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The West's First Fire Emblem Comes To Nintendo Switch Online
16.6.2023
Nintendo has announced Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade is coming to Nintendo Switch Online, and a lot of fans are probably feeling nostalgic about it because it was the first game in the tactical fantasy series to make its way to the west.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI Devs List Their Top 3 FF Games, And The Top One Is Surprising Fans
16.6.2023
In a recent interview with IGN, three Final Fantasy XVI directors revealed their top three Final Fantasy games of all time. Surprisingly, none of the directors’ picks included mainstream fan favorites titles like mega-popular Final Fantasy VII. Instead, the devs earmarked deep-cut Final Fantasy...
Nintendo Switch Piracy Subreddit Banned After Giant Tears Of The Kingdom Leak
16.6.2023
The Nintendo Switch piracy subreddit r/newyuzupiracy managed to fly under the radar for years. However, on June 13, three years after it was originally created, Reddit banned the forum after it blew up in the wake of the massive pre-release leak of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.Read more
Tears Of The Kingdom Fans Are Fighting With Beyblades Now
16.6.2023
This wont come as a huge surprise, not after learning that you can build a working computer in Nintendo’s open-world adventure, but it’s still neat: turns out the new Zelda’s construction abilities let you build your own Beyblade match.Read more
Save A Bunch On Great Switch Games In Nintendo's Latest Summer Sale
15.6.2023
Another season, another Switch sale. In celebration of the summer solstice or just to pad those quarterly earnings, several Switch exclusives and excellent indie games have huge discounts right now. If you need something to play by the pool, like say a 2D side-scrolling arcade-y throwback like...
How They Ended Up Making A Mickey Mouse Metroidvania
15.6.2023
When you’re working with a character whose legacy is as long and storied as Mickey Mouse’s, there’s a lot of history to contend with. But according to Disney Illusion Island creative director and Diala Studios CEO AJ Grand-Scrutton, the House of Mouse was willing to play ball on his studio’s ideas...
What Each Edition Of Final Fantasy XVI Gets You
15.6.2023
Players worldwide are dipping their toes into the demo of what could be one of the biggest video game releases of the summer: Final Fantasy XVI. If you checked out the demo and enjoyed Square Enix’s Game of Thrones-meets-Devil May Cry epic fantasy enough to put the game on your “Must Buy” list...
Seth Rogen's One Mario Movie Sequel Request: Give Donkey Kong Pants
14.6.2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie is officially out on DVD and Blu-ray. To promote it, Universal Pictures has released some new behind-the-scenes videos about the blockbuster animated adaptation of Nintendo’s beloved series. The videos provide some interesting insight into how the film was created,...
Tears of the Kingdom Fans Are Building Computers Now, Because Of Course
14.6.2023
I mean, it was only a matter of time, right? Nintendo’s hit open-world game Tears of the Kingdom features a surprisingly robust and dynamic physics system you can build with, so it stands to reason that if you create a few “if this then that” scenarios, then bam, you basically have the working...
This Cel-Shaded Action-RPG Could Become An Xbox Crown Jewel
13.6.2023
Dungeons of Hinterberg is an upcoming action-adventure RPG featuring cel-shaded visuals and dungeon-crawling gameplay, made by a team of just 10 people at developer Microbird Studios. A gorgeous trailer featuring Moebius-inspired visuals and a dreamy Alpine town debuted at the 2023 Xbox Games...
The Katamari Google Game Is Blowing Everyone's Minds
13.6.2023
People are (rightfully) losing their minds over the fact that Google has a built-in Katamari minigame that lets you roll everything on the page into a tidy ball that’d impress the King of the Cosmos. Read more
What If Max Payne, But Shooting Vampires In Slo-Mo Instead?
11.6.2023
When the original Max Payne was ported to consoles in late 2001, I couldn’t get a copy fast enough. I wasn’t a PC gamer at the time, and so for a while I could only enjoy Max Payne through the internet and TechTV at the time. I was transfixed by the graphics and luscious time-slowing bullet time...
This Game's Like Stardew Valley But With An RPG On Top
10.6.2023
I sit down at my Summer Game Fest Fae Farm hands-on expecting just another Stardew Valley clone, another cozy game that will temporarily capture the attention of Disney adults and children. But within minutes, I realize I am very wrong. Sure, Fae Farm has crops you can farm, and cutesy little NPCs...
A Nintendo Switch Like This Should Frankly Be Illegal
9.6.2023
If you have a Switch, chances are very good that you’ve seen, or even own, some sort of cat-themed peripheral. As you read this, there are paw-shaped thumbstick covers collecting dust somewhere under my bed, having slipped from my Joy-Cons god knows when. We’ve all fallen prey to the cozy...
Zelda Movie Rumors Have Nintendo Fans Mighty Nervous After Super Mario Bros.
9.6.2023
While rumors that Nintendo is close to closing a deal with animation studio Illumination for a Legend of Zelda film should come as no surprise in the wake of the record-breaking success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, some fans have made it abundantly clear online that they aren’t all that jazzed...
Mortal Kombat 1: Seven Deadly Fatalities From The New Trailer
9.6.2023
After the surprising news that the next Mortal Kombat would be a reboot of sorts, bearing a 1 instead of a 12, fans have been eager to feast their eyes on what the new vision for the franchise will mean for its gameplay. Well, the first official gameplay trailer revealed during the June 8 Summer...
Watch Mortal Kombat 1's Brutal Gameplay, Fatalities In First Trailer
8.6.2023
Back in May, NetherRealm Studios revealed what’s in the works for the Mortal Kombat franchise. To the surprise of many, the next game is a reboot, bearing the name Mortal Kombat 1. The reveal promised some new features for the series, but until today’s gameplay reveal, little else was known.Read...
Rad New Game Is Basically Zelda Mixed With Mario Maker
7.6.2023
I don’t think I’m alone in wanting a Mario Maker-like game focused on another Nintendo property, specifically The Legend of Zelda. Sadly, a theoretical “Zelda Maker” is probably never going to happen. But a newly announced game, Quest Master, seems to be the next best thing by letting you and your...
This Pokémon Game Had Been Lost For Years, Until Now
7.6.2023
My first foray into the world of Pokémon as a kid was the Generation 3 games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. So it brought me great pleasure to hear of a new project led by a group of video game preservationists, working to restore a lost web-browser-based Pokémon game that was released during...
Surprise Pikmin 4 Trailer Reveals Brand New Character Creator
6.6.2023
Pikmin 4 got a surprise new trailer early June 6, and, as is standard for a Nintendo game, it’s still looking pretty adorable. Considering Nintendo game director Shigeru Miyamoto said in 2015 that the real-time strategy game was “very close to completion,” it’s a relief to see its cute characters...