Microsoft’s Killer Instinct Gold, which was originally developed by Rare, can now be played on Nintendo Switch Online’s Expansion Pack tier. Just a few months ago, the original Killer Instinct was added to the Super Nintendo library on NSO which itself was a port of Killer Instinct arcade, but Gold…
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is one of the most successful pieces of the greater Pokémon franchise, with fans collecting cards for nearly 30 years now. The extent of the TCG isn’t just limited to the usual packs and boxes found in stores, but to special collaborations as well. Ever…
In a rather humorous bit of discovery related to Super Mario 64, one YouTuber discovered that you can get trapped in the game’s star selection menu for two and a quarter years if you wait a ridiculously long time to select a stage. How long must you wait? Two and…
Nobody on earth is born a gamer. As much as we love to flaunt how we were born with a controller in one hand and… another part of the same controller in the other hand, it’s all taught and encultured throughout our long and rich lives, some coming later to…
It’s been a hot minute since the HD-2D remake of Dragon Quest III and the next entry in the series, Dragon Quest XII, were announced in the middle of 2021 during the franchise’s 35th anniversary. But progress on the two is going swimmingly, according to franchise mastermind Yuji Horii. In…
In what is now a human representation of the film “Morbius,” Yuji Naka, co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, has been arrested for insider trading at Square Enix. For the second time in a month. First game creator in history to make one “morbillion” bucks (via insider trading). The first time…
Recently Square Enix has been embracing YouTube as a platform for official soundtrack downloads, though most of those are purely just the music. This latest project, however, is tying the iconic tunes to video footage. The Video Soundtrack series only includes a few Final Fantasy I tracks right now, namely…
The latest update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has arrived, adding eight new tracks including 3DS Rainbow Road, DS Peach Gardens, and more besides. It turns out that’s not all, though, as an all new menu option has appeared! As Eurogamer reports, an item selection menu has been added. This…
XSEED has announced that the quirky story-focused game Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories will be bringing its retro vibes to Switch next March. The game takes you to Hog Town, a sweet little place filled with eccentric animals, which hides a tale of crime and corruption. Check out the debut trailer…
The legal drama that is the Microsoft-Activision merger is entering a fever pitch as we approach the Spring 2023 deadline to approve the deal. Sony has been putting up a fight, citing the potential loss of Call of Duty on PlayStation, but Microsoft has invoked an unexpected but not too…
Ready to brawl with the best of ‘em? The eShop listing for River City Girls 2, the long-awaited WayForward sequel to their 2019 beat’em up title, states that the game will release on December 15th – a week from Thursday. With six playable characters, online and couch co-op, and a…
And here they are! Announced back in September at the D23 Expo (and back when Disney Dreamlight Valley wasn’t out for a week, publically), Woody and Buzz Lightyear can now come back to live in Dreamlight Valley. Oh, and it looks like someone else will be crash-landing in this update…
This week on Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel where he discusses the development of video games, the storied director talked about two subjects: Distinguishing Between Major and Minor Elements [Graphics] – Certain elements in a game are going to be more essential than others. Sakurai discusses how to center and…
He’s about kicking ass and taking names, even if he’s no longer as connected to people making games – Reggie Fils-Aimé will once again take the stage at Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards to present honors to a lucky winner. The big man is back for his 9th year…
We’ve seen plenty of ads for The Super Mario Bros. Movie already but this latest commercial has popped up in a place you might not expect – a New York 3D billboard. These optical illusion screens are becoming more common in big cities around the globe and this very brief…
