Shovel Knight turned five this year, and it shows no signs of slowing down. He's sold over three million copies and counting. There are not one, not two, but six different books that tell his story in one way or another. His ...

[Update: Worth bumping as Koei Tecmo has just released the most metal horse racing trailer of all-time, which you can now see below.]Last week we reported on a brand new game being teased by publisher Koei Tecmo. Said game has now been reve...

Hamster are taking to the football pitch once again for this week's release from their Neo Geo Archives. Neo Geo Cup 98: The Road to Victory has been made available on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Originally releasing in 1998 (obviousl...

A new update is headed to Nintendo's court-busting Switch title Mario Tennis Aces. Version 2.1.0, which arrives later this week, will change up the way tournaments are run, as well as stamping out some bugs and tweaking character balances a...

There's a new Nintendo Switch game that harbors the same power as The Ark of the Covenant: If you look at it, your face will melt off and then you'll be worm food. Taking a dirt nap. At least you'll be in a better place. Tomorrow, the creat...

Not content with being the first DLC character for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Piranha Plant is all set to make his debut on the courts, as he and perennial lackey Shy Guy join Nintendo's Mario Tennis Aces From December 1.To un...

When NFL Blitz first hit the scene some 20 years ago, my young mind was blown away by the sheer over-the-top violence the game featured. Sure, this was a time when the NFL itself embraced this culture of hard-hitting brutality, but the game...

Looking outside my window, I certainly don't see an environmental condition fit for tennis, but the digital world, where it can be summer all year long, holds no such limitations. As such, Nintendo has announced the next three DLC character...

Rocky is not only one of the greatest sports movies ever, it is one of the greatest films ever. It was a dramatic, gritty, and surprisingly grounded film that redefined the genre, established now common tropes, and basically created th...

It's like boom  I put it in the hoop Like slam  I heard the crowd screaming out jam  I swear that I'm telling you the facts 'Cause that's how I beat Shaq

We're taking to the pitch for the first of this week's retro offerings from Hamster, as the amazingly-titled Pleasure Goal: 5-on-5 Mini Soccer makes its return on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.Developed by Saurus and published by SNK, P...

Today's contest is totally tubular! I think. Win a Switch copy of Windjammers. I know summer just ended, but why leave the beaches behind? Thanks to Windjammers, you don't have to! So pull those thongs between your cheeks and stuff yourself...

Without any prior notice, Saber Interactive has removed NBA Playgrounds from all digital storefronts. The delisting was noticed by a Reddit user for the eShop version before confirming it had disappeared from each digital shop. I suppose th...

Harmless bugs in games are a guilty pleasure of mine. So long as the bug doesn't break the game or produces some kind of Eldritchian horror, I love to see what managed to slip by testers. This week's first FIFA 19 patch, which is live for P...

HB Studios and 2K Games have announced that new DLC will be coming to The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour. Planned for this Thursday (October 4), the update will bring the "Atlantic Beach Country Club" to the main career mode, matchmaking...

Here's a weird crossover: Alexander Ovechkin -- a hockey stud who once responded to a question about his injury by saying "I'm okay, Russian machine never breaks;" who eats an absolute brick of carbs and sauce before every home game; who s...

Nintendo has released a new character trailer for their over-the-top sports title Mario Tennis Aces, shining the spotlight, most assuredly, on the latest character to join the roster, it's Birdo!Clearing loving the cameras a little too much...

When we learned that Creed II would be about Ivan Drago's son challenging Adonis Creed's son to rematch I rolled my eyes so hard I got bruises like Rocky after a match. That kind of plot sounded straight out of the later Rocky fi...

It's always an accomplishment when marketing teams are able to fit in so much stupid in just around 30 seconds, but this new commercial for Venom and ESPN might just take the proverbial cake. Depicting ESPN personalities Charles ...

Growing up in the late 90's, I loved Space Jam. I remember watching that movie every single week with my friends and loving it from beginning to end. I wasn't even a fan of basketball but I just loved watching the Looney Toons be thems...

We might have only recently completed the reveal of WWE 2K19's roster last week, but already 2K Games are ready to rock with a list of DLC stars, headed to the ring post-release.Consisting mostly of the talented men and women of feeder (and...

It should come as no surprise to anyone, but EA's Madden NFL series is massively popular. I guess hype for the latest entry, Madden 19, was at its highest as the game has come out to record-breaking sales. Not only was it the biggest launch...

2K Games has released a new trailer for their upcoming wrestlefest WWE 2K19. The new preview video includes teasing glimpses at all sorts of features apparently headed toward the new title this October.First and foremost, we catch what appe...

Nintendo isn't done with Mario Tennis Aces yet (but are you?). Along with future yet-to-be-detailed content updates coming later this year, we're getting the Version 2 Update on September 19. I'm most interested in a new Co-Op Challenge mo...

WWE and 2K Games has released the final video in their Roster Reveal series, where superstars Rusev, Lana and The "B" Team chat about the guys 'n' gals joining the roster of the upcoming WWE 2K19.This time around, the reveal consists mostly...