The beat-em-up genre tends to stay in its lane. Its tried-and-true arcade format has rarely been deviated from or added onto. There have been some recent attempts at modernizing the genre such as Xbox Game Studios’ live service brawler Towerborne or the open nature of WayForward’s River City Girls games….
If you can believe it, a second Animal Crossing-like knock-off game has appeared on the PlayStation store recently. Dubbed “Anime Village Online,” the sole screenshot available for the game looks not only heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, but almost like an HD mod for New Horizons. Spotted by Redditor YellowFlower69,…
Switch Online subscribers are in for a treat this month. As announced by Nintendo last night, the Super Nintendo App is going to receive a trio of new games for October 2025. One of those is the western debut of Mario & Wario, the 1993 puzzle game developed by Game…
In a bit of a surprise announcement today, Playtonic has revealed that its 2017 platformer Yooka-Laylee will be getting a second shot at success soon. While not a sequel, Yooka-Replaylee will be an enhanced and overhauled version of the original title that addresses some of the biggest issues people had…
Pokémon and Build-A-Bear are collaborating again and the results are adorable. Fans of Munchlax, the pre-evolved form of Snorlax, will want to get in on the latest plush bundle available exclusively on Build-A-Bear’s website. Not only will you get the cute little Mon to hold and cuddle, but it will…
Square Enix just made the Octopath Traveler series much more accessible, bringing the second game to Xbox platforms and the first to PlayStation for the first time. Alongside this, a new update has dropped that should make fans who have played both games happy! Octopath Traveler II has received an…
No More Heroes creator Goichi “Suda51” Suda has said that he doesn’t know if fans will ever see series protagonist Travis Touchdown again. The renowned game designer and Grasshopper Manufacture boss recently told Eurogamer that Travis’ fate is out of his hands, since Japanese publisher Marvelous still owns the rights…
A professional Super Mario 64 player has managed to finish the Wii Virtual Console version of the game without once pressing the jump button. The impressive feat, achieved by Twitch streamer Marbler from May 17th to May 21st, took 86 hours of game play to complete. YouTuber Bismuth has an…
A new set of awesome-looking postcards are available for My Nintendo members and they really tickle the nostalgic part of my brain. Dubbed the “Classic Games Postcard Set,” this latest addition to Nintendo’s rewards program is fashioned after old-school game boxes from the N64, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance…
Four Sonic the Hedgehog characters will be playable via DLC in the upcoming Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, releasing later this month. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy will be available through the “Sega Pass,” which is included in the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game at $69.99/£59.99 or can be…
The first event Pokémon (or Costumed Pokémon) for Pokémon GO’s Season of Shared Skies is here. Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Slaking are donning visors for the summer and beachy vibes. Yet, since these Pokémon are fond of nodding off and chilling, they aren’t the only debut. Shiny Komala is finally here…
It’s time for the final stretch. If you’ve been following along so far, you’ll have found a total of 91 out of 100 Star Pieces by now. The last nine in the entire game are all found within this chapter, so by the time you finish this guide you’ll be…
The next story arc of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door takes Mario on a journey on the Excess Express. Unlike most other chapters, Chapter 6 primarily takes place in just this one location. Despite that, there are still plenty of Star Pieces to be found, both on the Excess Express…
The story of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door continues with our mustachioed protagonist heading to Keelhaul Key in search of treasure. While the main goal is of course the Crystal Star, there are also plenty of Star Pieces to be found along the way! There are no Star Pieces to…
The next leg of Mario’s journey in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door sees him head towards the gloomy settlement of Twilight Town. Of course, even an area as dark as this still has an assortment of Star Pieces to be found, so it’s time to get collecting! Chapter 4 Star…
