Rooftop Renegade Review
It’s interesting how speedrunning in video games has become its own sub-genre. Pick any genre to sit alongside it, and suddenly you have a battle of optimization, wits and critical planning, all…
February 28, 2023 | 10:30 EST
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Super Mario Getting His Own Version of Popular Licca-chan Doll in Japan
Today Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy announced that it'll release a version of its popular fashion doll Licca-chan dedicated to Nintendo's icon Super Mario Bros. Those unfamiliar with Japan…
February 15, 2023 | 06:16 EST
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets Hilarious & Nostalgic Website & Catchy Commercial
With The Super Mario Bros. Movie coming soon, Universal and studio Illumination released a rather interesting dedicated website. The site, which you can find here, is fashioned after the fictional…
February 12, 2023 | 04:57 EST
Sonic Colors: Ultimate Shadow Dropped Today On PC Via Steam
Today, Sonic Colors: Ultimate has released via Steam, and though we knew the remastered 2010 Nintendo Wii platformer was coming soon, we had no definitive date until its stealthy release. SEGA…
February 6, 2023 | 03:26 EST
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Reveals Super-Colorful Poster
Today Nintendo revealed the official poster of the upcoming The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it's definitely colorful. The poster portrays the titular protagonist Mario alongside his brother Luigi,…
February 3, 2023 | 05:30 EST
Skul: The Hero Slayer Dark Mirror Update Promises Mysteries
Skul: The Hero Slayer has a new update coming very soon. December 29th, in fact, if you want to test out the beta for the Dark Mirror update. Unsurprisingly, the update features a dark mirror that is…
December 22, 2022 | 11:15 EST
PS3 Ratchet and Clank Games Join PS+ To Celebrate 20 Years of Friendship
It is extremely hard to believe that today marks the 20th anniversary of Ratchet and Clank, but it's true. After 20 years of traveling through space and time, it appears The Great Clock is right, and…
November 4, 2022 | 01:46 EDT
Rain World: Downpour DLC Release Date Revealed
The Rain World: Downpour DLC release date is finally here, and we've learned that not only are there over 1000 new rooms for your slugcat to explore, but there are also more slugcats to choose from,…
October 28, 2022 | 10:31 EDT
The Darkest Tales
The Darkest Tales is a hardcore platforming title where you'll play as a forgotten teddy bear. Your owner, Alicia, is trapped in a never-ending nightmare that you must rescue from. The game is set…
October 17, 2022 | 03:23 EDT
The Darkest Tales is an Adorably Grim Teddy Bear Platformer
If you ever wanted to know what a teddy bear platformer would play and feel like, you'll soon be able to find out when The Darkest Tales releases for PC, Xbox consoles and Nintendo Switch on October…
September 30, 2022 | 10:22 EDT
Sackboy PC Release Date Revealed For Next Month
Thanks to a video from the official PlayStation Latin America YouTube channel, we now have a Sackboy PC release date. The game is making the jump from PlayStation consoles to PC next month, bringing…
September 29, 2022 | 08:59 EDT
Mega Man Powered Up Servers Shutting Down In November
Capcom has announced that it's shutting down the Mega Man Powered Up servers this November. This decision means that all of the user-created content in the game's level editor will be deleted, as…
September 23, 2022 | 10:59 EDT
Spelunky 2 Crossplay Added in Latest Update
For all you Spelunky fans out there, today's a great day for you, because Spelunky 2 crossplay is now available as part of the game's latest update. This means that Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and…
September 21, 2022 | 09:55 EDT
La-Mulana Director To Revive A Classic Konami Game
In what may be one of the more interesting stories you read today, Konami has just announced that after a year they've chosen the winner of their contest that would bring back one of their old IP's.…
September 19, 2022 | 10:18 EDT
Fall Of Porcupine Is A Cozy Adventure Honoring Healthcare Workers
Buntspecht Games and publisher Assemble Entertainment have unveiled Fall of Porcupine, a cozy platformer intended to pay tribute to overworked healthcare professionals. The game will debut next year…
August 24, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Flashback 2 Delayed To Next Year
Microids has announced a Flashback 2 delay, with the upcoming sequel to the classic cinematic platformer being pushed back to next year. This decision means that the game now won't be released in…
August 22, 2022 | 09:19 EDT
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Gameplay Trailer Released
Are ya ready kids? It's about to be the best day ever because the SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake gameplay trailer has been revealed! Sporting some of the most interesting features you can…
August 12, 2022 | 04:24 EDT
The Best Platformers on Xbox Game Pass
The Best Platformers on Xbox Game Pass is not a headline you probably thought you'd see a decade ago. The brand is known for its first-person shooters and racing games, and both Nintendo and Sony…
August 11, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
King Of The Hat Steam Release Date Suits Up For October
We finally have a King of the Hat Steam release date. The party platform fighter, which is described by its developers as "an ancient gem from the Discord game store", launches for Steam later this…
August 5, 2022 | 11:01 EDT
The Best Super Mario Games
The Super Mario series has been with us for almost four decades, and since that time, we've seen our favorite plumber jump through castles, galaxies, and many, many different biomes across the years…
August 12, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Roll7 Reveals OlliOlli World Oxenfree Crossover
Night School Studio has announced that the long-awaited OlliOlli World Oxenfree crossover has arrived in the form of the OlliOlli World's new Void Riders DLC that released around a month ago. Turns…
July 21, 2022 | 10:34 EDT
Kirby's Dream Buffet Is The Newest Weird Kirby Game
Nintendo has announced a new Kirby game, and this time around, it's an odd one. Kirby's Dream Buffet is a sort of Fall Guys-esque multiplayer party racing-fighting game hybrid in which players roll…
July 12, 2022 | 09:29 EDT
Top 10 PlayStation Plus Premium Family Games
Entertaining the family, especially during the summer, is tough, and while there are days you can easily go outside and enjoy the weather, it will rain at some point in the future. When that occurs,…
July 5, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Top 7 3D Sonic Games
Sonic the Hedgehog has a deep 30-year history in the video game industry, and as that has passed, many great 3D Sonic games have been released. The classic 2D titles are more appreciated by the…
July 2, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Neon White Review
When visualizing "Heaven," this ethereal realm of the afterlife comes in many different shapes and forms. It depends on the person, but some see it as a land full of clouds, cherubs, and pearly gates…
June 27, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
OlliOlli World Takes To The Stars In VOID Riders
The game OlliOlli World puts a colorful cartoon spin on skating and is only getting bigger. Announced previously, the expansion VOID Riders is now available for download. It adds a sci-fi theme to…
June 15, 2022 | 03:35 EDT
Mega Man Artist Keiji Inafune Creating 'Beastroid' NFT Collection
Longtime Mega Man artist and producer (and Mighty No. 9 creator) Keiji Inafune has revealed his next project: Beastroid, an NFT collection that will be minted in Q2 2022. Keiji Inafune spent decades…
May 17, 2022 | 04:21 EDT
(Updated) Yuji Naka Took Square Enix To Court Over Balan Wonderworld
Balan Wonderworld co-creator Yuji Naka has lashed out at the game's publisher, Square Enix, in a lengthy Twitter thread. Naka revealed that he filed a lawsuit against Square Enix for removing him as…
April 28, 2022 | 09:36 EDT
Terraria 1.4.3 Update is Out for Consoles and Mobile
Terraria Update 1.4.3 is out now for consoles and mobile, bringing the Don't Starve Together crossover content and more to PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. After about five "…
April 27, 2022 | 02:18 EDT
Nintendo Reveals 'It's Kirby Time: Kirby's Tiny World' Picture Book Reading
A reading of the picture book It's Kirby Time: Kirby's Tiny World was surprisingly released by Nintendo today, closing out the week with a super-cute surprise. Kirby Fans were pleasantly surprised…
April 8, 2022 | 01:56 EDT
Which Kirby Powerup Is the Best, and Why Is It the Vending Machine?
Kirby and the Forgotten Land offers a multitude of powerups for you to collect, from frost and fire powers to Kirby becoming one with any number of inanimate objects. There are dozens of ways for…
April 8, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Everbay Coast Hidden Waddle Dees Guide
If you're looking to collect all the hidden Waddle Dees in the Kirby and the Forgotten Land Everbay Coast area, you can easily find them all with our guide. Check out our Kirby hidden Waddle Dee…
March 28, 2022 | 09:02 EDT
Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Natural Plains Hidden Waddle Dees Guide
Looking to collect all the hidden Waddle Dees in the Kirby and the Forgotten Land Natural Plains area? We've got you covered! Check out our Kirby hidden Waddle Dee guide to find the hidden ones in…
March 27, 2022 | 08:53 EDT
Sonic the Hedgehog's Tails is Now a VTuber, Apparently
Sonic the Hedgehog's Tails will be starring in a new informative show as a Vtuber, promising to tell the world about "all things Sonic" starting next week. With the second Sonic the Hedgehog movie…
March 17, 2022 | 02:22 EDT
Yacht Club Games Shares Pocket Dungeon and Cyber Shadow Sales
Yacht Club Games has shared sales information for its latest titles Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and Cyber Shadow. Despite relatively slow initial sales, Yacht Club says it's looking to add "huge…
March 4, 2022 | 10:44 EST
Klonoa is Coming Back – Here’s Why Fans are Excited
Compared to the likes of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, the announcement of Klonoa: Phantasy Reverie Series at the recent Nintendo Direct was probably little more than a blip…
February 28, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Harlow
Harlow is 2.5D platformer where two clumsy robots that are planning a surprise party for frozen colonists are instead stranded. Players will have to use physics to evade the dangers that can be found…
February 23, 2022 | 01:41 EST
Harlow Is A Cute Platformer Created By A Cancer Survivor
While Harlow might look and play like other platformers that have released on Steam and Nintendo Switch in recent years, the story behind it is unique. Arman Nobari, 2-time cancer survivor, is the…
February 23, 2022 | 11:03 EST
OlliOlli World
Ready for some rad skateboarding action? Then check out OlliOlli World, a new twist on the skateboarding genre from indie veterans Roll7. The third game in the OlliOlli series, OlliOlli World is an…
February 8, 2022 | 09:16 EST
OlliOlli World Review
Whether you're grinding a rail in real life or pulling off a 900 with a gamepad, skateboarding is all about vibes. Many of the best skating games dive into the devil may care attitude that defined…
February 3, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby is back in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, which is the latest 3D platforming title in the long-running Kirby franchise. Players will take control of the powerful pink puffball as you will…
January 17, 2022 | 09:51 EST
Scarf Review
Not all games need to go 100 miles a minute. Sometimes it’s worthwhile to take time and present an experience that is meant to be slow and steady. There are walking simulators, narrative adventures,…
December 20, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Review
Is there anything Shovel Knight can't do? He's starting to become the indie genre's Mario, so recognizable and appearing in so many different games: platform fighters, Metroidvanias, runners, and…
December 12, 2021 | 09:00 EST
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon How To Earn Gems Fast Guide
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is now out and in players hands. Early on you'll find that there's an important balance between how many gems you bring back to the camp, and how much you'll spend on…
December 12, 2021 | 09:05 EST
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Boss Encounter Guide
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon sees our favorite Knight's trying to make their way through a number of different stages in order to escape. Along the way they'll face a number of different boss…
December 12, 2021 | 09:05 EST
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Character Unlock Guide
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is now available to all. It's not just Shovel Knight himself that has made this franchise what it is, but also all of the other Knights that you come across or were able…
December 12, 2021 | 09:05 EST
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon True Ending Guide
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is now out. This Rogueline/Puzzle game hybrid has Knights moving through falling block style combat to try to escape from the titular Pocket Dungeon. Just beating the…
December 12, 2021 | 09:05 EST
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon Tips and Tricks Guide
A new game from Yacht Club Games and Vine is out now. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is the first of the two new Shovel Knight spin-off games to be released. While the game shares plenty of characters…
December 12, 2021 | 09:05 EST