Minecraft – Games Asylum

Minecraft and Super Mario Party climb the UK chart, with the former taking no.1

If we were gambling men, we would have put money on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe once again topping the UK top 40 physical chart. Itâ€™s a good job we didnâ€™t lay cash down – this weekâ€™s no.1 has come out of leftfield, being good old Minecraft on Switch....

UK chart: Minecraft returns to no.1 while WRC 10 parks up at #40

It must have been a slow week for UK game sales â€“ Minecraft on Switch, which has occupied the all-formats top 40 for some 160 weeks already, returned to no.1. This isnâ€™t entirely out of the blue. A few weeks ago, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which launched mere...

Xbox 360 and PS3 games for kids

The last-gen formats have reached the age where theyâ€™re being handed down to younger siblings, with the Xbox One and PS4 taking pride of place under the main TV instead. Both consoles have also fallen in price heavily over the past year or so, making them affordable (and...

Out this week: The Sims 4, Danganronpa 2, Velocity X2, Warframe, Minecraft and more

This weekâ€™s new releases are an odd assortment of bits and bobs. Weâ€™d wager that this is because no publisher in their right mind would launch anything major in the run up to Destinyâ€™s release. The same goes for next week too, which is also looking rather random....

Out this week – Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Super Time Force, Minecraft and more

As much as we like Kirby, we always feel that if you chose to ignore a game starring the pink hued dude you wouldnâ€™t be missing out on much. Certainly not to the extent of overlooking a new Zelda or anticipated Mario game, anyway. Reviews would suggest though...

Talking about MyDream

It appears voxels are in this season. California-based indie developers MyDream Interactive have recently finished their successfully funded Kickstarter campaign for MyDream, a co-operative world building game that takes inspiration from the likes of Minecraft and LittleBigPlanet. After surpassing their Kickstarter goal and receiving backing from high-profile figures...

Talking about Let’s Go Camping!

Texas based indie developerÂ Steamburger Studios have just launched their campaign on Kickstarter to help fund the development of their colourful new camping adventure game, Let’s Go Camping! We had the chance to chat and find out more about their plans. With its beautiful, simple visuals and mix of...

Dragon Ball Z bounds into UK top ten

It would appear that Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Zâ€™s mediocre reviews havenâ€™t harmed sales – the brawler has managed to enter the UK chart at a respectable #10. Itâ€™s at #7 in both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 charts, and #1 in the PS Vita chart....

Itâ€™s going to be a crafty Christmas

Three releases are arriving at retail just in time for Christmas, but they arenâ€™t exactly ones we can elaborate on. To wit – the 3DS version of the manky Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon, Zumba Kids on Wii and a ridiculously priced re-release of Red Faction Guerrilla via...

Budget games – know your place

As a console enters its twilight years, it’s inevitable that the amount of budget priced software beings to increase, especially if that console has a sizeable userbase. It happened with the PSone – which survived off a diet of Â£9.99 titles for a good three years after the...

Minecraft still selling by the bucket load

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is the UKâ€™s number one for the third week running. The last game from Microsoft to hold the top spot for three consecutive weeks, believe it or not, was Forza 2 back in 2007. With the Premiership nearly upon us FIFA 13 rises back...

Get an Eiffel of this week’s chart

Last week we speculated that The Smurfs 2 may rise up the chart once the movie had been released. Well, we weren’t wrong there – it has shot up all the way to #5 in the UK top 40. Itâ€™s #1 in both the Wii and DS charts,...