A technicolour dream. Mario Kart World has only been out for a month, but as you’d expect, speedrunners are already aiming to destroy race track times in the game’s Time Trial mode, and a familiar face is already dominating the competition on one particular track (thanks Polygon!). Twitch streamer and Geometry Dash expert Technical is…
“Man, that was seriously lame”. You might remember prior to Bayonetta 3‘s launch in 2022 that a bit of controversy made the rounds online regarding voice actor Hellena Taylor. Taylor, who had voiced the titular protagonist in Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2, had been replaced by Jennifer Hale following a pay dispute with PlatinumGames. This was…
“This was the most difficult project I’ve ever worked on”. We’ve covered Taki Udon’s work in the past, specifically the excellent Super5 OLED screen mod for the Switch Lite. This upgrade gives the smallest Switch a far superior display to the one it ships with, but the modder wasn’t content to stop there; he’s also…
After Death Stranding 2 delivered solid results. This week’s UK physical game charts are in, and it’s back to business as usual for Mario Kart World. After being overtaken by the critically-acclaimed Death Stranding 2, the Switch 2 launch title has stormed back to number one, with EA Sports FC 25 snatching up second spot,…
Sci-finery. What comes to mind when you think about BioShock? The remarkable sense of place? The Plasmids? The creepy atmosphere and unsettling enemies? The audio logs? Whatever it may be, chances are that it probably cropped up first in the 1999 sci-fi horror FPS System Shock 2. Written and designed by Ken Levine, who would…
Prime time. The latest Amazon Prime Day is here and as always, there are plenty of deals on Switch consoles, Switch games, micro SD cards, accessories, and more to be found! This event lasts for four days, running from 8th – 11th July, and we’ll be updating this page with all the best Nintendo deals…
Launching on Switch this September. Spike Chunsoft has released a new gameplay trailer for Shuten Order, the new title from Danganronpa / The Hundred Line creator Kazutaka Kodaka. It provides our best look yet at the game’s multi-genre mechanics, with the story branching off into five distinct paths. You play as Rei Shimobe, the founder…
Lobbying group includes Nintendo, Sega, and more in its membership. Over the last couple of weeks or so, an online consumer movement has been doing the rounds that challenges the legality of publishers “destroying” video games sold to customers by revoking access following the cessation of online support. Dubbed ‘Stop Killing Games’, it consists of…
Releasing on Switch 2 (and Switch) next month. In case you missed it, Marvelous and XSEED are bringing Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar to the Switch 2 and Switch next month. It’s already released some trailers and today it’s followed this up with a five-minute overview trailer – introducing players to their new life in…
As global cumulative sales surpass one million. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time got off to a positive start in May, and it seems we’ve now got an official update from Level-5 – with the company announcing today the “global cumulative sales” for the title have now surpassed 1.2 million units. This figure…