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Shadows Gangs has all the good schlock of an ’80s B-movie & ’90s beat’em-up

With a recently launched trailer, Shadow Gangs is a beat'em-up and shooter filled with ninjas, robots, '90s aesthetic, and all the trappings of a good B-movie. There’s something to be said a lot of old school beat’em-ups. The best ones had a unique taste that could often remind players of hokey B-movie action flicks. Whether it was the mullets, the muscles, or the sheer amount of different goons facing heroes down, we played it out to the end whether it meant earning continues through points or grabbing an allowance full

The VR Games That Influenced Half-Life: Alyx’s Developers

Half-Life: Alyx isn't the first full-length virtual reality game and it didn't invent many of the key VR-based mechanics at its core, but if our review of the game is anything to go off of, it's certainly one of the most refined examples. Valve has, after all, been at the forefront of VR, with its development of the HTC Vive and The Lab back in 2016. GameSpot had the chance to chat with Valve level designer Dario Casali and programmer Kerry Davis about Half-Life: Alyx and all things VR--including some

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’, ‘DOOM 64’, ‘Quell Memento’, and Today’s Other New Releases, Tons of Sales, and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 20th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got an absolute boat-load of new releases to check out. That’s the bulk of today’s edition, in fact. There’s also a really large list of new sales to check out while we’re at it. News-wise, there isn’t much going on. Sunset Riders is coming to Arcade Archives, and I can confirm the new release of Ittle Dew 2+ is in fact a separate SKU/purchase from the Nicalis release of the game. That’s about

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Dezatopia’, ‘Ittle Dew 2+’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Octopath Traveler’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for March 19, 2020. With it being Thursday and all, we’re going to head directly to the new releases for the day. There are quite a few of them as usual, with the excellent shoot-em-up Dezatopia and the re-release of the wonderful Ittle Dew 2+ leading the pack. We’ve also got a list of sales that includes a very deep discount on the superb RPG Octopath Traveler. Let’s get to business! New Releases Dezatopia ($19.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! Uh, this is a

Gabe Newell Thinks We’re Nearing An Extinction Level Event For Entertainment

Valve president Gabe Newell recently opened up about returning to the Half-Life universe after so many years and how technology will continue to shape the future of the company.In an interview with IGN, Newell makes a comparison to The Matrix, the 1999 sci-fi thriller, and just how close we are to some of the technology in terms of computing. He is of course referring to the technical side of how the Matrix works as a form of VR, not the robots enslaving humanity as a giant super computer.“We’re way closer

Overwatch’s Next Character Is Echo

After a whole bunch of speculation from the Overwatch community, Blizzard has finally revealed the identity of its hero shooter's next character. It's Echo, a robotic character we saw back during BlizzCon 2019's Overwatch 2 announcement.Blizzard dropped an origin story video to give players a sense of who Echo is, which you can watch below. According to Blizzard's tweet introducing the Echo video, she's "an evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence." It didn't say when Echo will be available in the game, however.Introducing Echo.An evolutionary robot programmed

Blizzard Announces Overwatch’s Next Character Is Echo

After a whole bunch of speculation from the Overwatch community, Blizzard has finally revealed the identity of its hero shooter's next character. It's Echo, a robotic character we saw back during BlizzCon 2019's Overwatch 2 announcement.Blizzard dropped an origin story video to give players a sense of who Echo is, which you can watch below. According to Blizzard's tweet introducing the Echo video, she's "an evolutionary robot programmed with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence." It didn't say when Echo will be available in the game, however.Introducing Echo.An evolutionary robot programmed

Xbox One’s Latest Deals Bring Huge Discounts On Final Fantasy Games And More

The Xbox Store's weekly deals have arrived, bringing steep discounts on a wide selection of Xbox One games. The big sale this week focuses on Square Enix titles, including franchises like Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider. There's also the Wild World of Robots Sale, which features--you guessed it--games with robots. You also still have two more days to shop last week's Triple Threat Sale as well, so you can still nab Far Cry, Tom Clancy, and Assassin's Creed titles at low prices.As Final Fantasy VII Remake's release draws closer, why

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for March 11 -13

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox, where we cover all the new games coming soon to Xbox One and Windows 10 PC! Every week the team at Xbox aims to deliver quality gaming content for you to enjoy on your favorite gaming console. To find out what’s coming soon to Xbox, read on below and click on each of the game profiles for pre-order details (dates are subject to change). Ori and the Will of the Wisps – March 11 (Xbox Game Pass, Xbox One, and Windows 10 PC) Xbox