It's been a long time coming for the latest brawler game involving the famed heroes in a half-shell. After months of anticipation, teaser trailers, and development, studio Dotemu's latest gameplay overview highlights more of Shredder's Revenge's mechanics. As well as finally pinning a release date, aiming for some time this summer.…

The stories circling around who could be the next big studio acquisition remain paramount. Many are rumors and speculation, but with little concrete information to verify beyond a formal announcement. A certifiable source, however, may provide information that could see Elden Ring developer FromSoftware being purchased by Sony, as reported by…

For the longest time I can remember, Mario Kart 64 is usually declared the best in the series, often wrestling with Mario Kart Double Dash for favorite among fans. Given the success and appeal of the N64's 4-player controller ports, Mario Kart 64 was a choice party game in the mid 90's and one of the choice titles on the platform. I've talked about…

Uniqlo's graphic t-shirt brand, UT, has been churning out gaming collab collections left and right! The latest is the second installment of the "Pokémon Meets Artist" series, featuring magma, "an artist unit created by Jun Sugiyama and Kenichi Miyazawa, known for its collages of familiar objects and waste materials."

The…

Social media can read a lot of what goes into posts and tweets. In the age of studio acquisitions, this has become a hot topic, and all kinds of speculation is begging for confirmation. One of those studios that's been at the circle of these discussions for the last few months has been Kojima Productions, Hideo Kojima's independent development…

To think, it's been almost three years since the last Overwatch hero addition, this feels pretty refreshing. Overwatch 2's newest hero, the former captain Sojourn, gets a gameplay trailer showcasing her abilities. Armed with a railgun, she has an area-affecting Distruptor Shot that negates opponents caught in the discharge, so this could put the hurt…

Published and developed by Konami, CRIMESIGHT is a new sleuthing detective title that puts you in the shoes of the legendary private eye, Sherlock Holmes in a really unique futuristic setting. Konami is trying its hand at player vs player social deduction.

A new mystery simulation game with player-vs.-player action arrives on the crime…

The Xbox Series X and S has seen some pretty good success since its launch, though the pandemic and continuing battles with bots and resellers have made obtaining them a little tricky. The Series S is a little easier to find, but indicators have reported that last month, the Xbox line of consoles have outsold the PS5 and Nintendo Switch in Europe for…

In the years I've spent writing reviews for modern and retro video games, I learned a lot of my thinking has evolved. The topic of generational leaps with popular franchises adjusting with the times with varied results is one I now put a lot of thought into. I try not to just say "GAME BAD" and move on, there's gotta be something deeper to…

Kingdom Hearts is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it's been three years since the release of Kingdom Hearts III, a game whose story likely ended up raising more questions than answering them. Several years has passed, and Square Enix has several KH projects lined up for the near future regarding the tales in the Realm of Light. Rather, based on…

The Sega brand is currently riding the wave of success and good press the Sonic the Hedgehog movies are bringing to the brand, as well as the steady stream of popularity and acclaim Atlus has garnered with their Shin Megami and Persona line of games. While Lost Judgement, a game developed by Sega's in-house studio Ryu Ga Gotoku (the Yakuza…

While Reggie's charismatic personality has certainly been missed as president of Nintendo Of America (and his cup of coffee he had as a member of the board of directors for GameStop), the former chief operating officer will have words to say in his upcoming book, Disrupting The Game: From the Bronx to the Top Of Nintendo. Reggie will also be…

Epic Games has finally made Unreal Engine 5 fully optimized for use, alongside Lyra, a shooter game utilizing its capabilities. A premier game engine for video game development, Epic plans to have UE5 used to make the very best of open world games, as well as fine-tuning the impact of physics and more dynamic character animations. A "State of Unreal"…

Last week Dead by Daylight: the Board Game, developed by Level 99 Games and inspired by the world-renowned hide-and-seek video game, launched on Kickstarter. Spoiler: The Kickstarter has already received enough funding to go through with the project!



Fans can pre-order the game—which is scheduled to arrive…

Reviewing another Castlevania game? YES PLEASE! Yeah, I talk a LOT about Konami and Castlevania. It's one of my favorite video game franchises of all time. I've already covered the original NES trilogy here on the Retro Reboots, as well as the jump to the Super Nintendo with Super Castlevania. Castlevania Bloodlines, I've done a video for, but…

The Nintendo Switch Online Service has spent the last several months beefing up its Expansion Pack portion of the platform with additions to the Nintendo 64 library. For a while, it appeared the NES and SNES catalogs were ignored for healthy amount of time. Nintendo perhaps saw this and added some offerings for the very tail-end of March. Coming to…

Rounding out the updates for free titles from subscription services, it's Xbox Live's Games With Gold from Game Pass Ultimate. From Lunar Great Wall Studios comes the steampunk fantasy adventure Another Sight, and the award-winning puzzle game from studio Fiddlesticks, Hue. Through Backwards Compatibility on the Xbox 360, the…

April's PlayStation Plus for April boasts some variety. From multiplayer, to platforming action, and deck-building adventure, free games for subscription members are here! For PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 is Hood: Outlaws and Legends from Sumo Digital. The other two titles exclusive to the PS4 are SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom…

The Man of Steel has certainly endured a rocky road in gaming, with some smattering offerings here and there. The computer games tried some variety, and to be fair, they were acceptable offerings for the medium. The Commodore 64 Superman experimented some different perspectives and play styles. Kemco Superman on the NES was...more on that another…

Bandai Namco has revealed a trailer for a new game based on Eiichiro Oda's swashbuckling adventure manga and anime, One Piece. As a part of celebrating One Piece's 25th anniversary, this series' latest game will be a grand JRPG following the Straw Hat Pirates in an original story that's penned by the author himself. Production of the game is done by…