To celebrate the announcement of the Mighty Bowser Lego set last week, Nintendo and The Lego Group have announced that a super-sized version of the Mushroom Kingdom villain will invade San Diego Comic-Con and Lego World in The Netherlands. The colossal Koopa statue–which uses over 663,000 Lego bricks–will stand over …
Read More »You Can Now Play Doom In Doom With A Simple Mod
In yet another of the cavalcade of absurd ways to play Doom, you can now play the original Doom inside the DOS version of Doom II. With a DOS emulator and the right files, you can live out your metagame dreams. YouTuber and programmer kgsws, as spotted by PCGamesN, found …
Read More »Doom Is Now Playable At A McDonald's Order Kiosk (Update)
Update: Looks like you won’t be able to grab a Big Mac and a quick round of Doom, as the image below appears to be a case of some expert photoshop. As spotted by Futurism and Galactic Furball on Twitter, the original image is of a McDonald’s kiosk that was …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Online Adds Four More Genesis Games
Nintendo has announced another slate of games for its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, this time filling out more of the Genesis catalog that that’s included as part of the Expansion Pack. Those include a compilation of Mega Man games, a stylized brawler, and a game best known for its …
Read More »Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Announced For PC And Console
Capcom has announced Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, a compilation of 10 classic games, that will be released in 2023 on Switch, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. Originally available on the Game Boy Advance console, the first game in the series was released back in …
Read More »Pac-Man Crossover With Fortnite Announced, Launches June 2
Fortnite’s latest crossover has been announced, and it’s none other than Pac-Man. An announcement post on the Japanese Pac-Man website confirms that some kind of collaboration between Fortnite and Pac-Man will begin June 2. The website, translated by VGC, says “items with the Pac-Man motif” will be available in Fortnite …
Read More »Reggie Fils-Aime Explains Why Localizing Mother 3 Didn't Make Business Sense
In a new interview, former Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aime has revealed more details on why the game was never localized for North America Speaking to Bloomberg while promoting his new book, Fils-Aime explained that when the game arrived in 2006 on the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo was already making a …
Read More »Adventures and Victories: How Netflix’s Castlevania Transcends Its Source Material
In the year 2022, we’ve finally come to a point where a video game being adapted into a film or a TV show isn’t an immediate cause of stress and nail-biting. We live in an age of two shockingly good Sonic the Hedgehog movies, a delightful live-action Pokemon film, a …
Read More »Sega Is Delisting Multiple Classic Sonic Games In May Ahead Of Sonic Origins Release
Ahead of Sonic Origins’ June 23, 2022 release, Sega will delist the currently available digital versions of each game included in the collection, which includes the original Sonic the Hedgehog. This removal is coming much sooner than the new version, so you best buy them now if you want to. …
Read More »This Final Fantasy 6 Statue Costs $13,800, But At Least It's Pretty
Final Fantasy VI fans with too much money can now find a new way to appreciate one of the best games in the Square Enix series, as a new statue based on original concept art has gone up for sale. Limited to just 600 pieces worldwide, the statue depicts hero …
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