Compiling this feature was a tad tricky as we’ve seen far fewer stinkers in 2016 than years prior. There were plenty of average games – Alekhine’s Gun, Carmageddon: Max Damage, Mighty No. 9 and TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan spring to mind – but nothing truly terrible. We’re talking Ride to Hell: Retribution levels of awfulness …
Last week was an uneventful one for new releases, and as such this week’s UK chart follows suit with only a small amount of shuffling occurring in the top ten. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens remains on top for a second week running, Overwatch rises one place to #2, DOOM moves up to #3, …
Last week saw five new titles enter the UK top 40. This week we see five enter the top 20; an unprecedented amount considering the time of year. Chances are they didn’t have to sell all that many copies to break the chart, though, as UK retailers are experiencing a sales slump currently. Arriving at …
Considering many publishers have cherry-picked games from 2013 for current-gen HD re-releases, it’s a year that can easily be seen as a vintage one for gaming. This zombie survival/crafting hybrid is another from 2013, and even though it still remains on Steam Early Access, Telltale has seen fit to give it an almost-full-price console release. …
We’ll start this round-up with The Technomancer, as it seems that the post-apocalyptic RPG has flown under the radar. Not that it sounds like you’ll be missing much – like Spider’s Bound by Flame before it, reviews suggest that it’s a barely above average affair. “Somewhere below The Technomancer’s drab grey and brown sand is …