Gunslinger Girl is an unsung and important show. The 2003 anime is a haunting rumination on the long term effects of government violence, told through a taut action thriller that features brainwashed child assassins. It’s an equally exciting and heartrending show, and something that’s sure to stick with you long after it’s done. What better […]
Classic Gothic Shmup Deathsmiles Comes To Nintendo Switch
Classic games are getting a lot of love recently, with several remasters in the works for iconic games like Mass Effect and Indigo Prophecy—the latter set to have a physical release in November. Of course, there are several side-scrollers that are also making a return. The classic gothic shoot ’em up Deathsmiles, for example, is coming to […]
Classic Games From The 90s Are Being Revived On Google Play Store
There are a lot of very good mobile games you can play on Android these days. There’s a brand new Witcher game that seems very promising, a bunch of titles from NetEase that are all different flavors of RPG, and who wouldn’t want to command Tiny Sam Fisher in Ubisoft’s Elite Squad? But why bother getting […]
Classic Neo Geo game stripped of references to Taiwan, fans say
Changes to the console port of a 28-year-old Neo Geo baseball game have some fans suspicious that SNK’s new ownership might be carrying out a political mandate. SNK’s Baseball Stars 2, ported to PlayStation 4 by Hamster Corporation in March 2019, has scrubbed all references to Taiwan and Taipei in a recent update. Taiwan’s political […]
Classic Star Wars Games Get New Collector's Editions, Available To Pre-Order Soon
Fans of old school Star Wars games will want to keep close tabs on Limited Run Games tomorrow. The video game distributor will be selling two waves of pre-orders for standard and collector’s editions of Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Wars: TIE Fighter for PC. The first batch goes live at 7 AM PT / […]
Madden NFL 21 Classic And Story Franchise Modes Detailed
Madden NFL 21 is coming this fall, with or without an actual football season, and EA has started to outline features we can expect from this year’s cross-generational entry into the franchise. In a recent blog, the company outlined the two main single-player modes for the gridiron game: Face of the Franchise and Classic Franchise. […]
World Of Warcraft Classic Gates Of Ahn'Qiraj Coming Next Month
World of Warcraft Classic is bringing back another old-school event next month. The Gates of Ahn’Qiraj will unlock on July 28 when the weekly raid reset occurs, opening a new quest chain. The date comes from a community mangaer on the Blizzard forums. The note said that version 1.13.5 will go live in July, which […]
Cult Classic, Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, Announced For Switch During Latest Nintendo Direct
Strap yourselves in, because Star Wars Episode 1: Racer is coming to the Nintendo Switch. We just had a Nintendo Mini Direct, and while there’s definitely lots we could talk about like the new Xenoblade Chronicles trailer, the free Animal Crossing: New Horizons updates for Easter and Earth Day, or the 2K Games franchises that […]
N64 Cult Classic Shadow Man Is Getting A Remaster For Modern Platforms
Developer Nightdive Studios has announced that it will be remastering the N64 cult classic Shadow Man for modern platforms. In an exclusive on IGN this morning, the company showed off a bunch of screenshots and confirmed that the title will be coming to PC (via Steam and GOG), PS4, Xbox One, and Switch sometime later […]
Dr Seuss AR App Brings Classic Characters To Life
A new AR app brings a classic Dr Seuss book to life like never before. Dr. Seuss’s ABC – An Amazing AR Alphabet! adapts the 1963 book of the same name (minus the AR) to smartphones. The app recreates images from the original in 3D and then projects them into the real world using your smartphone’s camera. […]