A new addition to the lineup of the much anticipated 2D beat-em-up Skullgirls has been announced in a new trailer! Her name is Carol, but her foes know her by Painwheel. Kidnapped by Valentine, she was taken to the Anti-Skullgirls Lab Zero, where she was implanted with the Buer Drive, Gae Bolga...

Order Up!! To Go Publisher: SuperVillain Studios Platform: iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone (reviewed) Release Date: January 19th, 2012 Price: FREE (ad-supported. $0.99 to remove) Overview: Back in 2008, SuperVillian Studios released “Order Up!” on the Wii and was received well in the industry. They then...

Rayforce Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Platform: iPhone (reviewed)/iPod Touch Release: 13/01/12 Price: $12.99 – Available Here Overview In 1993 Taito Corporation, a company famous for their classic top-down shooter Space Invaders, released yet another space themed shooter – Rayforce....

You may already know Quarrel as an ISO game but now UTV Ignition Games are bringing it to Xbox Live Arcade. Think part strategy game and part scrabble game, and that’s Quarrel for you. Players battle it out for the control over islands, with success determined by creating the best scoring word from a...

Dustforce Publisher: Hitbox Team Developer: Hitbox Team Platform: PC (Steam) Release Date: January 17, 2012 Price: TBA Overview Dustforce is a 2D, side-scrolling platformer which sees you bouncing off walls and flying through levels, cleaning up as much rubbish as you can as you go. Story The story in...

If you are an Australian hanging out for Asura’s Wrath, Resident Evil: Operation Racoon City, Street Fighter x Tekken and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (the Playstation Vita version, of course), then read on as Capcom will be hosting a public event where all four games will be available for a test run for...

Choplifter HD Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Developer: inXile Entertainment Platforms: XBLA (reviewed), PSN, PC Release Date: December 21, 2011 Price: 1200 MSP – Available Here Overview Originally designed for Apple II computers, Choplifter was then ported to game systems as well as the...

Here’s a mildly terrifying fact for you -Super Monkey Ball has been around for over ten years! First debuting on the Nintendo Gamecube all the way back in 2001, SEGA’s primate franchise will be heading to the PS Vita for it’s latest entry in summer 2012. Subtitled Banana Splitz, the game...

In the year 1993, an unstoppable force hit videogaming. This force would go on to become a space shooter trilogy. A trilogy that would grow to include both Raystorm and Raycrisis. I am talking about none other than Rayforce. As of today, the classic arcade game is available for iPhone and iPod touch at the...

Tuck those quarters away, as this week’s eShop update is ready to save you a ton of coinage on the game of Pinball. After a bit of anticipation, Zen Studio’s Zen Pinball 3Dhas finally hit the eShop at a nice, cozy price of just $6.99. This portable version packs in four classic tables, such as...

While it may never end up being released in North America, Japanese 3DS owners are about to receive quite a unique looking side scrolling beat’em up. The title is called Code of Princess and is being developed by Agatsuma Entertainment. Earlier today the developers released the first gameplay trailer...

Mega Man X Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Platform: iPhone (reviewed)/iPod Touch/iPad Release: 21/12/11 Price: $5.49 – Available Here Overview Mega Man X is the first in the X series of Capcom’s Mega Man franchise. Not to be confused with Mega Man 10, X was released on the 16-bit...

Silvester Adventure Developer: Sim Chia Tek Publisher: Sim Chia Tek Platforms: iPhone (reviewed), iTouch, iPad Release Date: December 13, 2011 Price: $0.99 – Available Here Overview The shadows of the world have gone awry! So, clearly, it’s all up to one small boy with anime hair to right this...

In the distant future, in the darkest corner of the universe, lives a tyrant race whose only goal is to capture and oppress all living creatures. These evil beings would be successful if it were not for one man – Arc. Arc is a battle-hardened drifter, untamable, unforgiving and now available on your...

Sega has today announced that its classic arcade shooters The House of the Dead 3 and The House of the Dead 4 will be coming to the Playstation Network. Originally released into arcades back in 2002 and 2005 respectively, both games will be reworked with updated HD graphics, trophies and Playstation Move...

When the newest SSX game was announced, there were some concerns. Could it hold up against the previous games in the series?  Would the new abilities, like wingsuits, hurt or help the gameplay?  How could anything supplant Tricky?  However, the two trailers have calmed many fears.  They show off what...

InXile Entertainment and Konami have announced that their personal take on the amazingly addictive retro game “Choplifter” will be released on January 11th and cost $14.99 or 1200 Microsoft Points for XBox users. InXile will be responsible for the PSN and PC versions and will also co-publish the...

The Incredible Hulk is smashing his way to  Pinball FX 2 on XBLA and Marvel Pinball on PSN sometime this year. That is according to Mel Kirk, VP of PR and Marketing for Zen Studios. He stated: “Everything that comes from Marvel next year will be bigger, not necessarily character specific.  Hulk...

Windows 7 users with a penchant for word puzzles are in for a treat, with M80Games releasing a new, addictive, arcade style word game with a twist. You have to find words in any directions for points, with the goal of chaining them together to create a combo for awesome points. Plus, if you go through it...

All around the world many people received new phones for Christmas or whichever holiday they celebrate and many of those phones may run using the Android service. Now what better way to get your new phone up and running than to pick up a few Apps from the app store, correct? Well what if you could do that,...

New on the American Playstation®Store market is SNK PLAYMORE USA CORPORATION’s P.O.W. – Prisoners Of War and PREHISTORIC ISLE. These SNK mini titles are blasts from the past, being brought back from SNK’s Golden Age of action-shooting games from the 80’s. The release of these two titles is part of...

As the New Year looms, new titles are waiting to surprise gamers with everything they can offer – and then some. In the spirit of the coming New Year and the hardcore gamer’s thirst for something beyond the norm, here are three titles which will launch in 2012 that can offer their players some pleasant...

Christmas is a time for stuffing your face and disregarding such pettiness as diets, moderation and manners, and in that spirit, our 100 Games You Must Play segment is a veritable feast this week. We’ve got some modern  classics fresh off the vine, which are sure to leave a lingering sweetness on the...

I’m glad to see everyone gearing up for the holidays but gosh that sweater I am wearing is still ugly. The Pipper is here, and I want to inform everyone about the great deals that Xbox is offering until New Year’s Day. Hot Hot Hot Xbox is celebrating the countdown to 2012 with daily price cuts...

Sick of defending that same old boring castle? You should go outside and play more!  Trendy Entertainment, Reverb Publishing, and D3Publisher are about to unleash the first part DLC for their exceedingly addictive downloadable title, Dungeon Defenders where players will be able to venture outside of their...

Taito have added some holiday themed songs to their iOS title, Groove Coaster. The update includes 5 new tracks, 3 of which are available via in app purchase, the other two are gifts from Taito to you! The tracks include: Fess up! By Shohei Tsuchiya Thrash Beat by COSIO PIPIPI MUSIC by THE APRILS for...