Guess who’s back. After a quick look at the latest UK boxed software charts? Well, you’ve come to the right place. With Black Friday sales fizzling out, things have mostly returned to normal this week. The big three of EA Sports FC 25, Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 assume their positions…
Aw, brick… LEGO Fortnite is expanding and changing things up — later this week, LEGO Fortnite Brick Life will be arriving on 12th December 2024. A brand new game mode to go alongside LEGO Fortnite — which is being retitled to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey — Brick Life is a social sim where 32 players can…
Soul survivor. The blood-soaked jewels in the crown of a storied cult franchise, Soul Reaver and its sequel were praised on release for original gameplay and stellar visuals. Gorgeous gothic fantasies, co-written and directed by industry luminary Amy Hennig, they followed the exploits of vampire lord Kain’s fallen lieutenant, Raziel. These games are easily the…
Includes new areas, a new playable character, and fishing! Two years after the hit indie RPG Chained Echoes released, developer Matthias Linda — now having formed Umami Tiger, his new development studio — has announced Ashes of Elrant, an expansive new DLC package that launches in Q2 2025. This story DLC will take place right…
It’s true! Off the back of last year’s exquisite Dodonpachi DaiOuJou Blissful Death Re:Incarnation, publisher Live Wire has announced that it’s bringing DoDonPachi True Death to Switch in Japan on 19th December. True Death (or ‘DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou’, in Japan) is the sixth entry in Cave’s vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up series, initially launching in arcades in…
“If you’re not directly working on the game, go away”. We know that Nintendo can be a little protective of its intellectual properties (now there’s an understatement), but it turns out that the company’s micromanagement was enough to make one artist on Metroid Prime 3: Corruption leave his position at Retro Studios. That’s according to…
I’ve got a bad feeling about this. We’ll admit, the 2000 PlayStation title Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles wasn’t the first “classic” to spring to mind when we wondered what Aspyr would be remastering next. But hey, it’s coming to Switch next year, and eShop pre-orders are now open. In a new pre-order…
Who’s-a gonna win? WAH! Welcome to this week’s edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we matched up a duo of designs for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the 3DS, with Europe and North America facing off against Japan. After a week of voting, it was the former that walked away with a commanding win,…
“Meet the creaking”. Earlier this year at Minecraft Live 2024, Mojang announced a creepy new biome and mob update for the game. ‘The Garden Awakens update’ has now officially launched – allowing players to explore this eerie new biome, meet the creaking, and uncover the “secrets” of its heart. You’ll also get access to new…
Platforms and release date TBC. If you played the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles video game and were wondering when Tanjiro and his demon-slaying buddies would be returning, we’ve got an update. Aniplex has announced the second chapter of this game – officially titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami…