Japanese developer Arc System Works has been hard at work on a direct sequel to Double Dragon series in Double Dragon IV, set to release toward the end of this month in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary.

Arc System Works worked on the Sega Master system version of the original side-scrolling retro beat-em-up Double Dragon back in 1988, and since has worked on Final Lap, Battletoads, and the Guilty Gear series to name but a few.

Double Dragon IV looks like it's staying faithful to the original series, with a visual presentation straight out of the 80s. The newly launched website also includes some fresh details on the story mode, challenge tower mode, and the two-player duel mode.

The new Story Mode is a continuation of the story from Double Dragon 2: The Revenge, featuring some new enemies, and a new co-op mode. Initially players will be able to choose from Billy and Jimmy as playable characters, but progress through the new tower mode will unlock enemies for use in story mode.

The two-player Duel Mode is an adversarial mode that turns the beat-em-up into a beat-each-other-up, to find out who's best at beating-up.

Tower Mode is a wave-based challenge mode with no continues. Players will fight their way up the tower, unlocking new characters as they go.

Double Dragon IV will also make use of the PS4 Share Play feature, allowing two PlayStation Plus subscribers to play together for up to one hour, even though only one has purchased the game.

Learn more about Share Play in our feature, or click through to the Double Dragon IV website for more info.

M. Night Shyamalan's newest movie, Split, had a big opening weekend. As reported by EW, it made $40.2 million at the US box office this weekend, making it the No. 1 movie by far.

Rounding out the top five movies at the US box office this weekend were xXx: Return of Xander Cage ($20 million), Hidden Figures ($16.3 million), Sing ($9 million), and La La Land ($8.4 million).

The big opening weekend for the James McAvoy-starring Split continues Shyamalan's win streak, as 2015's The Visit also did well, after earlier movies like After Earth and The Happening disappointed. $40.2 million is far bigger than the opening weekends for Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense ($26.7 million) and Unbreakable ($30.3 million).

In other news, Star Wars: Rogue One pushed past $1 billion at the global box office this weekend. The next Star Wars film, Episode VIII, comes out this December.

US Box Office January 20-22 Estimates:

1. Split – $40.2 million
2. xXx: Return of Xander Cage – $20 million
3. Hidden Figures – $16.3 million
4. Sing – $9 million
5. La La Land – $8.4 million
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – $7 million
7. Monster Trucks – $7 million
8. Patriots Day – $6 million
9. The Founder – $3.8 million
10. Sleepless – $3.7 million

Go to EW to see a full breakdown of this weekend's US box office performance.

Capcom has said it is potentially interested in making games for the Nintendo Switch, but it doesn't look like the Resident Evil series is among them, at least not yet.

Producer Masachika Kawata told Express Online about the Switch, "I think it's a very unique piece of hardware." However, Capcom isn't bringing Resident Evil to Switch now or anytime soon.

"I'm looking forward to the possibilities of the system itself, but we have no plans at the moment regarding Resident Evil on Switch," Kawata said (via NeoGAF).

Capcom is among the dozens of development partners for the Switch, so it's possible some Capcom games will come to the console.

Resident Evil 7 launches on January 24 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It was recently confirmed that it's an Xbox Play Anywhere game for Xbox One and PC.

The next Resident Evil movie, The Final Chapter, meanwhile, comes out on January 27--watch the newest video for it here.

As for the Switch, it comes out on March 3 for $300.

Research firm Jon Peddie Research has announced some new data regarding the PC gaming market. According to JPR (via Game Informer), PC gaming hardware alone drove $30 billion in revenue worldwide in 2016, setting a new record. It wasn't mentioned in the report what the previous record was.

The $30 billion figure includes things like pre-built and custom-made gaming rigs, as well as upgrades like new cards. Accessories and audio systems are also factored into the number.

According to JPR, the PC gaming market for hardware is going to grow by 6 percent (compound annual growth rate) through 2019.

The research firm added that the Asia Pacific market is the global leader in terms of market size and growth for PC gaming hardware, accounting for $11.3 billion in 2016. JPR said this is due to "an entrenched PC gaming culture, large population, and a lack of significant console traction."

"Global consumers continue to embrace the PC platform for video games due to multiple factors," JPR analyst Ted Pollak said. "The desktop ergonomic is popular because the display distance offers increased detail when using HD and UHD monitors. Additionally there is superior control with mouse and keyboard control interfaces. This has been validated with esports overwhelmingly being played on PCs.

"Additionally, product designers have given PC gamers thousands of options for complete customization from a functionally and aesthetic perspective," he added. "Examples of this include dedicated driving and flight systems, multi-display setups, super-powerful graphics boards, and a wide selection of gaming notebooks ranging from desktop substitutes to innovative 'thin and light' offerings. Liquid cooling, lighting, solid state drives, genre specific gaming mice, mechanical keyboards, notebook graphics amplifiers, and Xbox accessory compatibility offer gamers more choices than they have ever had."

You can read more from JPR's PC gaming hardware report here.

Here's something interesting. Logan star Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine in the upcoming X-Men movie, has revealed that Logan exists in a "slightly different universe" than the main series.

It's not exactly clear how this is all going to shake out, but Jackman says all will be revealed soon enough. "When you see the full movie you'll understand," he told DigitalSpy (via Colldier). "Not only is it different in terms of timeline and tone, it's a slightly different universe. It's actually a different paradigm and that will become clear."

He added that keeping track of all the different X-Men timelines became "a chess game" that "actually doesn't help to tell a story."

Also in the interview, Jackman talked about how he and director James Mangold had a "blank canvas" for Logan, in part because it's the last time Jackman will play Wolverine.

"I said this was my last one and they said make the movie you want to make," he said. "And so Jim [Mangold] and I had this blank canvas and we wanted to make something really different. Definitely tonally different, I kept thinking The Wrestler, Unforgiven."

Jackman added that Logan is something of a standalone X-Men movie. "It's not really beholden to timelines and storylines in the other movies," he said. "Obviously Patrick Stewart was in there so we have some crossover but it feels very different and very fresh."

In other Logan news, it was confirmed recently that Mr. Sinister won't be in the movie.

For more Logan coverage on GameSpot, check out our breakdown of the new trailer, and read our impressions of the movie's first 40 minutes.

Logan also stars Elizabeth Rodriguez, Boyd Holbrook, and Richard E. Grant. It hits theaters on March 3, 2017.

It's a big day for football, with the AFC and NFC Championship games taking place later today. The winners go on to compete in Super Bowl LI, two weeks from today. Presumably to jump in on the increased interest in the game, Target has rolled out a new weekly deal on Madden NFL 17.

When you buy any new Xbox One S at the store this week, you'll get a free copy of Madden NFL 17. What happens if you buy the Xbox One S bundle that comes with the game already? It's not exactly clear, as that bundle does not appear to be available at Target right now.

Whatever the case, you're likely getting Madden NFL 17 as an extra bonus game, as some Xbox One S bundles already come with a free game. There are bundles for Battlefield 1, Gears of War 4, FIFA 17, Minecraft, and others. You can see all the Xbox One S bundles here on Microsoft's website.

If you're only looking for Madden NFL 17, Target is offering it for $35 this week. Alternatively, the Xbox Store is selling the digital version of the game for $30.

Check out Target's latest weekly ad here to learn more about these offers.

The New England Patriots face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC matchup, with the Green Bay Packers taking on the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC game.

If you want to wait, EA has historically offered a "Super Bowl Edition" of the newest Madden game for a nice discount during the week of the big game. Additionally, the developer usually simulates the matchup and predicts a winner, sometimes with eerily accurate results.