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…
Few video games can boast a soundtrack as good as Chrono Cross’. Yasunori Mitsuda’s sweeping score full of both sorrow and brightness has remained one of the medium’s best for 20 years, and now it’s getting a piano arrangement album titled Across the Worlds courtesy of Wayô Records, with Mitsuda’s…
Though he debuted on Game Boy, Kirby didn’t gain his trademark skill until the NES. Kirby’s Adventure gifted the world the Copy Ability, along with Meta Knight and many other mainstays of the series in terms of progression and structure. It’s gotten plenty of love over the years, including a…
Run through the forest, go through the wire, cross the river, and burn down the castle of monsters. Arcade Archives: Naughty Boy is available for the Nintendo Switch today and will be distributed on the PlayStation 4 starting on June 18th. Naughty Boy is an action game that was released…
The early ’90s saw a transition away from the 2D arcade games of yore to the 3D space, meaning a lot of new ground had to be broken to stay relevant. This meant 2D games were left behind somewhat, and in some cases even outright cancelled. That’s what happened to…
Last night saw the debut of the Sega Game Gear Micro, launching in four colors each with different games, and it looks like people are already in love with the palm-sized collectible. All the colors are now sold out on Amazon Japan, but they aren’t the only retro fun Sega’s…
Sega has announced a product to celebrate on their 60th anniversary, bringing back their battery draining handheld system in a new, tiny way. The Sega Game Gear Micro will be available in four different colors, each of which will feature unique line ups of four games each. These are all…
Video game preservation has come a long way in the past few years, with collectors and historians alike recognizing the importance of maintaining games that would otherwise be long forgotten. This latest development from the scene is quite an unusual one – a scrapped video game based on 1990 NASCAR…
Joining Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch today are three robust gaming collections that you can now play anywhere for the first time on a Nintendo console. Publisher 2K Games is celebrating the releases with release trailers for each game and showing us all the different ways that…
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Mega Man Battle Network series, if you can believe it. Originally released worldwide throughout 2001, Battle Network took a totally different approach to the blue bomber. Instead of being about robots and featuring 2D platforming action, it instead focused on the digital…
The recent Hobonichi Mother Project — a series of tributes and products for Shigesato Itoi’s acclaimed trilogy — has revealed another set of merch, showcasing a set of Mother t-shirts (4,950 yen each) and a Mr. Saturn tote bag (680 yen) that will both go on sale June 12th in…
If you’re a fan of Noriyuki Iwadare’s music for the original Grandia you’ll be happy to hear that it’s getting a lavish re-release, courtesy of Wayô Records. For starters, there’s the CD edition, which will compile the four-disc original soundtrack, the arrange album “Vent”, and a new 20 page booklet…
Care to show off your inner gamer within your liquor cabinet? If so, you’re in luck, as Pac-Man 40th Anniversary Sake has been revealed! Overall, there are five different sake bottles to choose from, each costing 3,000 yen, plus tax, along with another collaboration with singer Hosokawa Takashi: Pac-Man –…
