As the holiday season approaches and more and more new games are on the horizon, it can be tough to decide which to try out. Thankfully, when release dates grow near, trailers covering them in increasing detail become more and more common. Just this morning a new trailer for one…
Blazing Strike is undoubtedly inspired by the brilliant 2D pixel art and fluid game speed of the beloved Street Fighter: Third Strike. It’s right there in its name. Rarebreed’s solo developed fighter aims for the fast, rushdown-centric 2D fighting of yesteryear. Because of this, I had high hopes for this…
To commemorate Sonic Adventure’s 25th anniversary (at least in the US), Limited Run Games is now selling a bunch of different merchandise based on not only Sonic’s first 3D outing but Sega’s final home console. Everyone loves the Dreamcast and Sonic Adventure was the premiere game for it, so why…
The official Pokémon GO blog has announced a new feature heading to the game in a future update, which provides players with capture bonuses based on medals they’ve earned. Players with medals obtained by catching a number of certain types of Pokémon (Kindler, Psychic and Gardener, for example) will be…
Capcom’s internal development strategy to keep us drowning in member berries continues this week, as Mega Man X2 is dashing onto New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Consoles! Originally released for the SNES way back in 1994, Mega Man X2 is a 2D action platformer that picks up right after the events…
Prepare for mini mayhem, as Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis is slowly treading to Wii U Virtual consoles! Originally released for the Nintendo DS back in 2006, March of the Minis has players guiding mini Mario toys through more than 80 perilous stages in an effort…
Cat Mario Show and Majora’s Mask badges highlight today’s newest additions to the Arcade. Otherwise, it’s the last day of the Super Mario Maker anniversary celebration, so make sure to nab all your favorite pixel Mario and friend badges before they warp pipe back to the Mushroom Kingdom early tomorrow…
We’re getting closer to the November 11th launch of the NES Classic Mini and it looks like Nintendo is getting the hype train ready to go in preparation. Earlier today, the micro machine was featured, albeit briefly, in a Today Show segment celebrating hot fall technology. In the clip, we…
Originally released in 2012 in Japan, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is making an incredible and unexpected comeback with new content and amiibo compatibility. The free update is expected to be available sometime in November (which is only a few short weeks away) for current owners of the game. For anyone…
Capcom has provided us with the very first images of the packaging for the new Monster Hunter Stories amiibo on Twitter today. We finally have a look at what the box art will look like for Nabiru and Rathalos and Rider (male and female). Check it out! The three new…
Mario Party: Star Rush launches in Europe this Friday, almost a month ahead of the game’s North American release. As a result the amiibo release schedule is a little different; while in the US the next batch of Mario amiibo will launch all at once when the game hits the…
Nintendo’s bringing even more handheld goodness to the scene with two brand new 2DS color schemes. Replacing the once dominantly black systems are handhelds with primarily bright palettes. Gone are the days with the 2DS lacking color: blue and red now don the 2DS on both the front and the…
Pokémon GO is growing even more by extending its availability to more locations around the world. A total of 31 new countries will have the option to download the popular app through Google Play and iTunes. Here’s a list of the countries included in the latest announcement from Niantic: Kenya,…
Are you ready to party? In celebration of the upcoming European launch of Mario Party Star Rush, Nintendo U.K. has released a launch trailer showing the game in action. You can check it out below! Mario Party Star Rush arrives in Europe this Friday, October 7th, alongside four brand…
We are just over a month away from the launch of the Nintendo Classic Mini, an adorable miniature version of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System. To celebrate, Nintendo U.K. announced it has partnered with Retro Gamer to show off the console, live for the very first time. The stream will…
