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…
ARMS may not be getting new content, but it’s enjoyed steady online events in the form of Party Crashes. For all intents and purposes it seemed like Nintendo’s Switch centric slugger was set to keep things going with just those, but Biff’s back and ready to pass on word of…
There’re quite a few Assist Trophies that people wish were playable in Smash, and this hero’s ranked amongst them even before his debut. A recurring face in plenty of Indie hits and one of the finest, modern mascots in gaming, Shovel Knight is here to strike the earth and lend…
Last week’s Nintendo Direct announced several Final Fantasy games but one of the more imminent releases is World of Final Fantasy Maxima, set for its Switch debut on November 6th. The game is an enhanced version of a title that has already released for PS4, Vita and PC, with added…
Ubisoft has revealed that South Park: The Stick of Truth will officially be coming to Nintendo Switch on September 25th, which is just a few short days away. You’ll be able to add it to your collection digitally for $29.99. Original article: South Park: The Stick of Truth is coming…
Mid-September snuck up on us all way too fast this year, and the Pokémon Center is fully prepared! Available now for your spooky viewing (and buying) pleasure is a whole collection of new Halloween themed items available in the North American store. You’ll find an array of plushes, pins, apparel,…
Last week Bandai Namco teased an Anniversary Bundle for Tales of Vesperia with a look at the Repede-themed steelbook. Now, the official Bandai Namco store has updated with a full image of its contents, alongside confirmation that it’ll be exclusive via that storefront. Check it out: The bundle includes the…
Today’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate blog update has landed, giving us some extra info on the latest newcomer – Animal Crossing’s Isabelle. While the trailer shared is the same one released on the official site last week, the text gives us a better idea of how the perfect pupper will…
One of the bigger surprises during the Nintendo Direct was the reveal of the NES style controllers for Switch. Immediately, I was thinking how this could benefit the system for certain games, especially as the controllers were offering up a classic D-pad from Nintendo itself. It looks like we now…
When it comes to Pokémon plushes, I’ve always had a soft spot for Kuttari Cuties. They’re the perfect size and shape for draping over things — even as I write this, a Jirachi is hanging out on my TV right now. Meant to be stacked up with a few of…
Back during the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct, director Masahiro Sakurai had plenty of reveals for the game, one of which dealt with its stage count. The game boasts 100 distinct stages — along with Battlefield, Big Battlefield, and Final Destination to bring the total to 103. Now though, it…
Splatoon 2’s segment during the recent Nintendo Direct had plenty new bits to show off, though post-broadcast rundowns have been limited to the new line of weaponry and what’s changing when it comes to Splatfests going forward. Looks like we’re getting a little more attention on something else shown off,…
To celebrate the release of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country expansion, Nintendo’s rolled out a few special things to mark the occasion. The game was spotlighted briefly during the recent Nintendo Direct and now there’s another new offering that’ll get players hyped: To coincide with the…
