As a fan of the Wii U original, I've gone from vaguely expecting to play Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury "when the time is right" to wanting to play it straight away in February – and feeling good about that choice. I wasn't ment...

One of 2021 most intriguing, but surprisingly under-the-radar releases is Arzest's colorful title Balan Wonderworld. An adventure seemingly packed to the rafters with fantastical characters and imagery, this strange new game from Sonic the ...

The more I see of Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, the more its "storybook" aesthetic is growing on me. The overall look of this new Nintendo Switch game caught me way off guard at first – especially in such a fast-moving trailer &ndas...

Yesterday, we learned a whole lot about the next big Nintendo Switch title: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. Due out in the middle of February, this game is actually part re-release (with a few bells and whistles like online co-op...

Yesterday's trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury looked fantastic – you almost could've fooled me into thinking the new cat-filled zone was a DLC world for Super Mario Odyssey – but the glimpse we got left us with pl...

Batterystaple Games is back with more not-quite-Mega Man-but-close-enough vibes. Following in the footsteps of the action-platformer roguelike 20XX, the studio is releasing the sequel, 30XX, on Steam Early Access on February 17, 2021. If yo...

The time has come to gather around for the great file size discussion. That moment when you think "OK, I'm getting this huge first-party Nintendo release, do I need to clear out some stuff?" In this case, likely not. As revealed by the upda...

Super Mario 3D World is one of the Wii U's secret weapons. When people ask if there were "any good games" on Nintendo's ill-fated tablet system, I usually direct them toward 3D World at some point. While the list of exclusives for Wii U tha...

I don't think anybody saw this one coming. Majesco Entertainment has announced that it plans to re-release Nintendo DS title Monster Tale on "modern platforms" in 2021. The publisher did not specify which platforms specifically, nor did it ...

Our best gal Miriam will get to do her best Belmont impression this week. Developer ArtPlay has announced that the anticipated "Classic Mode" will finally be launching in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Thursday, January 14th as a free...

2010 was a reckoning. It was a year that saw the gaming market explode with a bevy of independently produced titles. In forgotten scenes reminiscent of the "bedroom programming" days of the late-'80s/early-'90s, talented coders from around ...

Here's a delightful blast from the past. The retro fans over at Hamster has chosen Jaleco's sickening cute single-screen platformer Rod Land as this week's Arcade Archives release. Released in arcades in 1990, before swiftly making the tran...

Team IGA's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be getting more free content next week, as the fab action-platformer crosses over with Raw Fury's "micro-strategy" title Kingdom Two Crowns. The crossover will take the form of a new secret ...

I didn't expect us to talk about the Fall Guys x Doom crossover again until I could say the words "you can dress your bean to look like the Doom Slayer starting today," but then this trailer happened. It turns out that we're actually getti...

The 2020 remaster of classic 3D platformer SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom is getting set to make its debut on mobile platforms later this month. Publisher HandyGames has announced that Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated ...

As the saying goes: Where there's a will, there's a wisp. And as the other saying goes: Where there's an Ori, there's excellence. Maybe neither of those are quite household phrases, but the latter is undeniable. A full five years after Ori ...

Publisher 505 Games and developer ArtPlay has shared some more footage of the incoming "Classic Mode", which is headed to gothic platform adventure Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night next month. Classic Mode will see Miriam take on Hellhold ...

Capcom has released extended footage of Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection, the upcoming remake of the 1985 arcade classic, which is currently in development for Nintendo Switch. The footage - which appeared as part of the latest episode of "Ca...

Odd world? You're preachin' to the choir, buddy! Ain't nothin' normal about it! Oh, the video game? Yeah, sure. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is free today on the Epic Games Store. It's numero dos out of 15 Epic freebies comin' your way. If ...

Will I make it to the end of the year without buying Sackboy: A Big Adventure? I'm not sure I can wait for a sale as originally planned. It seems like too jolly of a time for me to miss this during the holiday break. Helping resolve my on-...

Halloween isn't just a day, it's a way of life. It's 365 and one more on Leap Years. That means when Christmas rolls around, it's also Halloween. Pumpkin Jack is all about that life. Eight days from Christmas, this jack-o-lantern-head...

Telenet Japan's classic adventure Valis is the latest in a long line of retro franchises considering lacing up the boots one more time. The action-adventure series, which will see its 35 anniversary in 2021, has just received a shiny new we...

It's a little sadist of Team Meat to make the masochists wait an extra month. But, I guess the masochists will appreciate that punishment. During last week's Game Awards, we found out that Super Meat Boy Forever is launching on the Ep...

The second season of Fall Guys came and went for me, but I'm feeling far more optimistic about tomorrow's update. When Season 3 starts on December 15, it'll bring seven levels – one of which is an all-new finale – along with 30-...

It delights me to see Q-Games add more entries to the PixelJunk series, especially a sequel to Eden. It's arguably not the best of the bunch, but Eden – a minimalistic platformer about catching plumes of pollen to reinvigorate garden ...