While the game saw a strong launch following its release in May, XDefiant has lost a considerable amount of steam. Since its street date, the free-to-play multiplayer first person shooter has seen a steady drop-off in player activity. Following 8 million players engaging in its first week, the game is struggling to maintain 20,000 active players,…

The next month's upcoming free downloads have been announced by PlayStation. Subscribers of PlayStation Plus will have access to three pieces of software across the PS5 and PS4 platforms through the Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers. Exclusively for the PS5, it's Electronic Arts' remake of the survival horror Dead Space, developed by…

Capcom and SNK Corporation are cooking in the kitchen together again. With Fatal Fury star and SNK mascot Terry Bogard being added to Street Fighter 6's Season 2 DLC roadmap (and Mai Shiranui to be added during the Winter of 2025), two of Capcom's World Warrior legends appear to be making their way to SNK's upcoming tournament…

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The latest entry in developer/publisher Level-5's soccer series, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, sees another delay in its release schedule. Originally slated for a 2024 release date in November of 2023, the soccer RPG now appears to be pushed back to June of 2025. This reports comes…

Oh, I'm not going to let September roll by without giving a mention towards a shoot'em up. It's a genre that's as classic as an arcade cabinet, and for me, it still holds up. Time to bring back #SHMUPtember for 2024, and throw another nod towards one of my all-time favorite space shooter series. …

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It seems like nowadays, you'd have to read some very intricate tea leaves to get a read on what Sony's mission statement is supposed to be. With PlayStation celebrating three decades of console relevance, they revealed a special edition of the PS5. Sporting the…

You like quest characters in your fighting games? Soul Calibur has The Witcher's Geralt of Rivia, Mortal Kombat features Peacemaker and Omni-Man. Terry Bogard is set to debut in Street Fighter 6. Speaking of SNK, they appear to have a guest spot lined up for their upcoming premiere fighting game, Fatal Fury: City of Wolves. Portuguese soccer…

Since its inception, Game Pass has been a building block Microsoft has wanted to construct their modern vision of what they wish their gaming platform to be. As the Netflix of video games, the platform does offer a good deal of quality for consumers. But at what cost?…

The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack has some new additions for the digital retro catalog. For the month of September, subscribers can select and enjoy offerings from the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom libraries. Two arcade brawler veterans join forces to take on their sworn enemies in Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate…

Yep, the Retro Reboot is here, I'm actually going to review a piece of software widely considered to be the worst, if not one of the worst, video games of all time. As much as I enjoy indulging in a bad video game, there's just some things even I'm not depraved enough to defend. I will say this; it still is NOT THE WORST SUPERMAN GAME EVER MADE. That…

“Respawn is working hard to bring the final chapter of this thrilling story to players.”

Respawn Entertainment's solo Star Wars action games have seen positive critical reception since the release of 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Electronic Arts has confirmed that the third and final game…

In a year that has seen tons of layoffs, the staff bleeding continues at Microsoft. According to…

“This was one of the hardest decisions we have ever had to make and we did not take this action lightly.”

According to a story from Jason Schreier of …

Flappy Bird was originally discontinued on February in 2014 and pulled from the App Store and Google Play Store, it will see a relaunch on IOS and Android devices under new ownership. Gametech Holdings acquired the rights after its creator, Taiwanese developer Dong Nguyen didn't claim the intellectual property. The original trademark was terminated…

As Capcom was becoming more of a household name with Street Fighter II's success, they began to develop a connected universe among their games. Final Fight shares canon lore with Street Fighter, for example, Darkstalkers' Felicia and Morrigan make cameos in Ken's stage in SF Alpha 2, and Rival Schools years later sees guests crossover into SFV. It…

When Sega announced last December that they will be revisiting some of their dormant IPs in a trailer during the 2023 Game Awards like Crazy Taxi,…

Konami is one month away from the release of the anticipated Silent Hill 2, marking the first release of an entry in the survival horror franchise since Book of Memories on the PS Vita. For fans interested, the first 90 Minutes of official gameplay was streamed by Japanese streamer 2BRO (…

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For the big three console manufacturing companies, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony respectively have their depth of franchises and series to market. For the better part of the last decade, Sony and the PlayStation have dominated the market. In recent years, notably…

There's a lot of reasons to like fighting games; stimulating play, intricate mechanics, the colorful characters. I'll always be a fan of the more outrageous elements that have made the genre so memorable and has ingrained itself so much into my personality. Only a handful of times did video games ever take a true simulation approach to martial arts…

While the initial news of Capcom bundling its legacy fighting game properties and redistributing them on modern platforms sent ripples of enthusiasm throughout the community, its exclusion on Xbox platforms put a damper on the occasion, only limiting it to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Steam. This has led to a wave of complaints from gaming…