Soapbox: Can You Really 'Spoil' A Mario Game?
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Sonic Superstars Animation Features Fang The Hunter And Newcomer Trip
Meet the cast.Sega has released a new animation for its upcoming launch of Sonic Superstars on October 17th, 2023 called...
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms 8 Remake Marches Onto Switch Next Year
The military-strategy title gets an upgrade.Koei Tecmo has announced that Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake will be upgrading...
Mythforce Developer Hit By Layoffs As Embracer Continues To Restructure
26 employees affected.Embracer Group is continuing its efforts to restructure its organisation, this time resulting in multiple job losses at...
Disney Speedstorm's Aladdin-Inspired Season Moves Off The Start Line Next Week
Unbelievable sights, indescribable feeling.Just as Disney Speedstorm prepares to leave early access and speed into the free-to-play realm next week,...
Mortal Kombat 1 Will “Absolutely Be Getting An Update” On Switch, Says Ed Boon
Score(pion).Mortal Kombat 1 launched on Switch this week to dominantly unfavourable reviews. With long load times, frame rate drops and...
Forgive Me Father Is A Lovecraftian FPS With Comic Book Visuals Coming To Switch Next Week
The horror.Fulqrum Publishing has announced that the retro-inspired first-person shooter Forgive Me Father will be making the leap from PC...
New Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Update Will Be Targeting Select Bugs Next Month
Bye bye, missed victories.A new update is in the works for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and while it may not...
Onimusha Looks Stunning In Netflix's First Anime Trailer
"I'm already broken".Netflix has launched the debut trailer for its upcoming Onimusha anime, due to broadcast from November 2nd, 2023.Directed...
Trombone Champ's Next Update Will Bring Two Extra Songs To Switch
Music to our ears.It has been mere days since Trombone Champ tooted its way onto Switch, but the development team...
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's DLC Physical Release In Japan Includes A Game Card
Base game included but Wave 6 must be downloaded.It seems Nintendo will be offering an alternative DLC physical release for...
Double Dragon Advance, Super & Collection Announced For Switch
Update: New trailers released for Super & Advance.Update #2 :Arc System Works has released new trailers for Super Double Dragon...
Mortal Kombat Tried To Get John Wick But Had No Luck
Just imagine Keanu Reeves in Mortal Kombat 1.The Mortal Kombat series has had a lot of movie and celebrity crossovers...
The Latest No Man's Sky Patch Includes Some Switch Improvements
Launching "as soon as possible".Following last week's news about No Man's Sky having one of its "biggest months" in the...
Evil Dead: The Game Has Been Cancelled For Nintendo Switch
Axed.In some news you might have seen coming, Saber Interactive has today announced it's officially cancelled the Nintendo Switch version...
Guide: Best F-Zero Games Of All Time
Every F-Zero, as ranked by you.Were it not for Nintendo's monumentally successful Mario Kart franchise, there's a good chance that...
Barbie Returns In 'Dreamhouse Adventures', Launching Next Month
Cook! Bake! Dance!Hot off the ridiculously popular Barbie movie earlier this year, publisher Budge Studios will be bringing Barbie Dreamhouse...
UK Charts: Mario Kart And Zelda Hang Tight As Starfield Drops Back Down To Earth
Ground control to Majora Tom.After a brief delay, this week's UK charts are now with us and it is once...
Review: Trombone Champ – A Hilarious Party Game That Blows A Big Raspberry At Perfection
Night bird.The 17th-century German rationalist philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz wrote that “Perfection is the harmony of things.” If that’s...
Random: Kirby's Dream Land Is All About Being “Kind To Beginners”, Says Sakurai
A new challenge approaches.Everyone's favourite game developer-turned-YouTuber Masahiro Sakurai is back with another entry in his Creating Games series, and...
Soapbox: Nintendo, “THE Prime Asset” In Xbox's Content Quest? It's Only Natural
But it ain't happening.The FTC case examining Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, depending on your perspective, is either the gift...
Bluey Makes Her Video Game Debut On Switch This November
For real life.Outright Games has today announced that Bluey: The Videogame is set to bring the award-winning TV series to...
Save Big On Danganronpa With Spike Chunsoft's Switch eShop Sale
Nothing despairing about this.If you're a fan of visual novels and murder mysteries but have yet to dive into the...
Internal Xbox Email Details Desire To Acquire Nintendo
“THE prime asset for us in Gaming”.An internal email from Xbox's Phil Spencer in 2020 has revealed that the company...
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake “Progressing Quite Steadily”, According To Series Creator
But he's got no development updates about DQXII.It's been some time since we last got an update about the development...
Video: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & 3DS)
How does the new version compare?Last week during the latest Direct broadcast, Nintendo locked in a release window for Luigi's...
Mortal Kombat 1 Datamine Ignites New DLC Character Rumours
The Kombat Pack hasn't even been released yet.After some leaks prior to release, there are now reports of a new...
F-Zero 99 Update Adding More Tracks, Datamine Uncovers New Modes
The Switch Online exclusive only launched last week.If you're wondering what the future holds for the new Switch Online racer...
Super Mario RPG GameStop Pre-Order Revealed (North America)
An "exclusive" pin set is up for grabs.Later this year in November, Nintendo is releasing an updated version of Square's...
Jurassic Park: Classic Games Collection Adds Two Sega Genesis Titles
Video games, uh, find a way.Limited Run Games has revealed that two more titles are being added to the Jurassic...
Feature: “JRPG Isn't Just One Blanket Kind Of Game” – Star Ocean: The Second Story Returns 25 Years Later
A divine force.Saying that the original PlayStation was a treasure trove of RPGs is a bit of an understatement. But...
Random: Xbox Marketing Wanted To “Avoid Calling Switch A Console”
Wish upon a Star(field).In an attempt to ensure that Microsoft's Xbox is easily differentiated from the Switch, the company once...
Nintendo Reportedly Briefed Activision On 'Switch 2' Back In 2022
Specs comparable to PS4 and Xbox One.Oh boy... The 'Switch 2' hype train is picking up some speed now, huh?According...
Review: F-Zero 99 – A Brilliant Battle-Royale Revival That Plays To The Series' Strengths
Got 99 problems, but F-Zero ain't one.What do you get when you take the first entry in one of Nintendo's...
Spooky Fishing Sim 'Dredge' Reels In Boat Customisation And More In Today's Free Update
Hook, line and sinker.Publisher Team17 and developer Black Salt Games have today unveiled the third free update for the sinister...
Exclusive: Atari's Roguelite Revival Of Haunted House Creeps Onto Switch Next Month
Back from the dead.In 1982, Atari released its first survival-horror game, Haunted House, on the 2600. Over 40 years on,...
Review: Mortal Kombat 1 – A Superb Fighter, But Severely Kompromised On Switch
Testing the Switch's might.NetherRealm Studios has been on a real hot streak with the Mortal Kombat franchise ever since it...
The Next 5-Star Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Tera Raid Is Incoming
Slither Wing and Iron Moth up for grabs.Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are getting yet another 5-star Tera Raid event later...
Unity Apologies For Its 'Runtime Fee' Policy, Promises To Make 'Changes'
"We have heard you".Well, that didn't take long.It seems the highly vocal reaction from game developers and the community at...
Mini Review: The Many Pieces Of Mr. Coo – Short, Obtuse, But Spectacularly Presented
Surreal Madrid.Games have, over their history, often sought to become interactive movies or cartoons. There is the general decades-long race...
Feature: 'The Art Of Nintendo Power' Exhibit – A Guided Tour
"The whole mission is to share the work".Have you ever seen an original Contra up close? What about an original...
Mini Review: Raindrop Sprinters – A Compellingly Pure (And Brutal) Arcade Throwback
Crying's not for me.In the most positive sense, it’s amazing what gets approved for release on the Switch. Raindrop Sprinters...
Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Mario Vs. Donkey Kong
Box Art Vs. Box Art.Hello one and all, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl.Before we check out...
Guide: Amazon Prime Day Returns October 2023 With 'Big Deal Days' Event, Here's What To Expect
What Nintendo deals will appear?Amazon has announced that the next major sales event for Prime members is just around the...
Video: Super Mario RPG Gets Another Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & SNES)
The RPG classic returns this November.Nintendo gave Super Mario RPG fans another look at the Switch version during the latest...
Vampire Survivors Switch Icon Updated In Latest Patch (Version 1.6.108)
Here are the full patch notes.The hit indie release Vampire Survivors made its debut on the Switch last month and...
Video: Mortal Kombat 1 Graphics Comparison Reveals Switch Performance & Resolution
Here's how it holds up.Mortal Kombat 1 went into early access this week and players have finally been able to...
Nintendo Shares Colourful Graphic Featuring The Games From September's Direct
What are you most excited about?The latest Nintendo Direct was packed out with all sorts of announcements from the return...
Nintendo Infographic Showcases The Games Featured In September's Direct
What are you most excited about?The latest Nintendo Direct was packed out with all sorts of announcements from the return...
Mini Review: Summum Aeterna – A Rough-And-Ready Roguelite That Gets The Job Done
More than the sum of its parts.Summum Aeterna, a prequel to 2022’s Aeterna Noctis, riffs on a Dead Cells-style genre...
Feature: Digital Doppelgangers – Home Vs. Handheld Adaptations In The 2000s
To Urbz is human.When I was working on my MFA in Game Design, I referenced Urbz: Sims in the City...
