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Today’s Spelunky Challenge! In today’sDaily Spelunk, we witness a little reversal of fortunes. Jordan used a lot of resources early in his run and wound up in a precarious position upon arriving in an unexpectedly hostile Black Market. Meanwhile, as I decide to switch up my usual strategy in anticipation of future violence, I make my way into the innards of a worm. Delightful. We also want to make sure to give a shout-out to Simon Beaudoin, who provided us with the incredibly awesome art you’ll see in this episode....

Can’t Go Back If Found…, the dramatic and powerful adventure title from Annapurna Interactive, is making its way to Switch. Following on from its previous release on PC back in May, this emotional coming-of-age tale will arrive on the Nintendo platform on October 22. While best experienced “blind,”If Found…is the story of a young protagonist, Kasio, reflecting on recent several turbulent events while facing down what very well could prove to be the end of all existence....

The official Capcom blog,Capcom-Unity, blew the grease cap off thelatest and oiliest roster additiontoSuper Street Fighter IVearlier this afternoon in two detail-packed interviews with game battle director Taisaku Okada, Takashi Tsukamoto, and “man-in-charge” Sano. Among the topics covered were, of course, where Hakan’s glisten came from and the equally important topic of how to use him theeffectively. We weren’t able to stay conscious long enough to get a feel for the behemoth during theSSFIVevent at GDC, much less learn that he’s a jack of all trades....

The battle is won in the brain Game Freak has released an extended gameplay video for its upcoming Switch RPGLittle Town Hero.The clip not only gives us a look at the game’s cutesy, hazardous world and its titular hero, Axe, but also shows off some of the title’s unique combat, which is based around “ideas” and adaptation. In essence, combat inLittle Town Herowill play out not dissimilar to a tabletop card game....

MAGFestis a unique event. Somehow, over the past six years it has managed to perfect its blend videogames, tournaments, live game music and chiptunes, and a weekend-long partying into an festival that manages to continue to bring loyal attendees as well as new guests every year. MAGFest used to stand for the Mid-Atlantic Gaming Festival, but it has since changed its name to the Music and Gaming Festival. This makes total sense to attendees, who will tell you that MAGFest is the biggest and best videogame party/game rock concert out there....

Early in the story campaign,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2introduces a spicy set of missions that no Spider-fan should ignore. ‘The Flame’ introduces old friends and new enemies, and drops some serious implications in regard to the future ofSpider-Man 2or beyond — here is our completion and quest reward guide. The Flame can be activated not long after you finish the main story quest, ‘Amends’. It’s shown as a fire icon down in the Financial District....

Doctor gets second, third, fourth opinion Overwatch’ssupport character Mercy has, once again, received tweaks on the PTR for Blizzard’s team-based arena shooter, as the studio constantly juggles the Germanic GP to find her sweet spot in battle. Mercy received apretty severe overhaullast year, controversially changing her Resurrect ability from an Ultimate to a regular skill, increasing the power of her hand-blaster, and giving her a new Ultimate, Valkyrie, that had her flying around and popping resurrections like a necromancing maniac....

Kept you waiting, huh? [Edit:Apparently this is only for the Shield TV, which I mistakenly thought was just a docked version of the portable Shield. I have left the original story below, but just be aware that this new port won’t work on the original Shield. – Peter] If you’ve been longing for a portable version ofMetal Gear Solid 2and have seemingly forgotten about the PlayStation Vita, then your journey for a solution is finally at an end....

Something, Something, McDonald’s sauce! MultiVersushas welcomed its first-ever post-launch character: Morty Smith — star of the sweary Adult Swim showRick & Morty —isnow available to purchasein the free-to-play crossover fighter. The grandson of mad scientist Rick, Morty has found himself thrust throughout time and space, again and again, facing down perilous situations and entertaining your loud friend Mike at the office. With access to almost infinite regions of dimension, Morty’s weak teenage frame will be emboldened in battle thanks to a wide variety of reality-shifting attacks and specials, which may or may not reflect the hilarious events of the long-running animated series....

TheNBA 2K25Season 3 Pass is now live in the game, and you can unlock 80 items for your MyTeam and MyCareer modes. If you opt for the Pro Upgrade, bonus items are waiting for you at every level. If you choose not to, however, there’s still plenty to unlock over the course of the Christmas period. Let’s take a look at everything that you can obtain from the Season 3 Pass....

Japan continues to get some major loving as evidence by the newStreet Fighter IVArcade testing. This latest build of the game has El Fuerte as a playable character and is said to have Vega and M.Bison as playable fighters as well. Can’t confirm Vega and M. Bison returning for sure until we see some pictures or video, but we do have this video of El Fuerte battling it out with Zangief after the jump....

Coming sometime after other platforms Obsidian’s next role-playing game,The Outer Worlds, is all about exploring unknown and unexpected places. Now, in a meta-twist of sorts, it’s ending up somewhere very unexpected. Publisher Private Division and Obsidian have announced thatThe Outer Worldsis coming to Switch. It had previously been confirmed for PC (via the Epic Games Store and Windows 10 Store), PS4, and Xbox One. The port will be handled byVirtuos, a large 10-studio company that supports primary developers....

Overwatch 2‘s highly anticipated Season 10 update will be released on April 16 and naturally brings with itsome fresh cosmeticsand a whole heap of changes. The biggest highlight of thenew patchis the official debut of new Damage character Venture. Their kit is similar to characters like Genji and Tracer in that they’re all about getting in, securing a quick pick for their team, and getting out before being focused down. Unlike characters who have been released in the past, however, Venture will be available from day one in Competitive Play....