Just keeping up with retailer-specific pre-order bonuses, console-timed downloadable content, and what’s actually included in the now ubiquitous season passes can be pretty damn difficult. This week the water gets muddied even more with Ubisoft’s ...

Although Double Dragon creator Technōs Japan may have succumbed to bankruptcy in 1996, their legacy continues to live on. A Japanese company called Million secured the licensing rights, subsequently released a number of new follow-ups, ...

For seventeen years, Developer Omega Force has interpreted Luo Guanzhong’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a spirited action game, placing players in the middle of the tumultuous power struggle between ancient China’s Shu, Cao ...

We live in an era where game reviews and Let’s Play videos dissect every last detail of a game, spoiling any sense of mystery. So, if you’re a fan of offbeat puzzle games, you might ...

Evaluating the durability of a device can be a difficult endeavor for any writer. Most are forced to forecast long-term reliability by vigilantly inspecting the build quality of a consumer product- producing a prediction that ...

With the eShop release of Flying Warriors, Little Ninja Brothers, and Kung-Fu Heroes, Nintendo is tripling down on unapologetically retro, martial arts themed gaming. But surprisingly, they aren’t the only ones bringing old old-school pugnaciousness ...

The twenty-first century ushered in a tonal shift for Japanese role-playing games. Previously, protagonists were habitually plucky and perpetually cheerful. They accepted their world-saving role without much opposition. But the tumultuous geopolitics of the new ...

Context is an oft overlooked constituent in gaming. While 2009’s The Saboteur replicated the familiar driving and destruction mechanics of the sandbox-action title, it was the colorful recreation of Nazi-occupied Paris which transformed the game ...

Following a meager number of new game releases across the first few weeks of 2017, the flood gates are now beginning to open, with a number of tempting titles hitting store shelves and digital marketplaces ...

Base building in real-time strategy titles is often a thankless affair. With the release of Siegecraft Commander for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, developer Blowfish Studios attempts to inject the unappreciated chore with ...