Following the update to the Super NES, the Nintendo Switch Online Service is making some additions to its Expansion Pack catalog for subscribers. If…

Video games are to provide leisure and a great time, and in the world of online multiplayer titles, traits like taunting may rub individuals the wrong way. For people who wish to maintain a game of Fortnite with good vibes, this new setting in the latest update will allow players to hide emotes that may be considered confrontational, based…

Back in the mid-90's, I couldn't get enough of Command & Conquer. The real-time strategy, genre has always time-tested in my eyes, though in recent years it's not the staple of gaming it once was. In a…

With its blend of humor and near seamless co-op multiplayer action, Helldivers II has become wildly popular among fans and has proven to be quite a successful hit for PlayStation. Since its February 2024 launch, the PvE third person shooter developed by Arrowhead Game Studios has maintained a top spot on Steam charts, and as of late March, it has…

A new game studio plans to redefine the real-time strategy genre

RTSes were a genre that rose to popularity in the 90's and were a staple of PC gaming. As home consoles expanded the medium towards the turn of the century, it was a style of play that saw less prevalence in demand. Uncapped…

One of the Atari 2600's most beloved games, Yars Revenge, is making a return. With development duties handed to WayForward Technologies, known for their work on the Shantae series, River City Girls, Contra: Operation Galuga, Yars Rising turns the space shooter into a side-scrolling explorative action game.

It was revealed at…

Video game adaptations remain a bountiful commodity. Showrunners are now giving the go-ahead to Sega's beloved classic side scrolling fantasy beat'em up getting an animated show. The news comes by way of…

After some solid initial sales in 2023 for Japanese publisher/developer Koei Tecmo and their studio Team Ninja with software such as Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and the action RPG Wild Hearts, the returns ended up falling short of fiscal expectations. Based on reporting from…

Remember when vehicular combat games were all the rage? Even though Mario Kart precedes it, the success of Twisted Metal launched this medium into the stratosphere. Combining its hectic gameplay while embracing the rebellious attitude of the mid-90's, this game arrived at just the right time to identify with the angsty teens who wanted to put away…

With Sonic the hedgehog 2 teasing Sonic's anthropomorphic arch rival Shadow at the end of the second film (he was shown to be cryogenically frozen, created by Dr. Robotnik), questions began to emerge as to whom will be providing the voice. According to The…

Game ownership, preservation, and accessibility remains an uncertain future for many game studios in today's landscape. A live service or piece of online software can run the risk of vanishing into the ether, for a myriad of reasons. Thus is the fate of Ubisoft's online-only racing game The Crew. Back in December 2023, UbiSoft pulled the Crew from…

Some more additions are making their way to the Nintendo Switch Online service. The Super Nintendo catalog will see three new offerings, including two former Japan-only releases making their first appearance in the United States. With two games in one, it's the puzzle game Wrecking Crew '98. From developer IREM, the side-scrolling space…

EA's Dead Space Remake was released last year and received much critical praise and achieved considerable commercial success, being a best seller in the United States in January 2023. With sources indicating it had done very well, it came as a surprise when Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb reported that Electronic Arts had planned to work on a Dead Space 2…

In recent memory, going back to as far as the beginning of the seventh generation of systems, there's few games that have commanded such attention for a sequel quite like Bully. The world would later learn through various info drips that a sequel was eventually canned. I initially missed out on this one and didn't quite understand its aura,…

Yuji Naka, known for being one of the co-creators of classics like Sonic the Hedgehog, NIGHTs Into Dreams, and most recently the underwhelming and disappointing 3D platform game Balan Wonderworld, broke his social media silence to direct comments towards a former Square Enix producer, Yu Miyake. Before pleading guilty to insider trading in 2022, Naka…

Xbox's modus operandi has been focusing on accessibility and convenience within their video game ecosytem. According to emails verified by…

Developed and published by GalaxyTrail, Freedom Planet 2 hits digital retailers today on Steam. The home console versions were published by XSeed. Like the first game, originally released in 2014, players take control of three anthropomorhic animal characters in a speedy platform adventure game inspired by Sega Genesis-era action titles. …

Have a Pokémon fanatic in your life graduating this year? The Pokémon Center website just added their 2024 line of items featuring Pikachu and Eevee. 

Everything from the 2024 lineup is currently in stock:…

It's 1999. The PlayStation 2 was around the corner, and the Final Fantasy series, which truly spearheaded the PSX past the competition with its strong library. Part of that was the strong catalog of role-playing games. FFVII became a cult phenomenon, spawning a mini-franchise within itself. Final Fantasy VIII was pretty popular, yet became the black…

In efforts to meet the demands of today's economic atmosphere, Sega is clearing a developer from its books. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the publisher will be selling…