SNK Corporation and developer ARIKA have announced a partnership that will see efforts in the future to bring some of SNK's library of intellectual properties back. SNK, whose bread and butter has been their fighting games (King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown), has made statements in the past about returning to more full-time console software…

In honor of Mario Day, Nintendo rolled out a collection of themed games about the iconic colorful plumber on the Game Boy lineup for the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The popular puzzle game, Dr. Mario, Mario Tennis, and Mario Golf can be played by subscribers.

These games are available TODAY (requires membership for…

It's been a long time since the fanbase has heard from Multiversus. Published by Warner Bros games and developed by Player First Games, the platform fighter's open beta launched in July 2022, and was pulled from PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows digital storefronts after the beta period ended in June 2023.

On March 11th, after a lengthy silence,…

There weren't a ton of Godzilla video games throughout my childhood. Aside from the NES game, Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (that one is gonna have its day), there wasn't much else I remember. Then in the 2000's there were a handful of kaiju battler titles, the subject of this review Destroy All Monsters Melee, Godzilla Domination (for the…

The landscape of video games and the budgets have become quite the conversation, as seen by the massive number of layoffs between Xbox and…

According to reports, if you happened to browse around the PlayStation Store, you may have seen the phantom release of a 45 minute demo for Stellar Blade. The upcoming action game from Shift-Up Corporation had the demo available, but it was only up for roughly a half hour. This was long enough for PS5 users to access and play through long enough to…

Shocking news in the world of entertainment, heavily influential illustrator and the author of the Dragonball, Dragonball Z, and Dragonball Super series passed away March 1st, 2024. The cause of death, according to reports, was acute subdural hematoma at the age of 68. A private funeral was held with only his family in…

The blending of multimedia entertainment is taking quite the step. Live streaming service provider Sling TV announces that they will launch classic arcade games on its platform. According to their press release, they will be partnering up with Play.Works to bring video games that will work simultaneously with live or recorded television, with their…

Developed by SIE's (Sony Interactive Entertainment) in-house staff, the Gravity Rush games are among one of the PlayStation's beloved properties may be receiving an upgrade to the latest platform, namely Gravity Rush 2. While not considered a financial success, the open world game has been greenlit for a movie, which is said to be in…

With the ongoing delays of Nintendo's Ultra 64, and Sega's floundering of the Saturn, the hot new kid at school, the Sony PlayStation, had little to no problems impressing gameheads in the mid 90's with its launch. Legit, a large part of Sony's success was due to the well-timed bone-headed mistakes of their competition. Our family picked pone up in…

Nintendo claims another victory in their fight against the advocacy of video game emulation, as the results of the 2024 lawsuit will see the manufacturer Yuzu pay the developer/publisher $2.4 million dollars in a settlement ruled on March 4th. Nintendo launched the lawsuit last week, citing copyright infringement and the circumvention of Nintendo's…

Sure, the Games With Gold program may be a thing of the past, but that doesn't mean that new pieces of software aren't making their way to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. For the month of March, we will see the first big addition to the subscription service following the closure of the Activision Blizzard deal, as Diablo IV makes its way to Game…

One of the casualties of Microsoft's mass layoffs in January that saw 1900 employees cut from Activision Blizzard and Xbox divisions, long-time game programming studio Toys For Bob saw 89 of its staff sent home and its offices in Novato closed down in January. On February 29th, the Spyro Reignited Trilogy developer announced on their…

For subscribers of PlayStation Plus, here's the rollout for the free pieces of digital software you can download for March. Members of PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers will have access to these four games across the PS5 and PS4 consoles. 

From EA Sports, it's the formula racer F1 23. From developers Dynamic…

As major changes make their way to Sony's entertainment division, a sizable slash to all of their divisions has been seen. On Tuesday, the San Mateo-based games publishing and development holdings company announced that 900 employees across SIE's offices will be let go, according to a…

Every journey has to begin somewhere...but I don't intend to review the very first Street Fighter quite yet. That would require playing it again, and I currently have more urgent tasks ahead of that, like individually plucking my nose hairs with a pair of rusty pliers. Instead, I'll be taking a look at what I had greatly anticipated; a brand NEW…

One of the video game industry's most recognized music producers and composers is responsible for some of the medium's most memorable scores, Nobuo Uematsu's influence on generations of fans and talent within the business resonates within the games he's contributed towards, from Rad Racer to Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, and…

The Mortal Kombat 1 Kombat Pack continues its additions to the MK1 roster, and starting off 2024 with Suicide Squad star Peacemaker. With the voice work provided by John Cena, Netherrealm Studios captures the over-the-top mannerisms and spirit of the chaotic mercenary, as he joins the roster in early March, succeeding Invincible's Omni-Man and the…

EA Sports' college gridiron video game will make its return this summer for the first time since NCAA Football 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. With its return, the over 11,000 collegiate players will have an opportunity to have their likeness represented in the game. Based on…

A part of the Nintendo Direct Partners Showcase, some offerings for the Nintendo Switch Online Service + Expansion Pack this month comes courtesy of the Xbox-owned studio Rare. Known throughout their relationship with Nintendo over the decades, some classics from the NES, SNES, and the Nintendo 64 are made available to NSO subscribers.

For the…