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…
Update (4/2/2021): Turns out Mario isn’t missing after all! Thanks to everyone for joining us for this April Fools’ jest! We had a lot of fun, and we hope you did, too. We’ve known for some time now that March 31st would be the end of Mario’s 35th…
The world grieves today, on this, March 31st 2021, the day in which a titan has passed. Mario Mario, who had turned 35 nearly a half year ago, is now deceased. After a lifetime as an industry icon and turtle-clobberer, he’s going silently into the good night. And the worst…
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout and Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy have now reached over a million combined sales, and to celebrate, publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Gust have a free gift for fans of the action-RPG series. Each game will receive a…
The last six months have flown by for Super Mario Bros. 35 – Nintendo’s special battle royale release of the original Super Mario Bros. Available only to Nintendo Switch Online members, the free-to-play runner will be taken offline later today. Before its online matches are a thing of the past,…
Fans of the long-time Bokujō Monogatari farming-sim series already know how each new entry begins. You, the player, find yourself in possession of a dilapidated farm that needs more than just some TLC and have a town to explore full of new neighbors and new possibilities. Sure, there are some…
In Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne, the end of the world is only the beginning. Though its apocalyptic difficulty may seem intimidating, it’s the perfect fit for the biblical calamity that ensues to establish its setting. The Conception, as it’s known, brings about demons and their holy opposition to wage…
Spotted by Aniplaylist on Twitter, the original soundtracks for Bravely Default and Bravely Default II by composer and musician Revo will be arriving on Spotify very soon — as in, less than 24 hours soon! Tomorrow, on March 31st… 🆕 Bravely Default I & II [Original Soundtracks] by REVO…
It’s time to save the Digital Kingdom! Narita Boy, the ’80s-inspired action platformer from Studio Koba and Team 17 has officially launched on Nintendo Switch. Dripping with a neon and synth wave aesthetic, Narita Boy sets players off on a heroic digital adventure that would be right at home in…
Digital card games have pretty much always been a thing, but over the past decade they’ve blown up like never before, likely due to the ubiquity of online play and the easy interfaces offered by mobile devices. Shadowverse is among the most popular digital card games, with developer and publisher…
In addition to performance and resolution improvements on Nintendo Switch, Fortnite’s version 16.10 update also adds roaming raptors and makes crafting easier for players. Raptors will roam the game’s Island in pairs to “challenge your spot as the apex predator,” fighting “whoever and whatever crosses their path.” There’s something…
Rocket League will see crossovers with both NASCAR and F1 during its third season, including vehicle skins, wheels, and more. “Get ready for the most high-octane season yet, featuring a new Rocket Pass, Challenges, and content from NASCAR and Formula 1 coming in May!” the YouTube description for the game’s…
Fortnite players on Nintendo Switch will start seeing improvements in both performance and resolution when they log in today, as Epic Games has released an update focused on player experience. According to a news update published earlier today, the team behind Fortnite has upgraded the game’s renderer “to make better…
