- Annie Wersching, The Last of Us Game and 24 Actress, Dies at 45
Acclaimed actress Annie Wersching has passed away at the age of 45 after a prolonged battle with cancer.As reported by Deadline, Wersching was diagnosed with cancer in 2020, yet continued her acting career, appearing in both Star Trek: Picard and The Rookie.Wersching is best known for her roles as Renee… Read more » - New Mario Bros. Movie Footage Shows Off Seth Rogan As Donkey Kong
"You got the cat box!".A new 30-second clip from the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie has just been released, and it focused on the character of Donkey Kong, voiced by Seth Rogan.In the clip, we see Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) drop into an arena filled with 'Question Mark' boxes.… Read more » - WWE Star Zelina Vega Joins Street Fighter 6 as a Commentator
WWE's annual Royal Rumble event had plenty of exciting moments as wrestling's biggest superstars fought for a title match spot at this year's WrestleMania 39. One notable moment was Zelina Vega's entrance during the women's event where it was revealed that she will be lending her voice as a guest… Read more » - Feature: Video Game Music That Didn't Need To Go That Hard
It had no right!There is a lot of video game music out there that goes hard. By "goes hard" we mean it slaps. By "it slaps" we mean it's a bop. By "it's a bop" we mea— forget it. These are tracks that are really good.In the vast majority of… Read more » - Sports Story Blocks Access To "Secret Dev Room" In Latest Update (Version 1.0.4)
Download it...or don't.Sports Story wasn't in the best state at launch, but fortunately, a few updates have been released since then. We're now up to Version 1.0.4 and while it includes the usual fixes and improvements, it's also got one other interesting change in it.Access to the "secret dev room'… Read more » - Poll: Which Of Rare's Classic N64 Games Would You Like To See On Switch Online?
Got GoldenEye, bagged Banjo, dare we dream of more?Looking at the library of N64 games currently available if you're a Nintendo Switch Onlne subscriber at the Expansion Pack tier, we now have access to not one, but two of Rareware's all-time 64-bit classics in the form of Banjo-Kazooie and, now,… Read more » - Advance Wars' Delayed Switch Release Might Finally Be Reporting For Duty
Is 2023 the year?One game we're hoping to see show up on the Switch at some point this year is Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. The last update for this title was featured in a Nintendo financial report last November - revealing the game's release date was still "TBA".Now, in… Read more » - Poll: Box Art Brawl: Viewtiful Joe
Henshin a go-go, baby!Hello folks, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl!For last week's brawl, we took a look at one of a handful of Virtual Boy games (and one that many of you had forgotten even existed): Panic Bomber. It wasn't a particularly close race for this one,… Read more » - Round Up: Here's What Switch Online Players Think Of GoldenEye 007 So Far
A mixed reception.It's hard to believe, but Rare's legendary game GoldenEye 007 is finally back via the Nintendo Switch Online service.We have already shared our updated thoughts about the latest Nintendo version in a republished review, so now we've rounded up some of our community's thoughts as well as impressions… Read more » - Marvel Snap Player Hits Max Collection Level in What Dev Calls a 'World First'
A Marvel Snap player has achieved a truly Marvel-ous feat by reaching the end of the Collection Level track and seemingly becoming the first player in the world to do so.Spotted by @SnapDecks on Twitter, a player by the in-game name Aaron has reached the end of his progression in… Read more » - Daily Deals: Forspoken Already Discounted on PlayStation 5
Today, you can already save $10 off the recently-released PlayStation 5 exclusive Forspoken. Today's other daily deals include a powerful AMD Radeon RX 6800 GPU (RTX 3080 equivalent), the top-of-the-line AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPU (RTX 4080 equivalent), the diminutive Cooler Master NR200P mini ITX case, an Alienware m15… Read more » - Guide: Best Spin-Off And Crossover Games On Switch
Spinnin' around.You know you've got it made when your game is so successful that you get a spin-off — and plenty of the biggest games in the biz have done exactly that, from Musou crossovers and sports-playing alternate universes to rhythm and strategy games. And you know what? They're usually… Read more » - QubicGames Celebrates 19th Birthday With Huge Discount On Over 50 Switch Games (US)
"Promotions vary according to region".Publisher and developer QubicGames is back with another one of its Birthday celebration sales. For its 19th anniversary, Switch fans in the US will be able to get "over 50 games for $0.49 each" between January 26th and February 25th.If you happen to own any of… Read more » - Talking Point: Where Should The Next Pokémon Legends Game Take Place?
And who should be the 'legend'?It's hard to believe it, but Pokémon Legends: Arceus is a year old today. This Pokémon game took us back to the distant past and completely shook up the formula of what we all expected from a mainline Pokémon entry. And, quite frankly, we want… Read more » - A Space for the Unbound Took Me on an Emotional, Nostalgic Anime Pilgrimage
A Space for the Unbound, a gorgeous pixel-art adventure about growing up in rural 90s Indonesia, has one of the fastest turnarounds from “Oh hey this looks neat” to “I MUST KEEP PLAYING THIS” I’ve ever experienced. Read more » - Review: Drainus - A Spectacular, Showboating Tour De Force For Sci-Fi Shmup Fans
Drain the core.Drainus. Whether a ham-fisted portmanteau of Darius and Gradius, or relating to the game’s core mechanic, it’s a silly name any way you look at it. Japan-based developer Team Ladybug, more recently known for the rather good Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, has had the… Read more » - Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 28th)
Shaken not stirred.Well here we are folks. It's the final week of January and we have had our first big Nintendo release of the year. Consider 2023 to be well and truly underway!This week at Nintendo Life, we got all kinds of excited for the eventual release of GoldenEye 007… Read more » - Square Enix Survey Asks About Team Asano's Future Games
Would you like more remakes and remasters?It seems Square Enix is once again calling on fans to have their say about what games they would like to see next. In a recent Japanese survey, the company known for the Final Fantasy series asked local residents of Japan what games and… Read more » - Ender Lilies Dev Announces Redemption Reapers, A New "Dark Fantasy Tactical RPG" Coming Early 2023
Fire Emblem director & other TRPG veterans involved.Update : Binary Haze Interactive has now confirmed Reapers Redemption will arrive on the Nintendo Switch next month on 22nd February. In addition to this, a new gameplay overview trailer has been released. Check it out above.Original article : If you're a fan… Read more » - Video: GoldenEye 007 Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & Xbox)
How does the Nintendo version hold up?We've heard requests for a Switch and Xbox side-by-side comparison of GoldenEye 007, so here it is. It's all thanks to our sister site Pure Xbox, and the amazing efforts of video producer Craig Reid (along with a little help from our own video… Read more » - Pokémon Developer Will Keep Making Games Like Pocket Card Jockey 'Even If Resources Are Tight'
In a new interview with IGN, Game Freak talked about Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On and its commitment to smaller projects "even if resources are tight." Read more » - Tomb Raider TV Series in the Works at Amazon from Fleabag Writer
Amazon is reportedly working on a new Tomb Raider TV series, with Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridger attached as the writer. Read more » - Random: Opera Group Adds Mario To Mozart In Nintendo-Themed Retelling Of 'The Magic Flute'
Papa Geno.Mozart and Mario might sound really similar in name, but they don't have too many other similarities — except for that one time that Mozart was in a little-known SNES/NES game called Mario's Time Machine, but let's not worry about that for now.Our point is that you have to… Read more » - Mini Review: Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection - A Great But Gouging, Exploitative Package
It really makes you wonder.Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection gets a lot right. It features six great titles in the series, with complete region variations and all their alternate console ports, from arcade to SG-1000, to Master System, Mega Drive, and Game Gear — 21 titles in total. It has a… Read more » - nOS is a New Switch App That Turns the Console Into a Mini Tablet
nOS, a new app from RedDeerGames, turns the Switch into a tiny handheld tablet complete with widgets like a notebook, a to-do list, and a drawing app. Read more » - YouTuber's Pet Fish Streams Pokemon, Then Commits Credit Card Fraud
During a livestream, a YouTuber's pet fish committed credit card fraud while playing Pokemon Violet via motion tracking software. Read more » - Xbox CEO Phil Spencer on Activision Blizzard Takeover: 'It's Been a Learning Experience for Me'
Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has admitted that Microsoft's $67.8 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been a learning experience, but he remains confident in it going through. Read more » - Phil Spencer Interview: Xbox Was 'Too Light on Games' in 2022, But a Big 2023 Could Await
In a new interview with IGN, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talked about 2022 being "too light on games," the recent layoffs, the role of 343, the Activision Blizzard acquisition, and more. Read more » - Phil Spencer on Halo's Future: 'The Heart and Soul of Halo Is with 343'
After a mass wave of 10,000 layoffs at Microsoft that impacted, among other Xbox teams, 343 Industries, Xbox head Phil Spencer has reassured that 343 remains "critically important" to the success of Halo. Read more » - Naughty Dog Is Done With Uncharted, But There’s Still So Much Potential With the Series
Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann says it's closed the book on Uncharted, but ending the series would be a huge loss for gaming. Read more » - Destiny 2: Where Is Xur Today? Location and Exotic Items for January 27-31
Wondering where to find Xur in Destiny 2 this weekend? Here's his location and exotic items for January 27-31. Read more » - Soapbox: Playing Games With Other People Made Me Realise That I'm A Monster
Just unplug the 2P controller already.My partner is the most patient man I've ever met. It's one of the things I appreciate about him the most — especially since I'm the opposite. He's the Lawful Good to my Chaotic Neutral. I'm a cyclone and he's calm waters. Opposites attract, right?For… Read more » - Pizza Tower Is Giving Us Serious Wario Land Vibes On PC And Now We Knead It On Switch
Let's-a dough.For many, the Wario Land games can feel like something of a fever dream today. It's been almost 15 years since the last title in the series, Wario Land: Shake It!, came to the Wii and now the thought of Nintendo's treasure-obsessed anti-hero getting another platformer of his own… Read more » - What Dead Space Gets Right That The Callisto Protocol Got Wrong
Motive Studio’s Dead Space remake improves on an already excellent original, while its spiritual successor sadly isn’t quite in the same orbit. Read more » - Random: Careful! It Looks Like There's Another Softlock Super Mario Sunshine Glitch Out There
Only on the Italian version of the game.We are used to finding game glitches at a pretty early phase in our playtime (heck, opening week for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet saw our Twitter feeds flooded with 'em), but this isn't to say that there aren't more out there. One such… Read more » - Like a Dragon: Ishin - The Final Preview
Like A Dragon: Ishin! was originally released during a very different era for the Yakuza franchise. It hit shelves in 2014 as an offbeat launch title for the Playstation 4, when only the most diehard aficionados of Japanese imports were playing Yakuza games in the West. Ishin! positioned itself as… Read more » - Random: Check Out How Bayonetta 3's Cheshire Demon Was Brought To Life
Character will reappear in Bayonetta Origins.One of the most surprising additions to Bayonetta 3 (and for some, one of the most divisive) was the inclusion of Viola, a brand new playable character that looks and feels completely different to the titular heroine we're all familiar with. Alongside Viola is her… Read more » - Review: GoldenEye 007 - Aged And Flawed, But Still A Masterpiece Of Game Design
Gold-tinted specs?This review originally went live in 2011, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in Switch's N64 library via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.Highly revered by countless N64 owners, GoldenEye 007 is often credited with kick-starting the first-person shooter craze on consoles. It not… Read more » - IGN UK Podcast 681: Shadow Drop It Like It's Hot
Hogwarts Legacy, Fire Emblem Engage, Persona 3, Hi-Fi Rush, and The Case of the Golden Idol. Read more »
