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Damon and Baby: hands-on with the ridiculous twin-stick shooter, out March 26
Damon and Baby is a new twin-stick shooter with action-adventure elements from Arc System Works, featuring a cartoonish art style and satirical humor. Players control Damon, a demon tasked with caring for a baby, while fighting off supernatural forces. The game launches on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on March 26.
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Roster - Every Character Revealed (So Far)
Arc System Works is developing Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, a new 4v4 fighting game featuring simplified controls and a roster of Marvel characters. The game is set to launch on August 6, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. The current roster includes characters like Captain America, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom, Ms. Marvel, and Ghost Rider, with more expected to be revealed and added as DLC.
Damon and Baby Review - Somewhere, Someday, They'll Fatalize
Damon and Baby is an action-adventure game from Arc System Works that blends satisfying gunplay, layered exploration, and RPG progression, though it is hampered by uneven storytelling and frustrating quality-of-life issues. The game features a tense checkpoint system and rewarding exploration, but suffers from inconsistent pacing, intrusive technical quirks, and clunky inventory management. Despite its shortcomings, the PC version offers flawless performance.
Yu-Gi-Oh Nissin Cup Noodle Crossover Starts in Japan
Nissin is releasing a special Cup Noodle package in Japan featuring the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game's 'Instant Fusion' card design. This collaboration celebrates the 55th anniversary of Cup Noodle and the 25th anniversary of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series. The limited edition set, containing 20 Cup Noodles and an exclusive 'Instant Fusion' card with a Cup Noodle logo, will be available for ¥4,800 and ships in late March 2026.
This famed fighting game studio is making a card-based survival game with gorillas, and of course it's called Goritaire
Arc System Works, known for fighting games like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, is releasing a new solo card-based survival game called Goritaire. The game, which involves managing a troop of gorillas and bananas, is set to launch on March 18th for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.
DAMON and BABY Preview – Cute but unpolished mess
Damon and Baby, an upcoming twin-stick shooter from Arc System Works, shows promise with its charming art style and music inspired by Guilty Gear, but suffers from significant polish issues. The preview highlights bugs in menus, repetitive environments, stiff animations, and problematic sound design, suggesting a lack of refinement despite the talent involved. The game is slated for release on March 26th for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Review
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is a two-on-two tag fighter that introduces Infinity Stones as a core mechanic, offering unique powers and an "Infinity Storm" ultimate. While the game features a fun and challenging core gameplay system with accessible mechanics and a high skill ceiling, it is criticized for its thin roster, disappointing presentation, and a lackluster training mode. The story mode offers some enjoyable moments but suffers from thin premises, and the online functionality is solid, though the ranking system is notably brutal.