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Friday10th Mar 2023
News Streets of Rage 4 Major Update Adds Over 300 Improvements, Co-Op Moves, More
Fine tuning
Out of seemingly nowhere, Streets of Rage 4 has received a major update for both the base game and its DLC, Mr. X Nightmare. Publisher Dotemu says the free patch adds more than 300 improvements and new features. Chief among the additions is co-op moves. These are special new attacks that can be pulled off when you're playing with a pal...
Thursday1st Jul 2021
News Streets of Rage 4 DLC Mr X Nightmare Launches 15th July, Survival Mode Revealed
Hit the streets
We've known about the upcoming Streets of Rage 4 DLC for a while now, but publisher Dotemu has finally given us a release date. Mr. X Nightmare, the expansion announced back in April, will hit the mean streets on 15th July for $7.99. Let's recap what's included. The main attraction of this DLC pack is the trio of new playable...
Friday28th May 2021
News Streets of Rage 4's Third and Final DLC Character Is Shiva
Boss character returns as playable fighter
Streets of Rage 4 took a long time to get here, but DotEmu's stylish sequel is a real fan-pleaser. Not only does it feature the tight controls and excellent music you'd expect, it has (almost) all the playable characters you could hope for. Most of the gaps in the roster are being plugged with Mr. X...
Friday30th Apr 2021
News Max Thunder Joins the Playable Roster in Streets of Rage 4 DLC
Thunderbolt and lightning
In case you missed the news, Streets of Rage 4 is getting a bumper DLC pack in the near future. Titled Mr. X Nightmare, the premium expansion is set to feature brand new modes, original music, and most importantly, new playable characters. We already know that fan favourite Estel is joining the fight, but publisher Dotemu...
Thursday8th Apr 2021
News Streets of Rage 4 DLC Confirmed, Adds Three New Playable Characters, Modes, Music, More
Mr. X Nightmare
Streets of Rage 4 arrived almost a year ago on PlayStation 4, and it's a reboot that really brought the series back with style for beat-'em-up fans. Slick gameplay and wonderful presentation makes it a fun time playing solo or in co-op, and it introduces some great new faces to the franchise. Estel, a boss character part way through...
Monday7th Sep 2020
News Streets of Rage 4 Receives Huge Balancing Update Today on PS4
Patch available to download now
Streets of Rage 4 is a cracking beat-'em-up on PlayStation 4, but dedicated fans have found plenty of things that can be improved. It seems the development teams have been listening, as a massive update for the game has just dropped. Available to download and install now, patch version 1.03 makes an enormous number of...
Friday17th Apr 2020
News Streets of Rage 4 Release Date Finally Confirmed for 30th April
Battle Mode also revealed
We've been waiting for an age to find out the release date for Streets of Rage 4, but it's finally here. The stylish sequel will be heading to PlayStation 4 on 30th April, a week later than was previously leaked. It'll set you back $24.99. The date is revealed in the above trailer, which also introduces the return of...
Thursday16th Apr 2020
News Streets of Rage 4 Gameplay Blends Old and New Together with Retro Characters
Everyone is here
Recently, Dotemu announced a bunch of retro content for its upcoming beat 'em up sequel, Streets of Rage 4. The game is set to include 12 unlockable characters in their original pixel art style, as well as lots of past music from some of the older titles. Courtesy of IGN,
Wednesday8th Apr 2020
News Streets of Rage 4 Retro Content Brings Back Classic Music and Characters
Release date still not confirmed
Update: DotEmu has officially confirmed some of the below details -- but the release date remains a mystery. As the leak suggested, Streets of Rage 4 will indeed feature lots of retro content for players to unlock and enjoy, including a dozen playable fighters from all the previous games. The music from Streets of...
Tuesday24th Mar 2020
News Streets of Rage 4 PS4 Trophies Will Have You Fighting for That Platinum
Full Trophy list revealed
Streets of Rage 4 doesn't have a firm release date yet, but here we have a PlayStation 4 Trophy list. The upcoming retro beat 'em up -- which seems to be coming soon -- is looking great, and we can't wait to get started on that list of trinkets. However, to earn the Platinum, it's going to take some degree of skill. At...
Monday16th Mar 2020
News Streets of Rage 4 Scores Physical PS4 Release, Custom SEGA Genesis Cover
Genesis does what Nintendon't
Want to stash Streets of Rage 4 with your other SEGA Genesis games? Limited Run has announced a physical collector’s edition which includes a custom clam shell case for you to keep your PlayStation 4 copy inside. There’ll also be a standard Blu-ray release available from 20th March, with pre-orders open so there’s...
Monday24th Feb 2020
News New Streets of Rage 4 Trailer Reveals Final Playable Character and Co-Op Modes
Four-player offline or two online
We don't get to see an awful lot of Streets of Rage 4, but every time we do, we can't help but get excited. This brand new sequel is looking fantastic with its smooth art style and faithful gameplay -- we can't wait to play the whole thing for ourselves. The occasional trailer will tide us over, though, and...
Tuesday10th Dec 2019
News New Streets of Rage 4 Trailer Plots the Return of Hero Adam Hunter
Hunter's chicken
Classic Streets of Rage character Adam Hunter will make his long-awaited return alongside daughter Cherry Hunter in the hotly anticipated Streets of Rage 4. Last seen in the original title, the brawler will once again be clad in his, er, iconic yellow shirt. You can get a good look at the hero in action courtesy of the trailer...
Thursday14th Nov 2019
News See How Streets of Rage 4 Builds on the Gameplay of the Classics in New Dev Diary
Streets ahead
We're pretty pumped for Streets of Rage 4, a long overdue sequel to the classic beat 'em up series. After some hands-on time with the game last month, we came away excited for this faithful, gorgeous new entry. You can rest assured that the gameplay is going to be rock solid, especially if this new developer diary is anything to go by...
Friday23rd Aug 2019
News Streets of Rage 4 Is Looking Like a Seriously Superb Sequel
Binner binner chicken dinner
There are three universal laws in life: you’ll pay taxes, you’ll die, and you’ll love at least one Streets of Rage game. The old SEGA Mega Drive beat-‘em-ups are cult classics: they had style, swagger, and seriously filthy synthgrime soundtracks. The upcoming Streets of Rage 4 has a very different artstyle to its...
Wednesday17th Jul 2019
News Streets of Rage 4 Will Feature Original Music from Yuzo Koshiro and Many More
Soundtrack created by many Japanese composers
From what little we've seen of Streets of Rage 4, it seems to be shaping up very nicely indeed. However, for fans of the classic SEGA series, a huge part of the appeal is the music. Japanese composer Yuzo Koshiro is often solely credited for creating the beloved sound the games are known for, and there's...
Monday3rd Jun 2019
News Off-Screen Streets of Rage 4 Gameplay Has Us Yearning for PS4 Confirmation
Still no platforms confirmed
The only bad thing we can say about Streets of Rage 4 right now is that there's still no word on if it's coming to PlayStation 4. A short gameplay teaser was shared back in March, and it's looking great, but it's hard to get excited until we know platforms. Making the wait even harder is this new gameplay video, showing...
Tuesday26th Mar 2019
News Streets of Rage 4 Looks Great in New Gameplay Trailer, But Platforms Are Still Unconfirmed
What's the hold up?
There's a new trailer for Streets of Rage 4, and it's looking sweet. That fresh art style's slick, and the gameplay itself appears to be holding up really well. It's just a brief teaser, but it's got us eager to get our hands on this retro rough-'em-up. Our only issue with Streets of Rage 4 right now is that we still don't know...
Friday28th Dec 2018
News Streets of Rage 4 Continues to Look Rad in New Screenshots
Call the cops
Oh right, there’s a Streets of Rage 4 game in development! Wow, what a crazy year 2018 has been! Anyway, to celebrate the New Year, publisher Dotemu and developer Lizardcube have released a bunch of hot off the press screenshots as part of an IGN First article – and the project’s looking really good.
Monday27th Aug 2018
News Streets of Rage 4 Calls the Cops in SEGA Classic Revival
No way
Out. Of. Nowhere! French publisher Dotemu’s clearly not done with retro revivals in the wake of its recent Windjammers 2 announcement, as it’s just confirmed Streets of Rage 4. This is one helluva sentence so it deserves repeating at least once: Streets of Rage 4 has just been freakin’ announced. There are no platforms confirmed yet,...
