When you think of action roguelikes, Supergiant Games’ smash hit Hades likely comes to mind. Its blend of Diablo-esque isometric overhead perspective with God of War’s mythological combat and Greek god background made for a divine combo. It continues to chart in the Switch eShop’s top 20 most downloaded games….
Throughout the NES generation and up to even the PS3, Konami used to hide a cheat code in almost all of its games that was colloquially dubbed the “Konami Code.” The most famous example is the 30-lives cheat in the NES version of Contra, a code almost everyone has used…
In a hilarious turn of events, Apple has removed an iPhone GBA emulator from the App Store because the software was, itself, pirated. The app in question, iGBA, was a clone of the open-source GBA4iOS app, just with ads slapped onto the code. In a message to MacRumors, Apple confirmed…
Things aren’t looking great for the most notorious specialty gaming retailer in the US. Following an underperforming financial quarter that saw an overall net loss, a recent GameStop earnings call announced that the corporation would be shuttering between 180 and 200 underperforming stores globally this year, with more to potentially…
In a little over a week, Nintendo fans will be living the dream of a classic reborn in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for Nintendo Switch. We’ve gotten to see a great deal of the game courtesy of regular updates and some demo opportunities, but as we near the…
Even though Super Kirby Clash is an expanded take on a game I already spent too much time with on 3DS, here I am playing it all again. If you’re new to this take on Kirby, I can tell you now that a good deal of the experience revolves around…
Now that the garden event has ended, we can move on to the next festivity in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. It’s time to get your poles ready, campers, because the new fishing tourney is well underway at Saltwater Shores! Join Chip there and he’ll give you the rundown of this…
After announcing them for the west at E3 earlier this year, Square Enix has finally given us dates for the new SaGa games heading to Switch. First up we have Romancing SaGa 3’s remake of sorts, which will release digitally on November 11th. That one’s the main focus of the…
Playism has announced that it’ll be bringing the indie RPG Orangeblood to Switch, PS4, and Xbox One in addition to Steam. Developed by Grayfax Software, Orangeblood is set in an unspecified year in the ’90s on a manmade island off the coast of Okinawa. Check out the latest teaser: …
Along with Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ Expansion Pass Wave 2 DLC, a new update has gone live for the game, adding a handful of new features and fixes and switching out controversial male Byleth voice actor Chris Niosi for Zach Aguilar. Chris Niosi came under fire earlier this year after…
The second wave of Fire Emblem: Three Houses DLC, along with a new “Maddening” difficulty mode, is now available to download. Dress for success, equip valuable items, and challenge yourself in new auxiliary battles with the #FireEmblem: Three Houses Expansion Pass wave 2 DLC, available now!https://t.co/fHw20dTMo1 pic.twitter.com/V3RKHqN8lM — Nintendo…
There’s sticking a knife into an already dead corpse, and then there’s desecrating its grave. This piece of news is metaphorically more in line with the latter, as it’s been revealed that Bayonetta 1 and 2 will not be available on the Wii U eShop starting September 19th. This is…
Plenty of classic hardware manufacturers have been getting in on the mini console trend in the wake of the NES and SNES Classic successes, but few have went all-out like SNK. The company has released a multitude of mini arcade cabinets, and now it’s been confirmed that the upcoming Neo…
Tri-Ace’s classic sci-fi RPG Star Ocean is heading to the Nintendo Switch in Japan this December, it’s been confirmed. The information comes via a new press release and trailer, which also unveil new details regarding the game. As translated by HDKirin, we now know the Japanese release will…
It’s the most exciting time of the month again – a firmware update for the Switch has dropped! Besides the usual slate of performance fixes, the following additions/changes have been made: You can now search for different News Channels in the News function. The ability to scan a QR code…
