Step aside, Freedom Planet? If you’re aSonic the Hedgehogfan, you may be aware of fangames by the name ofSonic Before the SequelandSonic After the Sequel.Developed by Felipe ‘LakeFeperd’ Ribeiro Daneluz, the games were really impressive and managed to feel like full, Sega-built 2DSonicgames in a way that the trainwreck that wasSonic 4simply never managed. Now, LakeFeperd wants to make his own game withSpark the Electric Jester.Asking for only $7000, and already having passed the first $2000 in funding on Kickstarter, LakeFeperd is also supplying a three-stage-long playable demo for those not quite sold on the idea yet....

In today’s State of Play, we got more insight into what we can expect fromRise of the Roninwhich is one of PlayStation’s next big games. Traversal is extremely dynamic and in addition to running, you’re able to also glide and ride your trusty hose. Of course, you aren’t there to enjoy the countryside, so a lot of time was given to illustrating the combat which features blades and even a flamethrower....

Kazuma stoically nods in approval If you own eitherYakuza 0orYakuza Kiwamion Steam – and to be honest there’s little reason not to – you will be pleased to hear that Sega has auto-upgraded both titles to their respective Deluxe Edition releases, adding a selection of neat extras to the wild ‘n’ wacky brawler RPGs. By visiting “Extras” in either titles’ installation folders, players now have access to a digital manga for each game, as well as a selection of avatars and wallpapers....

As a videogame geek, there are some mash-ups between developers and franchises you dream about happening. Sometimes they happen (Marvel vs. Capcom), sometimes you wish they didn’t happen (Ehrgeiz) and sometimes they never happen (Secret of Mana vs. Final Fantasy: Beach Battle Blitz). Although Arc System Works making aPersonafighting game long lived on as only a wish, it has now become a reality. And, thank God for that because it’s shaping up to be an incredible fighting game that has the potential to reach beyond thePersona 4fanbase while speaking to it directly....

App beta pushed to January If you haven’t heard of Rainway yet, you probably will in a few months. Developed by Andrew Sampson, the whole idea of the app is to stream your PC to other devices. Ever since the Switch started to gain steam Sampson has focused on it, which only highlights just how well a lot of other exclusives would work on the platform. One of them isCuphead, a game that will likely never arrive on other platforms due to an exclusivity deal, but that isn’t going to stop Sampson from showing it off anyway on Switch with Rainway....

Nuka-World on Tour is still slated for December 6 In case you missed it,Fallout 76is still around, andstill pushing out major free updates. On December 6,the “Nuka-World on Tour” expansion is set to drop, Bethesda and the powers that be are still pushing the “Fallout 1st” subscription, and it’ll apparently offer a new feature called the “ammo storage box.” Yep, it’s exactly how it sounds, as the team is offering “unlimited space to store all your excess munitions [with the exception of Plasma Cores and Fusion Cores....

“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. Last week was thefirst editionof a three-part Memory Card miniseries specifically focusing on amazing moments in videogamegraphicsover the years (I am calling it The Graphics Card). Last week’s entry featured myfirst“holy sh*t!” graphics memory from the Nintendo Entertainment System. This week, it’s time to move on to the 16-bit era — more specifically, the Super Nintendo....

The folks atGametrailersare currently doing a five part retrospective on one of my favorite series of all time:Metroid. The first installment, which came out last week is an overview of the original NESMetroidand its Game Boy successor,Metroid 2.Metroid 2, as a game, never really left much of an impression on me. The limited color palette of the old handheld combined with the title’s linear game play wasn’t sufficient enough to capture the magic that the originalMetroidhad provided....

Capcom has ‘a whole lot more planned’ for the 25th anniversary We got a few minorResident Evilannouncements this morning, including news about aRe:Verseopen beta inearly AprilandRE7andVillagecoming to Stadia, but what about the big 25th anniversary blowout? Are fans going to materialize aResident Evil“classic collection” through sheer willpower? That remains to be seen, but we do have a glimmer of hope. Capcom announced the next Resident Evil Showcase for April and confirmed that today is “just the start of the [25th anniversary] celebration....

You could go without them… but why would you? Audio diaries — you’ll find these little nuggets of storytelling scattered all over a game’s world, taking the form of whatever diegetic theming fits best into the narrative. They can be called voxophones, audiographs, audio logs, or straight-up tape recorders, but it’s always the same experience. You walk up to an object, interact with it, and you may hear characters talking to themselves, other characters, or even directly to the player themselves....

It’s hard to watch and yet I can’t look away “This is what happens when a very sadistic person gets ahold of a level editor.” Some of us get a huge kick out of watching strangers overcome the odds in near-impossible games, and as far as those go,Kaizo Mario World(orAsshole Mario) is relatively well-known. Mean-spirited ROM hacks ofSuper Mario Worldmake for damn good YouTube, it turns out. I’ve been eagerly waiting for Dram55’s speedrun to show up in the Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 feed and now that it’s here, I’m struggling to sit still while the madness unfolds....

It appearsas if the legal spat between Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Diodidn’t spill into Double Fine Production’sBrütal Legend. In response to the news of Dio’s voice being stripped from the game, president of Double Fine Tim Schafer issued a statement citing the addition of Tim Curry’s pipes as a creative move. “Ronnie James Dio is an amazing singer and truly one of the great figures of Metal,” Schafer said, “but as the character of Doviculus evolved, we realized that Tim Curry was a better fit for the part....

I need someone to hold me… please… STOP THE PRESS. We have received word of possibly the most important, most groundbreaking, lifetouching and soul-rending story this website has ever seen. Your life will never,everbe the same after reading it, so please do take a moment to compose yourself before bravely continuing forward. Tychus doesn’t have his cigar inHeroes of the Storm. I know, my friend. I know. It’ll be okay, we can deal with this like we’ve dealt with oh so much before....