Most Metroidfans I know simultaneously want and fearMetroid: Other M. Having played the game briefly, I know that one thing is for sure; the controls work. Those of you that are concerned that the Wii-remote-as-NES-pad concept doesn’t work can relax. The game plays just fine. It feels like the love-child ofSuper MetroidandMetroid Prime. That’s no accident. The developers of the game have worked really hard to give us the best of both gaming eras here....

Those guys over at Kinetic Games sure are determined to keepPhasmophobiaticking over nicely. With the studio initiating a reset along with a huge update last year, it feels as though the team is trying to keep things fresh. Now, we’ve got some more stuff inbound, including something that a lot of fans should be pleased with. In a recentpost on Steam, we’ve been treated to a bit of insight into what’s happening behind thePhasmophobiascenes....

Do you believe in 11 bit studios? Anomaly Warzone Earthdeveloper 11 bit studios has an intriguing new offer that hopefully won’t blow up in its face when everything is said and done. Essentially, the company is allowing customers to pre-order its next game which has yet to actually be announced. All we really have to go on is the embedded teaser video above. By pre-ordering before February 28, when the full reveal will take place,you’ll get the game for half price, which is $7....

The rumor mill never takes a day off. Today we’ve got a juicy one from the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine. They say that theGears of Warfranchise could live on through some prequel games, and thatBulletstormdeveloper People Can Fly. They’re feeling good enough about this tidbit to say that we could be seeing a trilogy. CVGreminds us that next’ month’s DLC forGears of War 3treads in prequel territory. Could Epic be testing the waters for a full-blown set of prequel games?...

You can play through the entire saga soon World End Economicamay have had a disappointing start, but episodes two and three could very well make up for that. Sekai Project turned to Kickstarter to drum up interest for the additional two episodes, and the project was funded in just 44 hours, reaching $33,430 at the time of writing. It appears visual novel fans really want to see how the rest of the tale ends, myself included....

No, you’re not going to be anime Link at all times Eventually, youkind of learnthat having a low amount of hearts inZelda: Breath of the Wildis always a bad thing. An errant boulder, a random arrow, a big fall: all of it could result in a dead Link. Yet, we forge ahead anyway, even with the annoying “low health” beep. We all do it! Yes, you. Not even justBreath of the Wild, in basicallyevery Zeldagame with a beeping noise....

[Header imageby Beau-Skunk] Blue Core Studios, which produced the live-actionMega Manfan filmtwo years back, is putting the finishing touches on its take onSonic the Hedgehog. As withMega Man,Sonicwill be premiered at the upcomingMAGFest, where director Eddie Lebron and producers David and Daniel Horowitz will hold a Q&A panel following the screening. The online public can then catch the full movie on June 04, 2025. To recap,Sonic the Hedgehogis a 25-minute live-action short that uses CGI for the robots as well as Sonic....

New trailer for open-world survival game SinceI last sawUndead Labs’State of Decay, it looked ambitious for an Xbox Live Arcade release if rough around the edges. Checking back in with a brand new trailer that dates this open-world, third-person zombie survival title for June 2013, there’s more polish to be found. Perhaps the biggest draw is the emphasis on survival itself — as in, keeping yourself alive with supplies rather than merely shooting danger in the face until there are no more threats left shambling around — and the ability to construct a base of operations....

The platformer surprise-launched on Switch and PC today Frontier Developments is getting into third-party game publishing, and one of its first titles,Struggling, is quite the departure. It’s a gross-out platformer from Chasing Rat Games in which two players can take control of the same monstrous body. You’ll need communication and patience for this one. The fleshy lab-experiment protagonist Troy can also be controlled as a solo player, in which case you’ll “simply” use the left stick and LT for one side of his body and the right stick and RT for the other....

‘You rescued Phil Fish’ Games likeSuper IIIremind me that, no, I haven’t had enough pixel-art platformers yet and probably never will. As you’ll see in the video above or .gifs on Kickstarter, the main mechanic here is protagonist III’s ability to teleport over obstacles, through enemies, or even around to the other side of the game screen — it wraps. That combined with wall jumping and vertical environments means there’s going to be some tough platforming to overcome....

I’m already tagging with Chain Chomp Over the course of the week, Nintendo took toTumblrto reveal screens and details from the upcoming Switch titleMario Tennis Aces.Not only did we get to see cool images of the game’s roster in action, but we learned a little more about the specific classes in the court-smashing sports title. First up are theAll-Roundcharacters, such as Mario, Luigi and Daisy. As the name suggests, All-Rounders are competent in all areas of play, with strong game, solid shots and fair speed....

No Final Destination yet though! Super Smash Bros.came out on July 10, 2025 in Japan. That’s roughly three months before the US debut in April, and a while 10 months before the European launch. Imagine that wait! Having been there, I can attest to the explosive nature of the Nintendo 64 original. The N64 had been a staple in multiple households at my school at the time, but the promise of allowing all of your fictional childhood friends to battle each other was too much to handle....

Exactly what we didn’t ask for For years I’ve been searching for a modernDungeon Keeper-esque game but nothing has been able to hit all of the right notes for me. Maybe that’s nostalgia speaking. From the look of it, not even a game literally called “Dungeon Keeper” will do the job. Developed by EA Mythic, this is a free-to-play title available now for Android and iOS. The more I look at it, the less faithful to the original Bullfrog gamesit appears to be....