In the weeks since Apple announced that it was relaxing its App Store policies regarding emulators, we’ve seen a few emulators for Nintendo systems come and go for various reasons, like iGBA being delisted for using entirely stolen code or an NES emulator that was uploaded and approved before being…
Go back in your mind to the early days of gaming. The year is 1982, Mario isn’t a household name yet, Pac-Man is taking over arcades, and you’re headed to the store to check out what’s new in the Atari library. Odds are if you were an avid video game…
After having its imminent early access release announced just yesterday, it’s looking like early technical tests for Hades II have begun. Developer Supergiant Games doesn’t want anyone left out of the fun though, so they’re live streaming the technical test in multiple places to make sure everyone can get their…
Arcade1Up has been bringing retro fans a compact and affordable way to play yesteryear’s classics, and that’s not about to stop in the new year. It’s been announced that five more cabinets are going to be produced, with some releasing as early as next month and with enough variety across…
Lace up your gunboots and get ready to dive into the unknown, because beloved vertical-scrolling roguelike Downwell is coming to the Switch quite soon. Developed almost singlehandedly by Ojiro “Moppin” Fumoto (who recently left Nintendo after working there for a year) back in 2015, the game follows a “curious man”…
Good news, Binding of Isaac fans! Tomorrow, the new booster pack comes to Nintendo Switch in North America, featuring new items, and The Forgotten, a new playable character. Binding of Isaac co-creator Tyrone Rodriguez confirmed on Twitter that they are still waiting to hear back from Nintendo of Europe regarding…
We’ve been slowly receiving information about the upcoming Eevee Tamagotchi that’s scheduled to release near the end of the month, and it looks like a few more tiny details have come to light. Thanks to Tama-Palace and the TamaTalk forums, we got word that Bandai Namco has revealed the names…
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Dragon’s Dogma, a game originally released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012, has long had a cult following, which has only grown over time as Capcom has been porting it to new systems. Now, we can add Nintendo Switch to that list. The official Dragon’s Dogma Twitter…
If you’re a fan of Koei Tecmo’s special brand of army-slaying goodness, then the Switch is already the system for you, with more and more games in the Warriors series being ported to the system. Next in line is Samurai Warriors 4 DX, an updated version of the original 2014…
It had previously been all but announced, but we now know for certain – another game from Tomoya Asano, the producer of Bravely Default and Octopath Traveler, is on the way. After a tease in August that suggested more from the Bravely series, @BDFF_OFFICIAL confirmed that a new game is…
We always wonder “what might have been,” especially in regards to cancelled or stopgapped game projects. Case in point: Headcannon, one of the developers behind the excellent Sonic Mania, pitched a Darkwing Duck game to Capcom that was never picked up. The game was styled a bit like Ducktales Remastered,…
In the hazy smoke of the console wars, it’s easy to forget that while certain fans cling to their consoles of choice like monotheistic idols, the vast majority of actual game devs are enjoying each other’s work. Case in point — Raf Grassetti, art director of God of War…
The Humble Store and their well known Bundles have been tempting my wallet for years now. While those deals have always catered most to PC gamers, console titles have been featured before, and in the past some Nindie offerings have cropped up to boost up 3DS and Wii U libraries….
The holidays are wrapping up and the only thing hotter than a well wooded fireplace has gotta be the ink splashin’ action going on in Splatoon 2. After a long weekend, we’ve got a winner for the game’s Frosty Fest, which asked players to fight over who they like to…
