SNK’s proto-Metal Slug returns This week, retro-fans Hamster have pulled up another old-school arcade title and primed it for re-release on multiple platforms. But this week sees a particularly obscure release from the house of SNK, asCyber-Lipis made available on PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Released in the arcades and on the Neo Geo format way back in 1990,Cyber-Lipis a fast-paced run ‘n’ gun title and a precursor of sorts to SNK’s popularMetal Slugseries, as two heroes blast through a series of enemy-filled stages, letting rip in eight directions on all and sundry....

This year’s Tokyo Game Show will run from September 21 until Sunday, September 24, and some big presentations are planned. Microsoft has announced that itsXbox Digital Broadcast will be making a return. The company will be sporting a Japanese theme featuring Maneki-neko the good luck cat, Mount Fuji, and Japanese lanterns. You can catch the show on September 21 at 09:00 AM UTC onYouTube. If you’re lucky enough to attend the event, you’ll also have the chance to gain entrance to an exclusive in-person event with Xbox’s Phil Spencer....

Published by Boss Fight Books I have lost count of how many hours I’ve sunk intoSpelunky, both the original free PC game and the multiplatform remake. And just when I think I’m starting to master the tough-as-nails procedurally generated platformer, I see crazy videos of people beating Hell with the ball and chain strapped to their leg, killing the final bosswith an eggplant, and using the teleporter like a pro tobeat the game in record time....

Promoted from our community blogs! [After the great plastic peripheral war, there were very few survivors and fewer parties willing to pay reparations. KingSigy laments one of the smaller, lesser known casualties of this war. A small nation known on the global stage asDJ Hero. While the ravages of war brought on waves of stagnation from other rivals, Sigy remembers some of the fresher ideasDJ Heroactually brought forth before its life was cut short....

Destiny’s content As a purported extra ambitious AAA game,Destinyhas to match that ambition in the growing realm of timed and console exclusive content. So much so that there is anentire PlayStation Blogpost patting you on the back for consideringDestinyon PS4 or PS3, explaining all the extra #content you’ll be getting for being a good girl or boy this year. “At launch, PS4 and PS3 owners will get exclusive access to a unique co-op Strike located on Mars, an exclusive competitive map, and a slew of exclusive guns, gear, and ships....

Topsy turvy! Everything is upsy-daisy! WUT. No, seriously. WUT. The fact that there isAngry Birdssoda isn’t what shocks me. you’re able to buy noveltyMega ManandPac-Manenergy drinks. I sampled some very sugaryMario-themed beverages back in the day. Hell, rememberSonic the HedgehogPasta? What’s surprising is that Finland is so crazy forAngry Birdsthat even all-powerful brands like Coca-Cola or Pepsi can’t keep up. It’s almost unreal. How in the world doesanybodyactually beat Coke and Pepsi at their own game?...

Next year is shaping up to be a huge year forWorld of Warcraftfans. In a blog post, Blizzard released the 2024 roadmap for both retailWorld of Warcraftleading intoThe War Withinexpansion as well as the release plans for all thingsWorld of Warcraft ClassicincludingSeason of Discoveryupdates andCataclysm Classic. Seeds of Renewal update, Dark Heart, andThe War Within Early in the new year,World of Warcraft: Dragonflightwill advance to update 10.2.5, Seeds of Renewal. The update will conclude the Dragon Isles storyline, task players with reclaiming Gilneas, unlock Dragonriding Worldwide and introduce Follower Dungeons....

If you thought thatBomberman Live Battlefest!on Xbox Live Arcade wasn’t battlefest-y enough, great news: there’s a content pack hitting this week. Available on the Xbox Live Marketplace on December 29, the “Bomb Up Pack #1” comes with two new arenas (“Asteroid” and “Intersection”), along with two new costumes (“Bombzilla” and “Firebomb”). Hope you think this stuff is worth 240 MS Points, because that’s what it’ll run you.Bomberman Live Battlefestis available now for 800 MS Points....

Bungie has announced a new showcase to highlight what’s next in the world ofDestiny 2. The studio will host aDestiny 2showcase on August 23. The stream will go live on August 23. Though no mention was made of platform, you can probably assume theBungie Twitch accountis a safe bet. No time has been announced just yet. August 23, 2022pic.twitter.com/3oO2piSJHe — Destiny 2 (@DestinyTheGame)July 15, 2025 “Witness what’s next,” thetweetadvertises....

Can they top Last Round’s shopping list? By the time Koei Tecmo were done adding DLC toDead or Alive 5, it had just under £1000 ofpaid additional content. That’s not a typo, and possibly a record. Today sees the launch of sequelDead or Alive 6, and while we don’t know if Koei are planning to shatter previous efforts, they have at least laid out a road map for the game’s Season Pass 1,which costs around $93 USD/ £74 GBPand only covers the content listed below....

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There’s just a couple of winners left to announce as Destructoid’s GOTY awards wrap up for the year, and that includes our staff pick for the Best PC Game of 2023. This year offered a healthy spread of genres, and studios big and small wound up making our cut. Some of our favorite indies that didn’t wind up competing forthat genre’s awardwound up here, asSlay the Princess,Cocoon, andBattleBit Remasteredcompete for a spot among PC greats....

Blizzard still hunting down the remaining gold Rounding out coverage of thegold-duplicating bugfound inDiablo IIIlast week, Blizzard has taken the game’s auction houses back online following a fix for the exploit. Some players called for a full server rollback, but ultimately the companydecided againsttaking such action. Instead, Blizzard went after the problem on an account-by-account basis. Production director John Hightwrites thatthe team has “already recaptured more than 85% of the excess gold from the [415] accounts involved, and over the days ahead we will continue to pore over our audit data to reclaim as much duplicate currency as possible....