GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Fans of old-school platformers have had plenty of choices lately, and WayForward’s Shantae: Half-Genie Hero--the latest in the series that debuted on ...

Among my favorite games from IndieCade's Nintendo booth last year was Shantae and Pirate's Curse, the third chapter in WayForward's series about a powerful half-human, half-genie heroine. So it was a ...

Fans of swashbuckling magical platformers have a treat in store as developer WayForward have confirmed that Shantae Half Genie Hero Ultimate Edition is set to release on PS4 on Tuesday, May 8. In case ...

The Shantae series has always had some Metroidvania nods. Our favorite half-genie is capable of performing certain dances. These allow her to transform into new forms, which let her access new areas ...

I have loved Shantae since the first moment I saw her purple ponytail and playful sashay. Who wouldn’t? Most people missed her debut game back in 2002 but that did not stop some fans from calling for ...

Sometimes, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero feels like the video game equivalent of an animated series. Each “week,” there’s a new ordeal for Shantae to deal with. By which I mean, every new location brings ...

WayForward has released a free content update for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, across all available platforms, just as a way to say thank you to the fans. The free “Summer Surprise” adds a new “Jammies ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - Friends to the End "The final piece of the Shantae: Half-Genie Hero storyline is here! When Shantae falls prey to dark magic, ...

If you were hoping to get the "Ultimate Day-One Edition" of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero for the Nintendo Switch, your time has come and gone — XSEED Games announced this week that they sold out of the ...

Tomas Franzese is a News Editor at DualShockers, writing a variety of reviews and shedding light on upcoming games for both PC and consoles. While he has been a gamer most of his life, he began ...

WayForward's Kickstarter project for platformer Shantae: Half-Genie Hero ended today, raising a total of $776,084. The project's final amount was enough to push it past the developer's $700,000 ...

The Crowdfund Bookie crunches data from select successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns that ended during the week and produces pretty charts for you to look at. The month of October saw 172,360 ...