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…
Digital card games have pretty much always been a thing, but over the past decade they’ve blown up like never before, likely due to the ubiquity of online play and the easy interfaces offered by mobile devices. Shadowverse is among the most popular digital card games, with developer and publisher…
In addition to performance and resolution improvements on Nintendo Switch, Fortnite’s version 16.10 update also adds roaming raptors and makes crafting easier for players. Raptors will roam the game’s Island in pairs to “challenge your spot as the apex predator,” fighting “whoever and whatever crosses their path.” There’s something…
Pokémon GO players are already preparing for the many new events throughout April, with Shadow Zapdos and the Forces of Nature Pokémon set to be featured, but Niantic has now also confirmed a bunch of additional content to look out for next week. Starting on Sunday, April 4th at 10…
Rocket League will see crossovers with both NASCAR and F1 during its third season, including vehicle skins, wheels, and more. “Get ready for the most high-octane season yet, featuring a new Rocket Pass, Challenges, and content from NASCAR and Formula 1 coming in May!” the YouTube description for the game’s…
As the Poké Lids continue to make landfall just about every other week, it was only a matter of time before the Pokémon plastered manholes were to hit the ancient city of Kyoto. For the first time in Japan, Poké Lids have finally arrived in the Kyoto Prefecture. What better…
Considering Pokémon GO developer Niantic’s new Pikmin game was revealed just last week, it certainly didn’t take long for the project to roll out into the hands of players. A beta version of Pikmin App, as the mobile title is currently known, is now being tested by invited users in…
Previously, at the beginning of March, The Pokémon Company added season eight of the Pokémon anime to its free digital streaming platform. Pokémon TV finally received the penultimate adventures of Ash, May, Brock, and Max as the four set out to explore what the Hoenn region had left to reveal…
Fortnite players on Nintendo Switch will start seeing improvements in both performance and resolution when they log in today, as Epic Games has released an update focused on player experience. According to a news update published earlier today, the team behind Fortnite has upgraded the game’s renderer “to make better…
Last time we were talking about Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ companion app, it was all about the handy catalogue feature that could be accessed on your phone at any point. Now a new feature has come to NookLink, and with it a familiar face from the series’ past has made…
DOOM, DOOM II, and DOOM 3 are being bundled onto a single “DOOM: The Classics Collection” cartridge thanks to Limited Run Games. Standard, Special, and Collector’s Editions of The Classics Collection will be made available through an open pre-order window starting this Friday. While the standard edition will…
Fire Emblem has had a few figures previously in the form of Nendoroids and figmas from Good Smile Company, but this is the first year when they’re releasing high quality scale figures for beloved series characters. First is Lyn, who will release this November, and second is Ike, set to…
As the promise of a massive hunt for beasts laying waste outside Kamura Village lies ahead, what every hunter and their partners could use on a break is one large refreshment to keep them going. Bar and craft studio Urakita has partnered with Capcom to release a limited supply of…
