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Yes, Bowser is furious, but Cat Mario can handle it. In Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury the big baddie himself is outraged for some reason, and some malevolent evil goop has turned the usually evil-but-relatable tortoise dinosaur into a gigantic Godzilla-like tyrant that blast Mario with devastating fire attacks. What a bad boy. Creatures like this need punishment, and that’s exactly what Cat Mario is destined to dish out, especially with the Giga Bell, which brings Mario up to the same size as Fury Bowser, and with a frenzy of feline abilities to boot....

Stranded Deep is a first-person open world survival game that spent a great deal of time in early access before having its proper launch earlier this year. While it’s been quite a few months since Stranded Deep launched, the game is getting renewed attention thanks to it being part of the Epic Games Store free games for December 2020 lineup, having been added to the list on December 28. Anyone interested in getting Stranded Deep for free through the Epic Games Store have a limited time to do so....

It’s no secret that Y: The Last Man took its sweet time in getting adapted. The story, first told in comic format from 2002 through 2008 by writer Brian K. Vaughan and illustrator Pia Guerra, was optioned to become a film as far back as 2007 with David Goyer producing. The film project eventually developed into a TV pilot at FX in 2015. The show then ran into behind the scenes issues cycling through several producers and lead actors before settling upon Eliza Clark as showrunner and Ben Schnetzer as protagonist Yorick Brown....

Alright everyone, we’ve got all the spookies of October out of our system. Time to turn our eye to Hulu’s list of new releases for November 2022 to celebrate a new fall tradition of…hunky male dancers? That’s right, Hulu’s biggest original title for November 2022 is Welcome to Chippendales on Nov. 22. This limited series stars Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals) as Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the real life founder of the original Chippendales club of exotic male dancers....

In the current generation of video gaming, it’s very easy to see parallels between the film industry and the game industry. The big hits continue to sell and garner the highest attention, but the smaller titles, while still can be great and wonderful, don’t get enough attention. Creative director at id Software, Tim Willits, is tired of seeing the gaming industry be driven by the AAA hits and wants to see the industry move away from that....

It’s been quite a while since The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt hit stores, but the game still has a handful of layers to discover. Based on Slavic mythology, The Witcher 3 introduces you to the character of Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer, and his quest to find a missing witcher while escaping the Wild Hunt. Great people helped voice the many characters of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. If it wasn’t for these talented actors and actresses who brought the characters to life, The Witcher 3 wouldn’t have ended up becoming one of the greatest video games of all time....

Injustice 2 hit the top of the charts in NPD Group’s May video game sales data. Injustice 2 released in the middle of the month, and took the top spot against some major contenders. It might not come as much of a surprise that Injustice 2 did so well, as the first game in the franchise – Injustice: Gods Among Us – was well received, and few other games were launching in May to compete with it....

Coming off of the September release of their latest iPhones, Apple is ready to move on to their next set of hardware later this month. Considering the success of the iPhone 5S and 5C, selling a record-breaking 9 million units in its first weekend, it should come as no surprise that Apple is working to meet a deadline for the announcement of their newest line of products. The routine has become like clockwork with invitation-only press conferences typically followed by a record-breaking product release - rinse and repeat....

Mainline Pokémon’s first DLC is here in the Isle of Armor. The first of two expansions for Pokémon Sword & Shield bring a lot of new to the games. There’s a new Legendary Pokémon, a new item crafting mechanic, and a new way to make Gigantamax Pokémon. A lot of these additions are simple, quality-of-life improvements seemingly based on player feedback. And perhaps the best of these is the addition of a new character to Max Raid battles....

You’d think the digital future would help make the world of gaming more inclusive than ever. Modern consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X have the potential to place thousands of games at our fingertips, spanning generations of creators who have put their blood, sweat, and tears into providing iconic experiences from all kinds of genres. Sadly, the truth is far more bittersweet. Unless you’re a little naughty and decide to emulate older platforms, a number of classics remain downright inaccessible to a contemporary audience....

Per a recent news announcement from Google, the company will shut down internal game productions for Stadia titles slated after a 2021 window, closing the studios associated with them. All this is part of an effort to make big changes within Google, but it does mean Google is losing Jade Raymond, a key figure in Google’s Stadia efforts. Google is offering Stadia tech to game publishers directly, and the Stadia Pro gaming platform will still be offered to the public....

The shrunken multiplayer survival game Grounded has been very successful so far, soaring to the top of Steam’s bestseller list in the first day of release. Getting started in Obsidian’s new survival game may seem daunting at first, but if a player knows what to look for they can get established within minutes. The first step for every seasoned survival gamer is a very good one for this occasion as well: pick up everything....

Grand Theft Auto is one of the most important open-world franchises of all time. Each entry in the series presents a living, breathing world for the player to explore. Much of the hilarity comes from the player’s interaction with the numerous NPCs just living their lives. Often these people do things that do not make sense, creating an endearing attitude towards them from the community. The ten memes below perfectly reflect the relationship players have with the NPCs....

The GTA series has been going strong for over two decades now and shows no signs of stopping. During that time, Rockstar has introduced a number of memorable characters over the years such as San Andreas’ CJ. One of the more mysterious characters that the series has brought to us is GTA III’s protagonist, Claude. Unlike future protagonists who have fully voiced personalities, Claude is silent in all of his appearances so far, which adds a layer of mystique to him that many find fascinating....

Players eagerly awaiting Cyberpunk 2077 are going to have to wait a bit longer. CD Projekt Red is delaying Cyberpunk 2077 until December 10, and many are not taking it well. Obviously fans are disappointed by the delay, even though it’s only for 21 more days. Their disappointment stems from Cyberpunk 2077 being probably the most-anticipated upcoming game at the moment, and it seems to extend beyond players into companies like Arc System Works as well....

It was Halo 2 that introduced the concept of skulls and they’ve been a fan-favorite part of the games ever since. In Halo 2 there were 15 of these easter eggs that could be found during a Legendary playthrough, and they would affect parts of the game in unique and challenging ways. For players looking for the ultimate challenge, quirky new game mechanics, or looking to get all of the achievements, finding the skulls is an absolute must....

It’s quite an accomplishment to keep fans guessing after more than four games released in the same series, but 343 Industries is accomplishing the task. Halo 4 will be bringing plenty of changes and new features to both singleplayer and multiplayer, and today is a sign of just a few more. Thanks to images leaked online, we have our first look at two potential enemy types from Halo 4: the Watcher and the Crawler....

343 Industries unveils their newest free content for Halo 5 at The Game Awards, featuring a huge update on the game’s creation suite alongside new premade maps. Halo 5: Guardians’ newest update will provide Forge mode, but with several quality of life improvements that should make the creation suite significantly easier and more intuitive for gamers to use. Although no new details on just how Forge is now different were announced, fans won’t have to wait long to find out for themselves: Forge, alongside additional unrelated content, will be made available in the next free Halo 5 update sometime this month, which will be called “Cartographer’s Gift”....

Last week, Halo fans were stunned by the surprise announcement of Halo: Fireteam Raven, a new game from series’ developer 343 Industries in collaboration with Play Mechanix and Raw Thrills. That game is an on-rails shooter arcade game that sees players fight alongside Master Chief in order to prevent a superweapon from getting into the wrong hands. While the new gameplay sounded like fun, some fans were concerned it would affect the progression of the main Halo series....

With all 135 cards now revealed for the upcoming Hearthstone expansion Saviors of Uldum, we now have a complete picture of what to expect in the coming weeks. This will be a rather unique expansion with only one new mechanic added to the game, and a number of previously seen mechanics recycled into the game. Quests Quests are back in Hearthstone in this second iteration of the game mechanic. So far, we wonder if Blizzard will have learned from their first attempt at using Quest cards, whereby some were completely useless all throughout the Standard rotation that they were present and still today in Wild, evident in the Warlock and Paladin classes....