With how popular Shantae has become over the years, it’s surprising to learn that one of the games in the series was actually cancelled over 20 years ago. Despite that, Wayforward didn’t give up and would revive the project many years later to create a long-lost interquel for the series….
While home consoles are a widespread and ubiquitous part of the greater video game industry now, it hasn’t always been that way. Video game consoles have their origins from arcade machines, and the transition they made to end up in people’s living rooms was thanks in large part to systems…
As part of today’s financial report for Nintendo, company president Shuntaro Furukawa noted that Nintendo will be considering a price adjustment to the Switch 2 depending on how the situation of President Trump’s tariffs evolves in the coming months. With nobody sure of what the impact will be when Trump’s…
Winter’s my favorite season for a lot of reasons, and thanks to Animal Crossing: New Horizons all our islands can now really embrace it. Maybe you’ve had a little bit of snow this month already, but Isabelle herself is reporting a more thorough smattering. Brrr! It's not my imagination…it…
There’s not long now till Bravely Default II launches worldwide on February 26, 2021! Square Enix Japan recently updated the official website with some more details regarding the world, characters, and game mechanics. Gematsu has handily translated all of the info, and we’ll cover the essentials below, but be sure…
The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise was in a weird place in the early ’90s, with each of Sega’s regional branches having their own takes on the characters when it came to licensed media – that’s how we wound up with the Archie and Fleetway comic series, which diverged greatly from…
Though Mario wasn’t Nintendo’s main nominee at The Game Awards 2020, you can’t stop this plumber from celebrating until March 31st, 2021. As part of the event, the London Philharmonic performed a brief Super Mario Bros. medley out of Abbey Road Studios. Fitting for the 35th Anniversary year,…
Capcom’s final announcement from this year’s Game Awards was a big one, showing a fresh look at the next title in the Monster Hunter series. The new trailer for Monster Hunter Rise introduced new monsters, brought back some familiar ones, and a “Rampage” threatening Kamura Village. The two…
Though Ghosts ‘n Goblins is getting a full on Resurrection, Capcom is bringing on a collection of other retro classics. Announced during The Game Awards 2020, Capcom Arcade Stadium will curate 32 of the company’s arcade titles in one virtual game center on your Switch. With a solid…
As part of The Game Awards, Capcom had multiple titles to show off that are making their way to Switch. Leading them was a noble knight that just can’t quite keep his armor on… Adding a new visual style with a parchment-like aesthetic, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection is the arcade…
Catch the Mr. Sakurai Presents Sephiroth stream live below! As we pick ourselves up off the floor from tonight’s announcement of Sephiroth in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo continues to roll out info and images. If you want to see how the fallen SOLDIER plays, though, you’re going…
Earlier this year a Switch port of Disco Elysium was announced, and now we finally have a release date for the subversive RPG courtesy of the Game Awards. Disco Elysium is a game that’s all about the narrative and your place within it, but this is no power fantasy. As…
Now that we know Sephiroth is on his way to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, we have the luxury of taking a look at the newly updated banner showcasing all the fighters within the game. Have a look: You can also click the banner’s thumbnail below to view it…
UPDATE: Pre-orders are now live via Best Buy! (Affiliate Link) The wait for new amiibo won’t be nearly as bad as we originally thought. Nintendo of Japan and Nintendo of America have just announced that Banjo, Byleth, and Terry will be hitting stores on March 26th, 2021! Super #SmashBrosUltimate…
Well, The Game Awards revealed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s fighter, and it’s someone you might not have expected — Final Fantasy VII’s own Sephiroth. In a trailer that pulls distinctly from Advent Children, we see Sephiroth lay waste to the Smash cast, even (almost) impaling Mario himself! In…
