3D collectathon platformers occupy the same lane for me as comfort food or an AC/DC album. They’re reliable, and no matter how much time passes, I can always return to them and feel familiarity. Of course, the best 3D platformers that leave their mark on history end up feeling more…
Hamster Corporation has announced that the classic Namco arcade game Air Combat 22 will be heading to its Arcade Archives series for modern platforms. As the sequel to the industry defining Air Combat, Air Combat 22 expanded the gameplay by allowing players to select different aircraft to carry out their…
Limited Run Games is back with a brand-new lineup of merchandise based on a classic Sega title. To honor the 25th anniversary of Jet Set Radio, you can now get a whole slew of shirts, plushes, trading cards, and keychains to show your love for Beat and the crew. While…
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R is approaching, and a new overview trailer is here to discuss the renewed stylish fighter. Like some of the original release’s promotional material, this trailer is being handled by two of the series’ characters. Rohan Kishibe and Koichi Hirose (both from Part 4: Diamond…
Are you ready to tread into the unknown brick by brick? LEGO Bricktales – a licensed game from the world-famous Danish brickmaker and the folks at Thunderful Games and ClockStone Studio – is headed to consoles in Q4 2022. Bricktales involves traveling through various diorama-like environments, where you…
Yesterday, we saw the Squid Research Lab put the spotlight on the Tacticooler, one of three new special weapons revealed during last week’s Splatoon 3 Direct. Today, the official Splatoon Twitter account is already detailing the second new special weapon – the Wave Breaker. Another found object hodge podge (I…
Just in time for the end of summer, Wave Race 64 is revving into the Switch Online Expansion Pack library. Wave Race might not be the most recurring series in Nintendo’s catalog, but there’s no denying the appeal of riding the waves through these courses on your jet ski. …
Last week, Nintendo released a variety of commercials for Splatoon 3 in Japan. Short, but filled with lots of ink, the six commercials covered everything from the game’s weapons (new and returning) to the game’s new story and finally some Turf War battling. To kick off this week, Nintendo of…
The world was exposed to Splatoon 3’s announcer trio Deep Cut, last week, with the fanbase immediately falling in love with Frye, Shiver, and (my personal fav) Big Man. And I, along with every other trans nerd I know on Twitter, took one look at Shiver and went “wow, Gender.”…
Disney’s game output has been increasing in recent years and is about to be bolstered even further with the likes of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and Disney Dreamlight Valley. Fittingly, the time has come for the company to host its very own Games Showcase as part of this year’s D23 Expo….
According to a listing spotted on Amazon Japan, a new Avatar: The Last Airbender game from publisher GameMill Entertainment will be coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 this year. As can be seen below, while the listing for “Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest for Balance” doesn’t contain any details about…
The countdown to Splatoon 3’s launch continues! Today, the Squid Research Lab has released another report on the official Splatoon Twitter account. Focusing on the game’s special weapons, we’re getting some more info on a brand new one that was announced during last week’s Splatoon 3 Direct – the Tacticooler….
This is part 2 of a multipart review. You can read part 1 here. I hate open world games*. I adore Xenoblade. *Except Breath of the Wild. Because its world was designed by the people who make Xenoblade. I’ve thought about this seeming contradiction for practically a decade now. While…
Wii Sports solo players will likely remember the brutal beatdowns they received at the hands of the most challenging AI opponents. One of the most legendary was Matt, who quickly became a meme after doling out punishment in Boxing and Wii Sports Resort’s Chambara. If you thought you’d escaped his…
Closing out THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2022 today was a F.U.N. new look at SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. Announced last year during THQ Nordic’s 10th Anniversary Showcase, we haven’t seen any gameplay footage – until today! Everything is possible in the infinite expanses of the cosmos… there might…
