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 …
This point ‘n click style adventure takes us back to a simpler time. The children within a ramshackle village play outdoors together, and the humble townsfolk share both a well and a communal food store. Most have a role within the community too, be it a baker or a farmer. All the more peculiar, then, …
This first UK chart of 2023 is here, revealing that God of War: Ragnarok was the biggest-selling retail release last week. FIFA 23 also managed to hold onto #2. Indeed, there’s very little change within the top ten, with just Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II at #3 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at #4 …
While a few new releases surfaced last week, there wasn’t enough to warrant a full-blown round-up. Just to recap, the Xbox gained the promising wildlife-saving strategic RPG We Are The Caretakers, pixel art platformer Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition, and the comic book-style tower defense roguelike Space Raiders in Space. New arrivals on PSN, meanwhile, included Arcade Archives: …
UK-based publication Wireframe comes to an end this month, with the final issue (#70) hitting newsstands today. Editor Ryan Lambie says farewell in a blog post, mentioning a “confluence of factors” are behind the closure. Wireframe launched in 2018 and was originally released fortnightly for £3 an issue, supported by a free PDF version. Issue …
It looks like we can expect just one new release on the Xbox Store this week. Thankfully, it’s a decent one – We Are The Caretakers has already proven its worth on PC, where it launched back in 2021 as an early access release. It garnered positive reviews from users. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Ogre …
