While the Switch is missing out on EA’s Dead Space remake this week, it does gain two other new re-releases. Firstly, there’s the N64’s GoldenEye 007 – launching as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service, complete with online play – something the Xbox version lacks. Secondly, from THQ Nordic comes Risen, a remaster of …
This management sim provides all thrills of owning your own internet start-up without the worry of being bought out by a competitor and shuttered in six months, or having an egomaniac take over your business. What are those thrills? Very simple pleasures, as we’re about to discuss. Assuming the role of a young but not …
Ahead of tonight’s Xbox Developer Conference, Microsoft has revealed that the anticipated GoldenEye 007 re-release will launch on January 27th – this Friday. That’s the official date, at least – MS notes some territories may see it roll out tomorrow. The objective-based stealth shooter – originally one of the N64’s biggest-selling titles – will feature modern …
The next entry in the successful SteamWorld franchise will be a departure for the series, Thunderful has revealed. SteamWorld Build, as the name suggests, is a town builder set in the SteamWorld universe. You fill the role of the town’s architect and must keep the population fed, housed, and entertained. But not all is merry …
Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Engage has become the first new no.1 of 2023. GI.biz reports that launch sales were the second biggest in the series for the UK, falling behind 2019’s Fire Emblem Three Houses by some 31%. As we predicted last week, The Last of Us has returned to the chart following the debut of …
Last week the Switch received Fire Emblem Engage. This week it’s the turn of the PS5 to receive a big-name exclusive. Forspoken comes from Square-Enix and stars reluctant hero Frey, a New Yorker who finds herself transported to a cruel but scenic world – one that’s filled with colossal monsters to defeat. Xbox owners don’t …
This first-person psychological horror sounds far more meaningful than its peers. Conceptually, at least. It’s intended to highlight the horrors of war, with a special focus on life within WWI trenches. Being trapped in No Man’s Land while in cramped and unsanitary conditions is definitely one of the more harrowing settings imaginable. And while the …
If you’ve been keeping credit in your eShop wallet since Christmas, there’s a good chance you’ll want to splurge this week – there’s a slew of notable new releases. From Nintendo themselves, there’s Fire Emblem Engage, a strategic turn-based battler with summons and varied terrane. Reviews are now live, with scores being a mixture of …
With Raiden IV x Mikado’s PlayStation and Xbox release just weeks away, publisher NIS America has revealed plans to publish Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX this summer. This revamped package takes the 2005 shooter – which was released on PS2 in Europe via then budget publisher 505 Games – and adds rearranged music, wallpapers, online …
If you’ve kept an eye on this pixel art adventure, you’ll know that it’s centered around a cataclysmic event. To the developer’s credit, it does such a good job of absorbing you in the pursuits of high school teens Atma and Raya, that it’s easy to forget the said event will inevitably occur. Instead of awaiting …
We didn’t expect this week’s UK retail charts to be quite so eventful, for want of a better description. Anime tie-in One Piece Odyssey managed to enter at #14 in the all formats top 40, while also arriving at #4 in the PS5 chart, #5 in the Xbox Series top ten, and #11 in the …
We fail to recall a January anywhere near as busy as this one. Dead Space and Forspoken are less than two weeks away, while this week sees Monster Hunter Rise, Fire Emblem Engage, and a whole lot more. Rumours also persist of Microsoft launching GoldenEye 007 during their upcoming conference. After a successful launch on …
Three years after the coronavirus pandemic hit Japan, resulting in the closure of hundreds of arcades nationwide and even SEGA selling its chain of game centres to Genda, you’d think few companies would be willing to invest in new arcade software and hardware. Yet here we are with Chase Chase Jokers, a brand new release …
Given the time of year, the next two weeks are looking surprisingly busy for the Switch. With a first-party release on the agenda (Fire Emblem Engage) it’s doubtful anyone would disagree. This week is the quieter of the two – no major releases, but lots of intriguing indies. From JoyMasher – creators of Oniken, Odallus, …
Do you ever find yourself stumbling into an ancient tomb and unleashing an evil genie? Me too. All the bloody time. It’s an issue that seems to be affecting our protagonist, Izzy, too. They should really do something about those tombs. They’re a health and safety nightmare. Of course, when I inevitably unleash another ancient …
