Ridge Racer turns 30 today. When Ridge Racer first burst into arcades on October 30th, 1993 (that’s an incredible 30 years ago today), it felt like the dawn of a new generation. Namco’s 3D title was comfortably the cutting edge of video game graphics at that point, effortlessly outclassing Sega’s Virtua Racing from the year…
Time to get your guesses in now on what they are! Blaze Entertainment has released an updated roadmap for its Evercade line of consoles for 2024, and it looks like the company has some exciting plans for the rest of the year. The roadmap starts by highlighting the previously announced Piko Interactive Collection 2 and…
My name is Mathew Everett, Community Manager for Star Wars Battlefront, and I’m beyond excited to show you our reveal trailer that debuted during Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim California today. The DICE team has been working very hard to get to this point, and we are thrilled to be working on Star Wars Battlefront….
For game director Takuya Yamanaka, The Caligula Effect: Overdose was an opportunity to introduce new audiences to the game while continuing to explore the real-world themes that were present in the previous release. In this exclusive interview with NIS America, Yamanaka shares his insights on developing this re-release and discusses the deeper, darker side of…
Guild Wars 2 is one of the biggest MMOs going, but it’s a sequel to a game that’s just barely an MMO—the original Guild Wars is more of a mission-based ARPG with shared town hubs, characterized by the fact that it feels like an MMO what with its huge roster of character classes and /dance…
You most likely saw that WWE 2K Battlegrounds was announced the other day for consoles though specific platforms were not announced. Today, it has been discovered that the comedic wrestling game has been rated for the Nintendo Switch in Brazil. The arcade-style wrestling game will launch this autumn. Here’s the details: WWE 2K Battlegrounds is…
Star Citizen studio Cloud Imperium has reported a data breach following “a systematic and sophisticated attack,” which it says resulted in unauthorized access to some of its backup systems, “including limited access to users’ personal data.” The studio says it doesn’t believe the breach constitutes a safety risk and no financial or payment information was…
Can I get a “Shell Yeah”? If you were an arcade-going youngster at the start of the ’90s, chances are you will have put more than a few coins into Konami’s superb Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles coin-op. One of the most popular arcade cabinets of the period, this side-scrolling fighter continues to attract fans, even…
“The short answer: your best bet at the moment is to pre-order at Amazon”. The reaction to the announcement of the Neo Geo AES+ has been pretty overwhelming, but potential North American buyers are finding that pre-ordering one is harder than it perhaps should be. This has led Plaion to issue a statement on social…
Get that Friday feeling in your daily puzzle gaming by treating yourself to an easy Wordle win. We won’t tell anyone if you take a sneaky peek at the August 8 (1511) answer, promise. And if you want to browse today’s hints and helpful clue at any time while you’re here? We didn’t see a…