The crime rate is rising and law and order are dying, so return to the streets of rage as Axel or Blaze (amongst others) and restore order like only they can. Streets of Rage 4 is the extremely welcome, long overdue follow-up to the legendary Genesis beat 'em up trilogy. This entry brings the series a fresh art style, some new tunes, and a few thoughtful updates to the mostly otherwise classic gameplay. We aren't sure yet whether or not this entry is exactly what we would have had in mind but we are, nevertheless, very grateful it exists.

Also out in the past four weeks, a brand new, tactical-focused entry in the (nearly) always fantastic Gears of War series; a much-anticipated remake of the longtime Japan exclusive, Trials of Mana; and one part of the (also) much-anticipated Final Fantasy VII remake. You know punks are dying when bare knuckles start flying. Jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 28 days.

Well, the Resident Evil 3 remake is finally out and we're pretty stoked about it. Even if the timing is a little inconvenient. After all, not everybody may be in the mood right now to play a virtual survivor scrounging for basic essentials in a city that has been turned upside down by a highly infectious virus. As great fans of the series though, we're willing to look past all that.

Also out in the past three weeks, the latest incredible-looking entry to the Doom franchise (along with it's Nintendo 64-installment predecessor); a much-appreciated GOG release of The King of Fighters XIV; and a long-overdue HD remake of the original Saturn classic, Panzer Dragoon. Face your fears, then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 21 days.

Well, we're nearly at the middle of March and one of the first big releases of the year is now upon us: Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Sequel to the outstandingly beautiful (and entertaining) 2015 hit, Ori and the Blind Forest, Will of the Wisps looks to be gifting players with even more lovely adventures featuring this bright scrappy hero. Color us excited.

Also out in the past three weeks, a collection of the fantastic Mega Man Zero and ZX games; another new and incredible-looking Arc System Works fighting game called Granblue Fantasy - Versus; and the PlayStation 4 ACA Neo-Geo release of Metal Slug 5. A new journey begins. Jump past the break to see more new releases from the last 21 days.

Rats! GOG and Bethesda have brought Dishonor to us all. Er, Dishonor-ed, that is. All three of them, in fact - - the Definitive Edition of the first entry, as well as the sequel and its standalone expansion, Death of the Outsider. This is particularly exciting news as Dishonored is actually one of the better franchises of the last decade, and now that it's on GOG, you can own it forever!

Also out on GOG from Bethesda this week are Wolfenstein: The New Order and that game's standalone expansion, The Old Blood. Revenge solves everything. Jump past the break to see more new releases from the last three weeks.

With the end of 2019, the 2010s also finally came to a close. And now that we've looked back on all the great games of 2019, it's time to take a look back at the decade as a whole and talk about the titles that really stood out as the very best of the best. It may have been a long 10 years, with lots of changes in the gaming world, but it was chock full of gaming experiences that were absolutely second to none. While it may have pained us to narrow so many fantastic games down to only a dozen, we have done exactly that, just for you. Here are our picks for the 12 best games of the 2010s:

Now that 2020 is in full swing we have finally left that dead period around the holidays behind and can get back to seeing at least some semi-regular new game releases (as well as new versions of older games). Given that the big game is this weekend, (Koei) Tecmo (and Hamster) have appropriately kicked off the football festivities with the original video game football classic, Tecmo Bowl. And it's the vastly superior arcade version as well (yes, we know the NES version has its fans too)! You may recall that Tecmo Bowl was one of the 6 Favorite Football Games spoken about on this site previously.

Of course if football isn't your thing, there've been a few other somewhat high profile releases recently that might be more to your liking. Some of which include, the console release of Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire; the arcade (archives) version of the old-school Konami classic, Frogger; and an Xbox One port of the arcadey indie flight sim, Sky Rogue. "Now, strap on your helmet and go for it!" Then jump past the break to see more new releases from the last eight weeks.

Now that our Games of the Year list is behind us, we can start looking forward to this year. There are a lot of exciting new offerings on the horizon for 2020, some of which will begin releasing fairly soon. A few upcoming titles, however, have already been delayed and may, perhaps be delayed further. But regardless of when they all arrive, this should still certainly be a very entertaining year. As fits the theme of this whole site (in case you hadn't caught on yet), we've decided to lay out the top 12 highlights, along with the most current release information we have. Enjoy.

Happy 2020! It's a new year once again (and a new decade as well), and that means it's time for another round-up of the best games from the previous 12 months. 2019 was another amazing 365 days of great games to play. So many great games, in fact, that narrowing down our choices to merely a select 12 proved particularly difficult this time around. In the end though, we were able to get it done, and now feel sufficiently confident in our selections. We hope you will too. So without further ado, 12/12 Games humbly presents, the 12 best games of 2019.

Well, it may have started a long time ago, in this very same galaxy that we are in, but the final episode of the epic, 42-years-in-the-making, Star Wars nonology finally releases today. To celebrate this historic occasion in popular culture, I've decided to take a look back at a handful of games that have made the jump from that universe since then. While there are dozens of releases I could consider from the past four decades, I've decided to narrow it down to just a few that I have particularly enjoyed and/or played the most over that time frame. So, without further ado, I humbly present to you, 6 of my very favorite Star Wars games.