Neo Geo News

THE LAST BLADE II PHYSICAL RELEASE

Pix'n Love and SNK have officially announced the physical release of The Last Blade II for PlayStation 4. Revealed during the recent 'Japanese Fighting Game Developer Round Table' stream, the classic NEO GEO arcade game will be released in three different variations. A standard edition in a plain PS4 game case with a reservable cover. A Collectors Edition with a host of extras (above) , and a Deluxe Edition, which
Arcade News

CAPCOM FIGHTING COLLECTION

Capcom's recently announced 'Fighting Collection' will feature ten classic arcade games, and while Capcom is no stranger to bundling games from its arcade heyday into extortionately priced collections for modern platforms, this particular one does have some notable features and inclusions.The three big draws here are the inclusion of 1996's Red Earth, previously unreleased outside of the arcades, all five games from the Darkstalkers series, currently unavailable after 2013's Darkstalkers
Indie News PC

NEW BEAT ‘EM UP: DAWN OF THE MONSTERS

Hot off the press this week is a new “co-operative kaiju beat ‘em up” from developer 13AM Games - Dawn Of The Monsters. Featuring an art style inspired by Mike Mignola, this 2.5D scrolling fighter sees you taking on the Nephilim, big ugly monsters who are hell-bent on destroying the entire planet. Taking control of your kaiju, you'll be engaging in what looks to be a pleasingly deep combat system,
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LOST N64 GAME CARNIVALÉ: CENZO’S ADVENTURE

Earlier this month, the Nintendo game preservationist group Forest of Illusion released a build of a cancelled N64 game that was being developed by Terraglyph Interactive Studios in 1999 - Carnivalé: Cenzo's Adventure. Based on the Tim Burton-inspired film Carnivalé, directed by Deane Taylor (Burton's Art Director), the incomplete but functional version of the game was apparently leaked by one of the original developers, then made available to the public
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Bandai Namco Humanitarian Donation

Bandai Namco has followed CD Projekt Red, in making a substantial donation to humanitarian aid following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On twitter, the video game publisher announced that 100 million yen, approximately £650k will be donated to Save the Children support. The Tokyo-based publisher, which has published games for decades, follows wide condemnation of the war throughout the games industry. Last month CDPR donated nearly £200k, and most recently
Amstrad CPC News

PUZZLE BOBBLE GETS AN UPDATE ON THE CPC

Back in October 2021, the Amstrad received a fantastic port of Taito's classic arcade hit Puzzle Bobble. Developer Crazy Piri delivered a dream come true for CPC owners with a very faithful port of the original game, not to mention some extra polish in the form of stage backgrounds featuring other Taito hits like Chase HQ, New Zealand Story, Rainbow Islands, Bubble Bobble, and Arkanoid. Now the team at Crazy