Awesome Radical Gaming

Gaming news that is both awesome AND radical.

  • Nintendo has announced Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, a new collection of NES games for the Switch, designed to cater to the speedrunning trend. The set comprises 13 of their classic games such as Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros., however, players are challenged with completing “bite-sized bits of classic blockbusters” as…

    Nintendo’s Latest NES Collection Focuses on Speedrunning
  • In Metaphor: ReFantazio, a game developed by Atlus, players embark on a six-month in-game journey in the Gauntlet Runner to gather support and aim for the throne of Euchronia. During this road trip, players will travel across different locations, participate in various activities like cooking, reading, and bonding with party members, and continuously grow their…

    Detailed Gameplay of ReFantazio Gauntlet Runner Road Trip Explained: A Metaphor
  • Recently, Atlus released another preview for its upcoming JRPG, Metaphor: ReFantazio. This sheds more light on the game’s innovative battle system, which allows players to toggle between real-time and turn-based combat. Your actions during real-time battles, designated as “Fast” mode, vary based on your chosen archetype or class, providing a dynamic approach to defeating lower…

    Article Heading: “ReFantazio Metaphor: Seven Party Members, a Giant Sandworm, and Increased Challenge”
  • In an effort to reallocate resources and priorities, Xbox Game Studios is closing several of its game studios, including Arkane Austin, the Redfall developer, Tango Gameworks, the Hi-Fi Rush developer and Alpha Dog Studios among others. Staff in affected studios will be relocated or, in some cases, the studios will be completely shut down. The…

    Microsoft Closes Bethesda Studios Responsible for Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush
  • Atlus, a video game company, is offering fans unique Nahobeeho credit card stickers if they register for the Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance (SMT V: Vengeance) newsletter. To get these stickers, fans must enroll in the company’s newsletter, the “Godhood Guild”, and share their personal information. The offer, valid until May 20, 2024 or as…

    Atlus Presents SMT V: Vengeance Nahobeeho Credit Card Stickers as Offer
  • During the fiscal year 2024, Nintendo reported selling 15.7 million Switch consoles, accordingly raising their lifetime sales up to 141.32 million units. Although this outcome fell short of the previous year, the company remains content with the figures and has boldly signalled plans to sell at least an additional 13.5 million units by March next…

    Nintendo Aims to Aggressively Sell 13.5 Million Switch Consoles by March 2025
  • Nintendo’s President Shuntaro Furukawa has revealed that the successor to the Nintendo Switch, referred to as the Switch 2, will be unveiled later this fiscal year. However, this news may not please all fans, as he also confirmed that the upcoming Nintendo Direct scheduled for next month won’t feature any new information on the next…

    Reveal of Nintendo Switch Successor Is Slated for This Year, Confirmation of June 2024 Nintendo Direct Announced
  • Remedy Entertainment has announced the cancellation of the game codenamed “Kestrel” to concentrate on other projects in its pool. Originally a restart of an earlier project named “Vanguard” initiated in November 2023, “Kestrel” represented the early conceptual stage of a premium cooperative multiplayer game. Remedy Entertainment was developing this game, with co-financing from Tencent and…

  • Supergiant Games has launched Hades 2 in early access for Windows PCs via both Steam and the Epic Games Store, with a price tag of $29.99. Despite being suitable to play on a Steam Deck, the game is still a work in progress with some non-final assets included in its current build. Regular patches will…

    Early Access to Hades 2 Kicks Off on Steam and Epic Games Store
  • In celebration of Japanese Golden Week Festival, Green Man Gaming (GMG) is organizing a huge sale, including remarkable discounts on various Square Enix RPGs. Some of the outstanding deals are for Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, both of which are discounted by 60% for GMG XP members. Final…

    Several Top Square Enix Games Receive Major Discounts During Golden Week
  • Customers who bought D: The Game The Collector’s Edition for the 3DO were disappointed to find that Limited Run Games (LRG) had shipped the product with burned CD-R discs instead of pressed discs, rendering them unplayable on the system. Following online outcry from users such as Voultar, LRG announced on social media that it would…

    LRG Announces Replacement of D: The Game 3DO CD-R Disc