Ahead of the upcoming Evercade Alpha ‘arcade bar’ tabletop system, the next two Evercade cartridges set for release are both arcade collections. Toaplan Arcade 3 and Data East Arcade 2 launch on 28th November, with pre-orders going live at the end of September. To clarify, they’ll work on any Evercade system as long as the firmware is …
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will set you back $49.99 when it launches later this year. A slightly steeper price than usual for a retro collection, with the Marvel licenses likely to blame. There’s no denying that it isn’t looking like a worthwhile package though, full of often demanded re-releases. Seven titles will …
As Forest Gump once mumbled, “Life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” The same is also true for Piko Interactive collections, with Piko merely being a license holder – whenever they’re involved, you never know which games are going to appear. It’s a very different case from something like …
Originally announced almost a year ago, Taito’s colour arcade platformer Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III finally gains a digital re-release on July 11th. Perhaps it was delayed by heavy rain. As we said upon its initial announcement: “The Bubble Bobble games, ergo Parasol Stars, were incredibly popular across Europe thanks to some remarkably …
Parisian publisher Microids is taking a break from European comic book licenses to bring us the visually impressive Empire of the Ants. Well, technically this is based on an existing property, inspired by a novel of the same name. Set in the Fontainebleau Forest, located in France, it’s an RTS in which you control an …
The promising bike parkour delivery sim Parcel Corps has both a new trailer, showing off fresh environments and even fresher faces, along with a confirmed Sept 3rd release date for PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Parcel Corps is intended to offer a satirical take on the poor working conditions delivery drivers endure, featuring three rival courier companies …
Nightdive has announced another project they’re currently working on. The Thing: Remastered takes the cult PS2/Xbox original – based on the 1982 movie – and gives it a good spit ‘n polish. The retro specialists are reworking the 2002 original through their KEX Engine, adding new lighting and other atmospheric effects along with improved textures …
Retro specialists Digital Eclipse are taking the Power Rangers back to their roots with a 16-bit style scrolling beat’em up that appears visually similar to the SNES tie-ins. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind has a new storyline intended to please fans, with a newly resurrected Robo-Rita teaming up with a past version of herself to …
Bit Kid, creators of the 16-bit style Chasm, are rolling back to the 8-bit generation with their World War II set Metroidvania WOLFHOUND. “We’re aiming to be as authentic as possible, stylistically: an 8-bit color palette, 320×180 pixel resolution, and a soundtrack composed in Famitracker which has enabled homebrewers to create authentic NES music for …
The million selling Volgarr the Viking – a hack ‘n slash 2D platformer influenced by Rastan – is getting a long awaited sequel this August. The 2013 original was known for being hard yet fair – a game easy to learn, but difficult to master. This sequel, which stars an older Volgarr, promises to be equally challenging. It’ll …
Following on from PO’ed, retro specialists Nightdive are reviving another 3DO first-person shooter, this time in conjunction with IP holders Ziggurat. Killing Time: Resurrected takes the 1995 original and brushes it up with upscaled 4K textures and toggleable high-resolution character artwork/sprites. The controls are also being overhauled, and zero loading times are promised between areas. …
Originally released on mobiles – and now no longer available to download – Willy’s Wonderland – The Game comes to consoles and PC next week in a revised fashion. Based on the 2021 movie starring Nicolas Cage, this tardy tie-in takes the form of a 2.5D scrolling beat’em up with two playable characters (The Janitor …
Playtonic have been busy (bees) reworking their 3D platformer Yooka-Laylee. Which stars a bee as its villain. This new version, known as Yooka-Replaylee, boasts improved visuals and animation, more challenges, a new world map and tracker, additional tonics provided by the sentient vending machine Vendi, revised controls and camera movement, plus an arranged orchestral score …
After making a splash on Steam last October, indie underwater horror adventure The Sirena Expedition is coming to Switch this August. Taking the form of a 2.5D puzzle platformer with PS1-style visuals, you play as a deep-sea diver exploring an underwater facility in search of answers. Dialogue is fully voiced, and it also has a …
Canada-based Game Pill are gearing up to launch a demo for their ‘snack ‘n slash’ action RPG Hangry, with said demo available to play June 10th – 17th. The team hopes it’ll provide vital hands-on feedback. You play as the titular Hangry, a beastly blue brute who happens to be a mercenary for hire. They’re …