Arcade games are typically games with shorter levels, increasingly harder difficulty with each passing level, and simple but intuitive controls.
These games share the same characteristics as their coin-operated counterparts due to the type of environment built around arcades, where players would have to pay additional coins to continue playing after death. While not the same, as you can't add a coin into your PS4 slot (seriously, don't), the genre is meant to emulate the gameplay as much as possible, and encompasses a wide range of additional genres as well.
Sega just announced a brand new Sonic game, titled Sonic Dream Team, but you'll need an Apple Arcade subscription to play it. Defined as Sonic's new 3D action platformer, Dream Team is coming…
November 1, 2023 | 10:51 EDT
Bandai Namco has announced a brand new Pac-Man battle royale experience, and it looks...deeply odd. Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs pits 64 players (Pac-Men? Pac-People?) against each other…
October 10, 2023 | 09:47 EDT
The great thing about PAX is that you often find hidden gems. To say a game is a "gem" is cliche, true, but if any game deserves that description, it's Big Boy Boxing. Since the initial debut of the…
September 3, 2023 | 09:30 EDT
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Cosy Computer have announced their Pizza Possum release date. The fast-paced arcade hide-and-seek game launches across PC and current-gen consoles, including…
August 28, 2023 | 09:29 EDT
The brilliantly-named HyperMegaTech has announced the Super Pocket, a new retro arcade handheld that comes complete with a bunch of classic arcade titles for you to enjoy. It comes in two editions:…
July 12, 2023 | 10:39 EDT
Today Konami announced its financial results for the full fiscal year between April 2022 and March 2023. Total revenue was 314,321 million yen, up 4.9% year-on-year, while business profit was 56,611…
May 11, 2023 | 02:36 EDT
Since the earliest days of video games, developers have tried to send players into space. From the most primitive examples of the medium all the way to treasured PC classics like Freelancer, the best…
April 5, 2023 | 06:22 EDT
Streets of Rage 4, the highly successful sequel to the classic beat-em-up franchise, has just received a new free update. This update introduces a host of new features and content to the game,…
March 10, 2023 | 02:33 EST
Space shooter-come-RPG Everspace 2 has been in development for five years and on release in Early Access for more than two, but we finally know when it's arriving in full. The Everspace 2 release…
February 6, 2023 | 09:24 EST
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a collection of 13 TMNT games from the Game Boy, NES, SNES, Sega Genesis, and Arcades. The full list of games is: Arcade Teenage Mutant…
December 28, 2022 | 08:00 EST
Atari Mania is a microgame adventure taking many of Atari's classic titles and mashing them together. Microgame challenges are linked together by some mild exploration and puzzle solving, as you…
December 27, 2022 | 11:54 EST
We aren't off to the races yet, and sadly our time to drift around the track will be delayed a bit longer, as Disney Speedstorm has been delayed for polish and additional content to be added before…
November 30, 2022 | 02:23 EST
There's a fitting absurdity to the decision to wait a full decade before following up on the success of McPixel. The original rode a wave of success that can't be duplicated in 2022. It gained an…
November 14, 2022 | 11:00 EST
We are hungry, therefore we are, but not for much longer! Soon we will able to be able to take a bite out of Garfield Lasagna Party, where you get to play as one of the most well-known kitty cats…
October 25, 2022 | 01:38 EDT
There should be more games like WarioWare. Nintendo's microgame collections are effortlessly innovative, and few games can even approach the garlic-loving developer's gameplay madness. Perhaps this…
October 11, 2022 | 06:32 EDT
Atari is planning to replace Missile Command: Recharged with...uh...Missile Command: Recharged. The studio says it's planning a full 2.0 rework for the game, which launched its Atari Recharged series…
October 4, 2022 | 10:06 EDT
At the start of the summer, Shredder's Revenge proved that there was plenty of gas left in the Turtle Van for TMNT video games. As we near the fall, Turtle fans have the opportunity to see all the…
September 7, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Two arcade twin-stick shooters, Waves and Waves 2: Notorious, have been made free to play after their creator sadly passed away from cancer. Squid in a Box, whose real name was Rob, died two weeks…
August 19, 2022 | 09:02 EDT
Turns out the leaks were correct. The PlayStation Plus Essential August 2022 lineup has officially been revealed, and there are some very solid games indeed up for grabs this month, including a…
July 27, 2022 | 12:02 EDT
Night School Studio has announced that the long-awaited OlliOlli World Oxenfree crossover has arrived in the form of the OlliOlli World's new Void Riders DLC that released around a month ago. Turns…
July 21, 2022 | 10:34 EDT
A new report claims that Skate 4 is much further along in production than anyone might have thought and that Full Circle and EA will reveal the game next month. Electronic Arts formed a new studio…
June 21, 2022 | 03:03 EDT
The game OlliOlli World puts a colorful cartoon spin on skating and is only getting bigger. Announced previously, the expansion VOID Riders is now available for download. It adds a sci-fi theme to…
June 15, 2022 | 03:35 EDT
McPixel 3 is a game filled to the brim with crazy gameplay, by indie developer Sos Sosowski. Avert disasters at every turn using unconventional ways to stop the mayhem with McPixel, a wanna-be hero…
March 11, 2022 | 12:05 EST
Velan Studios has confirmed that it's making its multiplayer dodgeball game Knockout City free-to-play. The change will go into effect as of Season 6, with Velan also moving away from publisher EA in…
February 24, 2022 | 11:28 EST
There's a common adage that video games and comedy just don't mix, but I don't think it's as straightforward as that. In terms of traditional comedy, the medium fails simply because it doesn't…
February 22, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Ready for some rad skateboarding action? Then check out OlliOlli World, a new twist on the skateboarding genre from indie veterans Roll7. The third game in the OlliOlli series, OlliOlli World is an…
February 8, 2022 | 09:16 EST
Whether you're grinding a rail in real life or pulling off a 900 with a gamepad, skateboarding is all about vibes. Many of the best skating games dive into the devil may care attitude that defined…
February 3, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Released right as fighting games emerged in arcades, Data East's Windjammers was a genre mashup that was ahead of its time. With a basic gameplay loop that recalls the simplicity of Pong, this…
January 20, 2022 | 04:00 EST
A new Everspace 2 update has been released, and it's a big one. Titled Khait Nebula: Stranger Skies, the update brings the titular nebula with it, plus a new companion, a brand new faction, and lots…
November 3, 2021 | 10:38 EDT
Rocket League has been out for six years, but it's a pretty big deal still. Not as big as it used to be, but even small, regular events like this one will affect a lot of people, over 75 million…
October 15, 2021 | 09:22 EDT
Streets of Rage 4 developer Dotemu has been acquired by Focus Home Interactive for €38.5 million as part of an initiative to expand its roster of game developers. Dotemu is perhaps best known for…
August 5, 2021 | 12:17 EDT
When Streets of Rage 4 was announced, it had a lot riding on its success. It was following on from a trilogy that was (mostly) well-received, with a considerable gap between the inconsistent third…
July 28, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Ready to dodge some balls and take it to the streets against your friends? Have some fun with Knockout City, a team-based competitive multiplayer game by developer Velan studios. Your goal is simple…
May 23, 2021 | 08:57 EDT
The first major Everspace 2 update has exited hyperspace and is now orbiting Steam and GOG. Union: Contracts/Heartland brings a new companion, all-new missions and gameplay, a new ship class, and…
April 28, 2021 | 08:15 EDT
The first major Everspace 2 update for the game's Early Access phase has been detailed. Coming later this month, the update brings new mission types, a new companion to get to know, and a…
April 14, 2021 | 10:45 EDT
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 has proved to be a benchmark for modern remakes, taking a beloved game from decades past and updating it to run on modern consoles with a complete graphical overhaul. It…
March 30, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
The Everspace 2 roadmap for Early Access has been revealed, and with it comes star systems, player ships, companions, and other gameplay features in the months to come. These gameplay features…
February 19, 2021 | 12:03 EST
Looking for some space combat action? Look no further than Redout: Space Assault by indie developer 34BigThings. Redout: Space Assault puts you in control of a Super Orbital Recon Fighter Leon…
February 7, 2021 | 06:59 EST
Disjunction is a tech noir stealth-action RPG that follows multiple narratives in a futuristic New York City. Choose your playstyle and use a diverse arsenal of futuristic tech cybernetic upgrades,…
January 30, 2021 | 04:21 EST
Cyberpunk games are the “in” thing right now. From the blockbuster tentpole releases like Cyberpunk 2077, or hidden gems like Cyber Shadow and Ghostrunner. There's no shortage of genre-pushing and…
January 28, 2021 | 03:05 EST
Non-traditional methods of exploring a narrative are becoming pretty common these days. It makes you wonder at what point will these non-traditional methodologies become traditional and come full…
January 28, 2021 | 09:00 EST
Update (1/22/2021, 8:30 PM) – More information has been revealed about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 developer Vicarious Visions and its move from Activision to Blizzard. Bloomberg reports that the…
January 22, 2021 | 03:05 EST
If you’ve had dreams of exploring a large and diverse galaxy with plenty to do, you certainly have your pick of games out there, so what makes Everspace 2 different? This Everspace sequel to the 2017…
January 18, 2021 | 11:00 EST
From Skeleton Crew Studios and developer Thomas Olsson comes a 2-D action-platformer, Olija. Olija is a game about Faraday, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage.…
January 10, 2021 | 08:16 EST
We now have an Early Access Everspace 2 release date. The space shooter is coming to Steam Early Access and GOG's In Development program on January 18th, after being delayed last year due to the…
January 5, 2021 | 09:00 EST
Bleak-core should probably be its own genre at this point. Games that go out of their way to create a world that seems to embody depression, decay, and in many cases, utter failure. I don't know who'…
December 28, 2020 | 01:00 EST
The Windjammers 2 release date has been unfortunately delayed to sometime next year, disappointing fast-paced frisbee fans around the world. Windjammers 2 is a revival of the early 90s franchise…
December 10, 2020 | 01:56 EST
The Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course release date has been delayed until 2021, owing to a desire from the developers who don't want it to be "anything less than our best work." Cuphead is a game…
November 25, 2020 | 02:06 EST