Konami can’t be troubled to do much with their gaming IPs these days, which makes their upcoming release of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS for PC & PS4 all the more baffling. This remastered edition of Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner M∀RS was first announced at the 2017 Tokyo Game Show. Features of the updated
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This past week at BitSummit, Inti Creates debuted a trailer for Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, a retro-inspired, supernatural side-scrolling action game set to arrive on May 24. Curse of the Moon comes as a bonus release to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night thanks to a very successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015. One of the promised stretch goals for the Ritual
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On Wednesday, Capcom posted an overview of its strategies and plans for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. As part of that, the company provided insight into growth strategies, and its focus going forward. Capcom first highlighted that, with new titles, it will “regularly release titles for major IP while also utilizing dormant IP and remakes”. A part of the
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An alien race known as the Smurglians have invaded Earth, and they’re intent on loitering in our coffee shops, using the free WiFi, asking to use the bathroom, and refusing to leave when asked to do so! Well, two coffee shop baristas from Pittsburgh aren’t waiting for authorities to deal with this Smurglian menace – they’re taking control of the
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In recent Q&A session with investors, outgoing Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima indicated that their core fan base alone will not be sufficient to hit Nintendo’s sales goals of 20 million Switch consoles this fiscal year, and that widening the Switch’s appeal to non-traditional consumers is the best way to achieve this. “For the launch of Nintendo Switch, we conducted a
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SNK Japan teased in April that they had something special to announce for the 40th anniversary of the SNK brand. On Friday, the YouTube channel Spawn Wave shared some leaked details of a Neo Geo Mini arcade console, including images of the device, its controllers, and a full list of games built-in. Spawn Wave wisely noted that these details were
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Finally, a reasonablue solution to one of Flat Earth Theory’s biggest logical holes has been discovered. Our world works like Pac-Man. This past weekend, the United Kingdom hosted the nation’s first Flat Earth Convention. Our world works like Pac-Man in Birmingham. Not aware of what Flat Earth Theory is? If you’ll take this non-believers word for it, Flat Earth Theory
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The US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced Tuesday that it will investigate the Nintendo Switch for patent infringement. The ITC’s decision comes at the request of a company called Gamevice, who asserts that the Nintendo Switch infringes on its patents for detachable controllers. Gamevice also asked the ITC for a cease and desist order which would prevent Nintendo from importing
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If you’ve waited this long to pick up the first game in The Witcher series, GOG.com is now giving it away for free (regularly $9.99). You’ll have to fork over your e-mail address and sign up for promotional newsletters, but you could easily unsubscribe once your game is downloaded. The Witcher was developed by CD Projekt Red and released in
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Capcom and SEGA have joined to support a handful of charities by offering a combined Humble Bundle aptly named the The Humble Capcom X SEGA PlayStation Bundle, including games for the PS4, PS Vita and PS3 (…really?). Proceeds can go to support your choice of three charities: Save the Children US, the American Red Cross, and the Rett Syndrome Research
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It’s safe to say that SEGA’s Yakuza series has experienced a bit of a renaissance lately thanks to the good will surrounding the most recent releases. In a recent interview with PlayStation Access, Yakuza series producer Daisuke Sato indicated that after the release of Yakuza Kiwami 2, SEGA may consider releasing the rest of the numbered installments on PS4 if
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The Splintering 