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Namco X CapcomBefore there was Street Fighter X Tekken, there was Namco X Capcom. This Japanese-only 2005 PS2 release was a tactical RPG incorporating the best from both companies the day that Captain Commando, Klonoa, Huitzil, and Ogre co-exist in the same game is a grand day indeed. But Capcom and Namco mightve went overboard on the little-known references; some of the character inclusions are just flat-out nuts, hailing from games we barely know. Who here remembers The Tower of Druaga? Resident Evil: Dead Aim? Baraduke? Forgotten Worlds? Yeah, we dont either. … [Read more...] about The 15 most bizarre crossovers in gaming

"There are some crazy fatalities," Tan added. "We've picked a couple of iconic ones. There's a lot of really cool signature moves that you'll see, a lot of Easter eggs that we snuck into the film, but there are some really badass fatalities that I can't wait to see on the big screen. They're brutal, man. They, they don't hold back." … [Read more...] about Mortal Kombat movie has some “iconic” fatalities pulled straight from the games

Avalanche Software is also trying to do justice to a franchise with a messy history with gaming, as it works to deliver an open-world Harry Potter RPG  – a game that made the news itself this week, as Hogwarts Legacy was delayed to 2022. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is busier than most, in fact. Rocksteady Games is hard at work on its follow-up to 2015's Batman: Arkham Knight, with its take on Suicide Squad. WB Games Montreal is working on a co-op superhero game of its own, Gotham Knights. With The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, you have to wonder whether Monolith Productions will be back with another game set in Middle-earth, following 2017's Shadow of War. Speaking of Middle-earth, there's also Daedalic Entertainment's Lord of the Rings: Gollum game and The Lord of the Rings MMO from Athlon and Amazon Games on the near horizon.  … [Read more...] about Star Wars, Indiana Jones, 007, and an incoming Golden Age for Licensed Games

Nintendo still has a few other events planned for its Super Mario 35th anniversary celebration. Next month, the company is releasing Super Mario 3D World on Switch. This port will include a new batch of content called Bowser's Fury, although Nintendo hasn't shared any details on that yet. Then in March, Nintendo will add a line of Mario furniture to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. … [Read more...] about Splatoon 2’s Super Mario Splatfest Is Now Live

I feel like all these aspects of play come together at the end of the series when Beth is walking alone through the streets of Moscow. She comes across a group of amateur chess enthusiasts playing in the streets and is challenged to a game by an old man. She is wearing a white coat with a white bobble hat that makes her look like a chess piece - I've seen one person reflect on the symbolism of her resembling a pawn, but to me that bobble makes her look like a queen. … [Read more...] about The Queen’s Gambit is a love letter to play