The creators of the vastly popular PlayerUnknown’s Battle Grounds made gaming news headlines last week, taking legal action against a handful of games mimicking PUBG a little too closely. One clone features a frying pan as a melee weapon, while another uses the term ‘Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner’ in their marketing. Both are under heavy …
It’s the busiest time of year for the gaming scene, and as such, more gaps in the Switch’s library are being filled. This week the system receives its first big-name shooter, meaning we can tick that box off the list. Sorry, Rogue Trooper Redux. You’re now surplus to requirement. DOOM on Switch is pretty much …
A price cut to £29.99 has helped DOOM claim the UK chart’s top spot, putting an end to Overwatch’s three week run in the process. The recently released DOOM demo likely played a part in this, too. DOOM entered at #2 during launch week, so this is in fact the first time the grizzly shooter …
We were slightly worried that Dead Island Definitive Edition was going to claim the UK chart’s top spot this week, dislodging Overwatch in the process. Pleasingly, this isn’t the case – Overwatch remains on top for a second week running. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End remains at #2, while DOOM stays put at #3. At …
Just as the original DOOM built upon the foundations of Wolfenstein 3D, this long awaited franchise reboot learns from 2014’s acclaimed Wolfenstein: The New Order. Not only does it expand upon certain areas, with visuals that are approaching CGI quality in places, but it also strips back the bloat many first-person shooters suffer from. The …
Uncharted 4, DOOM, Homefront: The Revolution, Fire Emblem Fates and Valkyria Chronicles Remastered – these are the games the great British public opened their wallets for last week. The top two positions in the UK top 40 remain unchanged, occupied by Uncharted 4 and DOOM. Sales of Uncharted were down 78% from launch week, reports …
Releasing DOOM on the 3DO was something of a no-brainer. Even with Quake on its way, id’s original mega-hit was still generating a buzz in 1995 due to the then-upcoming SNES and PSone versions. For one person, the decision to release DOOM on 3DO was seen as a license to print money. That person was …
Chart-Track reveals Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is a commercial success as well as a critical one – it has become the fastest selling instalment in the series, beating Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception’s debut week sales by 66%. As such, Drake occupies the UK chart’s top spot this week. Bethesda’s DOOM is off to a …
There’s a retro tinge to this week’s round-up, what with DOOM, Raiden V and Arcade Archives TwinBee making up roughly half of this week’s new releases. The other half? MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies on PS Vita, She Wants Me Dead and the highly anticipated Uncharted 4 on PS4. We rounded-up the majority of …