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Mario Games You Can't Buy Any More Updated So They Work Better On Switch 2
15.7.2025
Some Switch 1 games have quietly started running much better on Switch 2. Others have gotten free upgrades or patches to help improve performance or fix backwards compatibility issues. The latest of those is Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a collection of three classics that Nintendo doesn’t even sell...
Persona 5 Gacha Players Review Bomb The Game After Accelerated Schedule Comes With Worse Rewards
15.7.2025
When it was announced that Persona 5: The Phantom X would be accelerating its story content rollout for the West to catch up to China, which has had the game for over a year, players were wary. As a gacha game with timed events and currency, The Phantom X is a game in which narrative developments...
Square Enix To Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Switch Players Who Want To Upgrade To Switch 2: Buy The Whole Game Again
15.7.2025
The times of transition between two console generations are often fraught, with publishers trying to sell to two ever-shifting markets, with their expectations of forward or backward compatibility, and the perceived inherent unfairness of needing to buy the same game twice. Square Enix has taken...
Even Sonic Fans Were Too Slow For Magic: The Gathering's Latest Secret Lair Debacle
14.7.2025
Today, July 14, I bought Magic: The Gathering cards for the very first time. Wizards of the Coast and Sega’s new Sonic collaboration set went up for pre-order on Magic’s “Secret Lair” site and it seems like, somehow, I may have cut the line. My brother was also in the queue and was willing to ship...
Unlock Every Character, Skin, And More Using This Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S Cheat Code
14.7.2025
Look, I don’t condone cheating on your significant other or swindling folks out of money. But as long as you’re not online hurting someone else’s gameplay experience, I say cheating in a video game ain’t so bad. Life’s short, after all. And for those diving into the Nintendo Switch 2's hybrid...
Mario Kart World: Every Question Mark Panel Location In Boo Cinema
14.7.2025
From grabbing the wheel of a big rig, to taking some time out from racing to snap eye-catching photos, there’s no shortage of things you can get into while free roaming in Mario Kart World. One of these is finding question mark panels located around each of the game’s tracks. If you want to earn...
Mario Kart World: Every Question Mark Panel Location On Acorn Heights
14.7.2025
Mario Kart World’s open world is filled with fun activities to find and do, including driving over question mark panels scattered around each track. These can be a lot of fun to track down, and they’ll reward you with stickers for finding them, so completionists won’t want to skip them. Read more
Mario Kart World: Every Question Mark Panel Location On Koopa Troopa Beach
14.7.2025
Mario Kart World’s free-roam feature has plenty to do, but finding the question mark panels located around each track is one that stands out the most. These are fun to find and they’ll even reward you with stickers, so you won’t want to miss them if you’re aiming to fully complete the game. And...
Switch 2 Players Are Begging For A Nintendo Direct And One Is Reportedly Coming Before The End Of July
14.7.2025
The Switch 2 has been out for over a month. Hype levels are starting to run dangerously low. While Donkey Kong Bananza is shaping up to be a big shot in the console’s launch window arm later this week, the rest of the Switch 2's first year is filled with question marks right now. Fans desperate...
THPS 3 + 4 Puts Guitar Hero In The Trash, Devs 'Investigating' How This Happened
14.7.2025
Developer Iron Galaxy is “investigating” an Easter egg fans spotted involving a trash can and a Guitar Hero clone in the recently released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4.Read more
It Looks Like We're Getting A Donkey Kong Movie
14.7.2025
Nintendo’s move into movies has certainly been a cautious one. So far, it’s amounted to a single released film, 2023's astoundingly successfulThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. Where some would have then rushed to ride that success, pumping out releases based on its vast range of characters, Nintendo...
Metaplanet Acquires Additional 797 Bitcoin, Total Holdings Reach 16,352 BTC
14.7.2025
Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF), a publicly listed bitcoin treasury company, has announced the acquisition of an additional 797 bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 16,352 BTC. The latest purchase was made at an average price of 17,312,239 yen (approximately $117,540)...
Metaplanet’s Shares May Soon Hit ¥2,400: Benchmark
12.7.2025
The figure is quoted in a report published by New York-based investment research firm Benchmark on Friday. Analysts Predict Metaplanet Stock Could Reach ¥2,400 Shares of Japanese bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet continue to defy gravity, soaring 7,900% since the once embattled hotel company...
One Of 2025's Best Games May Have Saved Its Company From Going Under
11.7.2025
Before Too Kyo Games released The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, the tactical RPG/visual novel hybrid that is, in my opinion, secretly one of the dark horses for 2025 Game of the Year, co-creative director Kazutaka Kodaka had been pretty candid in saying that the studio needed the game to...
Every Vehicle’s Color Scheme In Mario Kart World
11.7.2025
Mario Kart World may boast a bunch of character costumes to race around in or explore the free roam mode with, but it does forgo the vehicle customization from the previous game. Thankfully, some vehicles still have different color variations depending on who’s driving. Let’s break down every kart...
THPS 3+4's New Photo Mode Is A Powerful Tool You Should Be Using
11.7.2025
2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 didn’t include a photo mode. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 fixes this mistake and includes the popular option, and as you’d expect, it’s great for taking photos of your skater doing cool stuff. But it’s also a very powerful tool that you should use to find goals...
Dominating Online In Mario Kart World Is Easier With The Right Vehicle Choice
11.7.2025
The abundance of characters and vehicles to race with is one of the great joys of Mario Kart World. Who wouldn’t want to drive around as Baby Mario or grind some rails as a Dolphin riding on the identical-looking Dolphin Dasher? Not every character or kart is built the same, however. Vehicles...
Final Fantasy Doesn't Need Turn-Based Combat Back, It Needs Better Stories
11.7.2025
There’s been an undercurrent of opinion, ever since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took audiences by surprise earlier this year, that the approach taken by the turn-based fantasy RPG is the cure for everything that ails Final Fantasy. It delivers an old-school take on the genre that’s much less flawed...
Mario Kart World: Where To Find Every Big Vehicle
11.7.2025
Between the large open world to the brand-new Rail and Wall Riding mechanics, Mario Kart World offers plenty to discover. One notable feature that isn’t explained at all are the handful of giant vehicles you can briefly take over. It doesn’t take long to figure out that driving into the large...
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4: The Kotaku Review
11.7.2025
I’m not sure heaven is real. But when I die, if there is a big oasis in the sky waiting for me, I’ll be happy to meet up with old family and friends. And then I’ll ask them where the room is that contains all the (good) Tony Hawk games. If heaven is truly paradise, a place where I’ll be happy...