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I’d Buy That for….Fifty Dollars? Since the release of Data East’s 1988 arcade game, developers have long attempted to adapt RoboCop into interactive form. Unsurprisingly, most early attempts concentrated on the action, letting players seize ...

This week, Star Ocean 2 revives a comprehensive remastering, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name arrives on PC (console owners rendezvous with Kiryu next week), and Robocop cleans up a dystopian ...

It’s Not a Sam Lake Game, it’s a Sam Ocean Experience Remedy Entertainment is fixated on the metaphysical. Revisit 2001’s Max Payne and you’ll inevitably curse at the stages situated inside the eponymous character’s headspace. ...

Revisiting the golden era of arcade gaming Across a fifteen-year period between 1986 and 2001, VISCO Corporation created 38 arcade games. What’s remarkable about this span isn’t just how prolific the Kyoto-based developer was. It’s ...

This week, World of Horror frightens PlayStation 4 and Switch owners, VISCO Collection bundles seven coin-op titles, while Mystery Lover (pictured) lets players solve a case involving a missing Vtuber. Here’s the complete list of ...

Revenge is rising to the top of this murderous, motorcycling-rising, mama coyote’s to-do list. Once again, humanity has wiped itself out in Laika: Aged Through Blood’s dystopia. But instead of a quaint story about the ...

A stealthy appearance masks impressive game performance. But does the Glorious D 2 Pro justify the hundred-dollar price? We put it to the test. There are two types of mouse users. Some appreciate conspicuousness, seeking ...

Smashing just isn’t as fun as it used to be. 1981’s Astrosmash is one of the irrefutable gems in the Intellivision library. Created by John Sohl, the game delivered an engaging combination of Space Invaders ...

This week, the first three Metal Gear Solid make a return, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 races toward release, and Frontwing’s latest visual novel (GINKA, pictured) arrives on Steam. Here’s the full list of what’s arriving ...

Testing Positive for Magic the Gathering Influences During the late 1990s, franchises like Madden, NFL Gameday, and NFL Quarterback Club were in an impassioned rivalry to become the reigning football simulation. While this struggle for ...