Like all good gaming blogs, we try and plan content at least a week in advance. After hearing that Bandai-Namco launched the free Dark Souls inspired Slashy Souls on iOS and Android on Monday, we made a mental note to review it before this week is out. Turns out the fact that it isn’t even …
In just a few weeks time, Dark Souls diehards across the globe will be shunning their friends and loved ones to put the anticipated sequel through its paces. Before we cut off all contact with the outside world, we thought we would revisit Dark Souls for one last time, for it truly is the Mount …
A sea of 5/10 reviews, leading to a current Metacritic of 51%, hasn’t put gamers off purchasing Medal of Honor: Warfighter. It’s the UK’s new number one, knocking EA’s own FIFA 13 to #2. Forza Horzion makes a pitstop at #3. Then we’ve got Skylanders Giants, Dishonored and Just Dance 4 at #4, #5 and …
Microsoft hasn’t been shy about letting the press get their hands on Forza Horizon. Reviews appeared online nearly two weeks ago, including an 8 from EDGE, a 9 from Eurogamer and 9.0 from IGN. More of the same? Absolutely not. New studio Playground Games has turned the franchise upside down, and as the scores show …
Nobody else stood a chance, did they? EA’s Battlefield 3 marches to the top of the chart, with the Xbox 360 version proving to be the most popular of all. Chart-Track tells us that day one sales are higher than the day one sales for the previous 17 Battlefield games combined. 17! Batman: Arkham City …
Pow! Batman: Arkham City goes straight to number one in this week’s UK chart, shoving Forza Motorsport 4 down to #4. At #2 there’s FIFA 12 and at #3 there’s a new entry – Football Manager 2012. Just Dance 3 at #5 finishes off the top 5. The Sims 3: Pets is the next highest …
Hand holding. From fellow soldiers yelling what buildings to blow up to breadcrumb trails of collectables in platformers, the majority of games proverbially hold gamers’ hands even if we don’t realise it. This is where From Software’s Dark Souls is different from most – after a brief run down of the controls you’re dropped into …
Glowing reviews for Dark Souls and heavy TV promotion for RAGE haven’t helped either to dethrone FIFA 12 from the top of the UK top 40 chart. Both have done very well though – RAGE makes #2 with Dark Souls at #3. It’s the PS3 version of Dark Souls which has shifted the most, which …
id Software’s RAGE provoked a bit of a sharp response from the developer’s fan base when it was first announced. There’s no multi-player (id themselves invented the term ‘death-match’ lest you forget, back when Doom was released) and it also features racing elements, which is something rarely fused into first person shooters. The developer’s response …