3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
From the day it was announced Pokémon: Let’s Go! has been positioned as a more casual entry point into the series, and The Pokémon Company was quick to soften the blow with the announcement that a fully fledged new generation will land next year. Still, this latest change to the…
The newest batch of Dream Friends are almost here, and even if all of them were bosses at some point, one of them stands out as a particularly not-so-friendly face. Dark Meta Knight, the doppelganger of Dream Land’s number one swordsman, is ready to cut through everything in his way…
Today at San Diego Comic-Con’s Mega Man 30th Anniversary panel, Capcom closed things out with the reveal of Mega Man 11’s next Robot Master. Formerly a forest dwelling robot built to teach others about fire safety, Torch Man also practiced martial arts in his spare time. Developing his…
For as much as Fire Emblem Heroes can tempt my money out of me and seemingly drain my orbs away, it’s been surprisingly generous with the free stuff. Normally drip fed through log in bonuses, free summons, and occasional events, it looks like the game’s really boosting the amount of…
The latest batch of incoming characters to Fire Emblem Heroes have made themselves known — Libra, Maribelle, Sumia, and Olivia — adding in some missing faces from the Nintendo 3DS entry, Fire Emblem Awakening. Every color of orb has something to offer, so have a look and see what suits…
“Our bonds give us strength!” Thus spake Matthew Mercer as Chrom, Prince of Ylisse, thereby summarizing roughly 90 percent of Fire Emblem’s themes in a single catchphrase. Evidently Fire Emblem Heroes didn’t get the memo on this, however, as it’s taken them awhile to capitalize on one of the series’…
While this month’s Fire Emblem Heroes update has come and gone, we’ve already got the deets on the next update, courtesy of the Feh Channel broadcast. While not a gargantuan update, it will provide some key updates to a couple game modes alongside some other tweaks. Intra-army rankings in Grand…
Hot off his Odyssey, a new line of Super Mario Travel goods are making their way to Japan soon. Featuring some new, great looking designs alongside some iconic looks and features, these are the perfect way to get from A to B with a little “M,” for good measure. …
In a new update launched for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe this evening, a (somewhat) new playable character has been added: Champion’s Tunic Link is now available as a racer. After updating, going to the character select screen will show the player that Link has been replaced by Champion’s Tunic…
Octopath Traveler released last Friday to rave reviews and near universal acclaim (stay tuned for our own coming soon), and now director Keisuke Miyauchi of Acquire and producer Masashi Takahashi of Square Enix have been interviewed in a brief Q&A video posted to Nintendo’s social media. Here’s a brief rundown…
Exciting news for all you Pokémon GO players! Serebii reported that Alolan Raichu has been added as a Raid Boss in the game, making him one of the last Alolan forms to join the roster. Thanks to @Davidek_Bartos on Twitter, we know that Alolan Marowak is joining the Pokémon party,…
If you’re mulling over whether or not to cheat or keep it clean in Pokémon GO, you might want to consider the details of Niantic’s new three strike policy. Here’s the simple layout: the first strike is a warning, the second is a suspension, and the third strike will result…
