Publishers must be anticipating an influx of new Wii U owners in time for Mario Kart 8, as it’s a slightly busier week than usual for new eShop releases. There’s a rather timely selection of decent discounts too, courtesy of both Warner Bros. and Capcom. Mario Kart 8 itself leads the way, due to hit …
Coin pushers: gateway gambling machine, disappointing old-fashioned seaside arcade amusement, or terribly modern entertainment sensation? It’s looking bizarrely like the last of those. There’s daytime ITV1 quiz show Tipping Point, in which Ben Shephard has an only slightly easier job than Noel Edmonds on Deal Or No Deal in convincing the viewer that there’s appreciable …
1960s shooter Wolfenstein: The New Order is the week’s biggest release, but we’ve already given it a fair share of attention in our review round-up. Basically, and depending on whom you listen to, the fact that it’s both dumb and ballsy can be seen as either a good or bad thing. Scores have so far …
It’s easy to see why Wolfenstein: The New Order was under embargo until launch day. Reviews have been vastly polarising – it would seem that for every 6/10 there has been a 9/10. It’s hard to imagine Bethesda being too concerned about those lukewarm reviews though – after the embargo lifted this morning the gritty …
Although we can’t vouch for quality, it’s hard not to be impressed by the number of new titles due on Nintendo’s download services this week – four on Wii U, and five on 3DS. On Wii U there’s the 2D underwater tactical RPG Squids Odyssey (£9.99) and a bargain priced belated release of Swords & …
Even with EA’s World Cup tie-in released way ahead of the first kick off, sales of FIFA 14 show no sign of slowing. It’s the UK’s number one yet again, making it the 12th week it has taken the top spot. This is actually an all-new record for EA – the previous best was FIFA: …
It’s always a good sign when a publisher lifts a review embargo way before a game’s release date – Mario Kart 8 is still two weeks away, yet reviews went live today. Unsurprisingly, they’ve been glowing. The Metacritic currently stands at 89% from 39 critics, making it one of the highest rated games of the …
As much as we like Kirby, we always feel that if you chose to ignore a game starring the pink hued dude you wouldn’t be missing out on much. Certainly not to the extent of overlooking a new Zelda or anticipated Mario game, anyway. Reviews would suggest though that Kirby: Triple Deluxe is well worth …
Coming from the studio that gave the world both Guitar Hero and Rock Band, it’s only natural to have high expectations for Record Run. These two games spawned countless sequels and soulless clones until the market imploded pretty much over night. Luckily Harmonix managed to survive unscathed. Well, maybe luck had little to do with …
Of the five Nintendo eShop releases due this week, no less than three are worthy of attention. Maybe even four if Conception II’s mixed review aren’t too off-putting. In time for the retail release, Kirby: Triple Deluxe arrives on 3DS eShop this Friday, priced at £34.99. Although that’s slightly more than you may expect to …
Titanfall is the UK’s #1 for a fifth week, albeit not consecutively, knocking movie tie-in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 off the top spot. Spidey now sits at #3, with FIFA 14 rising one place to #2. According to Chart-Track, less than 400 copies were between Titanfall and FIFA 14. The rest of the UK’s top …
Mario Kart has a lot of answer for, and we aren’t talking about how Toad manages to reach the pedals. Nope – we’re talking about how Mario Kart’s immense popularity has spawned numerous soulless clones over the years. Many of these lifeless imitators were released not during the 16-bit heyday but rather the turn of …
It’s like the inevitable summer game drought has come early – just two new releases are arriving at retail this week, and there’s only a small assortment of new games on PSN and XBLA. We guess that makes the timing of Focus’ action RPG Bound By Flame impeccable, as there’s little else out. In fact, …
It pains us to say it, but we wouldn’t have trusted Rare themselves to develop to this reboot, let alone Double Helix – a studio used to getting their hands dirty with movie tie-ins and little more. Rare haven’t made a fighting game for 16 years, and the studio is vastly different nowadays to back …
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the UK’s new number one, knocking Titanfall down to #2. It’s Activision’s first no.1 since Call of Duty: Ghosts, although Chart-Track reports sales were down 5% from the last Spider-Man tie-in. The individual format chart reveals that the PS4 version shifted the most copies, followed by Xbox 360 and then …
