More classic Final Fantasy games could be coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 soon, as ESRB ratings for Final Fantasy I through VI have appeared online. Spotted on Reddit and screen-capped before the ESRB removed those console details, the Final Fantasy remasters have so far only been available on …
Read More »Star Wars Movie From Oscar-Winning Ms. Marvel Director And Lost Writer Revealed
A new Star Wars movie is in development from two-time Academy Award winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and writer Damon Lindelof. Lindelof, who is perhaps best known for the TV series Lost, is co-writing the movie, per Deadline’s report, but there was no word on who the other writer is. Sources …
Read More »Arkanoid: Eternal Battle Adds Battle Royale To An Arcade Classic
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 …
Read More »Double Dragon Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary This Week By Reminding You Of Its Brutal Difficulty
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 …
Read More »Pac-Man Crossover With Fortnite Announced, Launches June 2
Fortnite’s latest crossover has been announced, and it’s none other than Pac-Man. An announcement post on the Japanese Pac-Man website confirms that some kind of collaboration between Fortnite and Pac-Man will begin June 2. The website, translated by VGC, says “items with the Pac-Man motif” will be available in Fortnite …
Read More »Adventures and Victories: How Netflix’s Castlevania Transcends Its Source Material
In the year 2022, we’ve finally come to a point where a video game being adapted into a film or a TV show isn’t an immediate cause of stress and nail-biting. We live in an age of two shockingly good Sonic the Hedgehog movies, a delightful live-action Pokemon film, a …
Read More »Ms. Pac-Man Is Being Replaced, And It's Likely Due To A Legal Dispute
Ms. Pac-Man is a gaming icon alongside Pac-Man himself, but that hasn’t stopped Bandai-Namco from replacing the character in a recent Pac-Land re-release, likely due to an ongoing rights issue. As spotted by Twitter user Nickisonlinenet, the newly released Arcade Archives port of Pac-Land replaces Ms. Pac-Man (and Jr. Pac-Man) …
Read More »Metal Gear 35th Anniversary Site Is A Prank
A recently surfaced website claiming to be for the Metal Gear franchise’s 35th anniversary is a fake, Konami has confirmed, with the site’s creator having also come clean. The site Metalgear35th.com appeared on April 1, which is suspicious, but some fans still believed it could have been an official Konami …
Read More »Final Fantasy 35th Anniversary Site Teases New Projects
To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Final Fantasy, a brand-new website has launched which seems to be teasing details about unannounced projects. When arriving on the website, a piece of anniversary artwork is front and center featuring the Warrior of Light, while the iconic main theme song is played in …
Read More »Pac-Man Museum+ Is Bringing 14 Pac-Man Games To Console And PC This May
For those who never tire of Pac-Man’s special brand of pellet-eating action, Bandai Namco’s previously announced Pac-Man Museum+ is set to bring a whole lot of Pac-Man to a console or PC near you May 27. The collection will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC …
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