Wince and repeat.Like most things from the late '80s and early '90s, the 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up is no longer particularly cool or relevant. Sure, a certain type of ageing nostalgist (guilty as charged) will get excited about Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle or Streets of Rage 4, but the kids have long since moved on to something else. And let's face it, the kids were probably right to. To genre ou... more.

Feast your eyes.Just last week, Bandai Namco announced that Super Robot Wars T would be headed to Nintendo Switch. Just in case that announcement wasn't enough to have you foaming at the mouth with excitement, a whole batch of screenshots has now been shared to show the variety of series on offer.If you're unaware, Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG franchise featuring crossovers between a variety... more.

One of the first things you do in Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode for Red Dead Redemption 2, is create a character and snap a mugshot when you're finished.You might think it's odd that your character displays their hands so prominently in the mugshot, but that is in fact rooted in history. It was a common in the late 1800s to take photographs, or mugshots, of criminals with their hands in fr... more.

Fortnite is getting in the holiday spirit with a new gifting feature that is available now on every platform except iOS. Gifting came to Fortnite today as part of the 6.31 update, and it'll be available for only one week. Epic said in a blog post that this is the "initial gifting period," which suggests gifting will return again at some later point in the future.With the 6.31 update, the item shop... more.

We teamed up with RESPAWN Products to give away RESPAWN-205 Racing Style Gaming Chairs to five (5) lucky fans! Scroll down to enter.This is not an instant win. No purchase necessary. Competition ends at 12:00 PM PT on December 3, 2018, in which 5 winners will be chosen at random (MSRP: $225). Winners can choose colors White, Red, Blue, Grey, or Green.Enter below: What’s cooler than being cool?... more.

When you're not robbing, riding from town to town, and trying to keep rescue your fellow gangsters from the law in Red Dead Redemption 2, chances are pretty good you'll be hunting. Tracking and killing animals keeps you and your gang fed and earns you crafting materials, as well as goods to sell to make money to get Arthur better equipment. But for any hunter in Red Dead Redemption 2, the ultimate... more.

Two major updates are coming to Fallout 76 in December, Bethesda has announced, the first of which is landing on December 4. This update will increase the current Stash limit, and also fix bugs, improve performance and stability, and make some balance changes.The Stash limit is rising from 400 to 600. That isn't a whole lot, and that's by design. Bethesda said it plans to increase it further after... more.

Red Dead Online is finally here--at least if you own the Ultimate Edition. We're getting started with the Red Dead Redemption 2 multiplayer mode, and right out the gate your first task is to create a character. You begin by choosing a man or a woman, and then you'll get to customise them to your heart's content. The character-creator is very robust, as you can see in GameSpot's new video preview e... more.

Activision Blizzard Studios has hired Joe Robert Cole to write the sequel to the Call of Duty film, according to Variety. Cole is known for his writing in Black Panther alongside Ryan Coogler. It was announced last February that director of Sicario 2: Soldado, Stefano Sollima, would be helming the film. Presidents of Activision Blizzard Studios, Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk will be producing, as... more.

I’m here today to share an insight into our turn-based tactical strategy game Achthung! Cthulhu Tactics, which launches today on Xbox One. Check out the launch trailer above for a closer look at the Lovecraftian horrors that await like tentacles, automatic weapons, creeping insanity, and the Third Reich into a journey into the unknown. There are two common interests shared by everyone here at Au... more.