The third year in a console’s life is usually a jubilant one. By now the console will be well established, with a user base large enough to attract studios large and small, not to mention having a sizeable enough market share for publishers to take a gamble by releasing niche titles. This isn’t quite the …
With the film now out to buy, The LEGO Movie Videogame has shot up from #12 to #5 in this week’s UK chart. It’s #1 in the Xbox 360 chart and makes a re-entry in both the Wii U and 3DS top tens. The movie’s release has seemingly helped to bolster sales of LEGO Marvel …
By their nature, racing games are perfect system showcases. The rivalry between Saturn and PlayStation launch titles Daytona USA and Ridge Racer in particular had the ‘90s gaming press frothing with excitement. Even before that Nintendo’s F-Zero impressed just about everyone who laid eyes on it. Hot on the heels of F-Zero came the legendary …
If we were asked to describe the special E3 Nintendo Direct in one word, that word would be “safeâ€. The itinerary read like a list of everything we expected, with very little in the way of surprises. That’s unless you count Bayonetta receiving a new haircut, anyway. Pokemon X & Y started the pre-recorded exposé …
EA’s relationship with Nintendo was rocky even before the Wii U was released. Word has it that the publisher’s negativity towards the system stems from a deal to incorporate Origin into the Wii U’s network, which Nintendo quickly decided against. Come launch day, EA provided just three titles to ship alongside the Wii U – …
It’s not just the weather that’s currently freezing in the UK – the top five titles in the top 40 are in identical places to last week. This means that FIFA 13 is #1 for a second week running. SEGA’s Anarchy Reigns manages to make an impact in the top 20, placing at a not …
The last UK chart of 2012 saw Far Cry 3 taking the top spot, but this week it’s back down to #2 with FIFA 13 rising back up to #1. Since release FIFA 13 has been on the top of the chart no less than five times and it has yet to drop below #4. …
Metacritic has been on the receiving end of some right old douchebaggery this year. Rest assured though that the scores below aren’t based on the site’s infamous user reviews. If that was the case then you would be seeing the likes of Mass Effect 3, Diablo 3 and FIFA 13 listed below, which currently have …
Featuring such attractions as Buckingham Palace and The London Dungeons, ZombiU represents a good way to experience London from the comfort of your own home. It’s scarily authentic – the rougher areas are full of baseball cap wearing youths, the subway system is packed with brainless idiots who don’t know what they’re doing, and occasionally …
There seems to be a growing trend with new console launches – a twin-stick shooter can always be found nestled somewhere in the launch line-up. The Xbox 360 had Geometry Wars, PS Vita owners could download Super Stardust Delta on day one and now early adopters of the Wii U have their own ‘old skool’ …
Nintendo must be feel a little disappointed that there are no Wii U games in the UK top ten chart this week, especially after telling Eurogamer that they “definitely†expected there to be. They even hoped that there would be one or two in the top five. The three big name Wii U games aren’t …
It’s not such a bad thing that American gamers got hold of their Wii U consoles almost two weeks before us Europeans. In those two weeks reviews of nearly all the launch games have appeared online, giving us a heads up of what to fork out for come this Friday’s launch. Before we round-up review …
Hitman: Absolution has been a long time coming, so this week’s Tuesday release is no doubt a godsend for those who have been looking forward to it. Worth the wait? Yes… well, maybe. Like a lot of this winter’s big releases, reviews have been mixed. So far scores include 5/10 from Videogamer, 7s from both …
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 …
If variety is the spice of life then Nintendo Land is a vindaloo with extra chillies. We’re not just talking about the variety of mini-games present but also the variety of controllers required. Aside from the touch-screen GamePad, some games require just a standard Wii remote while others need a Motion Plus-enabled Wii remote. Haven’t …