Over the past 15 years, most of the Super Mario cast has remained pretty similar in appearance. Ever since the New Super Mario Bros. era of games, the looks of the characters have been fairly standardized. In recent times, however, they’ve begun to experiment once more. From Super Mario Bros….
As we continue to soldier through this period of civilization where every company attempts to make “AI” a thing, Epic Games recently added a Darth Vader chatbot to Fortnite that utilizes an AI-generated version of James Earl Jones’ voice. While it does sound rather authentic (consent was given by Jones’…
Nintendo has revealed the first batch of games that will be receiving a free update on the Nintendo Switch 2. These updates will either upgrade the graphics, add new features such as GameShare, or both. Check out the list below to see which games will be getting an update and…
Switch indie puzzle hit Suika Game has been growing in popularity over the last year, so it was a real surprise to see a game titled The Suika Game pop up on Sony’s PlayStation store. While it would make sense for Suika developer Aladdin X to expand its title to…
Just a few days ago on the ESRB website, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD received an “E – For Everyone” rating. While that isn’t noteworthy by itself – the original Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon was also rated E on 3DS – it does signal one thing: this new Switch port is…
The early 90s Konami beat-em-up classic Mystic Warriors is finally getting a home release thanks to the Arcade Archives line of downloadable titles. As reported by Famitsu, the once-arcade exclusive will be hitting Switch and PS4 on December 21st, 2023 (aka today!) Now you and some friends can ninja your…
Collectors can tell you how frustrating it can be when the wonderful box art of a game is covered up by intrusive text and labels. If that doesn’t seem annoying, see the Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition box art as a particularly egregious example. Fortunately for Nintendo…
While the first volume of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection brought a trilogy of classic stealth games and their 8-bit predecessors to modern hardware, it did come with a few caveats, with fans noting various technical issues in the weeks since launch. Thankfully a variety of those issues have…
In a surprise new update for Super Mario Run, Nintendo has added the Wonder Flower from this year’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder as part of a limited-time event in the “Toad Rally” game mode. For those who may have forgotten (Run is now seven years old!), “Toad Rally” is an…
With Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s last DLC released, many assumed that the story was finally finished; however, it seems that Game Freak has one last trick up their sleeves. Today the official Pokémon YouTube channel released a teaser for an epilogue that will wrap up the story once and for…
During an internal presentation to management last week, Sega gave some extra information on the upcoming slate of reboots it has in store. For those unfamiliar or that may have forgotten, Sega had a sizzle reel at this year’s The Game Awards that announced the company would be working on…
From now until January 16, 2024, players of F-Zero 99 will be able to experience new frozen versions of tracks in the limited-time “Frozen Knight League” event. Replacing the traditional tracks for the duration of the event (outside of practice and training modes), this seasonal facelift isn’t just for show….
A little over a year before the turn of the century, Nintendo created a franchise that would end up changing thousands of people’s childhoods (and friendships) forever. You know it, you might hate it sometimes, but really we all love it — it’s Mario Party! On December 18th the Mario…
Kirby has had various minigames over the years attached to his standard adventures and one of the first was the crane game that made its debut in Kirby’s Adventure for the NES. Now things are coming full circle with Bandai Namco releasing a fresh wave of merchandise celebrating “Kirby’s Toki-Meki…
UPDATE – We finally have our first look at the upcoming Animal Crossing LEGO box-art from Smyth’s Toys. Check our our full gallery’s below! All sets are expected to release in March of 2024 and range from $14.99 to $74.99. Pre-orders are not live quite yet, but stay tuned to…
