The scorching summer continues, it's probably ideal to beat the heat by remaining indoors and indulging some free digital downloads from the PlayStation Plus selections for August. Subscribers to all three PlayStation Plus tiers (Essential, Extra, Premium) will have access to these titles across the PS4 and PS5 platforms. Relive nine films in LEGO…

The mid-aughts was a period where I took a sabbatical from console gaming, so I wasn't present for the onslaught of open world action games that were flooding the market like a small town with a busted levy. As a result, the PlayStation 3 exclusive inFAMOUS bypassed my radar until years later. I could see it being amusing for its time, but I found it…

The end of an era...

After nearly 20 years, Microsoft's landmark console which defined a period in gaming, officially shuttered its services on July 29th. Since launching November of 2005, the closing of the Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace brings an era to an end. This does not mean any…

Last June, the dataminer Interloko did a dive into Mortal Kombat 1's details and predicted the next lineup of content for the NRS game. His…

The Super Mario LEGO collection is growing again! Set for an October 1, 2024 release, Super Mario World's Mario & Yoshi pixelated figure will be perfect home decor for the Nintendo fan. 

This set contains 1,215 pieces and is available for…

Geese Howard's bodyguard and attendant Billy Kane (voiced by Chris Sharpes) is officially confirmed for the upcoming Fatal Fury: City of Wolves roster. The bo staff-wielding "Right Hand of the Emperor", who has always been a daunting obstacle for the Bogard brothers for years. Granted, since his job was mostly for money, his animosity towards Terry…

"...We currently do not expect to eliminate physical products"

Physical games have been under fire in the broadening expansion of digital and streaming services. Capcom, however, is one of the first major third party brands to take a brazen stance against the "all-digital" movement. Without…

What is the worst fighting game from the golden years of the genre? I've reviewed things like Karate Champ, Kensei: The Sacred Fist, the first…

Microsoft calls the FTC's statements "misleading", 

Last week, along with marketing Game Pass through the…

With EVO (the Evolution fighting game tournament), taking place this week and wrapping up Sunday, the 21st, fighting game fans were in for a surprise. SNK vs Capcom: Chaos has made its way to Steam and is available now on the PC service, with plans to launch next week on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. This release will also come with rollback netcode. …

It's been a week for Xbox's Halo franchise. After 343 Industries refuted the claims that they were being pulled away from development duties of Microsoft's franchise first person shooter, news follows that the divisive TV show will not be seeing a third season. In a statement made to…

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD sells 88,000 copies in its first three days in Japan

Nintendo's portable console has been slowing down in its latter years, but is still proving to boast a strong market life. According to Famitsu's sales information, throughout the first half of 2024 saw the three lines of…

It's fascinating to think at during the first several years of the PlayStation, Sony was really trying to market a mascot. They initially tried with Sophia, the whip wielding combatant from Battle Arena Toshinden, a not very good 3D fighter. Then…

If you're feeling exhausted by the blizzard of brawlers from the independent game industry, you're not getting a break yet. Revealed from GameMill Entertainment (Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout), Daniel LaRusso and his allies will relive the lore of the Karate Kid movies. …

Gamers will have a new and fascinating means to enjoy Xbox games, thanks to a partnership from online retail giant Amazon and Microsoft. If you have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership, you will be able to access the Xbox library without the need of a console from an Amazon Fire TV Stick. This is a considerable step forward to marketing the Game…

That's right, it's another Sega Saturn review. I talk a TON about the Sega Saturn (don't expect that to change anytime soon) and fighting games (also not changing). Surprising myself with this one, only because I'm miffed I haven't found a reason to talk about the game responsible for me becoming the fighting game mark that I am, Virtua Fighter.…

Online play and endgame content will remain available for players

Released last year, Exoprimal was quite an unique spin from Capcom; a player-vs-player multiplayer game with PvE elements that also blended a single player narrative within its gameplay. Critically, it received fairly mixed reviews,…

"...We will work to continue delivering value that is unique to Nintendo and cannot be created by technology alone"

The practice of generative A.I. and its role in the lives of everyday people continues to become a rising and controversial topic. It certainly has some benefits in the world of…

The Nintendo Switch catalog continues to expand as the summer rolls on. The Nintendo Entertainment System library will see SEVEN additions added for subscribers. From Rare, the multidirectional shooter Solar Jetman and the racing/action shooter Cobra Triangle. From SunSoft, the quest-based dungeon crawler The Mystery of Atlantis.…

So, on the RETRO REBOOT, I've covered some early SHMUPs, a few of the OGs of fighting games, and role-playing games. May as well be as good a time as any to throw a review at one of the originators of the hack-n-slash genre, and one of the quarter munchers of the mid 80's, Gauntlet. 

Whereas I mostly indulged in the Tengen NES release of the…