There’s a classic trope in shōnen anime where the hero arrives at a climactic moment at the very last minute, precisely when they are needed most. The Dragon Ball Z anime uses it repeatedly — when all hope appears lost and the Z Fighters are on the brink of defeat,…
If you can believe it, Nintendo has announced that the 3DS will undergo a period of scheduled maintenance this week. No, that’s not some weird typo or even a sign that the eShop is being brought back to life. Nintendo is likely doing some maintenance on its 3DS servers for…
As spotted on Reddit over the weekend, Walmart now has Metroid Prime 4: Beyond demo kiosks available in-store. Giving players 20 minutes to experience a small portion of the prologue, the demo lets you run around the Federation base while it is under attack by Space Pirates. This is likely…
After years of delays the story driven strategy RPG Digimon Survive is almost upon us, with the July 29th worldwide launch within reach. If you’re still unsure of what the game is about exactly, Bandai Namco has released a six minute long Japanese trailer focusing on the different aspects of…
Out of the blue Nintendo has celebrated the launch of Mario Strikers: Battle League by adding redeemable icon rewards for the game through Nintendo Switch Online. The game will be joining Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the month of June, with refreshes every Monday. …
Sonic Origins is revving up and looking like a faithful celebration of the blue blur’s earliest days. Things like touched up Sonic CD animations and menu easter eggs show that reverence for the 16-bit classics, but not everything will be exactly as remembered. New: @SEGA's @KatieChrz on Sonic 3…
English speaking fans will soon be able to finally enjoy the middle part of the Trails saga with the official localization of Trails from Zero. That’ll be followed by the game’s sequel, Trails to Azure, in 2023, and if you’re intrigued then NIS America has released a trailer for that…
The lull between Super Smash Bros. titles can feel infinite, even with a game as spectacular and stuffed full of Nintendo history as Ultimate being readily available. Thankfully new Switch releases still prompt a little love from Smash, including today’s launch of Mario Strikers: Battle League. The staging speaks for…
Just when you thought you’d have a Kirby-free day (aka: an absolute tragedy), Nintendo has announced a trio of SNES title SP versions for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. The pink puffball’s 16-bit library is both excellent and varied, and now players can float right into some of their secrets. …
In the wee hours of the morning today, James Turner (designer of several Pokémon from Gens V through VIII and director of fellow Game Freak games Harmoknight and Tembo the Badass Elephant) announced that he had left GF to form a game studio with Johnathan Biddle called All Possible Futures….
Devolver Digital held its ever-chaotic June presentation today, which as usual was just as much if not more so about the inanity of (the now dead) E3 than actual game footage. But one of the handful of game trailers they showed off was for Cult of the Lamb, a woodland…
Devolver Digital’s Devolver Direct 2022 is kicking off at 3 p.m. PT | 5 p.m. CT | 6 p.m. ET today. Find out what’s what’s in store for Switch by watching on YouTube, available below!
Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Feost (how it should be spelled) kicked off today with two hours of horror-themed space shooters, horror-themed space shooters, and… more horror themed space shooters. Everybody wants to make Dead Space all of a sudden, especially former devs behind Dead Space! But we did get a…
At Summer Games Fest 2022, publisher and developer DotEmu revealed a new trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. On top of revealing that the game will debut one week from today on Thursday, June 16th, DotEmu showcased a new 6-player mode (local and online) coming to TMNT: Shredder’s…
UPDATE (Thursday, June 9th, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. PT): It’s official! The release date was confirmed during Summer Game Fest as well as a new character reveal and six-player mode. The turtle brothers might be ready to fight back as soon as next week. As spotted by Twitter user…
