Street Fighter 6 is ready to come out swinging on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC in 2023, mashing together the iconic series’ familiar mechanics with new features to keep it fresh. The new Drive system means you’re powered up from the first second of the fight and have more …
Read More »Street Fighter 6 trailer confirms 2023 launch for PS4 and PS5 plus new story and multiplayer modes
Street Fighter 6 is officially coming to PS5 and PS4 in 2023 with revamped multiplayer and story modes. Capcom dropped the first in-depth trailer for Street Fighter 6 at today’s big PlayStation State of Play showcase, following up on an unexpectedly steamy teaser that arrived earlier this year. There’s a …
Read More »The AEW console game isn’t just a console game
AEW: Fight Forever is officially the name of All Elite Wrestling’s upcoming video game. While the wrestling promotion has been referring to this as the “AEW console game” since its announcement, today the company also confirmed that it’s coming to PC. The name AEW: Fight Forever was previously made public …
Read More »Three more classic PS Plus Premium games may have appeared on the PSN database
New PlayStation classic games have started appearing in the PlayStation Network’s hidden database, ahead of the PlayStation Plus relaunch in June. As first spotted by Reddit (opens in new tab) users earlier today, three retro PlayStation games have popped up on the PSN database; brawler Tekken 2, racing sim Ridge …
Read More »GTA 6 engine is apparently “ahead of its time” says insider
The game engine being used to create GTA 6 is “ahead of its time,” according to one well-known insider, so fans shouldn’t be disappointed. Journalist and Rockstar insider Chris Klippel (opens in new tab) has shared to Twitter that: “The new version of the Rockstar Games graphics engine (RAGE9) that …
Read More »Overwatch 2s ping system should help fix the “I need healing” spam
Blizzard has outlined more details on the upcoming Overwatch 2 ping system. In a new blog post (opens in new tab), the developer showed off the new feature, stating that it’s hoping that the ping system will help with the toxicity in-game as well as give a unique voice to …
Read More »Sony first-party studio Firesprite is reportedly now working on the Twisted Metal reboot
The speculative Twisted Metal reboot is apparently now in development with Sony first-party studio Firesprite. This is according to VGC (opens in new tab) whose source claims that not only has the reboot switched studios from Lucid Games to Firesprite (both based in Liverpool, UK) but that Matt Southern – …
Read More »Rumbleverse is a new battle royale from the Killer Instinct team
Rumbleverse made its debut at The Game Awards 2021, a brand new “Brawler Royale” from Iron Galaxy and Epic Games. The 40-player melee focused battle royale comes from the studio behind Divekick and the Killer Instinct we know today, and is set to launch February 8, 2022, for PC, PS5, …
Read More »Super Smash Bros. Ultimate got Sora thanks in part to a run-in with a Disney rep
Sora became the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter thanks in part to a chance run-in between the game’s director and a Disney representative. Masahiro Sakurai shared some of the long story behind bringing the Kingdom Hearts hero to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in his regular column for Japanese gaming …
Read More »Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl alternate skins leak
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is getting a number of alternate skins calling back to classic cartoon episodes, according to a new leak. If you’re a SpongeBob SquarePants fan, or even if you were an avid watcher 20 years ago and now only quote the odd one-liner with your buddies, you’ll probably …
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