Over four years after the game was initially crowdfunded on Indiegogo, Big Deez Productions released Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn, a successor to the infamous SNES and SEGA Genesis fighting game, on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn is available both digitally for $19.99, and physically for $19.99 on
Month: June 2018
2018 has been a busy year for folks on the nostalgia train. With the recent release of SEGA Genesis Classics, the crowdfunding campaign for Atari’s new device, and the news that Intellivision is trying to break back into the console market, fans of vintage gaming have a lot to look forward to, or rather, a lot
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal released a new Shadow of the Tomb Raider video starring Senior Technical Artist Martin Palko. In the video, Palko talks briefly about the work done on improving the game’s visual effects, including water, oil, fire, and smoke. The most interesting thing is that we don’t just hear about them, but we also
Start preparing yourselves to add another title to your Nintendo Switch backlog. Late last night, developer Galaxy Trail uploaded an image of their fast-paced, Sonic inspired platformer Freedom Planet running on the Nintendo Switch to their official Twitter account. Fans of the game have been clamoring for a Switch port since Galaxy Trail teased it this
It’s a scenario as old as gaming itself– you find yourself alone in a room surrounded by boxes. You spot an exit somewhere in the distance but there’s no clear path to your destination. If you’re a seasoned gamer or simply a puzzle fan, you know what comes next; you have to move all of
Codemasters’ fast-paced racer Onrush has arrived and it’s bringing an explosive launch trailer with it. The trailer shows off different weather effects through a fancy timelapse before jumping right into various races showing off some takedowns. Car cosmetic customisation is also teased through close up shots and we get to see some abilities in action.
Following the announcement of the Japanese release date of Code Vein, Bandai Namco Entertainment followed up confirming the western launch. The game will hit the western shelves on September 28th for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This is just one day after the launch date in Japan, as has become semi-standard for Bandai Namco. We
As previously teased, today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the release date of its upcoming Souls-like action-JRPG Code Vein. The game will release in Japan on September 27th, 2018, for PS4 and Xbox One, and on September 28th on PC. Alongside the release date, we also got a new trailer, which showcases several story cutscenes and more. As
With E3 on the horizon, many publishers and studios are amping up their hype machines to get fans excited about the new titles that are on the horizon. Warner Bros. Games was planning for a surprise reveal later this week, though the “surprise,” as it turns out, apparently will be Hitman 2. Over on ResetEra, a
A few days back, it was announced that the newest hero and battleground for Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm would be revealed on the game’s Twitch channel. Today, Lead Content Designer Matt Cooper and Lead Hero Designer Matt Villers dropped the curtain and unveiled that the next hero and battleground will be Yrel and
Since its release, Destiny 2 has also seen a notable number of updates and new content from its recently-released expansions like “Warmind,” though the next chapter in the story of Destiny 2 is getting revealed tomorrow, and it now has an official name. Over on Twitter, Bungie has released a new teaser video for the next major
For those who are subscribed to @Hitman posts on Twitter, you may have noticed the secretive new Hitman announcement that popped up recently. It reads: Good afternoon, 47. The profiles have been uploaded. Your next target is… A small video clip added to the Twitter post then tells us Access Denied // June 7, 2018
As I watched the credit’s roll on developer Dontnod Entertainment’s most known title Life is Strange, I said to myself that, while the game’s story was fantastic, I would love to see what they could do if they combined their level of story-telling with more expansive gameplay. So when the same studio announced Vampyr as a third-person action RPG,
As you may or may not know, both Muv-Luv and Muv-Luv Alternative were released on Steam in their “all-ages” versions, but they were originally released in Japan as adult games. This is because Steam notoriously doesn’t allow adult content on its platform, requiring game developers to release censored versions of their titles, with some distributing patches
Pocket Rumble, a fighting game inspired by Neo Geo Pocket Color titles, was supposed to hit Nintendo Switch right after launch, but was delayed before its release and not much has been heard about it since. Today, developer Cardboard Robot Games took to the game’s KickStarter page to reveal that development on the Nintendo Switch
Rocket League is getting a Jurassic World Car Pack DLC that introduces new cars and cosmetics to Psyonix’s title. It’ll be arriving on June the 18th launching before the movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom which will be arriving in cinemas on June the 22nd. The Jurassic World Car Pack will introduce the Jurassic Jeep Wrangler Battle-car which
While there was tons of hype behind Evolve before its launch in early 2015, its player base quickly dwindled after launch. Now, over three years later, 2K has announced that they will be shutting down Evolve’s dedicated servers on September 3. On that same date, Evolve Stage 2 will not be available on Steam anymore,
We’re one week away from E3 2018, and Japanese developers been increasing their presence at the show in Los Angeles over the past few years. It’s inevitable that among the many announcements and reveals, there will be many from Japan. Some have been already teased, like a new look at Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding. Others
It’s no secret that Lords of the Fallen 2 has had its fair share of development troubles. The game was first announced for a 2017 release all the way back in 2015, though we learned at the time that developer Deck13 wouldn’t be returning for the sequel. Last year, we learned that Lords of the
Roguelikes are a ubiquitous genre within the indie scene, so it can be hard for some of them to be noticed. To stand out, new roguelikes need to try something the feels original. Everspace from Rockfish Games successfully does so by splicing typical roguelike mechanics with that of an expansive space shooter to craft a
Today Square Enix released a transcript of the latest quarterly financial conference call, and it includes a few interesting tidbits of information about the publisher’s business. During the Q&A section of the call, CEO Yosuke Matsuda was asked to comment on the growth of home console platforms, and he mentioned that the company expects to
Square Enix has announced that Dontnod Entertainment’s narrative adventure Life is Strange has started allowing players to pre-register for the Android version arriving in July. It is expected to launch with all five episodes and will feature controller support that is exclusive to Android users. Life is Strange is already available on iOS and has access to all five episodes.
Today is a harsh day for fan of gacha games on mobile platforms. After the announcement of the closure of the American version of Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Terra Battle 2, Muv-Luv fans will have one less way to enjoy the franchise as well. DMM and âge announced today the impending closure of Muv-Luv Alternative: Strike Frontier. The
Today Mistwalker Corporation announced that the North American English version of Terra Battle 2 will shut down on September 3rd, 2018. The reason for the closure of the service was given as the impossibility to “continue to offer the highest level of quality” that players deserve. Effective immediately, the game will be removed from Google Play and
Today D3 Publisher released a brand new trailer of its upcoming naughty game Bullet Girls Phantasia. As usual, keep in mind that this is a D3 Publisher game, and a Bullet Girls title to boot, so you can pretty much expect what you’re getting into if the headline wasn’t clear enough. There is a ton of fanservice in
Bandai Namco’s upcoming anime game One Piece: World Seeker is set in a large open world, and today the publisher released new screenshots showing exactly that. We get to see a city that serves as the urban center of Jail island. It’s full of skyscrapers and shops, and Luffy can use his abilities to traverse the
Bandai Namco is continuing to reveal new characters for My Hero One’s Justice, which despite the slightly western title, is actually a My Hero Academia game titled in Japan My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Today we get the reveal of two more characters, Himiko Toga and Dabi. In order to show them off, the press release included a few screenshots
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment released a brand new commercial for the PlayStation 4 console. The commercial which lasts only the usual thirty seconds is rather atmospheric, coming with a rather powerful message. “Come play fearlessly in our world. In our world, we never fear monsters. Here, we are fearless. Here, we play.” I don’t know
Over the past few days, we talked about the cyberpunk horror game Sense – 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story and how it passed its stretch goals for releases on PS4, PS Vita, and Nintendo Switch. Just a few Minutes ago, the game’s Kickstarter campaign passed its $35,000 stretch goal unlocking voice acting and live instrument recording for the soundtrack. Earlier
Today, developer Dim Bulb Games tweeted some good news for fans of Where the Water Tastes Like Wine. Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is on sale! AND we’ve added a bunch of new stories! https://t.co/PsgA6940yw pic.twitter.com/uylsDD5lF6 — Dim Bulb Games (@dimbulbgames) June 3, 2018 This newest “Tall Tales Update” gives Where the Water Tastes Like Wine