The classic beat-’em-up franchise Double Dragon is coming back this summer, as Modus Games and Secret Base have announced Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons for consoles and PC. Rise Of The Dragons is a 2D side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring Billy and Jimmy Lee from the original Double Dragon games, …
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Capcom has announced a new partnership with gaming peripheral brand Higround to launch a line of Street Fighter-themed gaming keyboards, which will feature characters and famous artwork from the fighting franchise’s storied history. The Street Fighter keyboards will feature three different themes: A close-up of Akuma with an outstretched fist, …
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A new live-action Street Fighter movie is coming via Legendary Entertainment–the company behind Detective Pikachu and the Warcraft movie. Capcom confirmed the news following a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Alongside the film company, Capcom will be co-producing the movie. No information was given on a plot or characters for …
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Slowly but surely, Nintendo continues to build out the retro games library for Nintendo Switch Online members. The company has added four more titles for subscribers, headlined by Kirby’s Dream Land 2 on Game Boy. The three other games are BurgerTime Deluxe on Game Boy, Xevious on NES, and Side …
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The Nintendo Switch eShop will see 52 new games added to the digital storefront over the next several days, including a title that mixes volleyball with firearms. Called Hyper Gunsport, the futuristic sports game comes from the developer behind Gunhouse and the upcoming Demonschool. Two Arcade Archives titles are also …
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In the contentious console war between Nintendo and Sega’s 16-bit systems, most of the attention was focused on the elements that the two warring factions directly controlled: the hardware and first-party games, and especially the dueling mascots, Mario and Sonic. But third-party support varied wildly at the time, with entire …
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If you’ve ever wanted to start your very own arcade at home, then now’s a good time to lock in an early order for the Capcom Street Fighter II: Champion Turbo Legacy Edition from Arcade1Up. Preorders are now live at Best Buy for the replica arcade cabinet, which doesn’t just …
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Prime Gaming’s July 2022 lineup of free games is live now. It’s a bit different than usual, though. There are only four free games as part of the monthly program: Maniac Mansion, Suzerain, Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark, and Fishing: North Atlantic. But it’s not a down month for Prime Gaming. …
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During the 2022 Guerrilla Collective indie game livestream, Microids unveiled Arkanoid: Eternal Battle, a modern revival of an arcade classic with a battle royale twist. This new Arkanoid includes four ways to play: a new modern take on the classic block-breaking gameplay, the original retro experiences from decades ago, four-player …
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Double Dragon officially turns 35 this week, and for anyone who remembers playing the game in the arcades, they’ll also likely reflect on just how brutally difficult the series was. That challenging gameplay wasn’t accidental, as Arc System Works’ Takaomi Kaneko recalled stories to the PS Blog that he’d personally …
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