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Super Mario Bros. Wonder: The Kotaku Review
26.10.2023
First, the bad news: Super Mario Bros. Wonder doesn’t cure covid-19. Trust me on that. But, if you ignore that one flaw and focus on everything else—the gorgeous graphics, the immensely creative levels, the pitch-perfect music—it’s easy to see this is one of Nintnedo’s best Mario games...
Try These Three Must-Play Games Before They Leave Game Pass
26.10.2023
Games routinely cycle in and out of Game Pass every month, but the Xbox subscription service is about to lose some really good ones. You have less than a week left to try Persona 5 Royal, Signalis, and Gunfire Reborn. Here’s why you should give them a try before they’re gone.Read more
Gold Coins Aren’t That Useful In Super Mario Bros. Wonder
26.10.2023
Every Mario game has gold coins scattered around the Mushroom Kingdom for the fireball-throwing plumber to collect, and finding every last one is a big part of getting a perfect run of a level for some players. But in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, they’re not quite as useful as they once were, because...
Big Xbox Shakeup Might Avoid Another Redfall Debacle
26.10.2023
Today Microsoft announced a re-organization within its Xbox division that will see ZeniMax and Bethesda Game Studios report more directly to head of game services, Matt Booty. The shift comes after vampire shooter Redfall was so poorly recieved that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer went on a...
2023's Best Horror Remake Just Landed On Xbox Game Pass
26.10.2023
If you are a Game Pass subscriber and need to play a spooky video game this Halloween worry not, because you now have access to one of this year’s best horror games: Dead Space.Read more
Diablo IV Datamine May Detail The Game’s First Expansion
26.10.2023
A recent datamine has revealed that Blizzard may be cooking up some delicious DLC for its action RPG Diablo 4, including a new class, region, and villain.Read more
Mario Wonder's Online Mode Is Perfect For Antisocial Gamers
26.10.2023
The Super Mario games are often best experienced in solitude. Pretty much everyone who tried playing Super Mario 3D World with friends has stories about it devolving into chaos. But if you’ve decided that you only want to experience Super Mario Bros. Wonder by yourself, I’m here to recommend...
Cyberpunk 2077's New Patch Buffs Keanu Reeves' Gun And Screws Over Homeless People
26.10.2023
Cyberpunk 2077's latest update went live today and brings with it a surprising number of new tweaks to the sci-fi RPG. In addition to changing the stats of various weapons, there are also a bunch of bug fixes and the kind of random nerfs you only see in a sprawling open world.Read more
Halo Infinite May Have Just Begun Its Renaissance
26.10.2023
It’s no secret that Halo Infinite has been in a tough place since launch. While many will argue that its core shooting gameplay has always been solid and was often great fun, restrictive customization options and a limited-feeling amount of content often made for a shallow-feeling experience. Enter...
You’ve Never Played Anything Like This Junji Ito-Inspired Horror Game
26.10.2023
I notice that people get kind of misty-eyed when they talk about the Junji Ito-inspired roguelite role-playing game World of Horror. If it were their cold husband, they’d have been wanting to hold it for a long time. It’s been out in some capacity, either as a demo or in early access, since 2017...
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Has An Animal Crossing Game Mode
25.10.2023
During today’s Xbox Partner Preview, a showcase for Microsoft’s upcoming third-party games, we got a new look at Sega’s next Yakuza adventure. No, not Gaiden, the other one: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Instead of showing off dual protagonists Ichiban Kasuga and Kiryu Kazuma kicking all kinds...
Neon Machine raises $20M Series A for blockchain-based Call of Duty competitor ‘Shrapnel’
25.10.2023
The company claims a cast of employees whose collective entertainment industry resume contains titles such as Halo, Call of Duty, and Westworld
Payday 3 Devs Apologize Again Over Missing Major Update
25.10.2023
Payday 3 devs have extended their apology tour that began back in September, when Starbreeze Studios CEO had to apologize for the state in which the co-op heist game launched. The always-online bank robbery simulator suffered from major server and matchmaking issues that were fixed a little over...
Mortal Kombat 1's New Microtransactions Are Scarier Than Its Fatalities
25.10.2023
Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm’s newest entry in its three-decades-old fighting game series, continues its predecessors’ tradition of pulling gut-yanking, brain-pounding final moves, or Fatalities, to the delight of its gore connoisseur fans. But some of those fans are frustrated. MK1’s recent patch...
Alan Wake Creator Says Sequel Is 'More Intense, More Brutal'
25.10.2023
The other day, the official Twitter account for Alan Wake 2 tweeted, “You must write to escape…” and I felt my blood run cold. As a writer who knows the agony of writer’s block—the fear of looking inside myself and having to face all the doubts and insecurities lurking in my dark places as...
PS5 Slim Disc Drive Comes With Bizarre Online Requirements
25.10.2023
Sony’s forthcoming smaller PlayStation 5 will make the disc drive swappable, allowing owners to remove or connect it as they wish. However, a new leak of the upcoming slim redesign points to an internet connection being required for the Blu-Ray player’s initial setup, igniting fears it will one...
Game review: Immutable’s Guild of Guardians offers mobile dungeon adventures
25.10.2023
Guild of Guardians is a dungeon-crawling mobile adventure game with a play-to-earn twist
NFL Rivals Crypto Game Hits 3 Million Players as Revenue Surges – Adoption on the Rise?
25.10.2023
Popular blockchain-based game NFL Rivals is nearing 3 million signups, just four months after reaching the 1 million milestone.
"We’re closing in on 3 million [new players]," John Linden told The Block.
Linden is an industry veteran and the CEO of Mythical Games, the gaming studio behind...
5 Disappointing Things About Konami’s Metal Gear Solid ‘Master Collection‘
24.10.2023
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 gathers some of the best games ever made and puts them all on modern platforms in one convenient package. Unfortunately, a laundry list of weird caveats and shortcomings at launch make the new anthology hard to celebrate. Why is one of the best franchises...
Kids Are Attending Pro-Palestinian Protests In This Popular Game
24.10.2023
In the midst of the ongoing escalation between Israel and Palestine, gamers who can’t attend protests in real life are turning to digital spaces to show their support for those suffering as a result of the conflict. The latest venue? The ultra-popular tween hit Roblox.Read more