Disney has some of the most recognizable characters in the world, and it’s regularly putting out new movies and TV series that immediately create pop culture icons. The likes of Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Donald, and Goofy have been progressively joined by a wide variety of other great and memorable characters, …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Gets More Classic Tracks This Holiday Season
New tracks are headed to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course pass later this year. The Wave 3 tracks will be available during the holiday season, and include Mario Kart Tour’s Merry Mountain Mario Kart DS’s Peach Gardens circuits. These are just two of the eight …
Read More »Ubisoft Changes Plans On Decommissioning Its Old Games
Ubisoft has temporarily hit the pause button on its plan to decommission online features for more than a dozen of its games, which included Far Cry, several Assassin’s Creed titles, and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Ubisoft explained that it was looking to “focus its resources” on its more …
Read More »Nintendo Direct With News Of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess Remasters For Switch Coming In September – Report
The next Nintendo Direct event is coming up in September, according to a report, one that also suggests that the showcase may be focused on The Legend of Zelda. Jeff Grubb of GameSpot sister site Giant Bomb and Mike Minotti from GamesBeat discussed some possibilities on a podcast recently. As …
Read More »Mario Kart: The Agony And The Anguish Of The Blue Shell
Mario Kart is celebrating its 30-year anniversary today, August 27, 2022. Below, we take a look at one of the most controversial power-ups in video games, the infamous Blue Shell. There is no single item in all of video games as hated and feared as Mario Kart’s Blue Shell, aka …
Read More »Datamined Music May Reveal Future Mario Kart 8 DLC Circuits
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe placeholder music files have been discovered following the latest update which could be hinting at the future Booster Course Pass DLC circuits. The “prefetch” files were uncovered by YouTuber recordreader but the findings were posted to YouTube by BL–via VGC–and it seems that they correspond to …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Sales Are Down Due To Continued Global Semiconductor Shortage
Nintendo’s latest financial results are out, reporting a decline in Nintendo Switch sales compared to last year. The financial results, released today (August 3), report that the Switch currently sits at a total of 111.08 million units, but yearly sales were down 22.9% compared to the previous fiscal year. A …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Wave 2 DLC Pack Adds A Brand-New Course And 7 Others
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s next DLC pack will launch on August 4, Nintendo has announced. The second DLC pack from the Booster Course Pass includes eight courses in all, including a brand-new one and nostalgic tracks from previous titles. The totally new course is Sky-High Sundae, which is themed around …
Read More »Humble Bundle: 9 Lego Games For Only $10
Humble is giving you a chance to score nine Lego games for just $10 this week, including Lego DC Super-Villains, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, Lego Marvel’s Avengers, and more. If you don’t want to drop $10, two cheaper tiers are also available for purchase. The deal ends July 29, …
Read More »Mojang Blocks Minecraft NFT Support, Says They're 'Inconsistent With Long-Term Joy'
Minecraft developer Mojang is making clear that it will not allow blockchain technology like NFTs to be integrated within its massively popular game, stating it believes NFTs to be “inconsistent with the long-term joy and success of our players.” NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are digital assets on the blockchain, like …
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