Resident Evil 7 continues to occupy chart top spot

Like a filth encrusted squatter, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard continues to occupy the UK chart‘s top spot. Team Ninja’s Nioh is the only major new release for this week, and while we don’t doubt that it’ll manage to break the top 20, it may struggle to make the top ten. With nothing to challenge it, …

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The games of January

Microsoft eases us into 2017 with a ‘Games with Gold’ freebie – The World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap is due to hit Xbox One this Sunday. It’s a tower defence affair with RPG elements, complete with co-op play. Looks like it’ll fare better than other games that made their Xbox One debut for free – …

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“Game Over, man”

Even with a universal mauling – expect for EGM’s rather suspicious 9.0 review – Aliens: Colonial Marines has become the UK’s new number one. Not only that, but it’s also the biggest release of the year so far. That means that it had a better launch than EA’s Dead Space 3 and Capcom’s DmC. We’re …

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GamesMaster bags the first two Wii U reviews

The new issue of GamesMaster magazine – which comes with an Xbox 360 WWE avatar outfit, Wii U poster and Xbox/PS3 joypad “skins” this month – contains the first two Wii U game reviews. Hitman: Absolution is also reviewed on Xbox 360 this issue – another first review. Nintendo Land scored a jolly 86%. “An …

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