Super Mario Maker is one of those console defining games. On the Wii U, it represented one of the best uses of the system's tablet controller and offered players a chance to show off their level design skills in the one way Nintendo wo...

I took one look at Blazing Chrome and was ready to play it. I spent countless hours engrossed in games like Metal Slug and Contra, and I just don't mean the classics, as more modern editions like Shattered Soldier and Hard Corps: Uprising a...

I thought we had said good-bye to Umihara Kawase. After all, the last game in the series was initially known as Yumi’s Odd Odyssey in the west, but it was later re-released under its Japanese name: Sayonara Umihara Kawase. That sounde...

A modern-day interpretation of ActRaiser feels like a gift straight from the heavens. The fondly remembered Super Nintendo classic was a novel concept back in the day, and all these years later, it still stands out. ActRaiser offered an int...

The sea is loneliness. That's not a spoiler for Sea of Solitude, the latest effort from Berlin-based indie studio Jo-Mei, and a game that, since its announcement some years ago, has been fairly explicit about its allegorical nature, and its...

Publisher Modus Games has confirmed that Trine: Ultimate Collection will be heading to Switch this fall alongside the other console versions. Originally announced for PS4 and Xbox One, Modus heard requests from Switch owners for a complete...

After a few weeks of frankly uninspiring releases, retro funsters Hamster return this week with a neat Irem title from the late '80s, Ninja Spirit, now available to download now on PS4 and Nintendo Switch.Originally hitting the arcades back...

Are you in a video game? I'm not. Fix that with today's Bite the Bullet contest. So full disclosure: Mega Cat Studios is really cool, and they've got some really cool stuff in the works. How do I know that? Because I pay attention, fool. An...

While the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions have bugs of their own, the Switch edition of Bloodstained is a complete mess. Input lag, texture muddling, massive slowdown, longer load times (including when zoning between areas): it's all ba...

Super Mario Maker 2 producer Takashi Tezuka just put out a "top five tips" video to assist players in the creation process. In case you aren't aware, Tezuka helped direct the very first Super Mario Bros. back in 1985, so he's the ...

In order to hit 100% completion in Bloodstained, you need to gather up every item, shard, and locate every demon. Here's how to find Demon #44, which is one of the most obscure encounters in the entire game. [Spoilers below with the appeara...

Spotted from a PEGI rating just last month, WayForward has confirmed the Mighty Switch Force! Collection is real and will be releasing soon. Launching on July 25, 2019, for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch, the compilation package will bring ...

Publisher Accolade has announced that the latest title starring the much-maligned Bubsy Bobcat is being prepped for release on Nintendo Switch. Bubsy: Paws on Fire, which is developed by Bit.Trip helmers Choice Provisions, will arrive on th...

Bloodstained requires a lot of cash to go for a full 100% clear (not just map completion, but every item). Here's how to make that process a lot easier. [Vague spoilers for endgame items and abilities. No story spoilers.]

Credits for Kickstarted games are complicated. Some projects choose to credit every single backer, some only allow backers at higher contribution levels to be memorialized. In the case of Bloodstained the credits are over an hour long,...

[Update: Jason “Question” Ryan has specifics. In a Discord message, he notes:"Regarding the Switch version of the game; the amazing teams at WayForward and ArtPlay are already hard at work on improvements. Below is a list of wha...

You aren't the only one who fondly remembers ActRaiser. Sega and Ace Team are hoping to bring back the esteemed Super Nintendo game's action/platforming/town-building vibes with SolSeraph. As an added bonus, they even recruited ActRaiser co...

Indie action platformer Super Rad Raygun will be leaving Steam on August 30, 2019. Once gone from Valve's digital marketplace, it will only be available through itch.io for $5 (though will remain playable for people that purchase it). The r...

I finally reached 100% map completion in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night this past week, and since readers have been asking about it, I figured I'd share my map with the world. Below, embedded, you can find the full 100% map in ...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was released on PC, PS4, and Xbox One last week, and it was worth the wait. Offering up a true Castlevania experience, the action platformer was way better than I expected...on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. T...

The story of Psychonauts is one of the happiest underdog stories in recent memory. The original launched to critical acclaim in 2005 but underperformed so badly that plans for a sequel were scrapped fairly early on. The relative failure of ...

Bloodstained will probably live forever in the memory of those who backed it on Kickstarter. It was part of the "actually creators can rebuke publishers and do their own thing" era of the crowdfunding platform, alongside of projects like Mi...

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair popped up unexpectedly a couple weeks ago, and we were able to get some hands-on time with it at E3 last week. It takes the lizard-and-bat duo from 2017's crowdfunded 3D platformer and flattens the actio...

Bloodstained has some secrets. They’re not miserable, but there is a pile of them. In addition to cheat codes and some crafting chicanery, here's how to find a few of the most important endgame boss fights. [Heavy spoilers for endgame...

So Bloodstained has a few esoteric concepts hidden beneath the surface just like a classic Castlevania game. While some are more spoilery than others, I figured I'd take the time to talk about a very simple and very early mechanic...