Even as a fan of the genre, I can admit that the “beat ’em up” is far past its heyday. After peaking in the 90’s with series like Streets of Rage, Final Fight, and Double Dragon, the genre fell on hard times as games got more complicated and made the jump to 3D. Outside of
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Today NIS America announced Yomawari: The Long Night Collection. The collection will include Nippon Ichi Software cutesy horror titles Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, and it will come for Nintendo Switch on October 30th in North America and on October 26th in Europe. This is just another example of NIS America’s ongoing effort to support Nintendo’s new console. If you’re
The sudden cancellation of pre-orders on Amazon led many to wonder whether the upcoming game for Xbox One and Windows 10 Crackdown 3 was canceled. Turns out it isn’t. Microsoft Studios Creative Director Adam Isgreen confirmed that the game is still in active development on Twitter. Adam sees crazy rumor that Crackdown 3 is cancelled due to an
Prepare to get your bad on in this new Lego game featuring villains from the DC universe. Lego DC Super-Villains will come out on October 16, allowing gamers to show their own brand of evil on the Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Breaking away from the tradition of playing the hero, players will
Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the lineup of games that PlayStation Plus subscribers are going to receive in June at no additional cost. First of all, we get XCOM2 and Trials Fusion for PS4, with the especially the former serving as a really compelling centerpiece for those who enjoy turn-based tactics. Those who don’t have
After being teased during SXSW, Team Sonic Racing has officially been revealed by SEGA. It will hit PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch sometime this Winter. Team Sonic Racing is developed by Sumo Digital, who worked on the Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing and Tennis games. While it is being released physically on PS4,
During a panel from the Cowen and Company 46th Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Take-Two president Karl Slatoff and Chief Financial Officers had some interesting insight to share mostly on the company’s business models First of all, we learn that at Rockstar, the Grand Theft Auto Online team and the Red Dead Redemption 2 team
Today Capcom announced that a brand new Monster Hunter World update will bring the elder dragon Lunastra to the game. Following Deviljho and Kulve Taroth, Lunastra will bring to the blate the ability to fight together with her mate Teostra and deliver devastating joint arracks together with him. Interestingly, materials carved from Lunastra will resonate with
While titles like Hearthstone are extremely popular, one can admit the in order to stay competitive, players do have to buy card packs an expansions, which can get expensive. Developer Playniac is hoping to counter titles like Hearthstone with its more wallet-friendly CCG title Insane Robots, which is poised to hit PC, Mac, PS4, and
Somehow, it seems like indie games are consistently raising the bar for both presentation and visuals. At one point, LIMBO was the top of indie art direction. Now we’ve just got a glimpse of New Zealand-based developers Wildboys Studio’s ATONE, a hand-drawn puzzle game that already has my interest peaked. So what is ATONE? Based in Midgard — so cue the
Surprisingly, its seems like a new Intellivision console is coming soon. Intellivision Entertainment announced today that they will be be releasing a brand new video game console focused on “simple, affordable, family, and fun” in the future. That being said, details on this console, including its name, are currently scarce, though Intellivision Entertainment is promising
Earlier today, Game Freak and The Pokémon Company announced Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! for Nintendo Switch. These games are compatible with Pokémon Go, and a “Special Pokémon” that will become available in Pokémon Go when these titles are connected was teased at the end of the announcement trailer Shortly after the game’s reveal, the Official Pokémon Twitter account
With the recent announcement of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, it’s important to remember that The Pokémon Company has continued to make serious bank off of their mobile title Pokémon Go. New financial reports made public by Japan’s government reveal that The Pokémon Company has netted a total of $80.8 million for
Don’t get distracted by the newly-revealed Pokémon titles. Nintendo Switch owners will be able to play a Gen 8 core Pokémon RPG in 2019. News comes by way of the official Pokémon Twitter account who is following up on the Japanese press conference. Along with both Pokémon Quest and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!, there will be a core RPG title (much like the
After months of rumors and speculation, Game Freak and The Pokemon Company have finally unveiled the next two installments of the Pokémon series: Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! As shown in the game’s reveal trailer, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! will take players back to the first-generation region of Kanto and will include
Today, after months of anticipation from long-time fans, Far Cry 3 Classic Edition was released to Far Cry 5 Season Pass owners. To celebrate the occasion, Ubisoft released a brand new trailer and it should get fans like myself pretty excited to dive into the open-world game. As expected, the trailer, while short, shows off a montage of the game’s
Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative are soon going to be launched for PS Vita in North America and Europe, and today we’re able to show you what they look like on Sony’s portable. Below you can see the first ten minutes of Muv-Luv Extra, Muv-Luv Unlimited (which together form the first Muv-Luv release), and Muv-Luv Alternative.
Earlier this month we reported on the reveal of the next update for Psyonix’s Rocket League. The Salty Shores update has now officially launched onto all available platforms with a selection of new content. The update is free for Xbox One, PS4, PC, Mac, and Nintendo Switch. Here’s what you can expect to see: A
On Friday, 13AM Games shared a trailer announcing that their retro-style arcade game Pirate Pop Plus will be making its way onto Nintendo Switch on Thursday. With a game design very reminiscent of a Game Boy title, it was previously available for Steam, Wii U, and New Nintendo 3DS In Pirate Pop Plus, you’ll join Pete Jr. on his quest
Just when I thought I curbed my appetite for an impulse buy, Nintendo went ahead and announced the Hylian Shield Edition New Nintendo 2DS XL. Coming exclusively to GameStop on July 2nd, this special edition New Nintendo 2DS XL comes preinstalled with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and flaunts Link’s iconic shield on
If Stardew Valley is the Harvest Moon of indie games, Moonlighter would be sort of like the Rune Factory. Instead of farming though, the title blends the everyday life of being a merchant with action-heavy dungeon crawling in the style of games like The Binding of Isaac, The Legend of Zelda, and more. Digital Sun has done a great job blending the game’s two
It’s been awhile since the last Lego game dedicated to the DC Comics license has been released. Since last week, developer TT Games, Lego, and other affiliated Twitter accounts have been teasing the next entry with the phrase “chaos is coming” giving the impression that this may focus on the villains of the well-known universe.
Ever since Call of Duty: WWII was released last year, the game has received a brand new event every month or so, but when it does, they usually tease it a few days in advance from the official announcement. Today, however, developer Sledgehammer Games and publisher Activision took everyone by surprise when they announced the Attack of the
Capcom finally released Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, a compilation of 12 classic Street Fighter titles, today. To celebrate the collection’s release on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, a launch trailer was put out by the publisher that highlights all of the different games included. Developed by Digital Eclipse, who are also behind the
Today marks the launch of pinball platformer Yoku’s Island Express, which was first announced over a year ago, on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. To celebrate, developer Villa Gorilla and publisher Team17 released a launch trailer that gives a general overview of everything the game has to offer. For those who aren’t aware,
We haven’t heard much of Mega Man 11 since it was announced back in December. Capcom changed that today by dropping a ton of new information about the game, releasing a new trailer, and revealing that it will be launching on October 2. The story of Mega Man 11 follows Dr. Light and Mega Man
Storyline Team released a launch trailer for its upcoming third-person horror title Crying is not Enough. The single-player title is expected to launch onto PC next month, and then later ported to Xbox One and PS4. Protagonist Jacob Helten finds himself looking for his missing wife who mysteriously vanished once she recovered from a car accident.
Would you like a new Valkyrie Profile game for consoles? Well, too bad. Yet, you can now get the mobile port of the classic JRPG Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth in English. The game has been finally released for western smartphones and is currently available on Google Play for Android and iTunes for iOS. The price is $15.99
Today the Japanese arm of Bandai Namco Entertainment released a giant trailer of the upcoming anime-inspired action game New Gundam Breaker. The video features voice actors from Mobile Suit Z Gundam, and showcases pretty much every aspect of the game, from the extensive customization suite that remains at the heart of the Gundam Breaker series, to many of
Sony Interactive Entertainment Santa Monica Studios’ God of War has dominated the sales charts in the United Kingdom for five weeks in a row, but its Kratos’ winning streak has finally come to an end on its sixth week on the shelves as reported by Gfk. At the top of the charts stands Detroit: Become Human by Quantic