Final Fight, Knights of the Round, The Punisher, The Simpsons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, X-Men, Golden Axe, Double Dragon, and of course, Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara . . . any of these titles bring back memories–preferably fond ones? The beat’em up, as it’s so aptly referred to, is a genre that had its heyday in the ’90s, when arcades were still a thing, TGIF was the best damn night in television, and Star Wars: Episode I had yet to ruin everything. It was a genre, along with fighters, that dominated my childhood, and while the past few years have been kind to fighting fans, fans of beat’em ups have had to sift through digital offerings for some of that mind-numbing, side-scrolling action.Read More
August 6, 2013
New Nintendo Direct Set for August 7th
Posted on August 6, 2013 by Jason Nason
Nintendo sent out a press release stating that a new Nintendo Direct is set to livestream on Wednesday August 7th at 10am ET. No other information was released about the broadcast other than it will contain details about previously announced games for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
The video stream can be viewed on Nintendo’s official website: http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct. If it’s your pleasure you can also view the stream in the via Nintendo UK or via Nintendo of Japan.
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Sim City To Be Released On Mac Later This Month
Posted on August 6, 2013 by Rae Michelle Richards
Electronic Arts is preparing to release the promised Mac OSX port of Sim City later this month, according to a press release issued earlier in the day. Multiplayer is front & center in the new Sim City and it is no surprise that the game will be cross platform, enabling established PC players interact with Mac players/
Sim City will be available in both digital and physical (boxed) flavors on August 29th. Here’s hoping that the Mac version isn’t plagued as some of the same connectivity issues as the PC version. Last I heard, things have been running rather smoothly.
Source Joystiq
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