I’m stoked to close out 2020 with some PixelJunk Eden 2 co-op

It’s coming to Switch on December 10 with a launch discount I’ve quietly been stoked to playPixelJunk Eden 2, the sequel to Q-Games’ underappreciated atmospheric platformer about zipping through abstract gardenscapes whilechill Baiyon tuneswork their magic. After missing its initial summer 2020 window, it seems thatPixelJunk Eden 2is on track for a December 10 launch on the Nintendo Switch eShop. The new release date showed up on aNintendo UK store page, and while the equivalent listing for North Americastill says fall 2020, I’m choosing to believe....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 221 words · David Hanna

Kirby gets a dedicated Wii TV channel in Europe

Today Wii users in Europe can download a free all-Kirby TV channel. Aww! This channel will feature over 50 episodes of the Kirby TV show, and will be updated twice a week over a six month period. Four streaming episodes will be available at a time, saysVG24/7. Every week, two new episodes will become available – one on a Monday and one on a Thursday, and will be available to view for two weeks before being archived....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Timothy Watson

Lost Odyssey: 23 minutes of video love

Some of thisLost OdysseyXbox 360 footage you’ve seen, but most of it you haven’t. Maybe. I don’t know. I’m just making up sh*t now. Either way, if you haven’t seen this stuff, it’s about time you did. Start with the video above, then watch two more after the jump. More RPGs for the 360 make Summa a happy boy.Part 2Part 3 Some of thisLost OdysseyXbox 360 footage you’ve seen, but most of it you haven’t....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Cody Clark

Max Anarchy announced, featuring MadWorld’s Jack

Platinum Games has announced a brand new game that may or may not be some form of followup toMadWorld. It’s calledMax Anarchyand it’ll be the studio’s first online combat game. Max Anarchywill be coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and a screenshot in Famitsu shows characters battling with chainsaws and torches. Of particular note is the inclusion ofMadWorldprotagonist Jack, which could indicate some sort of franchise continuation. UnlikeMadWorld, this particular game will be in full color....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Bryan Kim

Mighty No. 9 dev puts publisher Deep Silver on blast for latest trailer

It’s ‘unforgivable’ Yesterday,Mighty No. 9publisher Deep Silver released a “Masterclass” trailer to explain some of the game’s combat systems. At time of writing, it has 1,732 upvotes and 13,720 downvotes. That is to say, it’s not going over well. One of the people who took umbrage was the CEO of co-developer Inti Creates Takuya Aizu. OnTwitter, Aizu wrote “What the hell was D*** *il*** thinking making a crappy PV like this?...

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Latoya Foley

Money-running Plunder mode returns today in Call of Duty Warzone 2.0

Cash on Delivery It’s time to take the money and run and gun, as Infinity Ward is prepping a new update for its popular battle royale titleCall of Duty Warzone 2.0, which sees a return for the frantic heist mode, Plunder. The mode is scheduled to go live on all platforms today, alongside a new, bug-smashing patch. One of the initial two modes that launched withCall of Duty Warzoneback in 2020, Plunder tasks teams of players with snatching up bags of cash and transporting them to a central drop-off point, while simultaneously defending their horde from the sticky fingers of the opposing team members....

June 25, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Chelsea Pierce

New Cube World video features hang gliders and sailboats

Like Wind Waker with voxels It’s been awhile since we’ve taken a look atCube World, a voxel-based action-RPG, but that doesn’t mean the small team hasn’t been working on it. Indeed, the game’sdevelopment bloghas seen fairly regular updates, usually with a fresh batch of cubey screenshots. The video above shows off some of the exploration aspects ofCube World, which seems pretty heavily inspired byThe Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, with hang gliders and sailboats used as modes of transportation....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Michael Jenkins

Nintendo trademark for Eternal Darkness could lead to a Virtual Console release

On the Switch? Eternal Darknesswill go down in history as one of the greatest GameCube games to grace the system, but any hope of a follow-up has been complicated by the fact that its developer, Silicon Knights, is in complete disarray. So while we wait for whatever may come of that jumbled mess of a new project, we can hold out hope that the original will someday arrive as a remaster....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · James Gomez

One of the very first shmups, Scramble, returns on Nintendo Switch

A genuine innovator jets off for one more mission This week sees retro game publisher Hamster blast off into outer space for the latest entry in its Arcade Archives range. And this week we’re goingwayback, with the return of one of the oldest shmups of all time,Scramble, now available to download on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Released by Konami back in 1981,Scramblewas the first-ever forced-scrolling shmup, and alternate to Williams’Defender, with both games released mere weeks apart....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 213 words · Randy Turner

Play as Classic Snake in Metal Gear Solid V on PS4

The power of next-gen TheMetal Gearseries has a rich history on the PlayStation platform, and because of thatKonami is includinga special throwback mission inMetal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. The PlayStation-exclusive is called the “Deja Vu Mission,” and it will let you play as Classic Snake in all his polygon ugliness in both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 version of the game. So, uh, great. Nothing like showing off your brand new shiny Fox Engine on a next generation console than including the ugly PlayStation 1 era model of Solid Snake....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Catherine Mckenzie

PlayStation Classic sees price drop to $60 at certain outlets

Retro console not quite as in-demand as other efforts Sony’sPlayStation Classicretro console, which released at the start of this month, has dropped its price-tag from around $100 USD to around $60 USD at certain retail outlets. Both GameStop and Walmart are among the retailers knocking almost 50% off of the nostalgia console, which comes pre-loaded with a selection of memorable PlayStation classics andTom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. Two controllers are also provided with the device, along with an HDMI lead and a USB charge cable....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Jeremy Davis

PlayStation Store’s retro sale includes PS2 games on PS4

I really hope PlayStation 5 steps up the legacy support I love a good retro video game sale. They’re a chance to finally jump on older games and re-releases you’ve been mulling over without feeling guilt creep in the moment you complete your purchase. Over the next two weeks, Sony is runninga Remasters & Retro saleon the PlayStation Store. It’s an opportunity to save on PlayStation 2 games for PlayStation 4 (likeBully), compilations (likeContraandCastlevania), remasters (likeCrash BandicootandSpyro), and Neo Geo hits (likeMetal Slug)....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 149 words · Nicole Cooper

PS2 launch title FantaVision rockets to PS4 next week

Boom, baby! FantaVisionis coming to PlayStation 4 next Tuesday, according to thePlayStation Blogcast. The fireworks game was initially conceived as a tech demo to showcase the power of the PlayStation 2 before later being converted into a retail game to launch alongside the system. The gameplay involves stringing together a series of identically-colored flares as they are shot into the air and then detonating them to create pretty pyrotechnic explosions and boost your score....

June 25, 2025 · 1 min · 136 words · April Sanders