Here is a sentence I did not think I’d be writing in 2020: there’s a new Streets of Rage game launching today. Why the surprise? It’s not only because it has been 26 years since the last one, but that the original side-scrolling beat ’em up trilogy was lightning in a bottle, rightly celebrated at
Month: April 2020
Two very different lifestyles will compete for your time thanks to next month’s PlayStation Plus lineup. Challenge yourself to design, then maintain, your ultimate metropolis in city-building strategy sim Cities: Skylines. Want a break from the city life? Take in the country air as you turn your hand to agriculture in Farming Simulator 19. Let’s
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. For fans of retro game consoles and home computer systems, it’s been a long time coming: RetroPie 4.6 has launched, with the star feature being official support for the Raspberry Pi 4. The RetroPie team took its time on purpose
Love a bargain? Been on the fence about picking up a particular game? Had your eye on that bundle for longer than you can remember? Wait no longer. Games Under $20 hits PlayStation Store tomorrow with a treasure trove of titles ready to be enjoyed for less. Starting tomorrow, save big on Far Cry 5
You know how in action movie trailers they sync all the gunfire and fisticuff sounds to match up with the music — that’s what it feels like to play Pistol Whip, our first-of-its-kind action-rhythm FPS for PlayStation VR. You’ll become the hero of your own action movie scenes, with hand-crafted enemy engagements and environments synchronized
Ever since 3dfx debuted the original Voodoo accelerator, no single piece of equipment in a PC has had as much of an impact on whether your machine could game as the humble graphics card. While other components absolutely matter, a top-end PC with 32GB of RAM, a $4,000 CPU, and PCIe-based storage will choke and
The highly anticipated Slavic Goddess, Baba Yaga, joins the Smite roster in the Witch of the Woods Update – available now on Xbox One. Sometimes she is cruel and sometimes kind. But two things stay constant: Baba Yaga is cunning and unpredictable. Dwelling deep in the woods, Baba Yaga lives in a house atop gnarled
Earlier this month, when the monthly NPD report was still a couple of weeks away, The NPD Group decided to release a couple of charts. The two charts revealed the best-selling Final Fantasy & Resident Evil games in the United States between January 1995 & February 2020. Some of these games have released on Nintendo
By Emily Gera, Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:26 GMT Void Bastards, a strategy-shooter from Irrational Games co-founder Jonathan Chey, is coming to Nintendo Switch next week. The announcement was made today by Humble Bundle and developer Blue Manchu, and comes just a week after confirmation of a PS4 release coming May 7. Void Bastards first
Capcom has announced that it’ll be making major changes to Capcom Unity, its 14-year old blog that hosts official news and community discussions, by May 6th. In a post announcing the change (thanks, Siliconera), Capcom said that with the rising popularity of social media and platforms like Discord over the years, the developer wants to
We reviewed the base game of DiRT Rally 2.0 way back in March 2019, yet ever since launch the busy beavers over at Codemasters have been producing lots, and lots, and lots, of DLC, split into four seasons. Now, a little over a year on from the initial launch, Codies have dropped the base game
There’s the chance for a lot of things to make a return in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The art gallery update for the museum was caught out ahead of its release, so what else could be on the way? The dataminer Ninji has a theory that one particular feature from Animal Crossing: New Leaf could
A tough stance on cheaters, bots and key-resellers. In-depth training modes. For a traditionally inaccessible genre, Valorant seems to be trying its hardest to be as welcoming as possible – and now, that means making sure people can play nice on their battlefields. After one of their own was hit with sexual harassment, Riot have
The ‘Unterzee’ is the name of the murky, underground ocean in developer Failbetter Games’ highly acclaimed Gothic RPG, Sunless Sea. It’s a vast, unforgiving realm and I wish I could say my maiden voyage on its mysterious waters had been a successful one, but it was not. It was a total disaster. No sooner had
The Pokemon Company tweeted yesterday an apology to fans for featuring Pokemon who are not available in Pokemon Sword & Shield in the latest animated episode of Pokemon Twilight Wings. As you know, the animated series is geared around the latest Pokemon title Pokemon Sword & Shield for the Nintendo Switch and some viewers of
Fallout 76: Wastelanders reviewed by David Jagneaux on PlayStation 4 Pro. Also available on PC and Xbox One. “With the Wastelanders update, Fallout 76 has taken a solid step in the right direction after its dire launch. New human NPCs bring a healthy dose of personality and interaction to the world and the new storyline
By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 25 April 2020 20:28 GMT Dovetail Games has outlined the five areas where you will cast your line when The Catch: Carp and Coarse is released. Fishing enthusiasts will be pleased to hear about the lovely fishing areas in The Catch: Carp and Coarse, slated for release later this year. There
Digital Continue has announced that its genre mashup video game, SuperMash, will release on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on May 8th. In SuperMash, players can put together a variety of genres – from JRPGs to platformers – and create a unique new game that they can challenge their friends with. The protagonist,
CD Projekt RED has introduced several more organizations from the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077: a Chinese weapon company, an aggressive street fighting gang, and a Japanese megacorporation. Without further ado, check out the intros below. Kang-Tao is a young Chinese company specializing in smart-gun technology and security services. It’s making its way to the top of
In the first month of this year, EB Games Canada tweeted news about Street Fighter V: Champion Edition coming to the Nintendo Switch. It caused quite a stir on social media until it was confirmed as an error. Street Fighter’s executive producer Yoshinori Ono even joked how it was news to his own team at
Take a drive down memory lane with me, readers. For this weekend’s field trip, we’re heading to Auto Museum 64, a free “educational showcase” of late-90s game art – a fascinating study of the Nintendo 64’s slickest racecars, rally trucks and high-performance hovercraft brought together under one roof. Get there early, mind. Parkins spaces fill
We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Or, if you’d rather watch than read, you
A big update has come to the InkyPen subscription service, which launched on the Nintendo Switch in December of 2018. InkyPen has announced that “We’ve partnered with Kodansha to bring a huge library of manga to InkyPen on your Nintendo Switch”. The new additions include “Attack on Titan, Fairy Tail, Battle Angel Alita, Parasyte and
After facing countless setbacks over the years its been an idea—including no shortage of directors coming and going, casting changes, and countless delays and false starts for film production, there’s potentially a spot of hope. Previously delayed to October 2021 as coronavirus delayed production, Sony has now slid the Uncharted movie release date up to
Enjoyably tense and frequently hysterical, Moving Out is a must play for fans of same-screen multiplayer games. Reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Nintendo Switch. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
The latest in free games to help you whittle away the time is Pac-Man Championship Edition 2. The free PS4 game can be redeemed on the PSN with the price being reflected in the cart. The offer is coming from Bandai Namco, joining a number of other developer and publisher promotions attempting to provide people with
A gaming legend returns! Streets of Rage 4 brawls to PS4 next week, more than 25 years (!) after the series’ third entry. Developer Lizardcube brings their expert animation chops to the table, brilliantly reimagining characters Blaze, Axel, and more… but new fighters join the ranks too. Old-school fans can indulge with playable retro sprites,
By Stephany Nunneley, Friday, 24 April 2020 19:43 GMT Xur is back with new items in Destiny 2, and he will be hanging around until the reset next week. Destiny 2 players can find Xur stationed on Nessus, hanging out on the Barge at Watcher’s Grave. Exotics on offer this week are a grenade launcher,
Last week, we equipped our favorite Materia and asked you to share your best moments from Final Fantasy VII Remake using #PS4share and #PSBlog. From scenic heartwrenching views to delightful Chocobo sightings, here are this week’s highlights: Cloud looks down at tragic destruction in contemplative shot by GamerSWIG77. IxionVII shows Cloud, Barret, and Tifa posing
During an investor call on yesterday, the WWE confirmed that this year’s installment of 2K Games’ WWE 2K franchise is not happening. Taking a year off might be a good thing; WWE 2K20 (pictured above) had various technical issues that left many fans disappointed. This also came after 2K Games split with longtime developer Yuke’s, handing the
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