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…
Tetris 99 has been a fantastic fixture for the Nintendo Switch Online service. Not only does it take the greatest time-sink of all time and make it even better, but it also operates as a vehicle for fun Nintendo crossover opportunities. Whether it’s seeing your favorite Nintendo characters in new…
It may seem like an elaborate April Fool’s joke, but the IHOP x Sonic collab is real! Fans of the iconic hedgehog can expect meals based on 6 popular characters in the franchise. Not only that, IHOP loyalty members can earn PanCoins and receive exclusive content for Sonic Superstars, as…
A publisher will rarely make a legitimate announcement on April Fool’s Day. For many years now in the games industry, there has been an annual tradition to either reveal concept art or do mock-up releases to tickle everyone’s fancy on this day of jokes. While that sometimes crosses over into…
In my quest to find you news on April Fool’s Day that isn’t a bunch of malarkey, I stumbled upon Game Informer’s latest reader poll. After weeks of voting and after toppling 64 different games, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has received the grand honor of being the…
Yesterday was incredibly eventful for fans of the Sonic the Hedgehog films. Not only did director Jeff Fowler confirm that filming had finished for the third movie, but the Knuckles Paramount+ TV series got a new poster. That’s not normally a call for celebration, but there is something nifty here….
If you’re a child of the ‘90s, odds are you’ve probably had some experience with a Game Boy or Game Boy Color at some point or another. The groundbreaking handheld system took the world by storm, and it was as if everyone had one. That being said, it is certainly…
With Sonic the Hedgehog returning to the big screen this December, it was only a matter of time before filming wrapped on the project. On Twitter last night, director Jeff Fowler confirmed what everyone was hoping to hear: all filming for Sonic 3 is now finished. While it didn’t come…
Another day, another batch of Nintendo Switch Online icons to cover! Last night, Nintendo dropped the second wave of Princess Peach: Showtime! icons! This second batch of icons will be available until April 18th at 5:59 p.m. PT, so act fast if you want to grab them. There will be…
In a groundbreaking bit of news for the games industry, workers at Sega of America have ratified a new union contract that will provide them with not only a host of benefits, but protection against unjustified layoffs. While this is the second video game worker union in North America, it…
It’s been nearly a week since Princess Peach set off for adventure at the Sparkle Theater. By now many people across the world have joined her along this journey and seen it through to the end. It can be easy to feel like something is missing after finishing a game,…
If you’re a longtime fan of video game culture or just enjoy casually perusing what’s available, you probably have some experience with GameStop. For many, if you wanted to pick up a new title, GameStop was the place to go. Despite that, the modern video game market seems to be…
Cassette Beasts was one of 2023’s best indie titles for its unique take on the Pokémon formula. Evoking nostalgic feelings of the Game Boy days from its pixelated art style to featuring incredible songs with vocals, it was a breath of fresh air for those of us who have grown…
