Super Mario Galaxy Movie Characters Compared, Film Vs. Game Designs – Which Are Best?

Image: Nintendo Life The Super Mario Galaxy Movie has been out in the wild for nearly a week now, so we thought it was only right to take a look at its new faces and see how they match up to their game counterparts. Those with a really good memory might remember that we did…

Will Xbox Manage To Create ‘Something Legendary’ With The Next Halo?

Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin’ in any Xbox game he can get his hands on. When he’s not clutching an Xbox controller like his life depends on it, Ben spends his time listening to music that’s far too old for him, watching…

Starfield (PS5) Review: Never Been a Better Time To Jump In

While not a Cyberpunk 2077-style disaster, the launch of Starfield was certainly underwhelming. Rather than having a ton of bugs and glitches, the latest action role-playing game from Bethesda failed to be captivating. Now over two years, many updates, and a duo of expansions later, Starfield arrives on PS5 as the best it has ever…

Avalanche’s cancelled AionGuard ‘would have been Crimson Desert’ but the publisher ‘broke up with us on a text message’

Just Cause developer Avalanche was dealt a blow last year when Xbox cancelled Contraband, a co-op smuggling game set in ’70s Southeast Asia. But it’s not the first project in the Swedish studio’s long history to be canned after years of investment and high hopes. Avalanche co-founder and former chief creative officer Christofer Sundberg has…

Twilight Princess PC Port Looks Glorious At 60FPS

A native PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, which has been dubbed Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn by its development team, is closer than ever to becoming a reality, as the small team of volunteers working on the project has just revealed an extremely impressive 60fps showcase of its work-in-progress build. As spotted…

How to watch the Triple-i Initiative Showcase this week

Link copied to clipboard Published Apr 7, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT Eight world premieres and 40 games in total The Triple-i Initiative Showcase is back for its third year in a row, taking place on Thursday, April 9, and will feature announcements for 40 games, including eight world premieres. Last year’s showcase included announcements of hugely…

Sony Announces PlayStation 5 And Portal Price Increases Coming Next Week

Sony has announced it is raising the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles and the PlayStation Portal. The changes will take effect starting next week on April 2, marking the second price increase for the PlayStation 5 in less than a year. In a PlayStation Blog post, Sony states that “with continued pressures in the…

Valorant ranks order, distribution, and ranking system explained

What are Valorant ranks? We’ve taken a deep dive into the Valorant ranking system to show you how it works and what the current distribution is. Looking at these figures, we can glean all kinds of information, like where you sit against the average player, as well as how much time and energy you’ve put…

Life Is Strange’s Men Are Always The Worse Romance

I love Life Is Strange, but man, do those of us who like men get the short end of the stick in this series. I get it, this started as a story about Max and Chloe, and the male love interest…oh shoot, I think I just forgot his name while writing this…Warren! Warren was just…

New Tomodachi Life: Living The Dream Trailer Continues Hugh Morris’ Rejected Romance Drama

Despite rejecting Direct protagonist Angie in favour of Dr. Winters, Hugh Morris was undoubtedly the star of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream‘s solo January Direct. This jolly little heartbreaker pulled in quite the online following after his Direct debut, so it makes sense that Nintendo would want to wheel him out again in the game’s…