Jump up, Superstar. The latest Japanese charts from Famitsu (via Gematsu) are now in and it has been a pretty quiet week — though that hasn’t stopped a familiar face from returning to the top spot. Yes, everyone’s favourite plumber and occasional elephant (as niche of a group as that is) is back at number…
Kitchen nightmares. The biggest challenge facing PlateUp! is the striking similarities to the other culinary stress simulator, Overcooked. Ghost Town Game’s hugely popular series has been fairly unique in its genre up until now. Making sure all orders are right, delivering dishes to tables in time, and washing up after — this rhythm will be…
Pre-orders available now. An upcoming five-part documentary celebrating the history of horror gaming has added Eternal Darkness director Denis Dyack and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories designer Sam Barlow to its growing list of industry experts. TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming will contain five hour-long episodes delving into the storied history of horror in gaming,…
Pre-orders are now open. After being revealed at the end of last year, SelectaPlay has today announced that the stunning Collector’s Edition physical of Blasphemous 2 will be slashing our way on 29th May. Pre-orders for this beefy bundle are now available through select retailers (including Amazon) for £86.99. Yes, this does seem like a…
A potent mix. Publisher Abylight Studios and developer Red Mountain studios have released the reveal trailer for Hermetica, a turn-based deckbuilder roguelike set in 16th Century Toledo, coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. Boasting some incredibly unique visuals, Hermetica will see you build a deck of over 100 cards with unique powers and abilities…
Reservation required for entry. The Pokémon Company has announced that the pop-up Pokémon Center store will be returning to the 2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships in London this year. The store will be open throughout the event at ExCeL London from 4th-7th April and will offer “International Championships-exclusive products” — a ‘sneak peek’ of which…
And there’s also some new DLC. The sandbox game Minecraft continues to expand and the latest reveal is a new hostile mob. It’s called “The Bogged” and is a new poison skeleton mob that will be added in the upcoming 1.21 Update. It’s available now in testing as well. Here’s a bit about it from…
The free “Classic Fair Update” is now available. When Fashion Dreamer arrived on the scene last November, it was admittedly a tad underdone compared to certain other series like Style Savvy (New Style Boutique). Fortunately, developer Marvelous has made an effort to improve the situation with ongoing updates. This brings us to the third major…
Gotta roll fast. You might have seen our sibling site Time Extension talking about a new Sonic-style Kickstarter project known as Rollin’ Rascal. The upcoming 3D platformer developed by Curiomatic was already locked in for PC and as of this week, it’s now been officially confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. This is all thanks to…
Sora amiibo support has arrived. This week sees the release of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Sora amiibo, and as part of this, Nintendo has now bumped the game up to Version 13.0.2. According to the official patch notes on the official support page, this latest update adds support for the Sora amiibo, which is…