The success and popularity of the auto-shooter genre, fuelled by such greats as Vampire Survivors, Entropy Survivors, and Brotato, seems to have revived interest in the ‘idle’ genre too – the history of which can be traced back to the early noughties. Tap Wizard 2 is one of the first games we’ve seen take ideas …
Historia’s free-to-play party racer Faaast Penguin finally arrived on the Xbox Store over the festive period, having successfully launched on other platforms a few months prior. While a full review would be of questionable use (free games are regularly updated with new modes and content) it is worth discussing what it gets right and wrong. …
This week’s UK retail chart runs up to 4th January, giving insight into what kind of games were purchased between Christmas and New Year, presumably to be played on new consoles. Hogwarts Legacy is no.1 this week with the Switch version seemingly to thank, as the wizarding quest is also no.1 in the Switch top …
The gaming industry has finally woken from its Christmas slumber to present us with half a dozen new releases. That’s on PSN and the Switch eShop, at least – the Xbox misses out on this week’s two Japanese RPG re-releases. A handful of multiformat games are lined up for the Xbox Store though, including the …
Retroware has released a news update for their Toxic Crusaders side-scrolling brawler, based on the short-lived ‘90s cartoon, itself based on the cult movie series The Toxic Avenger. It seems the developer wished to address concerns after things went quiet following the recent Steam demo. In their update video (below), Retroware reveals that they’ve been hard at work …
Let us fill you in if you’re wondering how the Switch eShop is fairing during the void between Christmas and New Year’s Day. On Monday a grand total of sixteen new releases hit the eShop, and from the looks of things only 2-3 appear to be of any worth – one of which is a …
The latest UK retail charts have arrived. Dated for the week ending 28th December, they include the coveted Christmas no.1. The fact that the top five remains unchanged gives much away. Duly, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 was the Christmas no.1 in the all formats retail top 40. However, it only showed up at …
As evidenced by the popularity of the TV series Westworld, first in the ‘70s and then once again in 2016, the sci-fi and Wild West genres blend surprisingly well. It definitely seems that Westworld played the biggest influence for this this top-down twin-stick shooter, as opposed to the cinematic dud that was 2011’s Cowboys & …
It’s tricky to talk about 2022’s Atari Mania without mentioning the Wario Ware series, so I may as well get it out of the way: Atari Mania is brazenly influenced by Nintendo’s celebrated microgame compendiums. In some ways it’s more diverse, but never any better for it. And it certainly isn’t any better than even …
Japanese publishers are looking to capitalise on the typically quiet month of January, offering up a handful of RPGs and whatever Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos is. Our best guess considering the peculiarly vague product description is that it stars the cast of Neptiuna riding bikes while collecting/fighting blob-like creatures. Quite the departure for the franchise. …
Much like Atari 50, Digital Eclipse’s own Tetris Forever is a collection being built piece by piece. The latest update to the brick falling marathon includes Spectrum HoloByte’s Welltris, a PC game from 1989, created by Alexey Pajitnov, that sees Tetris pieces descend into a 3D well. This marks the first time it has seen …
The only thing worse than an avalanche of ice and snow is an avalanche of shovelware on the Switch eShop. Brace yourselves – we’re in for a rough time. A really peculiar mixture of limp-looking military shooters, near identical shop simulators, cheap-to-produce hidden object games…and something called Airbourne Grannies. We haven’t seen this much AI …
In this digital age, gaming is almost synonymous with Christmas. There’s no better time of year for the younger generation to ask their parents for a new game console, gaming credit vouchers, or an assortment of new releases. For the older generation, Christmas also represents a time to catch up on games they may have …
The UK’s top ten retail chart has seen a slight shuffle ahead of Christmas. There’s still a dearth of new entries though, meaning pirate RPG Flint: Treasure of Oblivion was a no-show. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has retaken the top spot, up two places. Hogwarts Legacy held onto #2 while EA Sports FC …
It’s business as usual on the Switch eShop this week with dozens of games due, albeit many of dubious quality. It’s that time of year alright. Over on the Xbox Store and PSN things are predictably quiet, with just a handful of publishers vying to get their games on the digital storefronts over the lucrative …
