which reportedly received a spot of extra promotion last week – helped Activision’s exo-suited and booted shooter to dethrone FIFA 15. GTA V took #1 in the …
When first presented with one of Telltale’s episodic adventures we compared the £3.99 asking price to that of a cinema ticket, due to the price: length ratio. A similar comparison can be made with this snow covered side-scroller, albeit with the price of a new DVD – it too costs just over £10 and provides …
Last month publishers were clambering over one another to get their games onto store shelves. This month? The final retail release of the year was in fact launched last week. So let’s take a look at this week’s downloadable offerings, shall we? The timing for console renditions of Risk and Trivial Pursuit couldn’t be any …
When rummaging around online for screenshots of WayForward’s Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom to accompany our review, we were quick to spot a few less than subtle differences between pre-release screenshots and the final version. It’s not uncommon for a game’s visuals to change slightly during development, but here the differences are …
A year has passed since Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon… was released yet we’re still dumbfounded as to how WayForward managed to create something so joyless. A harsh and gruelling slog, those who had patience to see it through to the end genuinely have our respect. Whereas ‘Explore the Dungeon’ took influence from good old …
Digital versions of ancient Activision titles, a couple of obscure Virtual Console re-releases and another handful of 3DS themes. If you’re finding it hard to get excited about this week’s eShop schedule then you’re not alone. Those Virtual Console releases are Capcom curios Mighty Final Fight (£3.49) and Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (£3.49) …
Car windscreens aren’t the only thing feeling the wrath of winter – the UK top five is frozen too. A tenuous link, we know. This means FIFA 15 is the UK’s number one yet again. Last week saw it take the top spot for the first time in six weeks. Just for those who missed …
Last week saw the amount of new releases begin to slow. This week it’s all but a trickle, with just one title heading to retail. The last retail release of the year, no less. That game is Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris: Gold Edition, which includes the season pass, a Lara figurine, an …
The indie uprising continued in full force this year, with numerous download-only titles bagging incredibly high review scores. Not all caught the attention of critics and gamers alike though, and so this round-up gives a small handful a second chance to glimmer in the limelight. We’ve thrown in a few big budget games you may …
It’s a toss-up between Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy and Rune Factory 4 as to what’s the highlight of this week’s eShop schedule. Sorry, Wii U owners – you have to make do with a couple of new Zen Pinball 2 tables. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy launches Thursday for £24.99, offering re-drawn graphics and …
Sales of The Crew appear not to have harmed by a lack of reviews. Ubisoft’s open-world racer is in at a respectable #6 in this week’s UK top 40. Eurogamer reports sales were split 59 per cent on PlayStation 4, 33 per cent on Xbox One, eight per cent on Xbox 360 and a single …
Any number of developers could have easily produced a twin-stick shooter baring the Geometry Wars name. Activision thankfully chose not to take the easy route, opting instead to go that extra mile to find the right team for the job. That team was Lucid Games, home to numerous ex-Bizarre Creations staff. It’s times like these …
The barrage of new releases begins to slow down this week, with just three titles heading to retail. Next week is quieter still, with what appears to be the final retail release of the year. If you’re wondering where reviews of The Crew – which launched on Tuesday – are, Ubisoft did provide an explanation. …
Even with a couple of slightly less than positive reviews behind it, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker still looks set to start 2015 in the best possible fashion. It was Giant Bomb and GamesRadar who weren’t entirely sold on the Super Mario 3D World spin-off. “I consistently enjoyed my time with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, but …
