The MIX Next Showcase has returned for 2023 and featured a ton of games set to be released this year and beyond. While many of the games looked great, we wanted to…
Starfield Turns Out to Run Just Fine on Xbox Series S Amid Question About Console’s Power
Starfield’s reviews are here, and the internet is full of takes, impressions, and everything in between. If you are curious how Bethesda’s latest single-player RPG fares on the Xbox Series S, you…
Shigeru Miyamoto Didn’t Like Elephant Mario’s Original Design in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
By all accounts, Nintendo game design legend Shigeru Miyamoto is a polite, kind person. Nevertheless, when I had the rare opportunity to interview two leads on Nintendo’s upcoming new flagship 2D Mario…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Director: Online Multiplayer Had to Be ‘Stress-Free’ for Players
Multiplayer and Nintendo – and particularly Mario and multiplayer – have generally not been synonymous with one another. But in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, up to four of you can play online…
Takashi Tezuka and Shiro Mouri Reveal Super Mario Bros. Wonder’s Origin Story
I’ve had the privilege of interviewing hundreds of game developers in my career, but never before had I had the chance to sit down with two leads on an internally developed mainline…
Super Mario Bros. Wonder: The First Preview
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is, by Nintendo’s own admission during a presentation prior to my one-hour hands-on, the first major new 2D Mario game in a decade. It captures the same joyousness…
Microsoft’s proposed ‘AI backpack’ is a dumb, fun idea
We’ve had AI assistants in smart speakers, phones, TVs, and even cars. But in your backpack? This is new territory, and Microsoft is staking out a claim via a new patent. As…
Saints Row Developer Volition Shut Down by Embracer Group
Volition Games has announced that its parent company, Embracer Group, is shutting the studio down. The studio was the developer behind the latest Saints Row reboot. In an update on LinkedIn, Volition…
Best external drives 2023: Backup, storage, and portability
External USB/Thunderbolt drives are a super convenient way to quickly back up your vital files, as well as store any data that might overflow your internal storage. They’re also a handy way…
The Internet Is Really Amused By Elephant Mario Crushing a Poor Yoshi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo has shared a ton of new details for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but ignoring the actually significant gameplay reveals, the internet is instead obsessing over a poor Yoshi being crushed by…