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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge will be coming out with DLC this yea. The newest trailer for the game shows off a new Survival mode thats being added. Take a look and then come back here for our thoughts. The new Survival mode for Shredder’s Revenge looks insane. Wow. Whew. Thats going to be a challenge for sure. It looks pretty cool though. Its neat how you can upgrade your characters. And of course Usagi Yojimbo continues to look…

Limited Run Games had a showcase today and..it was awesome! Check it out below and then come back here for our thoughts on the revealed games. Do you like Jurassic Park? Do you like Castlevania? Tomba? Clock Tower? Gargoyles?! GEX?! If you’re a fan of retro games, then you’ll absolutely love today’s Limited Run Games Showcase. The Jurassic Park collection is pretty exciting, though yes its great to see Castlevania Advance Collection get a physical release. Also the return of…

After a hasty court case, the Microsoft/Activision merger has taken a giant leap towards being closed. The FTC wanted the merger to be halted, but today Judge Jacqueline Corley allowed the deal to go ahead. The FTC, she said, had failed to show that competition would be lowered because of the merger. In fact, the opposite is true. She said: “This Court’s responsibility in this case is narrow. It is to decide if, notwithstanding these current circumstances, the merger should…

Cross Tails, an upcoming strategy rpg from KEMCO, is available now for pre-order. Check out the trailer for the game below along with our thoughts on it. Cross Tails is a strategy rpg that will be out soon for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC. The game is available now for pre-order and on sale 10% on the Switch (26.99). And this game looks absolutely stunning! The cel-shaded characters and 3D backgrounds give Cross Tails a…

Nintendo showed off the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 in the recent Nintendo Direct. And now it has a release date! We have the information below. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 5 will be available on July 12th, 2023 It will feature 8 new tracks to Mario Kart 8 and three new characters! Koopa Cape and Moonview Highway are both from Mario Kart Wii. Los Angeles Laps, Athens Dash, and Vancouver Velocity are…

Bitwave Games, a modern retro game studio and part of Embracer Freemode, is delighted to announce the long-awaited NES™ platformer Gimmick! Special Edition is available for digital download today. A legendary title from SUNSOFT, masters of the NES™ platformer, Gimmick! has achieved near mythical status thanks to its impressive visuals, incredibly addictive physics-based gameplay and limited release status. Originally arriving in 1992, late in the lifecycle of the NES™, Gimmick! was only available across Japan and Scandinavia, securing its ...

We’ve had some great games this year so far but more are on the way. What am I looking forward to for the rest of 2023? Let’s take a look! A lot of great games have come out in 2023 so far (Tears of the Kingdom!) but there’s still more of this year left and plenty more games to look forward too. The following are my top 10 most anticipated games for the rest of 2023! 10. Star Ocean: The…

When Pikmin 4 launches in just a few weeks all console Pikmin titles will now be available on the Nintendo Switch, and more Pikmin fans that’s pretty amazing. However, sometimes going back to old games isn’t as glamorous as you might want, so does Pikmin hit the right cords to give you those nostalgic feelings AND still play decently well? Let’s take a look. Pikmin is running in 1080p when docked, and in 720p when handheld. You’d be forgiven if…

Pikmin 4 is coming out on the Nintendo Switch next month. Yesterday, Nintendo released a demo for it and we checked it out. How is the Pikmin 4 demo? Pikmin 4 will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on July 21st, 2023. A demo was released for the game yesterday. I recently I played and liked Pikmin 2 for the Switch a lot. And so I was pretty hyped for the Pikmin 4 demo… The demo starts out with Captain…

Nineties warriors unite: it’s time for the battle of Sonic and Mario to rage again. For the first time in forever, new major 2D entries in both franchises will be coming to fans. And to celebrate I propose we do away with the corporate worship of modern gaming fandoms, and beat the shit out of each other in the schoolyard instead. Because look at how awesome our heroes look in the picture above. Look at the edge, the sheer cool…