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May 2026
28 May
New Release Arcade Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4
Namco’s Ace Driver Gets Its First Home Release

Namco's 1994 System 22 arcade racer Ace Driver has joined Hamster's Arcade Archives line, marking the game's first official home release.

16 May
New Release Arcade PC
Mad King Redemption Enters Steam Early Access With Retro Brawler Action

Retro-inspired roguelite brawler Mad King Redemption is now available in Steam Early Access with co-op play, pixel art visuals, and arcade-style combat.

January 2013
09 Jan
New Release PlayStation 3 Xbox 360
EA Announces Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14

EA announces Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 14 for PS3 and Xbox 360 this March, headlined by a Legends of the Majors mode set across golf history.

09 Jan
New Release Mac Xbox 360
Omerta: City of Gangsters Coming to Mac

Kalypso Media is bringing its 1920s gangster strategy game Omerta: City of Gangsters to Mac, following the February 1st PC and Xbox 360 release.

December 2012
19 Dec
New Release
Pre-Order Tomb Raider and Join the Scavenger Hunt

Square Enix promotes the Tomb Raider reboot with a Scavenger Hunt of weekly and trivia challenges unlocking in-game DLC and physical prizes before the March 5th launch.

18 Dec
New Release Arcade Xbox 360
Happy Wars Holiday Update Now Available on XBLA

Toylogic rolls out a Holiday Update for its free-to-play XBLA multiplayer battler Happy Wars, adding holiday-themed content for its warriors, mages and clerics.

November 2012
29 Nov
New Release Arcade
This Week’s Nintendo Download Brings Us Pac-Man and More

This week's Nintendo Download features Level-5's puzzle game Aero Porter on eShop, plus the arcade classic Pac-Man among the retro reissues.

26 Nov
New Release
Fight the Illusive Man in New Mass Effect 3 DLC

A new single-player Mass Effect 3 DLC, Omega, teams you with Aria T'Loak to reclaim the Omega hub from Cerberus and the Illusive Man.

22 Nov
New Release Wii U
Wipeout 3 Speeds onto the Wii U

Wipeout 3, based on the ABC obstacle-course show, hits Wii U with 200+ obstacles and GamePad-powered sabotage of rival players.