If you want to know how to make a Spiral Strawberry Smoothie in Disney Dreamlight Valley, then you’ll be happy to know it’s not a difficult recipe to master at all. You’ll need two ingredients that are easy to come by, but the only catch is they are exclusive to The Storybook Vale DLC. The…
Revolutionise your free time. Gaming is wonderful, isn’t it? It’s an escape, it’s a relaxation method, it’s a chance to bravely step out in someone else’s shoes. It’s also a massive waste of time. This hobby has kept us all thoroughly entertained for the past 50 years, but the world is changing; life isn’t what…
“Watch this space…”. 35 years ago this October, British publisher EMAP launched Mean Machines magazine, a console-focused spin-off of CVG, its leading multiformat monthly. Spawned from the CVG ‘Mean Machines’ section created by Tony Takoushi in 1987, the magazine would become one of the most commercially successful of its era. It lasted 24 issues before…
“Millions of artists are being violated before everyone’s eyes”. If you’re on pretty much any social media platform right now, you’ll no doubt have noticed a massive uptick in the volume of Studio Ghibli-style artwork appearing in your timeline. This is all thanks to OpenAI’s recent update to ChatGPT, which introduces a bunch of tools…
Jackin’ in. With just one day to go until the big Switch 2 Direct, you’d think we’d have enough rumours by now, but oh no. Thanks to eagle-eyed Famiboards user ‘LiC’ (thanks, Go Nintendo), a new FCC filing has been spotted which hints at the new Pro Controller for the Switch 2. Designated ‘BEE-008’, the…
Go retro with the pink puff. Nintendo’s latest batch of Switch Online icons has gone live and this wave is all about the pink puffball Kirby. It includes not only icons from the NES title Kirby’s Adventure but also ones based on GBA release Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. As usual, they’ll set you back…
Third-party games will reportedly be phase two of the launch. Nintendo’s Switch 2 broadcast takes place this week and multiple reports about the system’s development kits have emerged ahead of the anticipated launch. According to Digital Foundry’s John Linneman, “many developers” are still without a kit – especially “medium to small developers” and from what…
An Australian court has ordered YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay over AU$380,000 (around $237,000 / £183,000) in damages to celebrity arcade gamer Billy Mitchell, relating to defamatory comments made by Jobst in a video published in 2021. Jobst is a Queensland-based gaming YouTuber with a focus on speedrunning and competitive games. Mitchell’s record-holding Donkey Kong…
Quickly un-stick your game with our hint for today’s Wordle, designed to give you a solid nudge towards Tuesday’s answer without spoiling all your fun. Have a think, spend a few rows trying out your ideas, and if you’re still no closer to winning just click through to the April 1 (1382) answer—sorted. I love…
Double the boost power with two more F-Zero albums. Nintendo’s weekly album update has arrived for the Nintendo Music app and this time it’s loaded with high-speed beats from the F-Zero series. Included this week is the SNES soundtrack for F-Zero and along with this is the album for the 64DD F-Zero X Expansion Kit….