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…
As we enter summer and approach July, Niantic is ready to reveal Pokémon GO’s July Community Day star. Continuing with the Unova region starters, Tepig the Fire Pig Pokémon is next in line for the Community Day spotlight. You’ll see this feisty and adorable Fire-type Pokémon appear everywhere on Saturday,…
If you’re a Nintendo collector, you probably don’t need to be told that Japan is the place to be if you want to get your hands on the very best Mario merchandise — but it’s especially going to be the case from this Friday, following a collaboration campaign from PARCO….
Final Fantasy IX stood out next to its other 3D Final Fantasy contemporaries by embracing the cartoony, “super-deformed” style of the classic entries, giving its characters big heads and exaggerated animations. It seems like Square Enix might have taken note, as it has reportedly penned a deal to adapt the…
In collaboration with the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, The Pokémon Company will be bringing Pikachu and friends to the ground and skies for a brand new set of tourist attractions and products with Pokémon Air Adventures (The Sora Tobu Pikachu Project). From jet planes and Poké Lids to digital collaborations…
Last week, we reported on an issue found within the latest firmware update for Nintendo Switch, Version 12.0.3, which was causing widespread download issues across multiple regions. This issue made downloading software and updates from the eShop range from somewhat difficult to outright impossible for many. A number of temporary…
In commemoration of the launch of Pokémon Air Adventures (Sora Tobu Pikachu Project), The Pokémon Company will be installing four new Poké Lids in the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa. Below you can check out the latest batch of Poké Lids that are now available for tourists and locals to view…
As The Pokémon Company teams up with Japan’s prefecture of Okinawa, Pokémon Air Adventures (the Sora Tobu Pikachu Project) was created to help tourists forge traveling memories with the franchise’s one and only electric mascot. From new jet planes featuring Pikachu to batches of original Poké Lids being installed throughout…
Last week we got our first real look at Shin Megami Tensei V, and since then further news and more has been coming from Japan. Ranging from voice cast announcements to daily demon showcases, perhaps the best news was that a collector’s edition of the Atlus RPG would be on…
One June 28th, 1991, Squaresoft released Seiken Densetsu: Final Fantasy Gaiden for the Game Boy in Japan. The action RPG, which was later localized as Final Fantasy Adventure, went on to become the basis of the “Mana” series which saw plenty of entries in recent years. Most recently the third…
Looks like school’s out for Garreg Mach, as a new batch of students are hitting the beach in Fire Emblem Heroes. It seems like Three Houses is the go-to game for seasonal alts but looking at this latest batch I can’t quite blame Intelligent Systems. Just look at this seaside…
Due to E3 and other summertime gaming showcases a whole lot of people in the industry have been laser focused and all kinds of busy. That includes Masahiro Sakurai, who debuted Kazuya Mishima as the next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter and who is likely overseeing the editing of next…
I’m still reeling from one of the most appealing reveals out of Nintendo’s E3 Direct – Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Anyone brand new to Super Monkey Ball is in for a treat this October, but a look through its release plans makes it clear this one’s aiming for the…
