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…
While you may know Japanese developer Cygames best for Granblue Fantasy and Dragalia Lost, the studio is also behind the massively popular digital card game Shadowverse. It’s so popular, in fact, that it’s getting an anime series in a matter of weeks on April 7th – and it’s been officially…
Lego Super Mario was revealed earlier this week, and our first look brought with it a fascinating look at the first collaboration between Nintendo and Lego, which incorporates new technologies we haven’t yet seen. Fortunately, The Brothers Brick sat down with Johnathan Bennik — Design Manager at Lego Play Lab…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and national emergencies across the globe, Steel Wool Studios has issued a statement regarding its upcoming rerelease of Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted. The developer said the game is coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox One, while also stating, “…everything is currently on schedule [for…
Ready your teams, Trainers! The first season of the Pokémon GO Battle League is officially underway! This online competition has you battle Trainers from around the world with your Pokémon GO squads as you try to rise up through the ranks and be the very best like no one ever…
The physical edition of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD is releasing May 26th in North America, and it’s coming in two separate flavors. The standard edition just includes the game, while the limited edition contains a box for the game, a unique lenticular, a keychain, and a sticker set. …
Inti Creates’ Dragon Marked for Death ‘marked’ a multiplayer turn for the indie dev, and while its four playable character types have a lot to offer, there’s always room for more members of the Dragonblood Clan. Specifically, the Oracle and Bandit characters — each based off of existing characters, but…
Deku has made his Switch come-back today in My Hero One’s Justice 2, and to mark the occasion Bandai Namco has put out a new trailer that shows off the new features and characters. Check it out below: My Hero One’s Justice 2 is available physically and digitally…
The cancellation and postponement of events continue to climb and Pokémon GO’s blend of a digital world and real life events isn’t immune. Niantic has issued even more changes for all Trainers across the globe — this time it’s all about Community Day. Wild Abra has fled using Teleport. March’s…
We’re entering the final days leading up to the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons! As we count down these last few days, it seems Nintendo hasn’t stopped releasing new footage of our island getaway. The following two commercials have been added to Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube account — they give…
With more Pokémon introduced in Generation V being introduced seemingly every day, it’s no surprise that Niantic is adding the Mythical Pokémon Genesect to the game in the coming weeks. This directly follows a cryptic tweet from the official Pokémon GO Twitter account yesterday that hinted at a new Mythical…
The Animal Crossing: New Horizons festivities have officially begun in Pocket Camp! This morning brought us the crossover fishing tournament, giving us some interaction with the Nooks, as well as our first island tie-in items. And that’s not all we’ll be getting this month! Tucked away in the ‘Events Coming…
Thanks to a just-released issue of Japanese magazine Chara Parfait Special and a tweet from @_sweetieloves, we’ve got a better look at a couple new villagers coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons! The unnamed sunglasses wolf and purple bear have both popped up elsewhere, in blurry product photos and quick…
