Matt Gander 
For a character with no discernible skills other than a passion for eating and sleeping, Garfield has a surprisingly long lineage of video games, traceable to the Atari 2600. Recent tie-ins have simply plonked Garfield and company into generic kart racers and party mini-game collections. Setting sights far higher, Escape from Monday is a 3D …
Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Homer acquires a pistol and uses it recklessly for everything, from changing the TV channel to opening a can of beer? Sniper Dan takes that concept and runs with it, swapping the pistol for a high-powered sniper rifle. From the top of his tower, Dan looks down on …
Sony and Nintendo claim the top two positions in this week’s UK retail (physical) all formats chart, with Marvel’s Wolverine at no.1 followed by the Switch 2’s Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave at #2. Physical sales of Wolverine are allegedly higher than recent first-party PS5 games, presumably in a bid to get Sony to take note. …
Konami allegedly wishes to turn Silent Hill into an annual franchise. This week’s Silent Hill: Townfall may very well give us a glimpse into that future, developed by Glasgow based Screen Burn with support from Annapurna Interactive. This full-length horror takes place in Scotland during 1996, and stars Simon Ordell – who awakens in St. Amelia’s …
After tackling The Karate Kid trilogy in 2024’s The Karate Kid: Street Rumble, developer Odaclick Game Studio has turned its attention to The Walking Dead. Rather than hastily condensing all 11 seasons into a single video game, the studio has wisely chosen to focus on the show’s “All-Out War” storyline from season 8, which sees …
If you’re into all things fantasy, the Switch eShop has you well and truly covered this week, with around a dozen games having a sword ‘n sorcery theme. Alternatively, there’s the early access ultimate edition of EA Sports FC 27 at £89.99, allowing you to live the fantasy of being a vastly overpaid footballer with …
Thirty years on, Super Mario 64’s influence continues to be felt. Just like how manipulating Mario’s pudgy face taught the basics of analogue controls, Woodo’s title screen involves grabbing and slotting wooden letters into their designated space to form the logo. This teaches the basics of this tactile puzzler before even meeting central character Foxy, …
Last week’s UK retail (physical) chart gave us the rarest of things: an all-new top three. RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker took the top spot, followed by Onimusha: Way of the Sword and finally the Switch 2 exclusive Orbitals at #3. Things are a bit different this week. Capcom’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword has …
It can be difficult to see the value in re-releases of old sports sims. After all, these were the games commonly found in bargain bins throughout most of the ‘90s and noughties. Even now, the vast majority can still be had for £5-£10 if you look in the right places. Helping to justify Jaleco Sports: …
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas. No, really. This week sees new major first-party releases from both Sony and Nintendo, forming part of their Q4 line-ups, along with two licensed games – one of which literally has the word ‘Christmas’ in its title. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, PS5 exclusive Marvel’s …
Another new NeoGeo game is on the horizon, and just like Necro Pop, shoot’em up Gley Lancer: Overdrive is set to gain a physical cartridge release for AES and MVS systems, along with a digital release on modern platforms. If that name rings a bell, that’s because Gley Lancer (believed to be a mistranslation of …
Imagine the scene. You’re at the park, and a stray football rolls your way. You go to kick it back towards a bunch of lads having a kickaround, only for your shoe to go flying off in the process. Much to your embarrassment, everyone cheers. The only positive is that if someone managed to catch …
Yesterday’s Nintendo Direct resulted in a trio of surprise releases, along with the GameCube’s Star Fox Adventures for NSO – the last game Rare developed for Nintendo before setting sail. Well, aside from a bunch of Nintendo DS games that Microsoft was happy to let Rare create. Star Fox Adventures ended up being divisive, gaining …
In addition to FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves for Switch 2, SNK has announced the multiformat Metal Slug Ultimate Collection, ready to coincide with the franchise’s 30th anniversary. Ten Metal Slug games will feature, along with the long-lost location test version of the original. Here’s the full list: Metal Slug (1996), Metal Slug 2 (1998), …
The rumours are, sadly, true – Plaion has chosen to delay the NeoGeo AES+ console until 16th September 2027. It was originally due in just a couple of months’ time. Plaion puts the delay down to being unable to secure enough memory chips to increase production and meet demand. Rather than launch in November with …