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…
In celebration of Mario’s impending 40th anniversary, Nintendo have taken the time to create three Mario-focused stop motion short films. And we do mean short — Neither are longer than a minute or so. Titled “It’s Me, Mario!” — the shorts have been released under the recently established My Mario…
Nintendo of Taiwan announced today that the eShop will open its virtual doors on September 9th, 2025, for the region. It’s hard to believe Nintendo has been selling the Switch in the region without a digital presence for this long (and Nintendo of China is even set to close its…
Ever since its unveiling, the debate has been raging on whether Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards count as a true physical edition or if they’re another in a long line of shady business practices that the video game industry loves to partake of. I don’t suppose there will ever be…
As sure as the sun rises and sets, Nintendo will have another Direct presentation this year. We don’t currently know when, but new rumors are suggesting that the company is planning one for mid-September 2025. Contain your shock and awe. According to both Switch Force and VGC, The Big N…
When looking back at JRPGs and their communities over the years, a concern that will come up time and time again is localization. Oftentimes, especially in the past, whether or not a new game would see release outside of Japan felt like a coinflip. Ys X: Nordics, the latest entry…
In a new interview posted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier today, the noted industry pundit had a chance to talk with Team Cherry ahead of the announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date. As many have been wondering for the better part of a decade, why did Silksong take seven years…
After what seems like an eternity, Team Cherry is finally ready to unleash Hollow Knight: Silksong on the world. “How ready,” you might ask? How about two weeks from now? During today’s “special presentation” for Silksong, Team Cherry announced that the hotly anticipated sequel (which originally started as a sort…
Mega Pokémon are back in a big way across the Pokémon universe, but it’s not every day we get to see a brand-new one! During this morning’s spooky “The Case of the Sweet Scent Incident” livestream, Mega Victreebel was unveiled for the first time, spewing purple liquid from its massive…
Two of the most maligned Mortal Kombat games in the franchise’s history have been confirmed as inclusions in the upcoming Legacy Kollection, thanks to a video from the Gamescom 2025 showfloor. The footage is available to watch through Reddit (via Wario64), after being originally shared (and since removed) on X…
In an interview with VGC at Gamescom today, Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida (aka Yoshi-P) stated that he has had “positive discussions” with Nintendo over the possibility of bringing the hit MMO to Switch 2. Currently, the game is available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series…
As revealed by attendees to Gamescom this week, the long-gestating Hollow Knight: Silksong won’t be a simple uprezzed port for Nintendo Switch 2. Gamers who own Nintendo’s latest console will be able to experience the game in 120 hz for both handheld and TV play. That’s similar to Yacht Club…
Among the many incredible video games that have been made over the years, often some of the absolute best are indie games. When looking at great indie titles, one that absolutely can’t be omitted from the conversation is Cult of the Lamb. With a perfect blend of cute and creepy,…
