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iOS Version of ‘One Finger Death Punch II’ Launching July 2nd, Available for Pre-Order Now

One Finger Death Punch from Silver Dollar Games became an indie sensation following its launch on Xbox 360 back in 2013 and its desktop release in 2014. It was a perfect example of a game being mechanically simple but still having a ton of depth to its gameplay. The very basics of the game had you playing as a stickman martial arts warrior who fended off enemies approaching from both the left and the right of the screen. Like I said, the mechanics were simple as it only utilized two

SwitchArcade Round-Up: Mini-Views Featuring ‘Ruiner’ and ‘Sister Location’, Today’s New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 22nd, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got summaries of a couple of new releases that hit the eShop since we last checked in. There are also a pair of Mini-Views for a couple of recent releases. We finish things up with a full list of incoming and outgoing sales for you to comb through. The big news is the unveiling of which character from ARMS will be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but that’s unfortunately in the future for

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Warborn’, ‘Spacejacked’, ‘Pew Paw’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 12th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got an absolute ton of new releases to summarize. Apparently several games dropped out of nowhere yesterday while I was sleeping snug in my bed, so between those and the actual Friday releases, there’s a lot to deal with. Beyond that, I’ve also got a list of the new sales that popped up. Smaller than usual, because just about everything is on sale already. Let’s have a look! New Releases Warborn ($24.99) SwitchArcade

EA, Pokemon Company, And More Game Companies Donating To Black Lives Matter And Related Causes

After protests erupted in cities all over the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd, a large number of studios and other game companies have made donations to the Black Lives Matter and other organizations like the NAACP and Color of Change. Companies from all corners of the industry have made contributions while encouraging others to do the same. Pokemon Go developer Niantic is donating proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales, committing to a minimum of $5 million, to "Black gaming and AR creators

All Animal Crossing Summer Shell DIY Recipes

June is officially here, and for players in the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the start of summer in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Along with a new assortment of bugs and fish to catch, you can find a new type of crafting material called summer shells washed up on the beach in your town and on Mystery Islands. Summer shells are a distinct blue color, and much like the cherry blossom petals you could collect in spring, they are used in crafting special seasonal DIY recipes. As before, these recipes will

Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called

Kardiachain Sets Sight on the $2 Billion Vietnamese Esports Market

KardiaChain on May 21, 2020, announced its plans of expanding into the lucrative, multi-billion dollar Vietnamese eSports market. Consequently, they have launched the KardiaChain eSports Incentive Platform which is a prediction game for Garena’s Arena of Valor (Liên Quân) tournament on the Vietnamese mobile phone MOBA game. Garena is the largest game portal in South East Asia. Fans will now be allowed to punt on match outcomes using KardiaChain’s KAI tokens.  KardiaChain and Their Mission The decision was borne out of necessity. Because of COVID-19-related disruptions, the blockchain project, in a blog post,

Evening Reading – April 21, 2020

Hey Shacknews, it's time for Evening Reading. Let's officially close out our day of posting. Please take a look. SUPER MARIO MAKER 2 GAME OF THE YEAR 2019-2020 GOTY #SuperMarioMaker2 #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/MviFw9IduX — Productive Citizen ✌?????? (@technosucks) April 22, 2020 They added the SMB3 Slot Machine. No wonder Super Mario Maker 2 won Shacknews Game of the Year 2019. [embedded content] Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans may have something to say about the GOTY 2020 [embedded content] Nice song by Shofu. Stonks #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/yDG7icdeb8 — Productive Citizen ✌??????