ReCore feels like a game grappling with insecurity over its length. Clocking in at around eight hours, it’s a modest action game in which players, along with robotic companions called CoreBots, explore dungeons to find power-ups and progress through the story. It draws its inspirations from Metroid Prime and aspires to offer the same free-form adventuring, where items and abilities unlock fresh traversal options, and invite players to explore new opportunities in old areas. It also attempts to bake in the hyperactive lock-and-strafe combat of Prime, except from a third-person perspective. And for the most part, it succeeds.

Main character Joule has a rifle that can shoot red, yellow, blue, and white lasers that do more damage when they hit a matching enemy. There are other considerations such as bullet spray or a charge shot that staggers targets and breaks through shields. Since enemies come in big groups, crowd control is injected with some dynamism: you’re frequen…

Street Fighter V upholds the series’ legacy, offering a diverse cast of 16 characters that bring its great fighting engine to life. Combatants new and old alike vie for your attention with infectious personalities and unique fighting styles. Some of Street Fighter IV’s iconic mechanics have been retired in favor of new ones that add to the distinct qualities of each character, stripping away universal actions in favor of specialized skills. While I was wary of the relatively small roster at first, it’s clear that a lot of attention was put into making every character stand apart from the rest, including the veritable fighting game “brothers,” Ken and Ryu. Though the roster makes fighting with a friend at your side an exceptional thrill, cracks begin to show when you try to engage with the game by yourself.

There’s an immediately apparent lack of modes in Street Fighter V, some of which have been around since Street Fighter’s early years. There’s no Arcade mode, and n…

After months of rumors, Nintendo has surprise-announced a new Nintendo Switch model. The Nintendo Switch OLED sports a 7-inch screen (up from 6.2 inches) and a wider adjustable stand, but it will not feature performance improvements or 4K support. It will sell for $350 when it’s released on October 8, the same day as Metroid Dread.

The announcement notes it includes 64 GB of internal storage, enhanced audio, and a wired LAN port built into the dock; battery life is unchanged from the current Switch model, lasting 4.5-9 hours by Nintendo’s estimate Come from Sports betting site VPbet . The Switch OLED model will come in two color configurations: a white-and-black finish with a white dock (shown in the trailer), and a neon red/blue set with a black dock. The dock itself features a slightly different design but output in TV mode remains 1080p. All previous Joy-Con controllers will be compatible with the new unit, as Nin…

In the United States and a punter is reportedly suing the BetMGM-branded iGaming enterprise over allegations that it covered up software glitches affecting play on its New Jersey-facing online casino and sportsbetting domains.

According to a Wednesday report from The Wall Street Journal newspaper, Sam Antar has filed the action in New Jersey Superior Court at the same time as claiming that he had been regularly disconnected from the operator’s locally-licensed sites while holding favorable hands in online games of blackjack. The plaintiff is purportedly alleging that the malfunctioning iGaming service also fuelled his compulsive gambling habit by refusing to release any winnings until he had deposited even more funds.

Prominent parents:

BetMGM is a joint endeavour of American land-based casino operator MGM Resorts International and British iGaming behemoth Entain and is reportedly licensed to offer a range of gambling-friendly entertainment to…

The UK Gambling Commission recently found out that SkillOnNet Limited committed various breaches related to social responsibility and money laundering rules. The Commission issued a fine of £305.150 to the company, which will have to be paid as a part of the settlement between the company and the Commission. All of the money will be used for socially responsible causes. 

A huge fine after huge successes:

Besides the initial £305.150, SkillOnNet will also have to pay £9.079 to cover the expenses of the investigation.

The company is very successful in the British market, with 50 websites that are currently run by SkillOnNet. But it seems the company wasn’t so successful in complying with the L…

Online and mobile casino software provider iSoftBet‘s latest title Legend of the Four Beasts takes us on an Asian slot adventure where players enter the realm of the monsters in search of huge wins with the help of two types of expanding Wilds, increasing multipliers and the Ultra Bet mechanic.

The five-reel, three-row Chinese mythology-themed video slot offers a possible 243 ways to win and includes 9-A card icons as lower pays and fearsome creatures such as dragons, tigers and phoenixes as more valuable symbols. In addition to multiple types of Wilds, there are also Gold and Jade Scatter symbols on the reels.

Gameplay & win potential:

Found only on reels 3, 4, and 5, blue wilds expand vertically and horizontally and form multiple wilds while giving all spins the potential for some huge wins.

Plyers who land at least three of the scatter symbols are awarded a minimum of 10 extra spins. When that happens, Golden Wilds expand in both direction…

XCOM and Marvel’s Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon is planning to form a new studio, but don’t expect it to make strategy games like Firaxis did. Speaking on Simon Parkin’s My Perfect Console podcast this week (via VGC), Solomon said that he doesn’t feel like he has “anything more to say” when it comes to turn-based strategy and is instead excited by the prospect of working in a different genre.

“I found that I wasn’t that excited about doing another turn-based strategy game, not because the genre isn’t amazing–it’s where I’ve spent my life–but I felt like I didn’t have anything more to say in that area,” Solomon said. “So I started thinking, what would I do if I wasn’t making this? If I wasn’t making another turn-based strategy game at Firaxis? And I started to get excited. There are other things that excite me as a designer, and the idea of starting something new was really exciting to me.”