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Blasphemous II Announcement Trailer

Announced during Nintendo's Indieworld showcase, the gothic horror action platformer Blasphemous returns from developer The Game Kitchen. Guide the Pertinent One through a mysterious world full of nightmares and adversity, as the hack-n-slash action and challenging precise platform jumping returns to form.…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 20, 2023 at 12:18am — No Comments

Free Games For April 2023 - Sega Genesis Updates: NSO + Expansion Pack Adds Kid Chameleon

The Nintendo Switch Online Service is adding some Sega Genesis titles to its Expansion Pack catalog. Access to these games requires an Expansion Pack membership to your regular Online Service subscription. 

Mix it up with the World Warriors in Street Fighter II: Champion Edition from Capcom. The action platformer from the Pokemon…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 19, 2023 at 11:42pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Syphon Filter (Sony PlayStation)

3D action titles have endured some hardships in the late 90's, and it took a number of years for them to get their footing down. Games like Super Mario 64 and…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 18, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Comes With Disclaimers Regarding Racist And Insensitive Content

Much to fan's delight, Capcom has released the complete collection of the turn-based RPG spin-off, the Mega Man Battle Network Collections, which features all ten games. These games were originally released on the Game Boy Advance and throughout the GameCube. 

These games, however, come with a warning for players, as some elements have not…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 17, 2023 at 8:11pm — No Comments

REPORT: Sega Possibly Seeking $1 Billion Dollar Purchase Of Angry Birds Developer Rovio Entertainment

It's been a while since majors talk of a studio acquisition have been prominent, so here's a new one. According to the Wall Street Journal (via pay wall), Sega appears to…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 15, 2023 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Animated Series, Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai, Coming To HBO Max

While Joe Dante's 1984 horror/comedy Gremlins has been a cult classic, little was seen from the franchise after 1990. Many efforts to produce a sequel never came to fruition over the decades until now. Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai marks its return for the first time in over 30 years, and aims to explore much of the mystery surrounding the…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 14, 2023 at 4:27pm — No Comments

REPORT: PlayStation VR 2 Sales Are Off To A Pretty Bad Start

While the reception to the recently released PlayStation VR2 has been positive, with users and tech pundits giving it glowing reviews for its cutting edge software utilization better visuals and much improved controller, the virtual reality headset might've incurred some problems at retail; it's not selling well.

According to…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 12, 2023 at 6:00pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Spyhunter (NES)

Spyhunter has always been one of those games that treads a fine line with me on being just entertaining enough to play, before I'm remembered of why it drives me nuts. Get seduced by the chiptune Peter Gunn theme, the sheer speed of the game, and the awesome weapons. reality shortly smashes me in the face, as the punishing difficulty and its dogged…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 11, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Microsoft Debunks Claims That Nintendo Legal Issues Led To Emulator Disabling On Series X And S Consoles

In a decision that became unpopular with fans, Microsoft has disable features that allowed free emulation on both the Series X and Series S consoles in Retail Mode. In the last three years, people were allowed to use emulator apps downloaded through the Edge web browser for free and install PS2 games. According to…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 10, 2023 at 1:46am — No Comments

Super Mario Bros. Movie Closing In On Record-Breaking Box Office Record

While controversy followed it since the voice casting announcement of Chris Pratt playing the eponymous plumber, and a population misunderstanding the aggregated score on Rotten Tomatoes, the Super Mario Bros. Movie has enjoyed a very successful opening weekend. Along with multiple generations of fans growing up with Nintendo and a strong advertising…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 9, 2023 at 1:48am — No Comments

Free Games For April 2023: Nintendo Switch Online Service + Expansion Pack - Pokemon Stadium (Nintendo 64)

The Nintendo Switch Online Service has a new addition to the Nintendo 64 catalog of its Expansion Pack library. Subscribers can look forward to one of the N64's more popular and revered top-selling console games, Pokemon Stadium.

Netting over 1 million copies before the year 2000, Pokemon Stadium allowed users to transfer data from their…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 4, 2023 at 11:29pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Bad Dudes (NES)

Double Dragon has been talked about a ton on the Retro Reboot review corner, and its influence on the industry, providing the blueprint for the success of the brawler genre. In its wake, some competitors would throw their hats into the ring. Enter Data East, a storied arcade engineering/development company, who would bring the world Bad Dudes (or Bad…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 4, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Free Games For April 2023: PlayStation Plus Monthly Games

PlayStation's lineup of monthly free giveaways for the Essential, Plus, and Extra tiers are available for subscribers. The April offering of games will be available for both PS4 and PS5 owners. From Behaviour Interactive, the first-person shooter/builder Meet Your Maker. Then, the ruthless challenge awaits from the RPG Tails of…

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Added by Mike Lind on April 3, 2023 at 1:55am — No Comments

Free Games For April 2023: Xbox Games With Gold

March is wrapping up, and it's time for a line of new games coming to Game Pass Ultimate's Games With Gold program for the month of April. From Brazilian development team Behold Studios comes the resource management survival game, Out Of Space: Couch Edition. And based on the Netflix and BBC television show, the puzzle adventurer Peaky Blinders:…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 31, 2023 at 6:19pm — No Comments

REPORT: E3 2023 Officially Confirmed To Be Cancelled

The reports of E3's return to relevance have been greatly exaggerated. The once revered in-person gathering of publishers and developers had geared itself up for a grand refurbishing of its presentation for Los Angeles this year. Speculation was mildly piqued when it was announced that…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 30, 2023 at 8:36pm — No Comments

The Big Gameplay Changes In The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom

With the follow-up to 2017's Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a little more than a month away from launch, we now get one the first extended exhibits of its gameplay. The anticipation for what the latest venture through Hyrule has in tow are now answered, to some degree. Game director Eiji Aonuma hosted a 13 minute…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 29, 2023 at 8:30pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT - Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 (Xbox 360/PS3)

While the Castlevania series thrived on Nintendo's handhelds with the Game Boy Advance and DS systems, the series tried experimenting occasionally on major consoles throughout the late aughts. In 2010, the first big action game would be headed by Kojima Productions with an attempt at a reboot in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. I found it to be an…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 28, 2023 at 11:00am — No Comments

Lush Collaborates With The Super Mario Bros Movie For Limited Edition Soaps And Cleaners

With about two weeks away as of this writing, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is so close, you can smell it. Almost literally now. Cosmetics company Lush is currently collaborating with Nintendo to release some special edition body care products, ranging from bath bombs, shower gel, and body sprays. 

Power-up your bathing with…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 26, 2023 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Concerns Over Microsoft's Activision Blizzard Acquisition Lightened By UK CMA

The Microsoft purchase of Activision Blizzard has seen its roadblocks as the situation was brought to regulators concerned over a monopoly in the business, causing a substantial cut on competition in the video game business. The Xbox brand has gained a meaningful victory in the deal going forward with the development of recent news.…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 26, 2023 at 4:26pm — No Comments

Kim Kaphwan Returns In King Of Fighters XV's Second Season of DLC

When the trailers were rolling out in 2020, fans were quick to point out Kim Kaphwan's absence. A staple of Fatal Fury and King Of Fighters since his inception, the Taekwondo master has always been a part of the mainline series. He now makes his return in SNK's latest trailer for the season 2 content.…

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Added by Mike Lind on March 24, 2023 at 1:17am — No Comments

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