In less than 3 days, the Smash Bros inspired indie fighter, Rivals of Aether, has been successfully greenlit via Steam Greenlight. Rivals of Aether has you choose a Rival from one of the four classical elements to fight in various arenas to see who is the champion of combat. You…

Microsoft have revealed that their Gamescom conference will be held on the 4th of August at 3pm in the UK. Seeing as Sony is tagging out of Gamescom this year when it comes to a press conference, Microsoft does have free reign to debut some big hitters which they didn't…

If you are into ninjas, turn based combat and revenge, RONIN may just be the game for you. RONIN seems like the baby of Gunpoint and Mark of the Ninja, a stealth focused action game where you can the role of a vengeful ninja, looking to end the lives of…

So, we’ve covered traditional fighting games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, now onto Smash Bros. Smash isn’t your typical fighting game, as the focus is not on taking down an enemy’s lifebar but by racking up enough damage onto an enemy to send them flying off stage. Due to…

It’s getting into fighting game tournament season, with CEO on the horizon this weekend and then the holy grail of FGC events, EVO, following soon after in early July. This means fighting game coverage will start to dominate Twitch and many people will start watching competitive fighting games for the…

Thanks to the successful rereleases of Suikoden 1 and 2 on PSN a few months ago and the continued work of the Suikoden Revival Movement, Sony have announced that the 3rd entry will be coming to PSN tomorrow. This installment in Konami's critically acclaimed but now dormant RPG franchise is…

This E3 is being heralded as the best one for many years. Blockbuster announcements, revivals of old franchises and games long though dead have risen from the graves for studios to parade around as the conquering heroes for fans to throw money at. On first glance, this year's show is…

In probably one of the greatest collaborations in RPG history, Intelligent Systems' Paper Mario and AlphaDream's Mario&Luigi series is coming together on the 3DS in Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. The two RPG universes collide, having the familiar characters from both franchises come together to fight a cavalcade of…

In a bit of a left field announcement, Nintendo have announced in their Digital Event, a 4 player co-op adventure called Metroid Prime Federation Force, a 4 player co-op shooter for the 3DS. The game will have you in the role of Galactic Federation Troopers seen in Metroid Prime: Echoes…

Nintendo usually kick off their Digital Event in style but what have they announced this time around? Hinted at in private demos at last E3, Nintendo have revealed Star Fox Zero, a half-reboot/half sequel of the fabled dogfighting series. Star Fox Zero has a tentative Q4 2014 release date and…

In a puzzling announcement, Square Enix have announced a chibified entry in the Final Fantasy series, titled World of Final Fantasy. Similar to Dissidia and the much maligned All the Bravest, World of Final Fantasy will have players changing between chibi and normal forms and summoning fan favourite characters like…

At Sony's E3 press conference, not only were the rumoured characters of Cammy and Birdie officially revealed for Street Fighter V, but also announced was the start date for its beta, which is on the 23rd of July. Cammy retains her incredibly agile fighting style, Cannon Spiking and Spiral Arrowing…

During their conference and hopping on the CCG bandwagon, EA have announced Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes for mobile devices. It seems to include characters from all over the Star Wars canon, so expect to have your deck containing Kit Fisto, Chewbacca and Captain Phasma, along with other galactic heroes…

In a long awaited announcement that many have been waiting for, Rare have finally announced what they have been working on, called Sea of Thieves at the Microsoft E3 press Conference. From the trailer we saw on stage, it looks like a return of the original Project Dream, a pirate…

After many leaks and rumours, Bandai Namco have officially revealed Dark Souls 3 at Microsoft's E3 conference. In this cinematic trailer, we saw the ruined landscape of the game and the release date of 2016. It will be interesting to see how the more defensive, medieval combat style of Dark…

Announced alongside Fallout 4 at Bethesda's E3 conference is Fallout Shelter, a new mobile game where you take the role of a Vault Overseer and command your Vault across the Wasteland. You must manage resources, scouting adventurers and what rooms you have in your Vault. You can get rewarded with lunchboxes…

During the Bethesda E3 press conference, the company's very first solo one,  Dishonored 2 has been announced. Based on the cinematic CGI trailer, we saw during the conference, it will be a direct sequel to the original game, where you play as Emily Cauldwin or Corvo from the original. Dishonored…

Well, leaks are bound to happen before E3! Due to the Lucas update being released early for Japanese Wii Us, some lucky hackers have been able to datamine the update, revealing that the rumoured characters, Roy and Ryu are hopefully coming to Super Smash Bros in tomorrow's patch. Along with…

Ahead of the plethora of Street Fighter V events being held at E3, Sony and Capcom have released a brand new trailer for Street Fighter V, detailing the new Variable System which underpins the combat of this installment. The V-System builds like your Ultra Gauge did in Street Fighter 4,…

Update: The video has now been made private after previously just being unlisted. I imagine someone at Nintendo is not very happy right now. In what seems to be a slip up before E3, someone has got access to an unlisted video on the Koei Temco Youtube channel and leaked…

As we approach the announcement filled pandemonium which is E3, it makes sense for companies to show off smaller projects or previously revealed titles before the show, just to keep the heat of the big guns. This seems to be the case with Sony, as they have just revealed a…