Birthdays can mean a lot of things for people – time with friends or family, treating yourself to something special, or just disconnecting from responsibilities. For Kirby it means cake, cake, and more cake. カービィさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！今日はわれわれワドルディレポート隊が、カービィさんのためにケーキをご用意しました♪さぁ、カービィさん！みなさんへコメントをお願いします…って、わわわっ！？食べるのはまだ早いですよ～っ！！#カービィのハッピーバースデー pic.twitter.com/mVy2QldNbg — 星のカービィ (@Kirby_JP) April 26, 2024 Yes, April 27th marks Kirby’s 32nd birthday and…
LEGO and Animal Crossing is a match made in heaven, but there was one curious omission from the line when it launched earlier this year: K.K. Slider. How could one of the most iconic characters of modern gaming not be included alongside villagers like Julian and Bunnie? Who even are…
Earlier this morning, Spanish gaming website Vandal reported new information provided by a reputable accessory manufacturer regarding the Switch 2. According to the report, the unnamed manufacturer claims to have interacted with the new console, which was encased in an “opaque box,”. Apparently, they were unable to see the console…
It’s good to be bad – developer Synthetic Domain announced the game Lords of Ravage today, heading to PC and consoles (including Switch). Instead of taking command of the usual party of heroes, you play as the dungeon boss on the brink of defeat as you struggle to overtake the…
In a feat of masochism so intense it somehow loops around to not being masochistic at all, Brazilian Twitch streamer Rickfernello has completed the most brutal mountain climb of all – beating masterfully difficult platformer Celeste without dying once. After a whole year, and after over 600 hours of…
Blossom Tales was a solid Zelda-inspired adventure game from a few years prior, and now it’s getting a full fledged sequel in Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur King. The game’s got a brand new trailer focusing on its crafting and potion systems, new to the sequel: You can…
Another Eeveelution has arrived, blooming just in time for spring! Continuing the trend Build-A-Bear has set with these releases, Leafeon is joining its evolutionary family and looking cute doing it. Fresh off of an appearance in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, this photosynthetic friend is ready to cuddle up with trainers via…
Capcom gave a new look at the upcoming Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak amiibo during their recent Digital Event. This trio of figures is headlined by flagship Elder Dragon Malzeno, and like Rise’s first trio will grant layered armor when tapped. While those rewards were shown via art and still images,…
Elden Ring might be blowing the world away with its evolution of Souls-like gameplay from the pioneers of the genre, but if you’ve been waiting for something decidedly more retro-inspired you might want to check out Souldiers. Publisher Dear Villagers and developer Retro Forge Games have released a new gorgeously…
We’ve covered the ’90s Indonesia-set narrative adventure game A Space for the Unbound before, but we’re getting closer and closer to its release later in 2022. To build up hype, and to mark the announcement of the game’s ports to PS5 and Xbox Series, we’ve got a new short trailer…
Publisher Raw Fury and developer Bytten Studios have shared a new trailer for the upcoming Cassette Beasts, an open-world RPG that’ll incorporate creature collection and battling, though this latest video focuses mainly on the world part of the equation. Give it a watch below! Cassette Beasts will release…
It’s time to crank up the Nujabes, put on a Kurosawa film, and study the ways of bushido — Mario Kart Tour’s next event celebrates aesthetics of traditional Japanese culture, dressing Mario up in samurai armor as Peach dons a festival yukata in the new Ninja Hideaway course. The…
Any day is a good day for more plushies — I have about three dozen on my bed as I type. This is something the folks at Fangamer understand perfectly and intrinsically well, as they’ve made a new plushie set of Ryu and Nina from Breath of Fire, designed by…
Game controllers, by design, tend to be made of smooth, hard plastic, ergonomically suited for hands and simple to hold. But occasionally, as in all fields of design, we get a real maverick on our hands, something so bold you’ll either love or hate it by gut instinct. Such is…
Do you want to grow giant strawberries? Body slam a dragon? Tame small elephants and then ride upon the backs of said elephants with your partner who you may or may not be gay with? There is a game where this is all possible, and you can glimpse features of…
