With Pac-Man Championship Edition for Xbox Live Arcade, Namco Bandai set the bar for the evolution of its pellet-munching mascot. Now, the little yellow hero is back with Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, and despite the fact ...

"Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win." So quipped Gary Lineker, an English international, after losing to West Germany in the 1990 World Cup. As in life, so in art: Pr...

It's pretty rare to see a new 2D platformer series featuring a cute animal mascot, but with two games now under his belt, Prinny has officially achieved that status. It's even more incredible when you consider Prinny's origin...

Minnesota-based developer Monster Games is no stranger to resurrecting long-dormant franchises for Nintendo. In 2006 it released the spiritual successor to the NES classic Excitebike, Excite Truck for the Wii. Then, just thre...

We know the Layton series is a moneymaker -- the first four DS games have shipped over 11 million units globally. Nonetheless, every time one of the games hits a milestone, I feel like throwing a party. Just this morning, Lev...

It's no secret that I love the Paper Mario series. And it's no secret that when the 3DS was announced at last year's E3, the game I wanted the most on it was the new Paper Mario. Sadly, a year later, still no word o...

The above is footage of a Japanese fangame called Pokémon Type: Wild. It's a four-button fighter with assists and specials and everything. If you want to give it a spin, it can be downloaded from here. NINTENDO, MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR REAL, YOU SLOW-ASS F#CKS!!! Pokemon As Street Fighter Style Fighting Game [Dorkly]

So, how about that Takashi Miike-directed Phoenix Wright film? Excited? Nervous? In the meantime, why not enjoy some catchy show tunes based on everyone's favorite courtroom drama game series? I don't know how we missed this...

I MET THE POWER RANGERS! YES!!!!!!!!!!! Easily the highlight of my E3, and for that matter any E3 I've attended, was getting to hang out with the Power Rangers. We posed, we danced and then the Power Rangers kicked me out of...

Those looking for an inexpensive, challenging platformer need look no further: Magiko Gaming has released its follow-up to Platformance: Castle Pain. Out today on the Xbox Live Indie Games channel is Platformance: Temple Dea...

It looks like Nintendo is testing the mobile app waters with a new Pokemon app called Pokemon Say Tap? BW. Yes, great name. This app is a timing game that uses music and Pokemon cards with some tap action to make the first Ni...

Former Sonic Team head Yuji Naka has been fudging around with the Unreal Engine 3 for iOS and now wants to show off what he has created. Now heading up Prope, Naka has moved on to other types of games, and it looks like a new...

There are a few different philosophies that developers subscribe to when making a sequel. Some make wild design changes, some make iterative improvements, and some leave the basic pieces intact while expanding the narrative.&...

Having just read the fourteenth vol of The Walking Dead I've been in full zombie mode, so this latest video from the crew over at dorkly was just what I was looking for. Personally, I don't know if zombies would even bother ...

Just look at those balls! Those beautiful, magnificent balls, zipping through those abstract planes of color and geometric shapes!  Proun is a beautiful and clever visual feast that deserves to be displayed in a museum -...

Dark Horse Comics will be putting out a 304-page comic book featuring a selection of "Steam-powered" stories this November. Left 4 Dead's The Sacrifice, a previously published online comic, will headline the book, and it'll b...

I love the music of Persona series composer Shoji Meguro. He gives all the games a hip, unique feel that no other game music composer out there can even come close to touching. Still, the bad English in the vocal songs are...

Project Blackout, an MMO of the  first-person shooter variety, is a free-to-play game by SG Interactive (formerly Ntreev). As is the case with FPS games, there is a lot of killing with a variety of weapons, but this gam...

  I love Punch-out!! It doesn't matter if it's on the NES, SNES or Wii, the Punch-out!! series is by far the best boxing franchise ever created. When the iconic game made its triumphant return to the squared video game c...

Q-Games is pimping its online battle mode in PixelJunk Shooter 2 hard this week with a free demo for the game, now available on PSN. If you haven't played it yet, go and get it, because it's worth your time. If you already ha...

Despite previously claiming that there is no way to delete the perma-save in Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions without "corrupting" the game entirely, Namco Bandai has admitted that there is a secret way of wiping data safely.&...

Despite simply being better than ninjas, pirates have not gotten as much appreciation in video games. We've seen two incarnations of Sid Meier's Pirates!, the Monkey Island games, and the Akella pirate games (Pirates of the C...

The Arkedo Series started life on the Xbox Live Indie Games channel, which allowed for rapid development, but not the large audience the games deserved. Now, it's being brought to PlayStation 3 by way of PSN. Sanuk Games is s...

We’ve all died at some point. Hit by a brown sedan while crossing the street, shot in the face by a drug dealer with bad skin, fell into a lava pit, crushed by a rampaging wild horse, vital organs consumed by a skinless...

We’ve all died at some point. Hit by a brown sedan while crossing the street, shot in the face by a drug dealer with bad skin, fell into a lava pit, crushed by a rampaging wild horse, vital organs consumed by a skinless...

I see the word 'gym and think of working out, moving, and sweating, and then I slowly back away. But Puzzler Mind Gym 3D may be right up my alley as it has nothing to do with fitness. This upcoming 3DS release is a daily prog...

As you are no doubt aware, some videogame music can be incredible. Combine that with an equally amazing stage to perform it on and you've got something really unique. That's exactly what's happening on August 20 at the Sydney...

Back when they pooped out Parasite Eve on PSN earlier this year we were also teased with the release of the second game. Japan and Europe danced around like as*holes with their releases while we watched our Aya excitement go ...

Around this time last night was the first we've ever heard of this game and now we've got the first batch of screenshots. Famitsu is all over Persona 4 The Golden, just as they were with all the other series games. Now they h...

Such a great week for fans of Kairosoft's simulation-games-that-are-actually-crack. Android owners can point and laugh as their iOS brethren, as they can rub the recently released Pocket League Story (Android, $5.17) all over...

I've always loved the Paper Mario series. Brilliant writing, turn-based combat with a fun twist, and tons of adorable characters all come together to create some pretty amazing experiences. When I heard that the series was co...

One of my favorite things about my local arcade is its Pop‘n Music cabinet. Slamming the machine's big, illuminated buttons to remixes of classic Konami themes is one of my favorite things to do on the weekend. Most g...

I have a long love affair with Japanese falling block puzzle games. Although Magical Drop and Money Idol Exchanger are my favorites, Puyo Puyo has a place in my heart for being the first one I loved. It's a classic that has ...

Remember that Professor Layton, Ace Attorney crossover news that happened a while ago? Well not only do we have screenshots for it, there is even a video! Sadly all the text is in Japanese, but Bolt2nd, the person who upload...

Friggin' Koreans and their cool-as-sh*t MMO scene. We get Free Realms and the endless parade of World of Warcraft updates, while they get the stuff I actually want, like Rockman Online -- this happens to be the only Mega Man ...

Persona 4 The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is one heck of a good looking fighter. These new screens from Japan show several of the cast members (no one ones yet) in battle, and you'll get plenty of sparks, light flashes and oth...

Yes! The highly anticipated Update 1.55 is making is finally making its way to PlayStation Home this week. The patch not only features essential fixes like updates to the wardrobe and furniture browser, but other generic ...

Some of you may not know that they're making a Puss in Boots movie, and a coinciding video game will release alongside it. THQ has announced that they're working on the licensed title, and it will be a motion-controlled title...

Euro dudes: Ghostlight announces today Collector’s Editions of two PSP games that I'm sure you'll want. Persona 2: Innocent Sin and Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky are both to be released on November 4, 2011 priced...

It seems as though developer The Indie Stone just can't catch a break these days. During the past year, they have been locked out of their Paypal funds, had to take their game offline due to major issues of piracy and, just y...

PopCap has made a name for itself by creating charming, addictive games like Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle for computers, and then bringing those experiences to all kinds of game-playing devices such as consoles and handhelds...

"Tap away and let us be bound by our love of puzzles," a man tells you during your adventures through Misthallery -- the latest haunted, puzzle-infested English town that investigator Layton and his pint-size sidekick Luke...

Pokémon Rumble was launched on WiiWare in 2009 and apparently did well enough to justify a retail appearance. Pokémon Rumble Blast is the mildly anticipated sequel and first official Pokémon game to come ...

Running With Scissors' long-awaited murder-em-up Postal 3 has finally been given a real release date after all these years. You'll be able to chew people up with badger-based weaponry on December 10.  Set in the town of ...

Like many, I have had my share of superhero fantasies. It seems like a lot of effort to try and save the world, however, and I have been more than happy to enjoy the fantasy through my gaming experiences. Ubisoft's Power...

[It Came from Japan! is a series where I seek out and review the weirdest, most original and enjoyable titles that never left the Land of the Rising Sun.] Before there was Nathan Drake, there was Pepsiman, a hero's h...

Prototype 2 is getting some extra promotion in the form of a free iOS games. Protoslice is a puzzle game in which you have to move Sgt. James Heller's mutant virus blades out of the way of a panic button without getting cut. It doesn't look all that hot, but it's free! I think you should watch the video above, whether you get the game or not. It's incredibly dynamic.

PoleRiders is a flash game, and the only way to really understand it is to play it. It is better with two people, and playing alone is far less interesting. Now that I have your attention, PoleRiders takes the idea of pole va...

Over two and half years ago, we learned of DoctorM64's Project AM2R, a fan remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus that promised to update the spinach-hued Game Boy title in much the same way the NES original was overhauled fo...

It goes without saying that Nintendo’s handheld needs games. As the system has been out for roughly eight months. one genre -- more than others -- that could use a little kick on the butt is the one that found such an i...

Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw, the Escapist's bitter game critic who totally is Jim Sterling's brother / possible doppelgänger, has been known to make videogames from time to time. He's been toiling away in Game Maker for a whi...

We're introducing a new regular feature here on Dtoid for all of you PC gamers. The Weekend Modder's Guide will take a game, usually an older one, and show you how to breathe new life into it. PC gaming has a strong...

Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena's opening movie was posted on Atlus' YouTube channel today. It's not much more than the Persona characters being announced and posing, so don't get too excited. Teddy does look like ...

Mewtwo. I can't put into words how bitter I was that I couldn't get it back when I had Pokémon Blue. It will be available as a special download from February 12th through the 26th for anyone with Po...

The greatest media crossover since Who Framed Roger Rabbit is exactly one month away from its Japanese release. Let the onslaught of television commercials begin! Above is a 30-second spot for Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition, ...

Perfect World International's universe is a little bigger now with their newest expansion Descent. The newest addition to the game will give more PVP options, add skills and territories to explore and offer new gear. In addit...

Primal is one of those games that not too many people remember, but those that do remember it very fondly indeed. It's not even a very good game, but its engaging story and interesting concepts turned what could have been a f...

At the fairly unremarkable PS Vita Videogame Heaven event, SEGA announced that Phantasy Star Online 2  would no longer be just a PC game. A PS Vita port is in the works.  The Vita and PC versions will share servers...

Perpetuum is an MMO that allows you to customize your very own robot to your liking. Whether you want to be a transport robot or a combat robot, Perpetuum has you covered. The world is shaped by the players and thei...

Currency can make or break a Free to Play title. If everything is gated behind the "real money" currency, you're going to be paying out your ass to afford what would have otherwise been a simple $15 subscription fee. Likewise...