Super Metroid From hidden rooms to unlockable content, videogame secrets have been widely used over the years: most providing players with some extra satisfaction for finding something that not everyone is lucky enough to discover. Although most of these secrets — like theChris Houlihan roominThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past— are neat extras, they don’t usually add to the gameplay as a whole. Sometimes a hard to find health upgrade or secret costume will affect the way a game is playedsomewhat, but never enough to dramatically change things in the long run....

Give your den that little extra punch At Gamescom this week, Blizzard unveiled the next character coming to the premium line of Overwatch statues; the terrifying name whose mere utterance can bring about fear, chaos and untold destruction, Akande Ogundimu, infamously known to his enemies as Doomfist. The Nigerian Talon operative has been immortalised in a slick statue that stands just over 14 inches in height and is poised to strike with his hefty cybernetic arm....

The four-person split-screen multiplayer is still in Rememberde Blob? Some of you sure will. For everyone else in need of a refresher, THQ Nordic is set to reintroduce the Wii-era paint-the-town platformer with an incoming PC port on August 06, 2025. Our own Jonathan Holmes had positive things to say aboutde Blobin his review way back in 2008, including this nugget of kindness: “if you’re a fan ofJet Grind Radio,Katamari Damacy, or any stylish, pseudo-sandbox style game, then getdeBlobtoday....

Pokémon Trading Card Game’s Journey Togetherexpansion marks the return of Trainer Pokémon cards for the first time in decades. There are a handful of great cards to collect, or sell, depending on how lucky you get when opening packs. Some of the cards you’re able to find inJourney Togetherare fairly pricey, with most of the Trainer Pokémon Illustration Rare cards fetching upwards of $100 or more since pre-release, which shouldn’t be surprising considering how sought after and rare to find they are....

Plus: Anime. Today on Tuesday Newsday, we go over two games that Brett Makedonski previewed, whichhave bothbeendelayed,The Order: 1886andThe Evil Within. The newBattlefieldisHardline, seemingly a cops and robbers theme rather than the usual military approach.LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gothamhas been announced,MapleStory 2shows off its first gameplay,Star Wars: Attack Squadronsis cancelled, andSpintiresis all about mud and dubstep, apparently. Video games.

During The Game Awards 2024, Saber Interactive and Universal announcedTurok: Origins,a brand-new entry in the legendary first-person shooter franchise about strong warriors who fight powerful dinosaurs. Turok: Originsdoes look very fun and promising so far: The character designs are solid, the dinosaurs (and other prehistoric creatures) look threatening, and there’s a brilliant new gimmick centered on absorbing the dinosaur’s DNA to use their own abilities,as confirmed by Saber Interactive in the game’s official Steam page....

That, my friends, is gonna leave a mark EA Sports has released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming MMA simulatorUFC 4, which launches on PS4 and Xbox One August 14. The video focuses on new striking, grappling, and submission systems which will help you become the master of the Octagon, or leave you looking at the lights, whichever comes first. Among the gameplay elements featured in the new video are the Dynamic Striking System which corresponds the strength of strikes to button taps and holds....

Julian Scott of Space Pants Games just dropped the unreleased Genesis/Mega Drive version ofWacky Racesup on Itch.io for free. While the game was developed to completion for publisher Virgin Entertainment, it was left unpublished because they didn’t have the rights to the property. Wacky Raceswas thishorrendousHanna-Barbera cartoon from 1968. To be fair, I don’t like most Hanna-Barbera cartoons from the era, withThe FlintstonesandThe Jetsonsbeing the big exceptions. However,Wacky Raceswas this horribly formulaic premise about a vehicular race between various cartoon teams....

Say what you will about the makeover Dante has received for theupcoming reboot ofDevil May Cry(Lord knows, no force on Earth seems capable of preventing it), but some of these changes really do look like they’re for the better. Like Vergil, for example, revealed today as part of Capcom’s press event for Gamescom. Dante’s twin brother returns as the leader of an organization pitted against the forces of Hell, The Order....

Little mall of horrors Dead Rising 4releases on December 6 and has a Christmas bent. That means Frank West is left counting down the holidays. Labor Day, Columbus Day, Halloween, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving… While patiently waiting for his turn, Frank likes to get creative. Like in this video where he puts the reason for the season to good use and slays zombies while in themed apparel. “More tricks, more treats” the trailer promises as he holds an electrified battle axe high while wearing a pumpkin on his head....

The program, calledAir Guitar Hero, functions as a sort of calibration tool for the movement of individual digits. In order for the arm to correctly read the electrical impulses which command movement, a tedious process of following commands (such as, “touch ring finger to thumb,” and “touch index finger to thumb”) over and over again must be completed.Air Guitar Herois intended to keep patients motivated by providing them an entertaining and challenging context to perform the exercises in....

College Humor has the answer BioShock Infinitemay be all the rage lately, but I’ve had the originalBioShockon my mind and so has College Humor. One partBioShockCliffs Notes, one partLittle Mermaidcover, College Humor’s latest original is a joyful reminder of how great Disney soundtracks are and how completely screwed Rapture was. It’s also a reminder that Andrew Ryan is quite the dancer, in addition to being a dapper overlord. I feel a little embarrassed admitting this, but I find the video to be a helpful synopsis as I play throughBioShockagain....

Promoted from our Community Blogs! [TheBlondeBass’ Bloggers Wanted entry concerns a series that is close to my heart:Paper Mario. The Mushroom Kingdom has never been more alive and more colorful. Much like the Koopa Bros., these games are the Coolest of Cool. ~ Shade] It’s no secret to anyone that I loveMarioRPGs. Starting from Square Enix’sSuper Mario RPGon the SNES, these games have a unique blend of charm and dynamic gameplay, which really resonates with me....