2023-04

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Sega and Lego have revealed four new Sonic Lego sets and all four will be available in just a few months.  More specifically, the four new sets – Amy's Animal Rescue Island, Sonic's Speed Sphere, Tail's Workshop and Tornado Island, and Sonic's Green Hill Zone Loop Challenge – will be available from Lego's online store, the company's brick and mortar Lego stores, and authorized retailers starting August 1, 2023.  Amy's Animal Rescue Island Amy's Animal Rescue Island will feature 388 pieces, six characters in Amy, Tails, Crabmeat, Picky, Pocky, and Flicky, and additional accessories. It will cost $49.99.    Sonic's Speed Sphere Sonic's Speed Sphere will feature 292 pieces, three characters in Sonic, Moto bug Badnik, and Flicky, and additional accessories. It will cost $34.99.   Tail's Workshop and Tornado Island Tail's Workshop and Tornado Island will feature 376...

The Sega Genesis library of Nintendo Switch Online gets its first batch of new games in months today.  Old-school fighting fans can dive into Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition. This marks the first appearance of Street Fighter II in the library, and this particular version is the 1993 console port of the first major arcade update to Street Fighter II. The collection also includes the side-scrolling classic Kid Chameleon, the arcade game Flicky, and Pulseman, a sci-fi side-scroller by Pokémon developer Game Freak.  As a reminder, Genesis titles are included in the Expansion Pack of Nintendo Switch Online, which falls under the more expensive subscription tier. You can stay up to date on every game currently available for the entire service by checking out our complete database....

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Get your Joy-Cons ready: Nintendo has announced that a new Indie World showcase will premiere tomorrow, April 19. While some Nintendo streams start in the wee hours of the morning, this one's not too bad, airing at 9 a.m. on the West Coast and 12 p.m. on the East Coast. The video will be available on YouTube here. After the games are announced, you can see all their eShop listings on the Indie World website. Read the full event announcement below. Join us tomorrow, April 19, at 9:00 a.m. PT for a new @IndieWorldNA Showcase! Tune in for roughly 20 minutes of reveals, announcements, and updates on indie games for Nintendo Switch! #IndieWorld Watch it live here: https://t.co/7iwTT7h8jx pic.twitter.com/rokw2BFXnl — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 18, 2023 Unlike traditional Nintendo Directs, Indie World showcases only show third-party indie titles coming to the Switch, so don't...

Diablo IV arrives on June 6, and that date now feels more concrete because Blizzard announced today that the game has gone gold. That means the game is essentially complete and is ready to be pressed to discs. The game is set to arrive on PlayStation and Xbox consoles plus PC, and while it's good to go for launch, Blizzard plans to continually update the always-online game with various content updates over the next several years. Fans recently got to explore the game's revamped take on Sanctuary for themselves in two back-to-back weekend open betas in March, letting them taste a big slice of the now-finished pie. “Going gold is a landmark milestone for the incredible Diablo IV team, who have all worked so hard crafting the next-generation installment of this iconic franchise. This is a concrete, meaningful step toward our June 6...

Joseph Staten, known for his work on the Halo series, has been hired as a Creative Director on an unannounced Netflix Games project. In his announcement tweet, Staten confirms that the game is a brand-new IP and referred to the project as a "AAA multiplatform" experience. You can read the full tweets below. So today, I'm thrilled to announce that I've joined @Netflix Games as Creative Director for a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP. Let's go! 2/2 — Joseph Staten (@joestaten) April 17, 2023 Staten is best known for his work as a writer and cinematic director at Bungie and Microsoft, mainly working on the Halo series. While he spent a few years working at the publishing side of Microsoft, in 2020, he returned to the Halo series to work on Halo Infinite, where he worked as the game's creative director. This continued...

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Months before the premiere of the very successful Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Paramount announced plans to create a live-action spin-off TV show starring Knuckles. After over a year of silence, we now know the project is officially underway, as well as the cast that will bring the series to life.  Sonic the Hedgehog director Jeff Fowler also sits at the helm of this series, and he tweeted the above image of the Knuckles clapperboard complete with the character’s cowboy hat that he donned in the ‘90s animated film Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. Production is currently taking place in London, with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 screenwriter John Whittington serving as head writer and executive producer.  #knuckles pic.twitter.com/Hr4zNjuLuj — Jeff Fowler (@fowltown) April 17, 2023 The show is expected to premiere on Paramount+ later this year, with Idris Elba reprising his role as Knuckles. Variety...

Firmament, the upcoming puzzle adventure game by the studio behind Myst, Riven, and Obduction, finally has a release date, and it’s just a month away. The game launches on PC and Mac on May 18 and will come to PlayStation consoles and PS VR2 at a later date. Firmament was initially funded via Kickstarter and was first teased way back in March 2018. It drops players into a mysterious steampunk world consisting of three abandoned realms full of secrets to uncover, such as strange giant machines. Helping you along the way is The Adjunct, a silent clockwork companion, as well as a strange spirit who has her own story to unravel. Firmament also supports VR play on PC, so players can use a variety of headsets, including Valve’s Index, HTC Vive, as well as Oculus headsets such as the Rift and Quest...