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Star Fox for Switch 2 could set the series on a new course
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (785+ words) Star Fox returns in a remake for Nintendo Switch 2, but what does the future hold for a franchise that has never quite taken off? There are Nintendo properties the company nurtures with loving consistency, and others it never seems entirely…...
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream review
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1170+ words) After more than a decade away, Nintendo's oddball life sim returns with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. We visit Thumbsticks Island to check in on its residents, spill the tea, and ask why everyone keeps demanding hats, snacks, and home…...
Pragmata review
2+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) With the Artemis II mission putting the Moon back into focus as a place of wonder, it feels fitting that the initial title screen for Pragmata shows a view of Earth from the lunar surface, distant and serene. It doesn't…...
Indiana Jones and the Making of a Culturally Accurate Video Game
3+ week, 5+ day ago (795+ words) This is probably gonna be the most culturally accurate Indiana Jones property ever," says Kate Edwards, more than any of the films have ever been." It's a bold claim, but a well-supported one. At this year's GDC Festival of Gaming,…...
Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park review
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (462+ words) Is the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Super Mario Bros. Wonder a meaningful upgrade, or an unnecessary remix of a near-perfect platformer? Super Mario Bros. Wonder " Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park arrives as part of the Super Mario Bros....
How Ghost of Y'tei got a 'good old dose of narrative design"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (648+ words) At GDC Festival of Gaming, Sucker Punch's Ariadna Martinez revealed how a narrative-first rethink turned Ghost of Y'tei's open world from something players ignored into something they actively explored. With video game open worlds becoming increasingly large, and increasingly populated…...
GDC Festival of Gaming: a reset for the industry's biggest conference
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (856+ words) GDC Festival of Gaming introduces a new format for the industry's biggest conference. But does the rebrand solve its biggest challenges? On the final day last year's Game Developers Conference, I spotted a banner on the Expo floor promoting'the 2026 event,…...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 triumphs at the 2026 GDC Awards
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (254+ words) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been named Game of the Year at the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, taking home five awards during the ceremony held at the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming. The GDC Awards are among the industry's most respected…...
The Sega Master System changed the way I play
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (625+ words) The passing of hardware designer Hideki Sato has made me reflect on how the Sega Master System shaped the way I enjoy video games, and on a friendship I made along the way. My childhood was framed by the Sinclair…...
Mario Tennis Fever review
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) Mario Tennis Fever'puts the nostalgia debate to bed and succeeds on its own terms as an excellent tennis game for Nintendo Switch 2. Reviewing Mario sports games can be exhausting. Not because they're bad. Plenty of them, like Mario Golf: Super…...