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10 Video Game Franchises That Are Massive in Japan but Overlooked in the U.S.

Published: April 2, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

Japan has long been at the center of the gaming world, home to industry giants like Nintendo and Sony and […]

30 Final Bosses That Pushed Players to Their Breaking Point

Published: March 31, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Final bosses have been a defining part of gaming for decades, going all the way back to the NES era. […]

10 Metroidvania Games Everyone Should Play at Least Once

Published: March 31, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Much more than just a portmanteau of the Metroid and Castlevania franchises that were the first to popularize its core […]

Every Dark Souls Boss Ranked From Easiest to Most Brutal

Published: March 30, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

Few games are as infamous for their difficulty as Dark Souls, and much of that reputation comes down to its […]

Game Releases This Week — March 30, 2026 to April 3, 2026

Published: March 30, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

This week sees the month of March draw to a close and give way to the next major slate of […]

10 Square Enix Games Fans Are Still Begging to Be Remade

Published: March 29, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

Square Enix has made it clear that its massive back catalog is far from finished. With remakes and remasters continuing […]

April 2026 Game Releases — 15 Great-Looking Games We Can’t Wait to Play

Published: March 27, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

March capped off what has been an anticipatedly busy beginning to 2026 in terms of game releases, and while April […]

The Best Indie Games from 2024 That Flew Under the Radar

Published: March 27, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

Big-budget releases may dominate headlines, but indie games continue to drive some of the most creative ideas in the industry. […]

Great Indie Games Almost No One Played (But Should Have)

Published: March 26, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Indie games have become some of the most creative and memorable experiences in modern gaming. While titles like Hades, Celeste, […]

Minishoot Adventures Review — A Shmupvania That’s Just as Great on Console

Published: March 26, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

You don’t enjoy a hobby like gaming for nearly 40 years without developing some particular tastes when it comes to […]

15 Open-World Games With the Most Satisfying Combat

Published: March 26, 2026 by Cheat Code Central Staff | Leave a Comment

Open-world games have evolved into some of the most popular experiences in gaming, offering massive worlds to explore and countless […]

Game Releases This Week: March 23, 2026 to March 27, 2026

Published: March 23, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Gamers have been inundated with one major release after another over the last few weeks, but that hasn’t stopped developers […]

The Games That Kept Us Sane During COVID

Published: March 17, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

It’s almost hard to believe, but this week marks almost 6 years to the day that most of the United […]

Game Releases This Week — March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026

Published: March 16, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Another week, another slate of new releases to look forward to! In all seriousness, the schedule of new game releases […]

Every Nintendo Console Launch Lineup Compared

Published: March 14, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

When the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived in North America in 1985, it helped revive a video game industry that had […]

20 Influential Indie Games Every Gamer Should Play

Published: March 12, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Indie games have existed almost as long as video games themselves, but a wave of releases from the mid 2000s […]

RPGs to Look Forward to in 2026

Published: March 11, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

It’d be easy to point to last year as being a banner year for the role-playing game genre, but the […]

10 Marvel Games Every Fan Needs to Play

Published: March 10, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

After an initial founding as Timely Comics in the 1930s and a transition to Atlas Comics by the 1950s, the […]

Game Releases This Week — March 9, 2026 to March 13, 2026

Published: March 9, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

The last couple of weeks have just been one onslaught of exciting new releases after another, so it begs to […]

10 Very Long JRPGs That Are Totallly Worth It

Published: March 8, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Most longtime fans of RPGs go into a new game expecting that there’s going to be a substantial time commitment […]

The Best Deals to Grab on the Nintendo eShop This Week

Published: March 6, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

March 10 is rolling around in just a few days, and you know what that means. It’s time for the […]

Everything Announced During the March 2026 Nintendo Indie World Showcase

Published: March 5, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

It almost managed to slip under most players’ radars yesterday, but Nintendo happened to host yet another Indie World showcase […]

Game Releases This Week — March 2, 2026 to March 6, 2026

Published: March 2, 2026 by Matt Karoglou | Leave a Comment

Although many of us are either just wrapping up or still making our way through Resident Evil Requiem or any […]

Pairing James Gunn’s Superman With the Best Games Based on the DC Universe

Published: February 26, 2026 by Drew Cumens | Leave a Comment

Superman, the tentpole launch of James Gunn’s new DCU initiative, quickly proved to be a crowd pleaser with both audiences […]