Flynn’s Arcade targets Sentry City

The next game from Flynn’s Arcade (Donut Dodo, Murtop, Papertris) is a slight departure from their previously published titles. TheCrashableStudio developed Sentry City is a cyberpunk side-scrolling shooter influenced by Blade Runner, featuring hand-drawn pixel art graphics and animations. It’ll benefit from modern touches too, such as an electronic soundtrack and lighting effects. The action is …

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Introducing 34EVERLAST – a ten-minute looping action game with 30+ routes

PLAYISM will be publishing 34EVERLAST – a ten-minute “super condensed” action game that’s “specially designed for busy working adults.” This Unreal Engine powered affair sees the world ending…only, you’re somehow caught in a loop. It mixes combat, action adventure, boss battles, and escape room sensibility to create something with 30+ routes to find and explore …

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Fight Crab 2 announced – now with added humans

The original Fight Crab is a game we’ve been wanting to try for a while, but have never found the opportunity to. We’d best hurry as a sequel has just been announced. Or we could just wait for that, we guess. The concept is pleasingly simple – giant crabs duke it out, clutching all manner …

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GameMill reveals The Walking Dead: Destinies for all formats

GameMill’s winter line-up is looking quite busy, with Skull Island: Rise of Kong, Avatar: The Last Airbender – Quest for Balance, NASCAR Arcade Rush, and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 due. Now we can add The Walking Dead: Destinies to that last. Ah, licensed games. It’s enough to remind us of the olden days. The Walking Dead: …

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The Signal sets its sights on exploration, invention, and survival

Goose Byte’s debut title sees humanity take to the skies to find a new home. By combining exploration, invention, and survival, it hopes to move the multiplayer open world genre forward – a bold claim. Powered by the uber-flashy Unreal Engine 5, The Signal is said to be an accessible affair, offering a new recipe-sharing …

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Take a ‘byte’ out of Boti: Byteland Overclocked in September

Polish developer Purple Ray Studio is pulling no punches with their debut title – Boti: Byteland Overclocked is a lavish-looking 3D platformer with drop-in co-op play. Set in Byteland, data bot Boti is tasked with saving the cyber-landscape from bugs and viruses – with his floating companions, One & Zero, helping. Boti is able to …

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THQ Nordic reveals TMNT: The Last Ronin, South Park: Snow Day, and more

Who hosts an announcement-filled showcase late on Friday night, just as journos are settling down for the weekend? THQ Nordic, that’s who. The ever-growing publisher revealed a handful of new games during last night’s digital showcase, along with fresh trailers for Gothic Remake, Outcast – A New Beginning, TRINE 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy, ALONE IN THE …

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Taito’s Parasol Stars is due a re-release before the year’s end

The end of 2023 will see a re-release of 1991’s celebrated single-screen arcade platformer Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III via publisher ININ. This appears to tie-in with a future announcement regarding the series – a new entry along the lines of 2020’s Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back would be …

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Explore the origins of King Kong in Skull Island: Rise of Kong

A new King Kong game is long overdue, with the last major tie-in being way back 2005. While the hairy titan did show up during a Call of Duty: Warzone season, that doesn’t really count. The same goes for the Godzilla vs. Kong mobile game. The giant gorilla deserves a giant video game. It’s too …

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Limited Run Games reveals Gex Trilogy, Clock Tower, Tomba, and more

In addition to Jurassic Park Classic Game Collection, Limited Run Games revealed a slew of other new titles at yesterday’s LRG3 event. A few of these were known about already, such as a re-release of Gargoyles Remastered – 16-bit action platformers based on the ‘90s Disney cartoon. The notorious 3DO FMV game Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties …

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Evercade compatible Taito and Capcom arcade handhelds revealed

Recently Evercade manufacture Blaze established retro entertainment brand HyperMegaTech. Today, the first products from this new offshoot have been revealed – two low cost arcade handhelds containing Taito and Capcom games, set to retail for £49 ($59/€59) each this October. Surprisingly, both have an Evercade cart slot, making it possible to expand their libraries. If …

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Digital Eclipse reveals The Making of Karateka – the first part of a new Gold Master Series

Ever since the release of the excellent Atari 50: Anniversary Celebration, retro specialists Digital Eclipse has been working on similar documentary-style packages. This format not only showcases retro titles at the best, but puts them into context with timelines, document scans, and interviews. The latest to be officially revealed is The Making of Karateka, detailing …

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Acquire reveals the eccentric arcade-style shooter XALADIA: Rise of the Space Pirates X2

Japanese developer Acquire – best known for Tenchu, Way of the Samurai, and the Octopath Traveler series – have announced their first self-published title. XALADIA: Rise of the Space Pirates X2 is a single-screen twin-stick shooter that appears delightfully garish. Set during an alien space-pirate raid, you play as a planetary reconnaissance soldier and must place turrets and …

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