Continuing a busy week for Microsoft following the victory against the FTC, some changes are coming to Xbox's subscription format coming in the early fall. With the launching of Game Pass Core, Xbox Live's services will be integrated into this evolution, blending the listing of games added to the Game Pass catalog catalog with online…

The Antstream Arcade platform is home to tons of video game from the last four decades of interactive computer entertainment. The app is currently already accessible for Linux, PC, Mac, Android (and Android TV), Firestick, Samsung TV, and through web browsers. Now, later this July, the app is set to launch on the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. With…

Publisher and physical game distributor Limited Run Games hosted a games showcase, revealing that they will be releasing close to two dozen titles in the coming months. Along with some modern games, LRG will also be bringing back some platforming representatives from the mid and late 1990's, notably the news of a Gex Trilogy (courtesy of Square Enix)…

Today marks a large step forward in Microsoft's quest to acquire Activision Blizzard. Originally arranged in January of 2022, and following the…

If there's anything that I enjoy dearly about revisiting classic video games is seeing how well some of these from the 8-bit era hold up. Rush'n Attack is the perfect Nintendo game, a format that's so timeless, it's still going strong today. Am I really reviewing a game called "Rush'N Attack" in today's climate? Hey, not necessarily my fault the play…

Following Keiichiro Toyama's departure from Sony's Japan Studios, (the brand's in-house Japanese division was undergoing consolidation and making HQ more westernbound), the Silent Hill creator formed Bokeh Studios not too long after with fellow producers Kazunobu Sato and Junya Okura. In 2021, a trailer for their newest project,…

Poor Stadia. Launching back in November 2019 with a grandiose means of revolutionizing cloud gaming. While the streaming technology was impressive, paying premium retail price to access software widely available elsewhere left its market value opaque. Pricey and with little in the way of exclusives to market, the platform met its fate earlier this…

Street Fighter 6 will have its first DLC character later this July, and it marks the return of the Turbulent Wind, Rashid. Debuting in 2016's Street Fighter V, Rashid's charisma, agility, and his style of play made him one of the more popular new characters in the game. With his speed and whirlwinds, he leaves opponents in the dust.

In Street…

I really didn't care for the original Legend of Zelda. It probably has less to do with the fact that I think the game was a cryptic slog, and more that I played games similar to it first. Some games I've reviewed before, like…

The Suicide Squad now have a new mission that's quite literally out of this world. That's a lame pun AND 100% accurate, as DC has announced a new project in the works starring their misfit antihero team. In this brief trailer, Joker and Hatley Quinn are showcased, along with Amanda Waller, as the ragtag group of villains find themselves transported…

PlayStation Plus rolls out its free game downloads for the upcoming month of July. Subscribers on all three tiers (Plus, Extra, and Premium) will have access to these games across the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 systems. The titles include Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War Cross-gen Bundle, Alan Wake Remastered, and Endling:…

Next month's free offerings from the Games With gold program have been officially revealed for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. Through puzzle-solving and surviving the elements of the non-being, indulge in these new additions to Game Pass. From Acid Wizard Studios comes the survival horror venture, Darkwood. And from studio Mojiken, the beautiful,…

The SEGA Genesis catalog on the Nintendo Switch Online Service + Expansion Pack sees some robust additions to its lineup, continuing the trend of increasing a strong library for the digital platform. Landing on the service, The Revenge of Shinobi, the side-scrolling monster-busting arcade game, Ghouls 'N Ghosts, Climax Entertainment's Landstalker,…

Preparing for trouble? Make it double with the Team Rocket HQ Collection, now available on the U.S. Pokémon Center website. 

The collection boasts "more than…

Introducing the highly anticipated collaboration between Hypland and Sonic The Hedgehog! This exclusive collection merges Hypland's cutting-edge aesthetics with the timeless charm of Sonic's retro gaming…

Nearly one month into Street Fighter 6, the game has been a rousing success for Capcom and widely accepted by the public, as it's hit the 1 million player count just one week after its launch. Both casual and pro players alike have found that Street Fighter 6's play style and features have something to offer for everyone.

Specifically speaking…

Around the time the PS2, GameCube, and Xbox launched, the games that seemed to serve as the optics test for visuals and performance was the detail in sports games. Action titles were not too far behind, and some examples were pushing the very new hardware in its early days. The engine in Volition's…

The first day of the FTC hearings for Microsoft concluded with some heavy details, as the battle to block the purchase of game development and publishing giant Activision Blizzard. Questions included how Microsoft would treat the property and the concerns of whether popular intellectual properties like Call of Duty would become Xbox exclusives.…

Genshin Impact's latest update, version 3.8, will be rolling out next month, featuring updated character banners to draw wishes on, a new limited time event, and some costumes for cast members!

The 3.8 banner periods will be 4 reruns of 5-Star characters. And the new area to explore will be a bottle dimension in Sumeru. This new location will…

One of the questions regarding the Nintendo Switch, aside from "when a new console is going to be announced?", is generally in regard to the volume of first party software will keep the hybrid healthy. Revealed during the June 21st Nintendo Direct, the first new Super Mario platform game following his previous 3D venture, Super Mario Odyssey, sees…