When the $20-per-year Nintendo Switch Online service launches in the second half of September, subscribers will be able to play classic NES games like Super Mario Bros. 3 with added online play. If you were curious about what that might loo...

This August is a real treat for metroidvania fans. We already have a handful of great new releases like Dead Cells, Hollow Knight's next expansion is on the horizon, and Guacamelee 2 is just around the corner. It’s always a thril...

I've been playing Dead Cells in early access for over a year now, but I never want to get too far if you know what I mean. I have a weird relationship with early access games in that unless I'm covering them professionally, I pref...

Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that a double-pack of classic Scribblenauts titles is to be released next month for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The Scribblenauts Mega Pack will contain Scribblenauts Unlimited and its DC Comics...

StudioMDHR just recently announced that Cuphead has gone triple platinum. Three million sales is no easy feat, but nothing about Cuphead is ever easy. It's always earned, and oh boy -- StudioMDHR sure earned those sales. Earlier ...

A heap of folks got to try Mega Man 11 at E3, but now the world at large will be able to download it if this report is correct. True Achievements is stating that a demo for Mega Man 11 will go live on September 4 on Xbox One. It'll involve ...

We weren't sure what to make of The Missing, an upcoming action-adventure game from Swery's studio White Owls and publisher Arc System Works, but now it's starting to materialize. Key word: starting. A new teaser website has surfaced with t...

Death can come at any time in Dead Cells, especially early on. A superb run can be derailed by something as simple as a feisty elite enemy that you probably shouldn't have engaged. Experience and familiarity are crucial parts of the learnin...

THQ Nordic is throwing money at quite a few projects as of late, and odds are there's something someone will like in the mix. This 3D platformer from developer Uprising Studios called Scarf is my aesthetic. In what essentially amounts to a ...

Responding to fan concerns about the frame rate and performance of Dead Cells on Nintendo Switch, developer Motion Twin has said that those types of improvements are its "main priority as of now." In a lengthy and candid response posted to ...

The Messenger is the game I walked away from PAX East this year swooning over. The NES-style platformer takes clear inspiration from Ninja Gaiden. Thierry Boulanger, the lead programmer and designer, has been upfront about that from th...

It feels like we've been waiting forever for Chasm, and that's because we have. Riding the second post-Banner Saga wave of Kickstarter, the project launched in mid-2013 and was fully funded in less than a month. Since then studio Bit Kid ha...

Things are really starting to come together in terms of Mega Man 11's ancillary modes. A few months back Capcom kind of just hinted that the game would be absolutely packed with them, and since then we've only had a few screens to go off of...

The Mega Man series has a very prolific history of awful vocal performances. It hosted the infamous "Elmer Fudd Dr. Light," as well as "WHAT AM I FIGHTING FORRRRR," and "so you're the big cheese!" Mega Man 11 seems to br...

Iconoclasts on Switch is every bit as delightful as its previous releases. Nothing has been lost in translation, and the gameplay is as tight as ever. Outside of a few notable additions, two difficulty settings and a boss rush mode, this is...

Nintendo has been unloading Broodal (read: the rabbit stand-ins for the Koopa Kids) costumes in Super Mario Odyssey for the past 10 months, and just last night Hariet stepped up to the plate. You'll find Hariet's colorful dress and hat avai...

Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 seem to be doing very well in Japan, as they topped sales charts and came in at number one, according to data from Media Create. PS4 led the pack with 29,270 units in the region and Switch came in secon...

The allure of the Spyro Reignited Trilogy is obvious. It's the first three Spyro games remastered, and that's a big deal for people who hold this mascot platformer in high regard. However, the allure of the physical edition of the...

I'm trying really hard to stay away from Mega Man 11 footage as best I can, but Capcom seems pretty darn confident about it given that we're seeing playthroughs of entire stages pop up on YouTube. Now we're getting a better look at Blast Ma...

In case you missed it, someone had the brilliant idea to mix pinball-style platforming with the metroidvania format and the end result, Yoku's Island Express, is a wonderful, lovingly-crafted game. I don't know anyone who's played it who is...

Kirby Star Allies has found a way, much like life itself, onto my TV screen on a consistent basis since its launch in March of this year. It's not just a fantastic replayable platformer: it's also been somewhat steadily supported by DLC for...

[Update: Bifrost Entertainment has confirmed to Destructoid that the release will be worldwide on August 2.] The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu features the grand news that Joakim Sandberg's platform adventure Iconoclasts will be arriv...

The luchador smackdown, chicken transforming, Mexicovania that we've been eagerly awaiting for nearly a year is almost upon us. Drinkbox has finally put a release date on Guacamelee 2. Winner winner, pollo dinner. Guacamelee 2 will la...

How do you sweeten the deal for yet another Sonic the Hedgehog port in a post-Sonic Mania world? Why, do a little borrowing! Sega is bringing Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog and Sega Ages: Thunder Force IV to Nintendo Switch next month with o...

Sony has a hefty collection of low-key studios at this point. Back at E3 2014 it announced Entwined, a beautiful-looking cross-buy puzzle game that might not have stolen the show, but managed to turn some heads. The team responsible was Pix...