Kicking off today’s Xbox Showcase stream was the announcement of one of the worst kept secrets in gaming: an Xbox handheld. After months of speculation and leaks, Microsoft has finally confirmed what we all thought was happening: Microsoft is partnering with Asus to create a variant of its ROG Ally…
Over the course of the past couple years or so, the Super Mario Bros. series has seen quite a bit of change. When Charles Martinet stepped down from his role as the voice of Mario, that took many fans by surprise. That wouldn’t be the last of the well-known Mario…
Last November, we ran an op/ed speculating about the performance improvements the Nintendo Switch 2 could bring to the vast library of Switch 1 games. While some have gotten native ports or Switch 2-specific updates, it would be impossible for Nintendo and every other publisher to update all 5,987 games…
Last November, publisher Microids announced it would be working with developer Pastagames and the original studio Taito to bring back Arkanoid with the energetic arcade experience Arkanoid 0 Eternal Battle. The game features the tried and true block breaking gameplay combined with stylish modern graphics, but it’s big new addition…
Sonic the Hedgehog has seen many redesigns over the years, but one of the most bizarre was Sonic Adventure 2. In most regards he looks the same as he did in the promotional art for the first game, with one big exception – the shoes. As a cross promotional tie-in…
It’s official! Earlier this week, Nintendo has officially shown off the upcoming Sephiroth and Kazuya amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. line at the Zurich Pop-Con in Switzerland. While we haven’t received any official announcement from Nintendo themselves, a few attendees of the Con were nice enough to share some…
Update: Is that the Kazuya amiibo? We could only find this one pic and are searching for more! If you were at the Zurich Pop-Con and have more pics, let us know on Twitter! Well, look what we have here! Earlier today, a Twitter user by the name of @zaypiie…
Sonic the Hedgehog might be the first true example of a video game star who made it safely to the silver screen, garnering commercial success, fan appraisal, and critical… well, not veneration, but not vitriol either. Toru Nakahara, the movie’s producer and a senior executive officer at Sega Sammy, discussed…
Did You Know Gaming, noted researchers and discoverers of lost video game lore, recently began diving into pitches by Retro Studios for various Zelda spinoffs back in the mid-’00s. Their main focus was on a Wii title that followed the last male Sheikah alongside Sheik (from Ocarina of Time), they…
You’re probably familiar with Fandom — as in, the internet wiki company that hosts a kajillion different databases, not the concept of being a fan of things. The company has grown big enough in recent years to swallow up the vast majority of fan wikis for things, and it continues…
Masahiro Sakurai has released the latest video on his YouTube Channel, which chronicles his experiences directing Kirby Super Star for the SNES. The third and final 2D Kirby sidescroller he’d direct, the account is full of tidbits — from Shigeru Miyamoto asking him to implement multiplayer, which indirectly led to…
Back in July Nintendo confirmed it would be transforming the recently acquired Dynamo Pictures into Nintendo Pictures, an official visual content house for the company’s IP. Now, a couple of months later, we have an official logo for the renamed company and an official website. The logo itself is the…
It’s been announced that the Japanese general goods brand Swimmer will be collaborating with the Pokémon Company on a new wave of merchandise! Swimmer is well known for its adorable designs and now it’s applying that style to a wide range of Pokémon. The merch wave’s breakout star, however, is…
We’re less than a month away from Bayonetta 3’s release and to ramp up the countdown, Platinum Games has started a developer blog for the title. Named after the in-game tutorial found in the series, this version of Umbran Studies will feature blog posts from different members of the dev…
Like Salmon Run gearing up for the final stage, we’re at the last wave of Nintendo Switch Online icons for Splatoon 3. Log in and you can redeem Platinum Points to get icons of the usual Inkling/Octoling boys and girls, Sheldon, Lil’ Judd, a Octo Jumper, and all the normal…
