This December, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will bring the fan-favorite hero back to big screen, but that’s not the only game adaptation on the way from Sega. One of the company’s classic arcade games, Shinobi, is also heading to theaters with an adaptation at Universal Pictures. And the project has …
Read More »Next-Gen Games Still Can't Hold A Candle To The Wow Factor Of Altered Beast
Altered Beast is celebrating its 35-year anniversary today, June 14, 2023. Below, we look back at why the highly derided game is so memorable to a generation of gamers. Altered Beast is one of those games that most hardcore gamers know and probably don’t actually like. Most retrospectives focus on …
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 »Konami Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of Konami Code With Retro Tracks And Merchandise
This year marks the 35th anniversary of one of gaming’s greatest exploits, the Konami Code. Originally introduced in 1986’s Gradius, the classic up, up, down, down, and several other button presses would give players a helping hand in that challenging game, and Konami plans to celebrate the occasion with a …
Read More »Konami Marks Konami Code's 35th Anniversary With Lofi Gradius Tracks
To celebrate 35 years of the Konami Code, a cheat created by the late Japanese developer Kazuhisa Hashimoto, Konami has released some lofi remixes from Gradius, the side-scrolling shooter Hashimoto’s cheat was designed for. For the remixes, Konami dropped a 33-minute long video of lofi tracks from the game’s soundtrack. …
Read More »Ninja Gaiden: The Master Collection Will Run In 4K And 60FPS
Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection studio Team Ninja confirmed on Twitter that the game will run at full 60fps on several platforms, including Xbox One X, Xbox Series X|S, PS4 Pro, PS5, and provided that your system is up to snuff, PC. The developers noted that resolution and FPS could drop …
Read More »Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection Coming In June
Ninja Gaiden is getting a second wind on multiple platforms this summer. The Ninja Gaiden Master Collection compiles Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razer’s Edge into one package. It’s coming June 10, and not just to Nintendo Switch, as announced during the Nintendo Direct: …
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