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‘TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection’ Offers “Un-re-released” Titles

Chasing down Shredder, fighting the Foot, and tangling-up with Bebop and Rocksteady shows thirteen TMNT classics that set the standard for beat ‘em ups.

April 20, 2022 — About a month ago, Konami announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection via Sony’s ever-popular State of Play event. In the trailer, the collection showed several of the games to be included — with a vague release date of 2022. Now, Konami and Digital Eclipse — who is putting together the collection — have more news to share.

April O’Neil Joins TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge as Playable Fighter

Tribute Games expands the roster of ‘Shredder’s Revenge’ with an unexpected fighter that promises diverse and unique gameplay.

August 26, 2021 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is putting a new hero in the spotlight — and Foot Soldiers are going to hate being on the business end of her microphone. For the first time in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ gaming history, April O’Neil will join the fight, equipped with a sassy attitude, her trusty camera, and a Harley Quinn-esque mallet. READ MORE »

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Asterix and Obelix are Set to Make a Comeback in Style

Players will be able to take control of the iconic Gaulish warriors in ‘Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All!’ — a gorgeous, upcoming beat ’em up game for consoles and PC.

July 19, 2021 — “These Romans are crazy!” exclaims Obelix in almost every volume of the comic book series Asterix. Now, thanks to French developer Mr Nutz Studio and long-running publisher Microids — founded in 1985 — players will soon have revenge on the Romans once again, courtesy of upcoming beat ‘em up Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All!. READ MORE »

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‘Eight Dragons’ Gets May Release Date for Consoles

Spanish developers JanduSoft confirms May release date for 8-player co-op brawler.

May 21, 2021 — Barcelona-based JanduSoft S.L. has announced a release date for developer Extendmode’s old-school beat-’em-up Eight Dragons. READ MORE »

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Steam Gets ‘Samurai Shodown’; ‘King of Fighters XV’ Teased

SNK’s arcade-style weapon-fighter ‘SAMURAI SHODOWN’ gets Steam release date and new DLC character; next game in series ‘XV’ to be powered by Unreal Engine 4.

May 17, 2021 — Today’s announcement that SNK’s weapon-based fighter SAMURAI SHODOWN is finally coming to Steam should make the PC fighting game community happy, especially since the Windows version is already available on the Epic Games Store. READ MORE »

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‘Wonder Boy: Asha in
Monster World’ Out Soon

Imminent release of retro remake ‘Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World’ for Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows announced.

May 4, 2021 — German publisher ININ Games has confirmed a Western release date for the physical and digital versions of retro remake Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World. READ MORE »

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‘Hot Wheels Unleashed’
Pre-Release Gameplay

Drifting, boosting and jumping is only the beginning of what could make ‘Hot Wheels Unleashed™’ an iconic thrill-ride from start to finish.

April 9, 2021 — Developer Milestone and iconic toy company Mattel have dropped a pre-alpha gameplay video of Hot Wheels Unleashed™, a fast-paced arcade racing game with gorgeous graphics that seemingly uses speedy camera angles not unlike the cult-racer WipeOut. READ MORE »