Like every other video game expo this year, Gamescom had to either adapt to the pandemic or bail. That meant shifting from a physical gathering with way too many people in Cologne to a worldwide, all-digital event with "world premieres, new...

Dotemu's awesome brawler Streets of Rage 4 will see a second physical release, courtesy of publisher Merge Games. This is not to be confused with the brawler's first physical release, which was distributed by Limited Run Games.Merge Games i...

Limited Run Games has finally revealed its Limited Collector's Edition for brand new brawler Streets of Rage 4, which launches April 30 on PC and consoles. This special set will be made available for pre-order on Friday, May 1, and is expec...

[Update: Yesterday's order from the German government did, indeed, spell the cancellation of gamescom in 2020. Convention organizers released the following statement confirming that the on-site show won't take place, but that it still ...

THQ Nordic has announced that upcoming remaster SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated will launch on PC and consoles June 23. The confirmation comes after the Microsoft store announced the date a little ahead of sched...

[Update: The original leaked listing has now appeared on Nintendo.co.uk. In addition, Lizardcube has issued a tweet that confirms the existence of unlockable "classic" characters and original soundtracks. The returning heroes (such as Max, ...

Europe's biggest video game convention, Gamescom, is currently still scheduled to go ahead in Cologne, Germany this summer, despite the many, many industry events that have been forced to either alter or completely cancel their plans due to...

Perhaps no one element truly defines the Streets of Rage series more than its soundtrack. A curiously familiar cacophony of electro-beats, rave piano, and '90s nightclub rhythms, the SoR OSTs perfectly encapsulate the mood of the piece, the...

Purveyor of the physical, Limited Run Games, has announced plans to release a physical edition of pretty-looking face-smasher Streets of Rage 4. This edition will be made available to pre-order on PS4 and Nintendo Switch this Friday.Availab...

[Update: The official Gamescom Twitter account provided another update as of March 16, noting that the convention will still go ahead as planned, but officials are monitoring the situation. Right now a Cologne city decree has banned ma...

[Update: DotEmu has released the new trailer for Streets of Rage 4, starring cybernetic new character Floyd Iraia. In addition to this reveal, the publisher announced the game will launch this spring and feature both online multiplayer...

I don't know how much longer I can wait for Streets of Rage 4, and each and every video out of the brawler's development team just gets me antsier for a release date. Still, until Axel and chums are ready to clean up the city once again, we...

Cleaning the streets of scum is all in a day's work for ex-cops Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding, having done it time and again since the early '90s. But, never forget that this intrepid duo was once a threesome, and, for the first time (offic...

Kalypso Media has revealed release windows for the HD remasters of classic strategy titles Commandos 2 and Praetorians. Both titles are set to launch on PC in January 2020, with console ports for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch to follow...

Let me tell you, I am on tenterhooks for Streets of Rage 4. The various teases, videos and character reveals since its announcement have been incredibly promising, with developers DotEmu and Guard Crush Games expertly capturing the weight, ...

Two Special Editions will be sailing into port with the arrival of Purple Lamp Studios' upcoming remake SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated. THQ Nordic released details on both editions, though you'll have to spare ...

Have we seen the entirety of Luigi's Mansion 3 via gameplay videos now? Well, probably not, but Nintendo certainly hasn't been shy when it comes to showing off extended segments of action taken from the Switch spook 'em up.This latest video...

Nintendo Japan has released a lengthy trailer taking a look at the upcoming spook-fest Luigi's Mansion 3, which is heading to Switch in time for the creepiest night of them all, Halloween.The near-six minute video features a little bit of b...

We are a month away from the long-awaited western launch of Gameforge's online RPG Kingdom Under Fire II, which has been tearing up the battlefields in Asia for almost ten years now.Set in the mythical land of Bersia, KUF II concerns a seem...

Sega and Ys Net have released a pair of trailers for their long-awaited adventure sequel Shenmue III. While the first clip is merely a Japanese language version of last month's Gamescom trailer, the second is a more tranquil endeavour, taki...

Man Nintendo's Indie World Showcases are such a breath of fresh air. I love the hosts and the chill tone, and we usually get a few big announcements in addition to a general celebration of the indie scene. The big ones this time are undoubt...

So uh, the Geoff Keighley is in Death Stranding Show Gamescom Opening Night Live ceremony just happened, and there were a few announcements worth looking at. We got another glimpse at Death Stranding, and even though so much of it was overl...

If it wasn't clear enough from my preview at PAX East this year, I'm eagerly anticipating Streets of Rage 4. Every new bit of information we get for the game just makes me want it more. I want to play it so badly that I might actually die ...

The Gears of War franchise got a lot of love at E3 2018. In addition to confirming the existence of Gears 5 (which no one thought was under debate), we also got the sort of satirical Gears Pop! and Gears Tactics confirmed as spin-offs for t...

Look, I'll level with you. I'm exhausted. I have been for a while, coming off of a gnarly cold that knocked me flat, followed up by a long week covering Gamescom and all of its relative news. It was a pretty good event though, right? I thin...