Few things can go wrong with ninjas, they can make almost anything better. And in video games, the black (or purple) clad assassins that were ubiquitous. Ninja Gaiden is always a…
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Dark days for development studio Fntastic, whose incredibly lengthy delay of their survival horror MMO The Day Before has seen its fate sealed. In a statement posted on Twitter/X, the team has announced that they will be closing down, due to the game's financial failure and poor reception. This news follows less than a week after its launch, along…
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Some free games coming by way of the Nintendo Switch Online Service, with the additions to the Nintendo 64 catalog. Subscribers to the Expansion Pack will have access to three quality titles, which are popular among fans of the platform. From Rare, the third person shooter Jet Force Gemini. From developer Natsume, Harvest Moon 64. And shred the…
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During the 2023 Game Awards, Sega made quite a statement during the presentations. In their trailer POWER SURGE, Sega Reveal, the developer/publisher showcased teasers, marking a return of a handful of dormant intellectual properties. Names like Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage were noted and announced as "in…
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A much anticipated limited edition drop of keyboard, mousepads and a jelly bag are on their way to the Higround website on December 8.
The lookbook boasts 10 keyboard designs, six XL mousepads…
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The first Dead or Alive made quite the splash in the fighting game circles, making it quite the surprise hit that put Tecmo back into video game relevance, as well as fitting in nicely in the burgeoning era of 3D tournament fighters. Tomonobu Itagaki's baby caught the world by surprise. A few years later, a sequel would capitalize on the success of…
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Konami has partnered again with developer/publisher WayForward to produce the newest entry in the legendary run-n-gun platformer Contra: Operation Galuga. Fans and enthusiasts now have their first thorough look at the gameplay and the characters.The Contra veteran duo of Bill Rizer and Lance Bean will be joined by Lucia, Probotector, the heavy-armed…
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Contrast to Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo has always found their success stepping outside the boundaries of the standard means of hardware development. While speculation of the Nintendo Switch's success was largely skeptical once its specs were revealed (such as running on a modified Tegra X1, which was not capable of producing high-end games on par…
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With the holidays just weeks away, PlayStation Plus' video game downloads have been revealed for subscribers of the service to sample through. If you're a member of Essential, Extra, and the Premium tiers, they'll all be available to you between the PlayStation family of consoles.
Exclusively for the PS5, the open world exploration title from…
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When looking back at what can possibly be the worst fighting game of the golden age, there's a ton of garbage to sift through. A lot of the Mortal Kombat knockoffs, Pit-Fighter (strong…
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Publisher/developer Capcom has enjoyed quite the resurgence in recent years. With worldwide acclaim of games like Monster Hunter, the strong sales of Street Fighter 6 released earlier this year, and the high quality that their own built RE Engine adds to their games, it's a pretty good time to be a Capcom fan. Even Exoprimal has been a fun…
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Konami has invested greatly in two of the publisher/developer's biggest intellectual properties, Metal Gear and Silent Hill. Regarding the latter, the Silent Hill 2 Remake was revealed during the…
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When talking about the dark ages of game development (at least regarding the jump between the fifth and sixth console generations), it's not a hot take to say that the games seldom withstand the test of time. From that period, there came the original blueprints for how concepts taken for granted in modern games would come to fruition. Goldeneye 007…
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With the holidays rolling in, Nintendo has launched some quality discounts for digital software on the Nintendo Store. As of this writing, you can take advantage of these available deals now until December 3rd at 11:59p.m. PT. For the next two weeks, you may save on select games for up to as much as 50% off and beyond on the…
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Anything I say becomes a headline - Lars Wingefors (Embracer Group CEO)
Based on outlets, the troubled development of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic may be put to rest, as it appears nobody is currently working the game. According to a report from Zoey Handley of…
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It's that time again for SNK and Capcom to collaborate...within the mobile game universe, that is. The mobile game King of Fighters All-stars, a side-scrolling brawler with gacha mechanics where you can acquire and build your dream KOF teams, posted on their X/Twitter a teaser image with the caption "coming soon".…
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Smash TV certainly grabbed my attention. I legit remember the very first time I saw the game. We arrived at the movie theater to see Problem Child 2, and I caught the cabinet out of the corner of my eye. The loud visuals, the even more insane graphics and enemies, the music, it was game like this that made arcade experience the envy of mere children…
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The Game Awards will premiere LIVE early December, and the list of nominations have been revealed. After a rather laconic 2022 that saw the field rather top-heavy with the success of Elden Ring and little else, 2023 saw the benefits of those delayed releases hitting the market. There's a wide variety of quality video games, so the nominees are…
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Studio Level-5, known mostly to international video game fans for their work on critically acclaimed franchises like the Professor Layton series and Yokai Watch, has plans to host a showcase of their own in November. Level-5…
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In multiplayer games, the developers are always working to stay one step ahead of those who intend to break the rules for a competitive edge. Well, if you're going to punish cheaters, you may as well be entertained while doing it. Enter Call of Duty: Warzone staff's new deterrent, "Splat".
"Splat" will be an anti-cheating protocol that will…
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