Beat ’em up games have seen a renaissance in the 2020s so far. With games like Streets of Rage 4 and Tribute Games’ successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge making big impressions, ...

Superheroes may be all the rage these days, but they would be nowhere without their villains. If they didn't have compelling villains to beat up every week, I don't think we'd enjoy them as much as we ...

Superheroes are kind of the perfect genre to bring to video games, with a blend of vivid visuals, flashy powers, and unforgettable characters at the core of the concept. The power fantasy inherent to ...

What is the first great crossover to come to mind in Marvel Comics history? Civil War? House of M? Infinity Wars? Personally, it always comes back to the Annihilation Saga. Relatively less prominent ...

From its initial reveal to now spending several hours playing the game myself, one thought consistently crossed my mind while playing Marvel Cosmic Invasion: it’s about time! Any regular consumer of ...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion's second DLC, The Siege of Castle Doom, launches November 10 with Doctor Doom and Invisible Woman ...

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 ...

As a kid, there was never a trip to a movie theater or bowling alley where I didn’t sink at least a handful of quarters into whatever beat-em-up arcade game was on site. I was enamored with The ...

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 ...

There was a time when fans of sidescrolling beat ’em ups were left high and dry. Pixelated art styles were dismissed as antiquated and regressive—relics of a bygone era—at least until the indie boom ...