PlayStation VR shakes-up UK chart

The arrival of the PlayStation VR has given the UK top 40 a significant shake-up, with a vast majority of the launch games making an appearance. PlayStation VR Worlds was the best-selling, arriving at #7. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood also made the top ten, in at #9. At #12 it’s RIGS: Mechanized Combat League, …

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Bioshock Infinite takes a punch from Injustice

We have to admit that we’re slightly surprised to learn Injustice: Gods Among Us has taken the top spot in the UK chart. It’s the first fighting game to enter at #1 since UFC Undisputed 3, in fact. Batman and co push Bioshock Infinite down to #2. At #3 it’s a new entry – Fire …

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Lara Croft – slayer of Gods

For a second week running there’s lots of activity in the UK chart, with no less than three new entries in the top five alone. Even with sales down by 72%, Tomb Raider has been able to fend off all newcomers – Square-Enix’s superb reboot remains at the top of the chart. God of War: …

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A crystal clear look at Crystal Dynamics

Crystal Dynamics are a developer who have been around a lot longer than most people realise, having first cut their teeth on the ill-fated 3DO back in 1992. They were, in fact, responsible for the 3DO’s original pack in-game – Crash ‘n’ Burn. If that name rings a bell it might be because Eidos sneakily …

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Tomb Raider – Review

Lara starts her adventure alone, battered and bruised, doing what she must to survive. Her first kill is not a mercenary or even a mythical creature, but an innocent deer killed for sustenance. There’s a strong emphasis on survival instincts throughout, with Lara having to make do with a primitive bow and a rusty axe …

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Lara scales the UK chart

With reports that a million copies were sold within 48 hours, it’s no surprise that Tomb Raider is this week’s new number one. It’s the best selling game of the year so far, selling double what previous top seller Aliens: Colonial Marines managed to, and the fastest selling Tomb Raider since 2006’s Legend. There are …

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A tomb with a view

It’s always a good sign when a publisher sets a review embargo date well before a game is due out. Tomb Raider is perfect example of this – reviews surfaced online eight days prior to its Tuesday release. There are perhaps fewer 10/10s around than Square-Enix had hoped for, but reviews on the whole have …

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Forever dreaming of Dreamcast

We’ll kick off this month’s eBay round-up with Dreamcast malarkey, seeing it was 12 years ago this month that the system was released in Europe. Selling for a fair old whack was a game that has only just been re-released – Resident Evil: Code Veronica. It wasn’t the retail version that sold for £124.99 though …

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Pre-E3 news blanket

E3 doesn’t kick off until tomorrow, but that hasn’t stopped publishers showing off several shiny new games prematurely. It’s hard to imagine that the PR people were worried about them being ignored at the show – some quite big name titles have been bandied about over the past few days. A handful of journalist have …

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Lara Croft goes topless

Whoever designed the boxart for The Tomb Raider Trilogy must be sick of the sight of Lara’s face – she’s missing her head in part of the image: This strikes me as a very strange thing to do to poor old Lara. Perhaps the artwork designer though it would be a good idea to show …

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