Tag: dotemu

If Absolum, from the devs behind Streets of Rage 4, is a sign of where beat-’em-ups are headed, I’m excited for the future of the genre

If Absolum, from the…

It’s unfair and frankly stupid to say that beat-’em-ups are a “solved” genre. There is no such thing. Especially…
The making of The Last Express: How Prince of Persia’s Jordan Mechner created one of the last great classic adventure games

The making of The…

On 7th September 1993, Jordan Mechner wrote about The Last Express in his journal. What he had to say…
Metal Slug Tactics wins by adding its own design ideas to a well-trodden path, and avoiding cheap nostalgia

Metal Slug Tactics wins…

Metal Slug Tactics gets many things right, but perhaps its most impressive achievement is that it isn’t bogged down…
November’s first batch of Xbox Game Pass titles includes tactical metallic slugs, simulated goats, turnips robbing banks, and a whole lot of planes

November’s first batch of…

It’s a new month which means new Xbox Game Pass additions, and there’s plenty of variety in this fresh…
Xbox Game Pass November line-up announced

Xbox Game Pass November…

Microsoft has announced its Xbox Game Pass line-up for the first half of November, which will be headlined by…