The persistence of retro-influenced games in modern culture is fascinating, reflecting a widespread desire to, on some level, turn back the clock and abandon all the frills and glamor of contemporary ...

Three years after the release of the excellent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Tribute Games and Dotemu are back with another licensed beat ’em up game that blends nostalgia and love ...

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of titles that are arriving very late to make it into game of the year conversations debuted this week, and we learned ...

15 playable Marvel heroes, including fan-favorites and deep cuts. Cosmic Swapping mechanic enables flashy combo attacks between characters. Gorgeous levels packed with Easter eggs for Marvel fans.

Gamers of a certain age will remember when beat-’em-ups ruled arcades. The cabinets inhaled quarters as four players teamed up to brawl their way to save Maggie Simpson or battle Shredder across New ...

Newer beat ‘em ups, besides actually being completable, know how to up the ante, give you a little extra value, a little more ...

Check out gameplay from the latest throwback '90s beat-em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion featuring Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, and Captain America. Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an action-packed, 2D ...

Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

Back in the 16-bit era, few genres had as much of a grip on both arcades and consoles as the beat ‘em up. Halfway between a fighting game and a platformer, a good side-scrolling brawler generally ...

Fond of weirdly obscure titles since childhood, Ivanir has been captivated by many Japanese games over the years. Some of his most passionate topics are the Dept. Heaven series, Summon Night ...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion developer Tribute Games is aptly named. Rather than try to push old-school genres forward or offer a meta take on classic game styles, the developer seems keen to present the ...