In keeping with The Simpsons’ long history of parodying popular culture, the latest episode of the long-running cartoon sees Lisa, Milhouse, and Homer take on Mario Kart. In the episode, a dream sequence imagines Lisa as Mario, Milhouse as Yoshi, and Homer as Wario on a track resembling the iconic …

It’s a big week for cozy farming sim Stardew Valley as the game celebrates its 8th anniversary, with creator ConcernedApe taking the opportunity to announce that major update 1.6 will finally arrive on March 19. The 2016 game also hit a major sales milestone, having sold over 30 million copies …

LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD has released its first annual report on LGBTQ representation in video games, finding that the games industry is lagging compared to the average gamer’s opinions on representation. In a study conducted with partner Nielsen Gaming, GLAAD polled gamers to find out how many identified as …

After a report last week suggested Xbox could be looking into releasing its first-party games–traditionally exclusive to Xbox consoles–on rival consoles like the PS5 and Nintendo Switch, a subsequent report suggests the first two such games in line for a broader release have already been chosen. A report from The …

Tech giant Nvidia hit an all-time high on the stock market on Monday, managing to briefly surpass even Amazon when it reached a market valuation of $1.83 trillion. The rally saw it temporarily become the fourth-highest valued US-listed company behind Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft, Bloomberg reports. By market close, Nvidia …

The upcoming Alien film from director Fede Alvarez is now officially titled Alien: Romulus, Deadline reports. While the film has made use of the Romulus subtitle as a working title for a while now, the name is now official, in line with the franchise’s long history of religious and mythological …

With Grand Theft Auto VI being one of the industry’s most anticipated upcoming games, Take-Two Interactive, which owns GTA developer Rockstar, is aiming for perfection. In the company’s latest earnings call, Take-Two acknowledged the excitement around the upcoming sequel, saying it would rather push for perfection than rush an anticipated …

Ahead of Dune: Part 2’s premiere on March 1, ticket sales platform Fandango has shared one of the film’s pivotal scenes in full, showing off a chunk of new footage. The seven-minute scene shows Paul’s first sandworm ride from start to finish, for fans who can’t wait until March to …

Today in legally-distinct depictions of pop-culture figures, indie shooter RoboSquad Revolution has introduced a new character called Saylor Twist to its game, who may or may not resemble a certain incredibly popular Grammy-winning, world-touring American pop star by the name of Taylor Swift. Miss Twist joins the cast of RoboSquad …

WWE 2K24 has a new gameplay trailer titled “Legacy,” which shows off more of the scope of the upcoming game than any of its trailers so far. There’s a lot of focus on the Showcase of the Immortals, a mode designed to celebrate 40 years of WrestleMania, and the stars …