Nintendo has never been shy about finding occasions to trot out its legacy games, but it leaned especially heavily on Mario’s back catalog for its Super Mario 35th anniversary celebration. Back in September, the company collected the plumber’s three earliest 3D adventures–Mario 64, Mario Sunshine, and Mario Galaxy–into one Switch …
Read More »Pokemon Fan Reimagines Diamond And Pearl Remakes With Improved Graphics
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were announced earlier this year, and while the remakes do look like a visual step up over the original pair of games released in 2007, the 3D chibi-style hasn’t won everyone over. YouTuber Millenniumloops remade the trailer using assets from previous games, creating a …
Read More »Suspended Valorant Pro Sinatraa Denies Sexual Assault Allegations
Update: Sinatraa has published a brief statement responding to the allegations against him. In a TwitLonger post, Sinatraa noted that the two recalled the relationship differently and apologized for how things ended. However, while he noted the relationship was “unhealthy,” he said he “never assaulted [Cleo Hernandez] in any way.” …
Read More »Gothic Remake For PS5, Xbox Series X|S, And PC Is Coming From THQ Nordic's Newest Studio
THQ Nordic has opened a new studio in Spain that will develop a remake of Gothic as its first title. The studio is called Alkimia Interactive, and it’s based in Barcelona, Spain. The studio will focus on “high-quality RPGs,” THQ Nordic said in its announcement. Work is already “well underway” …
Read More »Warframe's Zephyr Gets A Big Upgrade In Next Update
Warframe’s under-utilized Zephyr model is getting a major upgrade in Update 29.10.0, one which aims to make the frame a more appealing alternative to players looking for a crowd- control suit that also boasts a high level of mobility. As revealed by Digital Extremes senior designer Pablo Alonso, all abilities …
Read More »Rockstar Leeds Founder Gordon Hall Who Worked On Red Dead, LA Noire Dies At 51
Prominent game developer Gordon Hall–who founded the studio that would become Rockstar Leeds and would go on to work on Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire, and other major games–has died. He was 51. GI.biz reported Hall’s passing after news broke from members of the Yorkshire game development community, which is …
Read More »The Outer Worlds Gets A New Mystery Themed DLC, Murder On Eridanos
After a quick tease showcasing new content coming to The Outer Worlds, developer Obsidian Entertainment has revealed the next story DLC, Murder on Eridanos, set for release on March 17. As the final DLC for The Outer Worlds, this endgame-focused expansion centers around a classic murder-mystery on the planet Eridanos, …
Read More »Borderlands 3 Director's Cut Delayed To April 8 Due To Texas Storm
Borderlands 3‘s Director’s Cut DLC has been delayed to April due to complications from the recent severe weather and power outages in Texas. Gearbox issued a statement saying that the conditions “unavoidably disrupted” its work, forcing it to push back the add-on by a few weeks. The new release date …
Read More »Xbox's Bethesda Roundtable Was A Huge Disappointment For Zoom Background Easter Egg Hunters
Microsoft has made a habit of dropping Easter eggs in its remote streams during the coronavirus pandemic. So with the Bethesda-Xbox roundtable event celebrating the acquisition, surely we were going to be teased about the setting of Elder Scrolls VI, a Starfield-themed Xbox console, and the blood type of Doomguy, …
Read More »Mario Day Brings Wave Of Deals On Switch Games, Controllers, And More
It’s officially Mario Day, and there are plenty of Mario-related products on sale for the day of celebration. Mario Day became a thing when the internet discovered that March 10 can read like the iconic Nintendo mascot’s birthday when written as MAR10. Nintendo eventually started recognizing Mario Day and began …
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