The WWE 2K series seems to be back on track, with this year’s edition garnering a positive reception. At the time of typing, WWE 2K25’s Metacritic sits at a respectable 85%. New feature The Island – a location filled with events and quests – is apparently a bit of a ‘pay to win’ experience, but …
Michelle, a young girl sporting vibrant blue hair, works in a convenience store in a dimly lit narrow street. Next door a record store can be found, with a newsagent and a greasy spoon diner opposite. A grand church casts a shadow over the vicinity, contrasted by the pale blue patisserie truck parked outside – …
The humble Switch misses out on the well-received duo of Two Point Museum and Split Fiction this week, despite previous entries being available on Nintendo’s platform. Considering both leave last-gen behind, with Split Fiction powered by UE5, it seems reasonable to suggest both will land of Switch 2 shortly after launch. There are plenty of …
Think for a moment about the incredible amount of Wii exclusives trapped on the console, consequently ripe for a Switch HD remaster. Zack & Wiki, Wario Land: Shake It, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, Pandora’s Tower, Metroid: Other M and so many more. Yet somehow 2011’s Stunt Flyer – a budget game often found packaged …
Activision seems so fixated on Call of Duty these days that we were concerned Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 was never going to happen. Luckily, it is – and it isn’t far away either. Due out 11th July on all formats (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch and PC) and on Xbox …
No sooner than purchasing TMNT Mutants Unleashed from everyone’s favourite high-street second hand retailer, said pseudo-movie follow-up was available to play for free on Xbox throughout a weekend. Turns out this wasn’t a blow to my wallet, as it was merely a two-hour trial. At around 12-14 hours, this isn’t something that could have been …
Isometric puzzle platformer Head Over Heels – originally released on the likes of the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 – is gaining a deluxe remake on PC this week (6th March) with a Switch release to follow later this year. Published by SpecNext, it features updated level designs, refined controls, and a new soundtrack by …
Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds is going great guns, with over 1m copies sold in six hours of going on sale, and 1.3 million concurrent players on Steam during launch. It’s selling well physically too, topping the latest all formats UK retail chart. It’s also no.1 in the PC, PS5, and Xbox Series top tens. The …
March is looking sporadic for new major releases, with the majority not due until the end of the month – such as Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Atomfall, Killing Floor 3, The First Berserker: Khazan and Xenoblade Chronicles X. That’s unless you happen to enjoy sports sims, with both WWE 2K25 and MLB The Show 25 due …
Casually strolling back into work on a Friday afternoon, after a cheeky pint and a pub ploughman’s lunch, this week’s UK physical release chart has finally arrived. There’s just one newcomer in the all formats top 40 – SEGA’s Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii at #2. It also turned up at #2 in …
At a glance, Police Shootout seems guilty of trying to do too much. It’s a first-person police response simulator, with mission objectives, negotiation sequences, optional stealth, and a turn-based shooting system – along with such customaries as upgradeable skills, and dialogue options that impact how a mission pans out. Refreshingly, it’s also something quietly confident …
We never imagined Bitmap Bureau (Xeno Crisis, Final Vendetta, Battle Axe) to take on a licensed project, but the chance to incorporate the Terminator franchise into a new arcade-style shooter was likely too good to pass on. Terminator 2D: NO FATE is intended to be the quality T2 game we never saw in the ‘90s, …
Capcom are causing a stir on PS5 and Xbox Series this week with the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds. Over on Switch, all eyes are on Konami who has two titles out this week, and a third – the anticipated Suikoden I&II HD Remaster – due out next week. Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection brings together …
Clear River Games are starting to outline their 2025 slate, with two titles confirmed for March and April, set to arrive both digitally and at retail. The scrolling mech shooter Assault Suit Leynos 2 Saturn Tribute arrives 21st March on PS4, PS5 and Switch, with the physical release planned for 22nd May. This series was better …
One famous tale from the world of gaming involves Rare becoming so sick of making cutey platforming games for Nintendo that they eventually snapped and created the fowl mouthed Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Rabbit Raid sees developer Uncle Frost Team take the opposite approach. Their previous works include the edgy shoot’em up Cybertrash STATYX and …
