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…
Few games have been as successful as Pokémon GO, Niantic’s ARG Pokémon game that when it launched in 2016 caused an actual societal shift globally (if only for a brief time) as millions if not billions of people set out into the world to catch ‘em all. Well now, almost…
Another League of Legends spin-off is heading to Switch and this time it’s the action platformer Convergence! As the Champion Ekko, an inventor with a device that can rewind time, you’ll use temporal manipulation to explore and fight. Check out the latest trailer below: Convergence: A League of…
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is just over a week away and this latest performance by the Japanese amateur orchestra Ensemble G.A.P. is a great way to reminisce about Link’s previous adventure before returning to Hyrule. Featuring around two hours of music, divided into an opening act,…
Sad news for strategy game and comic book fans – Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a tactical RPG developed by XCOM and Civilization’s Firaxis Games, is no longer coming to Switch. The announcement was tucked away in an update on the PS4 and Xbox One digital versions, releasing May 11th: …Note that…
Thanks in large part to a burgeoning genre of early Youtube video, Zelda CD-i titles have become iconically infamous to entire generations of fans – or at least, two of them did. The nightmarish animation of Link: Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon is burned into the…
Just under two weeks ago, Square Enix finally brought its Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series to consoles after first debuting for mobile and PC across 2021 and 2022. It turns out it was better late than never, as the company has confirmed the six games have sold over two million…
In just a month’s time, the second game in the Katamari series will be heading to modern platforms with We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie. It will feature the same iconic ball-rolling gameplay of its predecessor, but this time there’s a story mode where you’ll be able to experience the…
Back in late February/early March, the Paradox Pokémon Walking Wake and Iron Leaves were added to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet via Tera Raid Battles, with the Water/Dragon Walking Wake appearing in Scarlet and the Grass/Psychic Iron Leaves appearing in Violet. Now they’re back for a second run if you missed…
You may or may not be familiar with the name Ryo Nagamatsu. The composer for Nintendo has handled a great deal of titles over the years, with a career stretching back to the days of the Wii. After well over a decade of working with the company, Nagamatsu has announced…
They say the only things in life that are guaranteed are death and taxes, but I believe a third item needs to be added to that list: major leaks of AAA Nintendo games. That’s right, folks! Batten down the hatches and stay alert because screenshots from a supposed leaked copy…
It’s official: Mario is a super hit! The Super Mario Bros. Movie has only been in theaters for 26 days, but it’s already set to cross the coveted $1 billion milestone at the worldwide box office on Sunday. (According to the Hollywood Reporter) This achievement puts Mario in the company…
With the imminent release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, it’s only natural to be in a Zelda mood – and the next Game Trial for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers is definitely following that rhythm. Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer, the Zelda-themed Crypt of the…
