It’s CES week! That doesn’t typically mean a whole lot to video game fans, but this year was a bit of an exception, as ‘90s cheat peripheral standby GameShark appears to have rebranded as “AI Shark,” (sigh) and may have accidentally leaked key information about Nintendo’s next console. And speaking of the ‘90s, we’ve got news about a new handheld Sega Genesis and the Def Jam fighting games.
Truly, everything old is new again.
Physical editions of several popular Switch games appear to be out of print right now, and it has fans wondering if a Nintendo Selects-style repackaging of these titles might be imminent ahead of the rumored Switch successor. - Kenneth Shepard Read More
In a new press release from audio electronics company Altec Lansing, it was revealed that GameShark is returning, sort of via an artificial intelligence-powered successor called “AI Shark” You don’t care about that. Instead, the big news out of this press release is that it might have leaked the release date for the Nintendo Switch 2. - Zack Zwiezen Read More
Palworld aka that game that looks a lot like Pokémon but with guns, is launching soon in early access as revealed in a new trailer. Oh and also, it will be available on Game Pass on day one. Finally, Xbox gets its own Pokémon game. Sort of. - Zack Zwiezen Read More
Stephanie Tyler Jones, the woman behind Mary Jane Watson’s face in Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, recently said she’s received harassment from fans, including phone calls to her workplace where callers demand to speak to her. In a public post on social media, she asked these fans to stop. - Zack Zwiezen Read More
In the early aughts, EA dropped an unexpected fighting game that dominated the lives of every gamer I knew, including mine and my cousin’s. This partnership with the hip-hop record label Def Jam spawned three iconic brawling games, but the series has been MIA since 2007. Now, rapper Ice-T has seemingly explained why the Def Jam fighting game franchise hasn’t seen a comeback or a remake in nearly 20 years. - Levi Winslow Read More
Update 01/10/24 11:50 a.m. ET: Apex Legends’ crossover event with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now live, and according to Eurogamer, the prices are lower than initially thought. - Levi Winslow Read More
Like measuring temperature on the deranged scale of Fahrenheit, the United States is nearly alone in the world in calling Sega’s classic gaming console the “Genesis.” The 1989 SNES rival was actually called the Mega Drive, and it’s time to get on board with that name, as hardware developer Hyperkin has revealed an upcoming handheld device called the Mega 95 that can play those classic Sega carts. - John Walker Read More
After weeks of rumors, it’s finally been confirmed that Booksmart and No One Will Save You actor Kaitlyn Dever will play opposite Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in Max’s second season of The Last of Us as Abby.Max initially announced Dever’s casting on its social channels without naming her role, then the original game’s developer Naughty Dog confirmed on its own account that Dever will play Abby, the once-secret second protagonist of The Last of Us Part II. - Kenneth Shepard Read More
