Having spent several weeks hovering around the penalty box, this week's UK Charts sees Electronic Arts' football sim FIFA 20 back at the number one spot, a position regularly retains on an annual basis.Making its debut in the Top Ten this w...

[I’ve always been fascinated with peoples’ stories about how smaller or potentially overlooked elements of a video game can resonate with them in a unique and personal way. Not only is it just interesting to hear about, but it c...

Retro publishers Hamster has chosen a neat shmup classic for this week's Arcade Archives release: Jaleco's super-cyber shmup Saint Dragon, which is now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Launched in arcades back in 1989, befor...

Are you in the mood for a low-key, laid-back, stripped-down camping trip? What about a good-natured adventure game that's less about interacting with stuff and more about absorbing the atmosphere? It's a specific question, I know, but I can...

Publisher Atlus has released its annual customer survey in its home territory of Japan, which this year includes a new and tantalising question specifically asking which Atlus releases fans would like to see ported to the Switch platform.Th...

During a live stream on Friday morning, Bandai Namco released a new trailer for SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays that revealed not only the contents of the third content pack due in February, but also the final one scheduled for March. Fur...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons feels a little more real today now that pre-loading has gone live. If you pre-purchase (or use a voucher) to buy Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch eShop, you can download the game ahead of time – and...

A cold war has been raging between Animal Crossing fans and Nintendo this past week. Now that the dust has settled (for now), it's time to make sense of it all. Last week on the official New Horizons site, Nint...

Nintendo seems happy with the Switch Lite. Clearly designed as a "second Switch" option first and foremost, the system's other purpose is to provide a cheaper entry point into the Switch ecosystem. By way of an investor Q&A, Nintendo pr...

It feels like Pokémon Sword and Shield's Gigantamaxing will end up being little more than a short-lived footnote in the series' history once Game Freak devises some other eye-catching mechanic in a future game, but for now, it's here...

Don't let anyone undersell you on the value of animated intros for video games. I won't hear it! When done right, animated intros can fire up your imagination and establish the tone for the rest of the experience. Even before that point, th...

The coronavirus epidemic in China has had significant effect on the video game industry. Last week, Taipei Game Show, one of the most-attended video game conventions in the world, was postponed due to the outbreak. Now, a highly-anticipated...

I love my Nintendo Switch (who doesn't?), and I have a real soft spot for tower defense games. Whenever those two interests happen to intersect, it's bound to be a good day. Today certainly is. Ironhide Game Studio is bringing its excellent...

The delayocalypse of 2020 continues, as Koei Tecmo has regrettably revealed that its fantasy JRPG Fairy Tail will not meet its expected March release date. Citing a desire to further polish visuals and gameplay, Fairy Tail will now launch i...

It looks like we aren't getting any solo DLC for Luigi's Mansion 3. I'm kind of bummed, but what are you going to do? Next Level Games seem to have their priorities straight, and recently spoke to Kotaku about how the decision came to be to...

Welcome to another semi-packed week on the Nintendo eShop. There's a major headliner here: Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, which arrived back in November of 2018 on other platforms. CD Projekt Red smartly knows that they have their hooks ...

You want more classics on Switch? You got it. No franchise is safe from the Switch eShop, from the newer generation ports no one thought would be possible (Witcher 3) to just about every retro game ever made. If Disney could muster up a way...

The Switch is building up quite an insane legacy for itself, even solely as far as first-party Nintendo games are concerned. It's hosted pretty much every major living series, including multiple Zelda games (some systems only get one) ...

The technical specifications for Platinum Games' remaster of The Wonderful 101 have been added to the official Kickstarter page. According to the new info, Platinum is aiming to have the returning title running at 1080p and 60 frames-per-se...

Today's contest features spacey metroidvania Willy Jetman: Astromonkey's Revenge for PS4, Switch, and Steam! Who doesn't like a good metroidvania game? They're everywhere these days -- and for good reason! There's something about going back...

In the original Power Rangers, five heroes (Jason, Zack, Kimberly, Trini, and Billy) would eventually combine their powers every episode to form something greater than their individual parts (the Megazord). Nearly a year after launch, Power...

It's time for the weekly weekend Smash Ultimate event, and this one is all about Byleth's teaching abilities from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Wait, don't go! According to the official Smash Ultimate Twitter account it'll be a tourn...

In case you missed it, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate added another Fire Emblem character. Now that character rules! But I totally get the Fire Emblem fatigue factor. Smash boss Masahiro Sakurai does too. Speaking to Fa...

Arc System Works has confirmed a western release of Double Dragon & Kuni-kun Retro Brawler Collection, as leaked last week on PlayStation database site Gamestat. The compendium of classic punch-ups will arrive digitally on PS4 and Ninte...

It's been a couple of years, but Florence – a storybook-style game about a 25-year-old caught up in this thing called life – still rings true. It's a short, impactful experience, one that tends to stick with players. Follow...