Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons is one of the finest beat 'em ups in recent years. What's more, the game has continued to improve over time thanks to updates that added online co-op and new playable characters. Those enhancements won't be stopping any time soon, it turns out. This week, two new playable characters joined the game, and six more are planned for later in the year.

When Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons arrived in July of last year, we were blown away by its exceptional stage design, fast and simple gameplay, and large array of unlockable characters. The only thing it really lacked was online co-op, but that has now been rectified. Today's "Sacred Reunion" DLC (which is really a title update) adds online co-op, Survival and Versus modes, and three new unlockable characters. It's a big update, and it's free, baby.

Not long ago, Secret Base and Modus Games announced that Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons will be getting a free update with online co-op and three new characters on April 4. They didn't announce the identities of all three characters at that time, however. Now we know: Yagyu Ranzou, Chin Seimei, and Sonny Lee from Double Dragon 3 are the free DLC characters. I called it!

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons from Secret Base and Modus Games was one of the best beat 'em ups to come along in 2023, featuring nonlinear game design, a variety of unlockable characters, and an excellent soundtrack. The only missing element was online co-op. That will finally change, thankfully, when the much-requested online multiplayer update arrives on April 4, along with three new characters and more. Double Dragon fans are in for a treat!

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons from Secret Base and Modus Games might just be the best beat 'em up of the year, but no game is perfect. In fact, this one launched with a common complaint: distracting pop-up notifications that occur whenever a player defeats three or more enemies with a special move. Thankfully, the latest update allows these notifications to be turned off. What's more, a promising balance update is in the works.

Way back in 1987, the arcade version of Double Dragon was the first beat ‘em up to feature co-op. All these years later, it’s still a big deal when the series gets a new entry, despite the uneven quality of games like Double Dragon IV. Thankfully, Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons stands among the best games in the series.....

Given that Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, the latest game in the long-running beat 'em up series, is due out on consoles and PC on July 27, it's fair to say that many of us have come down with Double Dragon fever. A toy company called Syndicate Collectibles is preparing for that fever by revealing action figures of three Double Dragon characters that will be released next year. The toys were shown off at San Diego Comic Con, and they look pretty sweet.

Given that the arcade version of Double Dragon was the first cooperative beat ‘em up, the series has always been hugely influential. Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons from Secret Base and Modus Games is the next game in the series. To learn more about Double Dragon Gaiden’s origins, references, and more, we interviewed Raymond T...

It wasn't long ago that Secret Base Games and Modus Games revealed that Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons will feature bosses as unlockable characters. June's trailer showed glimpses of four playable sub-bosses, including the mighty Abobo. Double Dragon Gaiden is due out at the end of this month, so the game's creators are keeping the hype rolling by publishing a brand-new trailer with even more footage of the characters that have been revealed so far.

July will be a banner month for beat 'em up fans thanks to the impending release of Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons from Secret Base Games and Modus Games. With the game drawing nearer to launch, the publisher has just released a new trailer that provides lots of details about how the beat 'em up Roguelike will play. Even more excitingly, it also reveals four of the game's 9 unlockable characters!

At the start of May, Secret Base Games and Modus Games announced Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, the latest game in the long-running Double Dragon series. The publisher promised the game would arrive by the end of summer. We now know that to be true since Double Dragon Gaiden's official release date has been revealed! The game will hit consoles and PC on July 27.

in 1987, the arcade version of Double Dragon became the first co-op beat 'em up. After the original developer, Technos, closed down, the property started getting licensed to different developers with their own unique visions. WayForward released Double Dragon Neon, a Korean developer unleashed the awkward Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons (the game that brought me to Co-Optimus), and Arc System Works, the current IP holder, created the retro-style Double Dragon IV. Now, Secret Base Games and Modus Games are throwing their hats into the ring with Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons, coming to consoles and PC this summer.