It’s been nearly six years since the Ubisoft-published Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game got delisted from digital storefronts, making it impossible to buy or play the beat-’em-up if you didn’t already own it. But the Montreal-based company surprised everyone during its September digital conference by announcing that the game, which is based on […]
Game and Watch: Super Mario Bros. is pretty small in action
Last week, Nintendo announced Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld to celebrate the mustachioed plumber’s 35th anniversary. But the original announcement didn’t show the (tiny) machine in action. On Thursday, Nintendo released a trailer showing off Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. It starts with a charming look back at the Game & Watch […]
No Man’s Sky Studio Hello Games Developing ‘Huge’ New Game
Hello Games, which launched No Man’s Sky in 2016, says it’s working on a “huge, ambitious game” that will resemble the exploration-survival title. Although it was met with mixed reviews when it debuted, the game eventually found its footing with multiple major content updates. The Guildford, England-based developer released The Last Campfire last week. The puzzle video […]
A Game Boy? With No Batteries? Color Us Interested
The original Nintendo Game Boy, an 8-bit handheld game console released in Japan on April 21, 1989, influenced a generation of handheld game consoles and received praise for its battery life and durable construction. Now, researchers at Northwestern University, partnered with the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (TU Delft), have taken the console to […]
Top New Video Game Releases On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Month — September 2020
This episode of New Releases is taking a look at some of the biggest games launching in September. The new month starts off with a bang, with the action-packed Marvel’s Avengers, the amped-up NBA 2K21, and the trick-filled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 all dropping on the same day. There are also two […]
Hmm, This New Steam Game Looks Familiar For Some Reason
Has Resident Evil Village really launched early with a 40% off sale on Steam? It’s far more likely that Steam’s quality control measures have failed again, allowing the obviously copyright-infringing Steam title Biohazard Village to be put up for sale. Picked up by industry analyst Daniel Ahmad on Twitter, the Steam title has borrowed “Biohazard,” […]
Microsoft Details Xbox Game Pass’ September 2020 Additions
Microsoft has unveiled the first wave of additions to Xbox Game Pass for September 2020 and it’s got a few surprises. I didn’t think Disgaea 4 would ever make the cut, but PC players will be able to get their hands on NIS’ wacky tactical RPG for the low price of a subscription. It’s a […]
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 […]
Top New Game Releases On Switch, PS4, Xbox One, And PC This Month — September 2020
This episode of New Releases is taking a look at some of the biggest games launching in September. The new month starts off with a bang, with the action-packed Marvel’s Avengers, the amped-up NBA 2K21, and the trick-filled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 all dropping on the same day. There are also two […]
Murder Mystery Game Paradise Killer Announces September Release, Switch Version, Launch Discount
Paradise Killer, the ultra-quirky open-world murder mystery game from developer Kaizen Game Works, is coming very soon–and will have a previously unannounced Switch version. The game will launch for PC and Switch on September 4, and it looks like our kind of weird. You play as Love Lady Dies, an investigator searching for a murderer […]