TL;DR: Epic Games Store is giving away three free games until May 29. Sifu is a challenging martial arts beat-em-up which fans rate as superb not just in terms of the combat engine, but atmosphere and ...

Outside of series built entirely around the premise like Battletoads or Final Fight, beat ‘em ups became the ultimate way to bring popular IP to gaming; basically, any cartoon or comic that had a core ...

Recently during one of Nintendo’s Direct presentations, a new pixel art beat ‘em up was revealed for later this year named Marvel Cosmic Invasion and it’s coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, ...

Publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have announced arcade-style beat ’emup game MARVEL Cosmic Invasion for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will ...

The team crafted an excellent adventure inspired by Konami’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” adventures on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and arcades, and now, its follow-up echoes another ...

For my money, Streets of Rage 4 is the best beat-em-up of the modern era – and honestly might give the retro classics that inspired it a run for their money. While one of the three studios involved in ...

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

When I got to play a preview build of upcoming 2D beat-'em-up Marvel Cosmic Invasion earlier this year, I was really blown away. Far from just a mindless button-masher, it's shaping up to be a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Dotemu has been at the forefront of a revolution in retro-style 2D throwbacks as of late. Recent hits include updates to classic franchises like ...

"Marvel Cosmic Invasion finally gives the comic icons the beat 'em up they've so-long deserved. The Marvel Vs Capcom-inspired tag-team combat makes comboing hordes of villains ultra satisfying, but a ...