Nintendo controls the UK physical (retail) chart this week, with Mario Kart World claiming a third consecutive no.1. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition also rose to #2 (up from #5) which appears to be down to a combination of sales from the Switch 2 and PC versions. This would suggest that Switch 2 stock was replenished …
It seems quite some time has passed since the last major PS5 exclusive. That changes this week with the Sony published sequel Death Stranding 2: On The Beach. Set eleven months after the first game, Sam (now with his baby in tow) continues this mission to save humanity by connecting Australia to the Chiral Network. …
When it comes to reviewing new games in the Vampire Survivors inspired auto-shooting genre – which are currently appearing at a rate of 2-3 per week on the digital storefronts – my line of thought is to seek out what makes an entry stand out from the countless others out there. In some cases, the …
After making an appearance on Switch back in 2023, IGS Classic Arcade Collection is about to make the jump to PC. For those unaware – and you’ll be forgiven if that’s the case – IGS (International Game System) are a Taiwanese company who creates arcade and PC games for the Chinese market. They’re still very much …
We’ll be honest – we had completely forgotten about the ININ’s Irem Collections. Nothing to do with the quality of the contents, you understand, but rather because the three collections have been roughly a year apart. At least there isn’t long to wait until the third entry. Irem Collection Volume 3 is out digitally on …
Last week didn’t have much to offer Switch owners. This week couldn’t be any more different, with around a dozen noteworthy titles due. This includes the first post-launch Switch 2 game, in the form of SEGA/Atlus’ RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army. Reviews of this 1930’s set supernatural RPG, originally released late into …
Love makes people do crazy things. This is certainly the case for Star Overdrive’s punkish protagonist Bios, who has been cruising through space trying to find the whereabouts of his missing girlfriend Nous – with the two sharing a passion for loud music. After picking up a distress signal, Bios wastes no time in landing …
A pre-sequel to the cult classic PC/Amiga point ‘n click adventure Simon The Sorcerer is due to launch at the end of October, with ININ on publishing duties. This marks the first entry in the wizarding adventure series in almost three decades. Both the original voice actor (Chris Barrie) and the German voice actor (Erik Borner) …
To say publishers were choosey when it came to releasing titles on the GameCube is an understatement. True enough, the system was a much more appealing proposition than the N64, yet sluggish sales post launch, the use of smaller capacity discs than the competition, and the belief that Nintendo fans only buy first-party games all …
It seems that the glitzy trailers for MindsEye were enough to secure a bunch of pre-orders. The critically panned shooter, which currently has a 37% Metacritic due to being blatantly unfinished, managed to enter at #4 in the UK’s all formats physical chart. It also managed to top the PS5 top ten and make #2 …
A strangely vast number of games are due out this week, with somewhere in the region of 40 on Xbox alone. While a lot of these appear to be smaller, casual, puzzle games there’s a lot of meaty stuff to get stuck into as well. You’ll almost certainly find something to wash away the fowl …
Coming from Keita Takahashi, the mind behind the Katamari Damacy series, it isn’t much of a surprise to find that ‘to a T’ is imaginative when it comes to both its premise and character design. You play as a teenager permanently stuck in the ‘T pose’ who’s blundering their way through life and school, trying to …
QUByte Interactive’s Music Drive: Chase the Beat is a low poly action-focused driving game, influenced by favela communities. Rappers Tina and Tunner (ah!) are out to recover hard drives containing unreleased tracks, with Tina being the getaway driver and Tunner being a sharpshooter. The pursuit soon spills onto the streets, resulting in car chases and …
It’s one of the quietest weeks in Switch eShop history, with less than a dozen games due. We can only assume publishers believe Nintendo diehards are caught up in Switch 2 hype. First-person horror Y. Village – The Visitors is amongst the handful of games due, taking place in a mysterious village and featuring FMV …
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Vampire Survivors creator poncle should consider themselves so. Keeper’s Toll is brazenly influenced by the highly praised auto-shooter, right down to looking and sounding similar. But while clearly trying to ride the coattails of that game’s success, it not only shows a great understanding of the genre …
