Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is celebrating its 20-year anniversary today, May 6, 2023. Below, we look back at how the successor to Symphony of the Night is still influencing the genre. From the Souls-ian hack-and-slash of Blasphemous to the pastel beauty of the Ori series, the sheer volume of metroidvanias …
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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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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor might be the hottest game in the galaxy right now, but GOG is giving you a chance to snag some iconic classic Star Wars games at a steep discount. The aptly named Star Wars Sale runs until next Friday. It’s the first major Star Wars Day …
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The Sega Genesis games list grows to 40 on Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack with the arrival of four new games. Pulseman, from Pokemon developer Game Freak, and Super Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition are the big-name titles this time. Joining them are Kid Chameleon and Flicky for …
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Lego has officially announced four new Sonic the Hedgehog sets, which will be released on August 1. These sets won’t just include a minifig of Sonic, but his allies Tails and Amy will also be included in several of the new collections. Sonic’s Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge has 802 …
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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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Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series will be released for PS4 and Nintendo Switch on April 19. The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series contains remastered versions of the first six Final Fantasy games. Updates include rearranged soundtracks with original composer Nobuo Uematsu at the helm, …
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The first arcade cabinets in Arcade1Up's Deluxe Edition line are now available at Best Buy, both online and in stores. arcade machines. Arcade1Up describes the trio of cabinets as its new flagship design that offers an “authentic” at-home arcade experience and are built from premium materials. See all Arcade1Up cabinets …
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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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It’s been far too long since we got a new Castlevania game from Konami, but at least Dead Cells’ Castlevania crossover is just around the corner. Motion Twin dropped a new trailer for the DLC today, along with the announcement that Return To Castlevania will release on March 6. The …
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