Well, here’s a long overdue follow-up. Blowfish Studios and DMG Entertainment have announced the multiformat Shadowman: Darque Legacy, based on Valiant’s flagship comic book series. Jack Boniface is, of course, no stranger to the world of gaming. Acclaim found success with the license in 1999 on PC, PS1, Dreamcast, and N64. The 2002 PS2 sequel, …
Billy and Jimmy have never strayed far from the world of video games, returning at least once per generation for a new instalment. This is, in part, thanks to good old licensing – IP holders Arc System Works always seem happy to get the duo back out on the streets. This time, the license has …
Following on from the excellent Donut Dodo, publisher Flynn’s Arcade has revealed another new faux arcade game, again closely mimicking the look and feel of a coin muncher circa 1983. Murtop takes Dig Dug’s underground burrowing and combines it with the ability to drop bombs, a la Bomberman. You play as rabbit Murti, out to …
After a positive reception on Steam, retro revival Zool Redimensioned is spreading its wings (some ants fly, right?) and heading to PS4 on May 16th. The original PC remaster from 2021 was created by Sumo Digital Academy apprentices as a pet project (people keep ants as pets, right?) This PS4 version will feature all-new local …
If you’ve experienced the cacophony of the Super Mario Bros. Movie this week, you may have found yourself humming some of Koji Kondo’s and Brian Tyler’s musical reimaginings. No time at all has been spared preparing the musical score for a digital release – it’s available now via Back Lot Music, featuring all 36 tracks …
Trust SEGA to do things a little differently. Not only did they reveal their April Fools early (time zone depending, we guess) but the “joke” just happened to be something you can play right now. Free download The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog is available on Steam, taking the form of a graphic novel …
If Kvark isn’t the first retro-inspired shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5, then it’s certainly one of the first. It pays homage to DOOM, Quake, Duke Nukem, and Wolfenstein 3D, and is clearly born out of a passion for those classics. Set in an alt ‘80s Czech Republic, the story involves a nuclear energy corporation …
We may not see a sequel to Rockstar’s Bully any time soon, but Freedom Games’ Troublemaker may be a viable substitute, involving Indonesian high school student Budi juggling the struggles of high school while partaking in the school’s annual student fighting tournament. Budi is a new transfer, tasked with fighting his way up the ‘food …
Ahead of PAX East, publisher and developer Retroware – best known for their Angry Video Game Nerd tie-ins – has revealed a scrolling brawler based on Toxic Crusaders, the ‘90s environmental-themed cartoon series; itself an offshoot of the cult 1984 movie The Toxic Avenger. Some obvious similarities can be made with the excellent TMNT: Shredder’s …
Blaze’s first Amiga Evercade cartridge will be a ten-game Team17 collection. This also marks the first time a handheld format has received legal Amiga emulation. The full games list reads as: The absence of a Worms game is a pity but understandable – a dedicated Worms collection was released for the Evercade a few years …
Well, you must applaud their honesty. The press release for the upcoming PS4/PS5 version of POSTAL 4: No Regerts causally mentions the PC original was one of 2022’s worst-rated games. How did they turn this around? Simply, this console release will feature updated content, improvements in performance, plus a bunch of DualSense wireless controller features …
We see you, Limited Run Games, sneaking Bill & Ted’s Excellent Retro Collection onto the Switch eShop and PSN late on a Friday afternoon. The publisher recently released a physical edition of this two-game retro collection, and as mandated, every PS4 and Switch title that gains a retail release must also be available digitally. The …
If you stuck with the SEGA Dreamcast until its twilight years, you may recall Cosmic Smash – the 2001 Naomi-powered arcade game that saw a DC release in Japan. It wasn’t exactly one of SEGA’s biggest hits, which may be why we’ve had to wait over twenty years for a follow-up. It certainly has its …
Here’s an upcoming indie that’s putting a lot of ticks in a lot of boxes. Eternights is an anime-style apocalyptic hack ‘n slash RPG with dungeon crawling, scavenging, day-to-day life balancing, and…dating. The storyline is described as “a race against time” to combat a surreal evil turning humans into monsters, with our five heroes trying …
Blaze’s 2023 Evercade roadmap is starting to take shape, with confirmation of two new cartridges. THEC64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 are both set to launch on April 28th, with pre-orders going live on February 17th. They’ll set you back £17.99 each, and will work on any Evercade. You may have to update the …