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Express Tribune
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Scott Pilgrim EX announced by Tribute Games as new beat-em-up adventure
Scott Pilgrim EX, a brand-new beat-em-up game, has been officially announced by Tribute Games during the 2025 Summer Game Fest, as reported by Mike Minotti of VentureBeat on June 6. Known for developing the fan-favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and the upcoming Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Tribute Games is returning to the retro-inspired action genre with a fresh take on the beloved Scott Pilgrim franchise. Though not a direct sequel or remake, Scott Pilgrim EX draws inspiration from the legacy of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, a 2010 side-scrolling brawler that garnered critical acclaim for its pixel art style, nostalgic gameplay, and soundtrack. The Scott Pilgrim universe originally began as a comic book series by Bryan Lee O'Malley and has since expanded into a cult-classic film and animated adaptations. While specific details remain limited, the announcement trailer showcased classic beat-em-up action, cooperative multiplayer, and stylistic callbacks to both the comics and earlier game. Tribute Games, known for its polished pixel art and fluid gameplay mechanics, aims to reintroduce Scott Pilgrim to a new generation while appealing to longtime fans of the series. The original game, re-released in 2021 after years of fan demand, became a cult classic. With Scott Pilgrim EX, Tribute Games signals a return to that beloved style—potentially with new characters, features, and levels. More information about platforms, release dates, and gameplay specifics for Scott Pilgrim EX is expected in the coming months as Tribute Games continues development.
Forbes
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Marvel Cosmic Invasion' Is An All-New Retro-Style Beat ‘Em Up
Look at the glorious pixel art Recently during one of Nintendo's Direct presentations, a new pixel art beat 'em up was revealed for later this year named Marvel Cosmic Invasion and it's coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox consoles, and PC. This new game features many of Marvel's most iconic characters like Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Storm, and more in solo or cooperative battles against bad guys. I absolutely love a good pixel art beat 'em up game. Dating all the way back to the original Nintendo console (NES), Sega Genesis, and Super Nintendo (SNES), I've been playing beat 'em ups like Double Dragon, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more for a very long time. Naturally, the state of the genre has me very happy these days. Marvel Cosmic Invasion will include 15 different heroes to choose from as you create a duo to take into each level that can be swapped between as a tag team mid-fight, potentially inspired by the character-switching from the Marvel vs. Capcom fighting games. Similar to other popular beat 'em ups, Marvel Cosmic Invasion will feature four-player drop-in/drop-out local and online co-op multiplayer with full crossplay between all platforms. Did you know this isn't the first Marvel-themed pixel art beat 'em up game? That's right, back in the early 90s Marvel licensed the characters to Data East to make an arcade game featuring Marvel characters called Captain America and the Avengers. In that game, you can only play as Captain America, Iron Man, Vision, and Hawkeye. Eventually, it was also ported to home consoles like the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo—in fact, I've got a complete copy of the game on Sega Genesis. You can see it in action here. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Circling back to the four properties I mentioned at the beginning, all of them are more relevant today than they have been in many years. Double Dragon just got a new game recently with another on the way, Streets of Rage had a recent sequel with Streets of Rage 4, Golden Axe is in the process of being rebooted by Sega themselves, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge was a recently released pixel art beat 'em up in this same style by the exact same developer (Tribute Games) and publisher (Dotemu) as Marvel Cosmic Invasion. That's a powerful lineup Fans of beat 'em ups like me are spoiled for choice at the moment and it's about to get even better. Moving from left to right while fighting bad guys has never been cooler or more in style. Marvel Cosmic Invasion is planned for release later this year.
