2025 Preview: Omega 6 – The Triangle Stars marks the return of an influential Nintendo artist

Takaya Imamura is very much a proponent of playing to one’s strengths. Speaking to VGC in August, the veteran art director told us that his new project, Omega 6, has similarities to his past work because its ‘retro future’ style is “the only thing I can draw”. It’s a rather humble comment from a man whose previous character designs are among the most iconic in the history of video games. If you’re not familiar with his name, you’ll certainly be familiar with his work: over the course of his 30 years working atNintendo, Imamura was integral to some of the company’s most iconic games, including F-Zero, Star Fox and the Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask....

May 23, 2025 · 3 min · 618 words · Cynthia Mclaughlin MD

A guide to Mario Kart Tour’s Paris tour

Mario Kart Tour’s Paris tour has begun, adding a number of new characters, karts, gliders and challenges. The two-week event adds the Paris Promenade course, along with time-limited characters Peach (Vacation) and Shy Guy (Pastry Chef). The full list of new Paris content is listed below. The Paris tour ends on November 19 at 10pm PT (6am BT). New Mario Kart Tour Paris characters Mario Kart Tour’s Paris event adds three new characters, two of which are limited-time unlocks....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Gloria Brown

A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe music datamine may have revealed future DLC circuits

Placeholder music files found in the latest Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update may have revealed some of the circuits coming to the game in the future. As discovered by YouTube userrecordreaderand posted to YouTube byBL, it appears that several ‘prefetch’ files were added to the game, which correspond to music tracks from classic Mario Kart games. These ‘prefetch’ files contain the first few seconds of a piece of music. They’re designed to start the music quickly while the actual full song loads in the background....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Brittany Price

A second Uncharted movie is officially in the works

Sony Pictures is working on a follow-up to its 2022 Uncharted movie, it’s announced. The news was shared during the studio’s CineEurope presentation this week, as reported byVariety, in which it reportedly confirmed that Tom Holland would again play protagonist Nathan Drake. TheUnchartedmovie, which had a $120 budget, launched in February 2022 and earned over $400 million worldwide. To date,only a handfulof video game movie adaptations have earned more....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Matthew Olson

A special Nintendo Direct later today will show the Donkey Kong area in Super Nintendo World

Nintendo will hold a special Direct presentation today, dedicated to its latest theme park attraction. The Donkey Kong Country expansion for SuperNintendoWorld is set to open in Universal Studios Japan later this year. The new Super Nintendo World Direct stream, which shows off the area in more detail, will air today at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT. Nintendo stresses that the 10-minute stream will be dedicated solely to the Donkey Kong Country area, and that “no game information will be featured”....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 289 words · Katie Wilson

An unannounced Avatar: The Last Airbender game has been listed on Amazon

GameMill Entertainment looks set to release a new Avatar: The Last Airbender game for PlayStation 4 and 5 this year The new game in the franchise, subtitled Quest for Balance, has beenlisted on Amazon Japanahead of its announcement and is expected to release on November 8, according to the retailer. Not much information is shared on this listed page aside from the publisherGameMill Entertainment, which is best known for releasing games based on popular licenses such as Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl and Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · William Gomez

Anime Last Stand codes for the Solo Leveling UPD (January 2025)

Latest update25th Jan 2024 / 12:45 pm A brand new Anime Last Stand code has been added to our list below, to make the Solo Leveling update. Anime Last Stand codescontinue to drop as the game gets near-weekly updates long after its release, decline, and triumphant second wind. Anime LastStandstruggled as newRobloxtower defense titles looked to fill the Anime Adventures gap but rebounded under new leadership.New ALS codescan get you towers like Dio Over Heaven, Time King, and Water Goddess, and the rerolls needed to perfect them....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Rebecca Griffith

Anime Odyssey codes for release (January 2025)

Latest update11th Nov 2024 / 8:00 am The first few Anime Odyssey codes are in for its early access launch. Anime Odyssey codesare dropping all over the show for the launch of what is designed to be a fan remake of one of the biggestRobloxAnime games of the last year. Anime Odysseycodes drop on the game’s Discord pages as new updates, bug fixes, and social milestones are reached. Thenew AO codes listbelow has them all, however, saving you the need to join yet another server for what could be a fleeting Roblox fling....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 409 words · Alan Jenkins

Another Code Recollection is an impressive overhaul of two Nintendo favourites

Now that Nintendo has practically exhausted the potential for revamped releases from the Wii U catalogue, it’s started to look further back in time. Another Code (known as Trace Memory in North America) was an inventive point-and-click adventure game released by Japanese studio Cing in the early days of the DS. Its sequel, Another Code R: A Journey into Lost Memories, came to the Wii in Japan and Europe but never saw a North American release....

May 23, 2025 · 9 min · 1743 words · Brittney Moreno

Assassin’s Creed Mirage is coming to Steam this month

Ubisoft will release Assassin’s Creed Mirage on Steam this month. Billed as a love letter to the originalAssassin’s Creed, Mirage was released in October 2023 for consoles andPC(viaEpic Games Storeand theUbisoftStore), beforemaking its way to iPhone this June. FollowingStar Wars Outlaws‘weaker than expected launch in August, Ubisoft recentlydelayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows to February 2025. At the same time, Ubisoft saidAssassin’s Creed Shadowswill mark the return of its new releases toSteamon day one....

May 23, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Deborah Ramsey

Astro Bot is getting a surprise addition, potentially with mystery cameo bots

Astro Bot is getting another speed run level, it’s been revealed. It was previously assumed thatTeam Asobihad concluded its planned free DLC releases for thePS5platformer, followingDecember’s Christmas level,however, it seems that Asobi isn’t done yet. The game receivedfive free speedrun stages as DLC, which were released weekly starting in mid-October. Now, a new speed run level has been debuted during aPlayStation-held tournament over the weekend. Footage from the level, which you’re able to see below, shows that it will use the time-stop power-up and the flower, which allows Astro to float higher in the air....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 325 words · Rebecca Montoya

Atari separates gaming division and says it will create console and PC games

Atari has announced the creation of a dedicated gaming division, as well as a change of leadership at the company. Atariis one of the most recognisable names from the early games industry. Since its 80s heyday, the company name has lived on through various owners, most recently emerging from a2013 bankruptcyinto its current form. For a company that, seven years ago, had just 10 employees, it’s taking on some fairly ambitious projects....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 369 words · Kelly Wilson

Bethesda says Elder Scrolls 6 is in ‘early development’, more news still ‘years away’

Bethesda has warned Elder Scrolls fans not to expect a significant update on the next series entry anytime soon. The highly anticipated Elder Scrolls 6 was announced at E3 2018 with a brief teaser trailer which confirmed it was in pre-production atBethesdaGame Studios. However, Bethesda also revealedStarfieldat the same event, and the sci-fi RPG was ahead of the fantasy one in its release pipeline. Following several delays,Starfield will launch this weekfor some pre-order customers, and Elder Scrolls 6 will the studio’s next flagship game,ahead of Fallout 5....

May 23, 2025 · 2 min · 259 words · Jasmine Kent