3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
After persistent rumors and more “Geno for Smash” requests than anyone could count, Nintendo and Square Enix have finally delivered. Today’s Nintendo Direct unveiled a trailer for a full (gorgeous) remake of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars! Called just Super Mario RPG this time, players…
June – the traditional month of big game news – continues to roll on without a peep about a Nintendo Direct, and people are growing restless. After previous rumors that one would be on the way shortly, a tweet from @Pyoro_ND – a leaker who has gotten several details accurate…
DOOM is the game notorious for running on anything, but how about good old fashioned lawyering drama on… the NES? Two Github users, Safyrus and Alas Diablo, are demaking the first Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game to run on the Nintendo Entertainment System. So apparently some absolute lunatic is…
For North American Fire Emblem fans, the Blazing Blade no doubt carries a great deal of significance. As our first localized title in the series, so much of the western perspective of Fire Emblem (at least until Awakening) came courtesy of Eliwood, Lyn, and Hector’s campaign. Now that game is…
When you’re a multinational corporation that makes billions, you have enough money to make some truly out there stuff. As part of a promotion for a real life shake, fast food titan McDonald’s has released “Grimace’s Birthday,” a video game celebrating giant purple mascot Grimace’s birthday on June 15th. But…
Masakazu Eguchi is a man intrinsically tied to the Mega Man Battle Network series, being the planner for the first game and writing the story for every game thereafter. While MMBN ended all the way back in 2005, the series has reentered the milieu with the recent Mega Man Battle…
On June 11th, 1983, Capcom Co., Ltd was official formed in Japan as a merger between I.R.M. and its subsidiary Japan Capsule Computers Co., Ltd. That means yesterday was the legendary developer’s 40th anniversary, and to mark the occasion its opened the doors on the Capcom Town website. It’s no…
Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble was previously one of the most forgotten entries in the pink puffball’s illustrious catalog of spinoffs, due to requiring gyroscopic functions on a handheld device – something that’s more standard nowadays, but less so once upon a time. Well, the game has been released on Nintendo…
In my experience, updates for the Nintendo Switch Online digital library of titles usually features one notable title at a time accompanied by a few more esoteric choices. This time though? This time we get two notable additions accompanied by a few more esoteric choices. Half and half, baby! Leading…
Have you been wishing that you could make better use of your old N64 controllers in the age of wireless controllers? Thanks to a brand new mod kit from 8BitDo, now you can! 8BitDo has announced a brand new mod kit that converts old, wired N64 controllers into wireless Bluetooth…
Update (5/30/23): After the notification of the Steam takedown page went live this weekend, PC Gamer obtained a copy of the legal notice that Nintendo sent to Valve, which reads: Because the Dolphin emulator violates Nintendo’s intellectual property rights, including but not limited to its rights under the Digital…
The very first Dragon Quest Monsters spin-off game hit the Game Boy Color in Japan way back in 1998, meaning this September the series will be celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Square Enix has shared a new video that runs down all of the games that make…
