On May 10, french Twitch channel Gwak held a live stream interview with developers of Guard Crush, the studio behind Streets of Rage 4 alongside Lizardcube and Dotemu. During the stream, Streets of Rage 4 Game Designer Jordi Asensio most notably mentioned how at some point in development, he wished to put Joe Musashi from
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Ninja characters have always been popular in video games. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice obviously showed that, but it’s been true for decades now Sega was one of the first companies out there who focused on this theme with the Shinobi series. The Sega Ages Switch release of the very first Shinobi game is a great
The lack of Virtual Console on Nintendo Switch is disappointing, but it has allowed for more robust re-releases of retro games. Sega has slowly but surely been re-releasing its classic games over the past couple of years under the Sega Ages brand. These M2 ports not only preserve and emulate the original experience as much
Last year, Sega began publishing the Sega Ages brand of re-releases on Nintendo Switch. These spruce up a variety of Sega Genesis and arcade classics, from Sonic the Hedgehog to Gain Ground, and typically arrive in pairs every couple months here in the west. The Sega Ages releases of Shinobi and Fantasy Zone were teased