Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has quickly become one of the better Kickstarter success stories in video games. Not only did Koji Igarashi’ spiritual sequel to Castlevania smash its funding goals, but the team has also delivered a great game on the backend. That’s not something we can say for other Kickstarter stories. In fact,
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Cyber Shadow was originally teased at PAX East 2019 and now has an officially secured a release date set for the end of this month. In a press release from developer Inti Creates, the studio announced that it would be teaming with Yacht Club Games as well as Mechanical Head Studios to bring the 8-bit
I enjoyed Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. It was in many ways derivative, but it also modernized (and occasionally watered down) the classic Castlevania III formula with style and polish. Its sequel, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, takes some of the criticisms that the first game received to heart. It takes risks. Some of them
With next to no fanfare, Konami has released Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the PS1 classic, onto mobile devices today. The game is among the best Metroidvanias ever created and now you can play it on the go for $3. There simply aren’t many better deals out there. The launch also comes just a day
Following this morning’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stream which showed off the game’s latest DLC fighter, Terry Bogard, in greater detail, Nintendo also revealed when some of the upcoming Smash series of Amiibo figures will be releasing. Over on Twitter, Nintendo of America divulged that both the Dark Samus and Richter Belmont Amiibo are now slated to
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has announced via Twitter that preorders for the game have gone live. The upcoming game from famed Castlevania master Koji Igarashi hearkens back to the days of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. This throwback is something fans have been clamoring for. Give the new preorder trailer a look below. Preorders
The Castlevania Anniversary Collection, which just launched on May 16th, has been confirmed by the official PlayStation blog to receive a future update — one that would add Japanese title variants as a free update shortly after the game’s launch. According to the post, Konami released the free update in response to fan feedback. More information
2019 is the 50th anniversary of the storied games studio Konami, and to celebrate they are releasing three collections of their classic games on modern consoles. Today, the company released the Konami Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection, and they also announced the full lineup of games for the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, which is coming May 16. Last
If you had told me a month ago that the first game I’d play at Yacht Club Games’ booth wouldn’t be Shovel Knight: King of Cards, I’d probably would have been very confused. Yacht Club Games is one of my favorite developers in the business. I’ve bought Shovel Knight five times for myself, plus as
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is now backwards compatible on Xbox One devices. This 2010 entry in the famed Castlevania series was exclusive to Xbox 360 as part of Summer of Arcade for that year. It later came to PlayStation 3 in 2011 for North America and Europe and 2012 in Japan. Unlike every other Castlevania game, Castlevania: Harmony
Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2019 is underway and there has been no shortage of gnarly speedruns to make your brain explode from awesomeness. Yesterday the hotly anticipated Castlevania block happened where five Castlevania games plus Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon were put on the center stage for raising money for charity. Kicking off this