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Possible new PlayStation Portal model pays homage to the Vita's OLED

While much of the focus on PlayStation's next steps is the PS6 and PS6 Portable , the two-year old PlayStation Portal could be getting a revamp according to those pesky internet rumours.  Update : Hints at pricing are around £/$250-299 for the new model, but everything remains deeply in rumours territory. Presumably the goal is to hit the 10% (currently 7%-ish) adoption rate among PS5 owners, something that would make it a bone fide hit gadget.   The recent February  PlayStation State of Play  saw no announcement. But, PlayStation needs to make Portal more a core member of the PS5 family, rather than the distant cousin that most of its appearances suggest.  As the improvement in connectivity and streaming tech, proven by many gamers enjoying their PS5 or PlayStation Plus streamed content from around the world, an updated Portal Pro could be on the cards.  Possibly featuring a 120Hz display and an OLED screen in honour of the mighty Vita, that'd be coo...

Double Dragon Gaiden rises up on Switch

Double Dragon by Technos was the brawler-of-record for a whole generation of gamers. My local record shop's sticky carpet was worn thin in front of it as endless coins were thrown down for a dose of weekend fisticuffs. For such a legacy, its a shame that little else has been done with the series, that tailed off with some 90s duds, until now. 

Enter Modus Games and Secret Base on development duty (behind 2018's Streets of Red), with a fresh mini-toons take on the two-player co-op, cartoony violence of the original across Switch, PC and PlayStation. Protagonists Billy and Jimmy Lee can team up with new characters to take down the bad guys and crime gangs across a strife-ridden New York City

Double Dragon Gaiden

New to the team is Uncle Matin with a defensive riot shield along with Marian (the kidnapped girlfriend in the original) providing some firepower. Players can tag in and out between characters, and there are more to uncover. 

New Double Dragon, from early screens, looks rather more like the Renegade series, but that's no bad thing. And the pace and intensity of the action has definitely been ramped up a few notches. Here's hoping they manage to squeeze in a remote co-op mode at some point. 

The limited fun of the original is also boosted, with dynamic missions, roguelite features and purchasable upgrades for characters at the end of each mission, to jazz things up a little. DD Gaiden, with the rather unnecessary subtitle Rise of the Dragons is out in Summer.


Find out more on the official site, and warm up your brawling skills on the original, available on most platforms through Arcade Archives. Finally, kudos to Arc System Works who own the Double Dragon rights, good to see them doing something exciting with them! 

Double Dragon Gaiden

If you can't wait, the recent Fight n' Rage from BlitWorks is well worth a bash. 

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