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SEGA has released an animated five-minute short for their game, Sonic Superstars which is scheduled to launch this October. The animation features Fang the Hunter, who first appeared in the classic Game Gear console title Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble in 1994. Based on the trailer, we can see Fang accompanying Dr. Eggman and his helper Trip i...
Publisher Flyhigh Works and Shinobo non-Grata developer Studio PICO have recently announced an upcoming side-scrolling 2D robot action game titled "The Scramble Vice." With a release date of 2024 for PC, the game takes place in the year 2048, when criminal acts have become rampant using robots. Set in a futuristic world, terrorism has risen ...
Publisher Selecta Play and developer Disaster Games have announced a new 2D action platformer that lets you be the God of Death and Darkness in Morkull Ragast's Rage. In this game, you'll experience a rollercoaster ride filled with action, platforming, and exploration. Players take control of the villain of the story, Morkull -- the God of Deat...
If you need to scratch that late 90s PlayStation 1 platformer itch, Limited Run has you covered with its upcoming new game. Publisher Limited Run Games and developer Rightstick Studios will be making an ode to old-school 2.5D platformers called DoubleShake for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. An action-packed platformer i...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 Genre: 2D action platformer with time-rewind mechanics The rewinding mechanic in games -where you manually go back a few seconds of a playthrough in-game so you can do over a segment you messed up, or want to perfect- is a godsend for game des...
The Riot Forge initiative has been busy as of late, with bangers like Ruined King and Mageseeker in tow. Who would have thought that there's one more surprise from the side Riot Games publisher: a 2D platformer called Convergence? Convergence: A League of Legends Story stars everybody's time-hopper Ekko who is tasked with protecting the city of ...
Yes, the Trine series is still going on strong, with a fifth game oncoming. Trine is a platformer where players control three different characters with different skills to escape a puzzle-laden series of levels. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is the next entry for the series that started in 2009, and not much has changed. We're all the better f...
Developer Asylum Square and publisher Gameforge unveils a new gameplay trailer for the upcoming retro-style action platformer, Tiny Thor. Players assume the role of the son of Odin who has just been bestowed with the legendary Mjölnir hammer. It tells a "story of a boy taking responsibility" and must face almighty adversaries in becoming a true...
If you missed the Sega 2D platformer classics Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion, this new D23 Expo announcement will make you jump for joy. Disney and DLaLa Studios (Battletoads reboot) will be making a new 2D platformer named Disney's Illusion Island, which features co-op and four different playable Disney characters: Mickey Mouse, Goofy...
Rogue Legacy 2 is out of early access and is in its full version right now. The game still features the best 2D search action/metroidvania-style gameplay you've loved in the original, but just more improved and beefed up. Rogue Legacy 2 also introduces Heirlooms, which are artifacts that grant unique abilities that are required to access certain...
The upcoming Klonoa Phantasy Reverie series remaster collection will not be a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Bandai Namco US has announced that the game collection will be out for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and PC on 8th July, the same time as a the Nintendo version. To recap, the remastered collection will come with many new gameplay elements...
Good video game sequels are hard to come by, at least in the past few generations. In films, you have a Godfather 2 to balance out the numerous Friday The 13th sequel churns that span more than a trilogy. In games, it's arguably rare to find a sequel that completely trumps over its predecessor. Back in the late 80s and 90s of 8-bit and 16-bit ga...
A big digital Ubisoft games showcase is happening, with one of the 20 games being a 2D platformer inspired by hit title Ori and the Will of the Wisps/Blind Forest. According to Xfire reporter Tom Henderson, Ubisoft is reportedly working on an unannounced Prince of Persia title inspired by the 2.5D platformer Ori games. Ubisoft Montpellier is wor...
Since its Kickstarter years ago, the throwback RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been generating quite a buzz among retro RPG fans from the 90s since it's basically the revival of the Suikoden franchise, in all but name & licensing. Of course, to start the journey proper, one needs an introductory game of sorts using bits and pieces ...
Need a high octane platformer where you play a firefighter in 2D form? Look no further than Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue. Firegirl is published by Thunderful Publishing and Dejima, and features 2D platforming with axes and firehoses that double as jetpacks, as well as roguelite elements. You'll be rescuing folks and putting out fires in b...
The Metroidvanias/search action game onslaught continues past 2022. Developer Aurogon Shanghai has announced a new hand-drawn 2D search action title called Afterimage. It's slated for the PS5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam) for late 2022. Here's an overview of the game (via the Steam page): Key Features ...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4 Genre: Music rhythm platform game from the Bit.trip makers The League of Legends spin-off November onslaught is capped off with this quirky music game title Hextech Mayhem. In this 2D platformer with music rhythm Simon Says-ish gameplay, you play as explosive personality Ziggs as ...
Platform(s): PC (version played), Nintendo Switch Genre: 2D Action Game Set In 20th Century Taiwan It's not every day you see a game using Taiwan-Japanese occupation history as a backdrop for an action game, yet here we are. Indie studio Creative Games Computer Graphics Corporation and publisher Neon Doctrine took a chance in setting its 2D tit...
Platform(s): Xbox Series (version played), Xbox One, PC Genre: 2D platformer featuring music and cosmic escapades One minute you're worried about how your folk song debut in your hometown will turn out as you try to step out of your famous country music-singing uncle's shadow. The next, you end up whisked away by some interstellar rock group le...
In a long line of developers announcing that they're doing their best in not overworking their employees when making hit games and large triple-A titles, Double Fine is next to make that known. Double Fine senior producer Kevin Johnson tweeted earlier that the upcoming Psychonauts 2 was made with "no crunch". Everyone in the team is working on a...
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