It’s quite curious to see Microsoft begin its Summer of Arcade campaign so late into July, where summer is already passed its halfway point. Timing aside, the Summer of Arcade kicks off with the colorful Bastion, an action RPG developed…
Read more
Publisher Atlus has been all money lately. While the team is known for making mostly "niche" games, they've established quite a fanbase especially with eastern gamers. From the Persona games at the end of the PS2's dominance to other Shin…
Read more
Just a year removed from the successful Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar Games (along with Australian developer Team Bondi) is back with a 1940s police drama in LA Noire. Considering it's based during a time where Hollywood was deep in the…
Read more
Developed by feelplus, this addition to Square Enix's growing DLC library has received a fair amount of attention namely for being dubbed the "Strider of the 21st century." After quite a bit of time with the game, such a statement…
Read more
The sequel to the acclaimed remake of Bionic Commando finally adds the ability to jump. What’s It About? While Grin’s 3D Bionic Commando may not have done well as Capcom would have liked, their 2.5D remake of the original NES…
Read more
EA’s latest downloadable title for XBLA and PSN takes the dual-stick shooter genre to some very tiny places that you haven't seen before. What’s It About? MicroBot begins with the microscopic robot under your control being injected into a subject’s…
Read more
Atomic Games is bringing their expertise with wargames to Xbox Live Arcade with Breach, their new online multiplayer first-person shooter. What’s It About? With multiplayer first-person shooters being all the rage right now, it’s no surprise to see some of…
Read more
While gaming sports fans may be disappointed with this generation's lack of competition in sports titles, thanks in part to EA Sports monopolization of the genre that all started with their exclusivity deal with the NFL, it has sort of…
Read more
Every year there are a handful of games that fall under the radar due to release schedules that just don't work out well. This year with games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops, Donkey Kong Country Returns, and Gran…
Read more
The NBA season is underway, and whether you're a fan of the world champion Los Angeles Lakers or you're a loyal Warriors fan wondering when it'll finally be time to believe again. That time has become because NBA Jam is…
Read more
Twisted Pixel Games is back with Comic Jumper, their latest XBLA game that is a side-scrolling shooter about a superhero whose comic has been canceled and must be earned back by jumping into other comics to deserve the return of…
Read more
It's a shame the National Hockey League isn't that big in the United States. Every year since the 08 edition, the NHL series of hockey games has steadily improved year after year, consistently giving players the best hockey simulation possible….
Read more© 2026 The SmashPad Team
by Danreb Victorio
by Alex Quevedo
by Chris Selogy