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Nintendo Reveals ‘Silly Sketch’ of Mario Kart World Cow That Led to the Game’s Best New Character Becoming Playable
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This Snapdragon-powered Surface Laptop 7 runs forever. Now it’s just $599
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In 2021, Round 8 and NEOWIZ announced Lies of P, a moody soulslike that answered the question that no one had thought to ask: What if Bloodborne was actually a Victorian reimagining…
Monster Train 2 Review
Monster Train 2 proves that there was no need to reinvent the wheels on the Boneshaker train in order to relight the fires of this outstanding deckbuilding roguelike. (Not that they ever…
Why Nintendo Redesigned Donkey Kong, According to Shigeru Miyamoto
Earlier this year, we received confirmation that Donkey Kong’s fresh new look wasn’t just for the Super Mario Bros. Movie. The Donkey Kong redesign was here to stay, per the character’s appearances…