2025-04

During today's Nintendo Switch 2-focused Nintendo Direct, Nintendo officially revealed its new Mario Kart game coming to the console, which we now know to be titled Mario Kart World. It's Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, and it's a launch day release....

Today’s Switch 2 reveal kicked off with the next Mario Kart. After two console generations of Mario Kart 8, its true successor is coming in the form of Mario Kart World The ninth Mario Kart unfolds on a giant open world filled with various biomes and race courses. For the first time in series history, players are free to drive off the beaten path to freely explore the island in Free Roam. You can uncover hidden routes and locations, including photo ops to take pictures with friends. Up to 24 racers compete in any given race, the most in series history. Mario Kart World still features the traditional four-race Grand Prix, but players will drive to the next course in between races.  Another new addition is Knockout Tour. Competitors must race from one side of the massive map to...

Revealed today during Nintendo's one-hour Switch 2 live stream, the long-requested addition of GameCube games to its roster of Nintendo Online services is becoming a reality. GameCube games will be available on Nintendo's new console as part of Nintendo Switch Online services. Nintendo revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Soulcalibur II, and F-Zero GX, will be available initially, but promises more games will be coming over time. Nintendo showed Super Mario Sunshine, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Super Mario Strikers, Chibi Robo, Luigi's Mansion, and Pokémon Coliseum are all on track to be added in the future. The first games will be available for Switch 2 on its June 5 release date. A GameCube controller will also be available to purchase the same day as Switch 2....

A video purportedly taken from the next iteration of The Sims has popped up online, and fans have expressed their concern about what it may mean for the much-loved series....

The Tekken 8 community is in uproar over Season 2 balance changes, with some pro players threatening to quit the game and Steam reviews plummeting....

The Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developers came up with a fun April Fool’s Day joke — and now fans think it would be awesome if it was actually in the game....

We're a quarter of the way through 2025 so let's check in with the best reviewed games of the year including Assassin's Creed, Split Fiction, and more....

Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game successfully distills much of the tactical espionage action from the video game into an engaging and challenging board game adaptation....

From Software has unveiled a new character for Elden Ring Nightreign, its upcoming co-op spinoff of the acclaimed action game. Meet Ironeye, a ranged-based warrior.  The Ironeye is Elden Ring: Nightreign’s latest Nightfarer (the game’s playable warriors) and specializes in picking off enemies from afar, as evidenced by their massive bow. In addition to dealing damage from a distance, the Ironeye can also revive fallen teammates from far away. Although Ironeye excels in wielding dexterity weapons, it can use any weapon as with all Nightfarers. Watch the fighter in action in the trailer below.  Elden Ring: Nightreign was first revealed during last year’s Game Awards and is a standalone PvE multiplayer experience. Up to three players work together (though you can play solo) to survive a session-based three-day cycle within a condensed version of the Lands Between. Each day...

Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have revealed another Nightfarer making their way into Elden Ring Nightreign. The bow-wielding Ironeye will be one of the playable characters in the co-op action game, and they're bringing some pretty hefty weaponry to Limveld....