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Mario Games You Can't Buy Any More Updated So They Work Better On Switch 2
15.7.2025
Some Switch 1 games have quietly started running much better on Switch 2. Others have gotten free upgrades or patches to help improve performance or fix backwards compatibility issues. The latest of those is Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a collection of three classics that Nintendo doesn’t even sell...
There's A Life-Size Pikachu Statue, But It'll Cost Ya
15.7.2025
Life-size plushies are a well-established feature of Pokémon merchandise. This year has seen pre-orders open for a colossal Gardevoir cuddly, alongside a range of Eeveelutions that are bigger than your pet dog. But when it comes to the non-soft toys, the size tends to be far more modest. Until...
Persona 5 Gacha Players Review Bomb The Game After Accelerated Schedule Comes With Worse Rewards
15.7.2025
When it was announced that Persona 5: The Phantom X would be accelerating its story content rollout for the West to catch up to China, which has had the game for over a year, players were wary. As a gacha game with timed events and currency, The Phantom X is a game in which narrative developments...
Steam's Automation Fest Has Begun: Here Are Our Top Picks
15.7.2025
Steam’s “Fests” are an almost weekly event now, growing ever more niche as the behemothic game store tries to think up another category to highlight. Now that the Steam Summer Sale is over, the board is cleared for another fest, and this time it’s Automation. Which is to say, all those...
PS Plus Is Losing One Of The All-Time Best RPGs, And A Damned Great Action-Adventure
15.7.2025
Like a subscription service for werewolves, PS Plus has begun its monthly changes, with new games arriving from today, July 15, and others flagged as leaving from next month. Heading for the exit in August, among others, is The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but already having stepped in to replace it is...
Square Enix To Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Switch Players Who Want To Upgrade To Switch 2: Buy The Whole Game Again
15.7.2025
The times of transition between two console generations are often fraught, with publishers trying to sell to two ever-shifting markets, with their expectations of forward or backward compatibility, and the perceived inherent unfairness of needing to buy the same game twice. Square Enix has taken...
The Best And Only Available John Wick Game Is Being Removed In 72 Hours
14.7.2025
John Wick Hex, released in 2019, was a tactical role-playing game that recreated the vibes and feel of the Keanu Reeves-starring action movies perfectly. And now, with little warning, John Wick Hex is being delisted from all platforms. Read more
When I Stopped Playing Mission Stories In Hitman, I Discovered What A Great Stealth Game It Is
14.7.2025
I spent about 35 hours in Hitman World of Assassination this past weekend—interrupted mostly by the non-optional need to sleep and occasional concerns over the health of my GPU running for so long in a non-air conditioned apartment room in New York City in the summer. But I was determined to find...
Even Sonic Fans Were Too Slow For Magic: The Gathering's Latest Secret Lair Debacle
14.7.2025
Today, July 14, I bought Magic: The Gathering cards for the very first time. Wizards of the Coast and Sega’s new Sonic collaboration set went up for pre-order on Magic’s “Secret Lair” site and it seems like, somehow, I may have cut the line. My brother was also in the queue and was willing to ship...
Robber Stole $100k Worth Of Rare Pokémon Cards From Local Shop In 30 Seconds
14.7.2025
A card shop in Massachusetts was robbed last week by a single burglar who used a hammer to smash their way into the place and leave with over $100,000 worth of rare Pokémon cards and packs. Read more
Unlock Every Character, Skin, And More Using This Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S Cheat Code
14.7.2025
Look, I don’t condone cheating on your significant other or swindling folks out of money. But as long as you’re not online hurting someone else’s gameplay experience, I say cheating in a video game ain’t so bad. Life’s short, after all. And for those diving into the Nintendo Switch 2's hybrid...
Mario Kart World: Every Question Mark Panel Location In Boo Cinema
14.7.2025
From grabbing the wheel of a big rig, to taking some time out from racing to snap eye-catching photos, there’s no shortage of things you can get into while free roaming in Mario Kart World. One of these is finding question mark panels located around each of the game’s tracks. If you want to earn...
Mario Kart World: Every Question Mark Panel Location On Acorn Heights
14.7.2025
Mario Kart World’s open world is filled with fun activities to find and do, including driving over question mark panels scattered around each track. These can be a lot of fun to track down, and they’ll reward you with stickers for finding them, so completionists won’t want to skip them. Read more
Mario Kart World: Every Question Mark Panel Location On Koopa Troopa Beach
14.7.2025
Mario Kart World’s free-roam feature has plenty to do, but finding the question mark panels located around each track is one that stands out the most. These are fun to find and they’ll even reward you with stickers, so you won’t want to miss them if you’re aiming to fully complete the game. And...
Switch 2 Players Are Begging For A Nintendo Direct And One Is Reportedly Coming Before The End Of July
14.7.2025
The Switch 2 has been out for over a month. Hype levels are starting to run dangerously low. While Donkey Kong Bananza is shaping up to be a big shot in the console’s launch window arm later this week, the rest of the Switch 2's first year is filled with question marks right now. Fans desperate...
THPS 3 + 4 Puts Guitar Hero In The Trash, Devs 'Investigating' How This Happened
14.7.2025
Developer Iron Galaxy is “investigating” an Easter egg fans spotted involving a trash can and a Guitar Hero clone in the recently released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4.Read more
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Final TCG Packs Have Some Stunning Art
14.7.2025
The era of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet is about to draw to a close. While the mainline video game series may have broken from its traditional three-year cycle, the trading card game has not, and the run of Gen-IX-led packs comes to an end with this month’s release of Black Bolt and White Flare. Oddly...
It Looks Like We're Getting A Donkey Kong Movie
14.7.2025
Nintendo’s move into movies has certainly been a cautious one. So far, it’s amounted to a single released film, 2023's astoundingly successfulThe Super Mario Bros. Movie. Where some would have then rushed to ride that success, pumping out releases based on its vast range of characters, Nintendo...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Sweet Games We’re Beating Back The Summer Heat With
11.7.2025
After yet another week of just the most ridiculous temperatures and humidity levels (particularly here in New York City), we arrive at, well, probably another two days of ridiculous temperatures. But who knows? Right now there’s a nice breeze drifting in; it says 80 on my phone, a full 15 degrees...
The Best Jurassic Park Game Is Only $3 Right Now On Steam
11.7.2025
Since the first Jurassic Park movie, we’ve received many video games inspired by the original film and its sequels. Most were bad. Some were fine. And a few were really good. And the best of them all, the excellent dinosaur park builder Jurassic World Evolution 2, is only $3 on Steam right now.Read...