We all know how it goes. You’re hopping and wahooing your way through a set of beautifully designed platforming stages in the latest Mario game, and then suddenly you see waves of blue approaching and your whole groove is thrown off. That’s right, kids, it’s time for a water level. …

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the latest in a long line of Mario platformers, but it introduces new stage types that break from the traditional precision jumps and squishing hapless Goombas. One of those new types is Search Party, which lets you freely explore an area to find five hidden …

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the latest mascot platformer from Nintendo, a spectacular and imaginative new entry that marks a return to form for 2D Mario platformers. But amid all of its secrets and surprises, it also brings a surprising omission: Amiibo support is nowhere to be found. The collectible …

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 delivers another blockbuster web-slinging story on PS5. This third game in Insomniac’s franchise teams Peter Parker with Miles Morales, as the more experienced hero both mentors and relies on his protege, as the two deal with dangerous new foes. Though Spider-Man 2 brings most of its major …

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the latest 2D Mario game, a stellar modernization of the classic mechanics. If you’re looking to transform into an elephant and make a jumbo-sized splash diving in, you may be wondering how long it will take you to complete. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered. Here’s …

Hearthstone’s next expansion will give Azeroth a Wild West makeover. Showdown in the Badlands is coming in November, and it’s themed around an old prospecting town and a band of heroic Outlaws. Along with a new set of 145 cards, the expansion will introduce two new keywords to match the …

Star Wars made a fortune on action figures made for kids, but those kids grew up and now the discerning Star Wars fan has much higher-quality collectibles to choose from. The official Black Series designation is the mark of higher-end Star Wars merch, and a few choice pieces are on …

A treasure trove of Minecraft books are on sale for Prime Day, including novels, graphic novels, and guides. Many of the boxed sets are nearly or even more than half off, so it’s a good time to catch up on all your block-based reading. Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles: The Complete Series: …

Nintendo’s previous WarioWare game for Switch, Get It Together, was divisive. While I enjoyed it well enough for what it was, it was a huge change of pace for the series, due to its focus on adding characters with unique abilities that were used to solve puzzles in different ways. …

A trove of leaked emails from Microsoft have shown loads of internal deliberations about possible acquisitions, future console plans, and more. Among the revelations is an email from Xbox head Phil Spencer expressing concern about the long gap between big marquee games on its Xbox Game Pass service, referring to …