One of the absolute best parts of the original Super Mario Maker was going through your amiibo collection and seeing which new characters you unlock. Sure you could earn them normally through gameplay, but I loved the idea of slapping ...

Hello. Hello. I've got a message for you and you're not going to like it. Super Mario Maker 2 doesn't support online multiplayer matchmaking with friends and Nintendo's explanation makes the odd omission even more frustrating. "As the game ...

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is an all-around wonderful remake, one that should come to as many platforms as possible. PC players will get their chance to collect thousands of gems and lose their temper during those pesky time-trial flight level...

Since the release of Sonic Adventure 2 back in 2001, Sonic has just gone down a very unfortunate path of potential bestiality, becoming a werehog, one too many Crush 40 concerts, blue arms, Twitter, and now possibly looking like a product o...

Once again, '90s kind-of-but-not-quite-an-icon Bubsy the Bobcat has graced video gaming with his presence. Originally appearing in Accolade's 1993 title Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, Bubsy was one in a long line of wisecrack...

Inti Creates has announced that Blaster Master Zero will be heading to PC soon. Coming to Steam on June 14, 2019, the retro reboot will launch with a 10% release discount off of its $10 price. You can find more information on the game over...

It seems to have taken us a long time to get to this point. But after a lengthy development process that included crowdfunding campaigns, delays, demos, and a lot of promises, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has finally been made availabl...

Publisher Devolver Digital has announced that Doinksoft's Gato Roboto will be ready for action next week. The crazy-looking action platformer will arrive digitally on PC and Nintendo Switch May 30. Our feline friend will explore a subterran...

What's new with Super Mario Maker 2? So very much. The sequel is packing not only a story mode with 100+ Nintendo-made levels, but also online multiplayer – including co-op and versus modes – and adjustable win conditions. We go...

The Castlevania Anniversary Collection is coming soon (May 16) and when it arrives, it'll ship with eight games: Castlevania, Castlevania II, Castlevania III, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania: The Adventure (Game Boy), Castlevania II: Belm...

It's hard to believe Moss arrived over a year ago because it's still fresh in my mind. It's a platform puzzle hybrid for PC/PSVR with a fascinating aesthetic, only elevated by the VR component. Think Secret of NIMH VR: cute, but also terrif...

A YouTuber by the name of SKELUX has uncovered a bunch of hidden levels in the game files for Captain Toad on Switch. Remember when we posted about the Mario 3D World levels not being playable? Turns out they are in the files, just locked ...

For the first time, studio Oddworld Inhabitants is ready to show off gameplay for Oddworld: Soulstorm, a project fans have waited over two decades for. The sequels and spinoffs haven't been nearly as impactful as the original, and Inhabitan...

A Hat in Time is one of my favorite games of last year. Its gameplay mechanics revel in absurdity and its writing contrasts cute-as-heck appearances with unapologetic cynicism to great comedic effect. I've said before I felt like devel...

A Hat in Time is doing its thing. It's hard to believe that it was announced on Kickstarter in 2013 with a 2014 estimated delivery date, but here we are six years later and hot damn is it one good platformer that can hang with some of ...

Accolade - a name that immediately teleports me back to the halcyon days of 1992 - has announced that the latest release featuring maligned hero Bubsy Bobcat will be arriving on PC and PC next week.Bubsy: Paws on Fire! is the sixth entry in...

Super Monkey Ball, probably the purest platformer ever, might roll back into our lives. At long last. Gematsu reports that Sega recently filed a trademark in Japan for Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball. Tabegoro translates to "ripe," "in season,"...

A Hat in Time's second major DLC is coming this Friday, and we'll be covering it. But before then, I figured I'd prepare you for locating said add-on: Hat Kid's Spaceship is a twisting labyrinth after all. While it only takes a moment to fi...

Two years ago, David Lynch and Mark Frost brought the classic television series Twin Peaks back to television with a limited-series run on Showtime. While the original series balanced itself between small-town melodrama and the more curious...

Mechstermination Force came across the table as I was knee-deep in three other major projects, not to mention the behind-the-scenes mischief I manage alongside of Jordan and Brett. But everyone needs a break, and one day I decided to boot u...

Child of Light was a standout release for Ubisoft. In an era where fans were becoming increasingly worried that they were just jamming AAA open world concepts into everything they made, a beautiful indie platformer with RPG elements is just...

CFK are bringing their PC remake of the classic Sega arcade Wonder Boy to the Nintendo Switch later this month. Wonder Boy Returns Remix will feature the updated audio and visuals of the PC release, but will also include an all new "Charge ...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has gone through an arduous development process. What began as a plucky Kickstarter in 2015 is finally ready for release in 2019, with the originally planned Wii U and Vita versions falling by the wayside. ...

Worship the contest gods and win a Steam copy of Dark Devotion! We've covered this one a few times in the past, so I'm happy to be able to get you guys a chance to win it. Check out Jordan's preview of Dark Devotion, a 2D action/RPG with we...

The YouTube channel Boundary Break is doing fantastic work for not only the consumer side of gaming, but the development sphere as well. The gist is that it basically tries to break games to find greater truths, like the fact that Shovel Kn...