Princess Peach Was The Best Character In Super Mario Bros. 2

Whether it’s Link in Link’s Awakening, or Mario in Super Mario Bros. 2, Nintendo characters have strange dreams. The dreamish landscape of Subcon is a surreal romp with some of the strangest enemies in the series. Influenced by Arabian themes, the second Mario game didn’t start off as the sequel to Super Mario Bros., a…

You can now play Black Ops 7’s unique co-op extraction mode for free

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 3 has begun, and with it comes the opportunity to try out its most inventive game mode, Endgame, even if you don’t own a copy of Treyarch and Activision’s latest. BO7 is a vast and unwieldy beast, with Jamie scoring it a 7/10, noting its balance between strong…

Microsoft Forces Removal Of Halo Multiplayer Mod In Counter-Strike 2

It’s not often we see Microsoft taking action against mods for all sorts of popular games, but clearly the company feels a new Counter-Strike 2 mod overstepped the line, issuing a DMCA notice against something called “Project Misriah”. The focus behind this mod was to bring a Halo 3-like experience to CS2’s multiplayer, introducing maps…

Review: Genki Covert Dock 3 And ShadowCast 3 – A Surprisingly Compact Mobile Capture Duo For Your Switch 2

Image: Genki Accessory maker Genki is famous for producing a wide range of Switch-related items over the past few years, and the Covert Dock range has always been one of my personal favourites. With the original Switch, the Covert Dock enabled me to leave my OEM Switch Dock at home and take my console on…

Popular Open-World Shooter Game Is 85% Off on PS Store

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is currently available on the PS Store for under $5, a whopping 85% discount for those who might be interested in checking out the open-world shooter. The Division 2 available now for under $5 The game, which normally retails for $29.99, is available right now on the PS Store for…

This AI startup envisions ‘100 million new people’ making videogames

If you could type a series of sentences into a computer and have it generate a videogame for you, would you? Well, you can—kind of. Tesana is one of a few companies promising that we can all make games simply by typing prompts into a generative AI system. In tandem with third-party AI services like…

Life is Strange: Reunion, Super Meat Boy 3D, And New Roguelike For Balatro Fans | The Game Informer Show

Alex returns from vacation to chat with Marcus and Charles about Life is Strange: Reunion, Super Meat Boy 3D, and several indie games: Damon and Baby, a twin-stick shooter from Arc System Works; Parseword, a new daily word game from the Wordle creator; and Raccoin, a coin pusher roguelike for fans of Balatro and quarter…

Rising Oil Prices Are Bad News For Fans Who Still Need A Switch 2

Nintendo is the last holdout among the big three when it comes to raising the price of its current-gen flagship gaming console. How much longer can it keep the Switch 2 at the launch MSRP of $450? A former Nintendo sales lead thinks an upcoming price hike is inevitable, and Trump’s war on Iran might…

Battlefield 6’s transformative new creation tool makes Portal much more powerful: “no more compromises”

The next Battlefield 6 update will unlock a new era for its Portal creation tools, giving you the ability to trigger interactions with far more precision than was previously possible. The Portal Gadget is set to arrive alongside the Hunter/Prey update, the third and final phase of BF6 Season 2, which launches in just a…

Crimson Desert interactive maps

Crimson Desert‘s continent of Pywel is a big ol’ place, and it’s easy to miss a lot of the best things the game has to offer if you don’t know where to look. One of Crimson Desert‘s favorite things is to not tell you anything about how the game works, like how to find fast…