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…
Following last week’s gameplay video, Capcom is continuing to engage Monster Hunter Rise fans with another new reveal for the upcoming Sunbreak expansion. The series’ official Twitter page has shared two new characters: Sir Jae, a close-combat fighter, and Dame Luchika, a ranged unit. If they seem familiar, you may…
Have you ever held a Kirby plush and thought to yourself, “You know, I wish this were better…”? Of course you haven’t, he’s perfect and any representation of that is pure, stuffing-filled delight. However, if you wanted more, an upcoming piece of Kirby 30th Anniversary merchandise has got you covered….
Shin Megami Tensei V still stands as a top Nintendo Switch exclusive, particularly for RPG fans. We loved its atmosphere and updates to the series’ formula (which you can read more about in our full review), and it’s clearer than ever that we weren’t alone in that sentiment. Atlus has…
Update (2/7/23): Exciting news, EarthBound fans! After the initial wave sold out almost instantly last year in May, the Hobonichi Mother Project has just announced that the four character plushes — Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo — will all be re-released in a few days, on February 14th. And once…
No video game couple can compare to the legendary duo of Super Mario and Princess Peach. Mario’s been rescuing Peach (and the other way around) for 40+ years now, and throughout all of that time, their character designs have remained pretty consistent. But according to a recent image shared…
Another week, another shuffle for Nintendo Switch Online custom icons. After debuting last month, April’s selection has been upped to three games – Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Splatoon 2, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Following in Splatoon 2’s inksteps, Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s icons and assets will be…
While a lot of JRPG fans are nostalgic for the 16-bit generation, and for good reason, there are just as many who look fondly back on the PlayStation era of adventures. A few indie games have tried to capture the essense of those days since, but Light Fairytale goes all…
Eclipsed perhaps only by Pokémon at this point, the Kirby merchandise hype train never really seems to end in Japan. A selection of 30th Anniversary goods just made their presence known at Nintendo Tokyo, notable in that that store’s real estate is typically held by the likes of Nintendo’s own…
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has just wrapped up its first week at the box office, but the Blue Blur’s not about to start stopping anytime soon. In its launch weekend debut it secured $71 million domestically, boosting ahead of the first Sonic movie’s $58 million debut. With that Sonic has…
Capcom Fighting Collection is already set to be a love letter to some lesser recognized entries in the company’s arcade library. No doubt Darkstalkers are recognized as crossover mainstays and there’s a Street Fighter II version in there, but anytime I can get hype for Cyberbots or Red Earth is…
Do you have an unyielding love for 8-bit games? Is your tongue always planted firmly in cheek? Do you want to add something a little offbeat to your Nintendo Switch library? Then look no further than Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness. Now available on the eShop, Cart of…
Mario Kart Tour has been globetrotting for a couple years now, driving through the likes of Tokyo, New York, and Paris with its (mustache) hairs in the wind. Now a new real world locale is on its itinerary, taking players all the way to the Netherlands. Get ready for windmills,…
