Out now on PC and consoles! Yesterday, at QuakeCon 2025, Nightdive Studios and ID Software announced it was bringing out a “definitive” re-release of two classic ’90s shoot ’em ups, Heretic and Hexen in a single package called Heretic + Hexen — and better yet, it is already available to buy across a bunch of…
Street Fighter II and Final Fantasy VII oral histories are currently offline. It all started so brightly for Polygon. Launched by Vox Media back in 2012, the site promised to “redefine games journalism” by hiring the best of the best, and even released a multi-part documentary series to promote its launch. While people might argue…
Rattles, plush and much more. Nintendo today announced a whole range of themed products as part of its new ‘My Mario’ campaign for parents and children. Apart from a new smartphone and Switch app as well as wooden amiibo blocks, it’s also announced a bunch of other stuff. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Launching in Japan this month. Earlier today, Nintendo announced it was releasing a new range of Mario-themed products, and while it is marketed towards parents and children, the ‘wood block’ sets on the way will actually double as amiibo figures. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
It’s hard to remember Creative Assembly wasn’t always synonymous with the Total War series, and yet, once upon a time, they were so well-known for sports games that pivoting away was seen as a risk. That’s part of the story told in a retrospective video about the making of Total War: Shogun put together to…
Get that Friday feeling in your daily puzzle gaming by treating yourself to an easy Wordle win. We won’t tell anyone if you take a sneaky peek at the August 8 (1511) answer, promise. And if you want to browse today’s hints and helpful clue at any time while you’re here? We didn’t see a…
A free app for parents and children. Nintendo has today announced it’s releasing a new line of Mario-themed products, videos and even an app designed for parents and their children. The free smart device and Switch app is officially titled ‘Hello, Mario!‘ and allows kids to interact with Mario’s face. Based on the description, it…
Watch out, Playdate. Patents don’t always lead to something, but it’s still interesting to see what companies might be up to or at least thinking about behind closed doors. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) This week: Got to the part in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with the triforce charts that everybody says is bad and agrees it’s bad. This time 15 years ago, I was a staunch Battlefield guy who had every Call of Duty rebuke memorized. My beloved…