The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
If you can believe it, a second Animal Crossing-like knock-off game has appeared on the PlayStation store recently. Dubbed “Anime Village Online,” the sole screenshot available for the game looks not only heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, but almost like an HD mod for New Horizons. Spotted by Redditor YellowFlower69,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
Are you okay? Because I definitely am looking at this newly announced statue of SNK’s most recognizable fighting game legend! Terry Bogard, the Legendary Hungry Wolf himself, has garnered a Power Wave of new fans since he came to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster. Whether you’re a part of…
It’s a great summer for Switch owners, and that’s even before Nintendo’s E3 Direct in just a couple of weeks. Part of that, for me, is NEO: The World Ends with You. This long-awaited follow up to the DS favorite is moving years and streets ahead for Shibuya, expanding its…
Update (Thursday, June 3rd at 11:15 a.m. PT): Slowpoke is now available for purchase on the Pokémon Center sites for the US and Canada! Some Pokémon are iconic because they made their way to a game’s box, or became a competitive powerhouse at some point. Others endeared themselves by…
It all started so simple. A little meta commentary here, a little stock footage there. And yet over the years Devolver Digital’s E3 presentations have become highlights of the entire event circuit, growing into a full over the top narrative while still delivering when it comes to games. So here…
Released digitally on the Nintendo eShop back in December, PixelJunk Eden 2 is the latest game to enter the physical Nintendo Switch library thanks to Limited Run Games. Available now as an open 4-week pre-order, Limited Run Games is offering two editions of the game (Physical and Collector’s) as well…
Strictly Limited Games has announced that Spelunker HD Deluxe will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, with a limited physical run to come. The game is an upgraded version of Spelunker HD, a 2009 remake of the NES version of the Atari game Spelunker (phew!). The game will…
We’re just over a week from E3, and as such, we’ve essentially entered the busy season for upcoming game and system leaks. The flavor of the month this year is the fabled Switch Pro (or Super Nintendo Switch, or Switch SP, or Switch U, or…). This allegedly more-powerful revision to…
Summer is nearly upon us, and that means it’s time to slow down and enjoy the most relaxing season of the year. The Pokémon Company understands this, and they’ve decided to ring in the season in the most leisurely way possible – with a Slowpoke event in Pokémon GO! The…
The Switch has reached so many milestones at this point that they all blur together a little bit, but gawking at the size of the numbers produced is always a fun time. Case in point: the console has now sold 20 million units in Japan alone. That’s a two followed…
Sega has had a profound history of leaking games and their releases through the company’s website. After the previous “Sonic Rangers” name and Steam version of Lost Judgement leak occurred last week, another announced title once again could be circulating on the company’s website. Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown may…
Previously announced at last April’s Indie World Showcase, Aztech Forgotten Gods from developer Lienzo is a cyber-stone action adventure coming to Nintendo Switch this fall. While the latest update more or less showcases a chunk of the same content, viewers can discover more of the upcoming title’s world with the…
Nintendo has finally confirmed its E3 presence, and it’s set to be a doozy! The stream will feature roughly 40 minutes of content focusing on software, followed by three hours of Treehouse Live. 🗓 Nintendo at #E32021: 6/15, 9am PT! Tune in for a #NintendoDirect with roughly 40 minutes…
