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Following Iron Rain’s serious-minded interpretation of alien-quashing action, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers revisits the playful spirit that the franchise is best known for. Earth Defense Force wasn’t always a premium priced product accompanied by ...

Found in 1988 by Minoru Kidooka, Arc System Works spent the better part of a decade as a contract developer for publishers like SEGA, Sammy, Bandai, and Banpresto. From futuristic racers like Cyber Spin to ...

There are a scant number of mech simulations on the market and even fewer that get the essentials right. MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries has a few blemishes, but collectively they’re not bothersome enough to dilute the ...

While Asha has been given a lavish aesthetic overhaul, underneath it all, all of the platforming and enemy hacking reveals few signs of aging twenty-seven years on. It’s difficult to not reminisce about the eight- ...

From Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection shambling onto other consoles, Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World’s update shimmy, Earth Defense Force: World Brothers’ voxelated variation, and Mercenaries 5’s Xbox debut, this week brings a multitude of ...

Humankind is presumably extinct, with the fate of the world in the weapon-wielding paws of animals in Biomutant. This description doesn’t begin to touch on the layers of system and cultural references in the game ...

Tired of being role-playing fodder, slime strikes back at meddling adventurers in this deck builder. With modes that scale to accommodate novices to pros, Rise of the Slime is a gratifying experience for almost any ...

Plop your Android phone into the Gamesir X2 Bluetooth Controller and you have a respectable device that almost reproduces the feeling of playing games on a Nintendo Switch. Apple users aren’t so lucky, not only ...

Beyond the eagerly anticipated release of Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster on Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC, this week sees the debut of a number of other notable titles. Capcom Arcade Stadium bundles ...

While Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster doesn’t extend a comprehensive list of improvements, a handful of enhancements help soften the unflinching difficulty of the original release and add in modern conveniences like partial ...