Nintendo has released a short cartoon promoting Super Mario Bros Wonder, in which Princess Peach turns into an elephant in front of Bowser. The video appears to be one of a series of short cartoons set to be released byNintendoof Japan as the game’s release approaches. In the short, Peach is playing with some butterflies when Bowser appears and offers her a flower. An uninterested Peach is distracted when an Elephant Fruit – a new power-up fromSuper Mario Bros Wonder– bounces past her....

The developer of Nintendo Switch 2’s launch game, Welcome Tour, has been revealed. TheSwitch 2mini-game collection and pseudo-interactive-manual launched alongside Switch 2 on June 5, but many players were surprised to discover there were no staff credits upon completing the game. For several recent projects,Nintendohas refused to comment publicly on which specific development team is behind them, but usually they’re at the very least revealed in game credits, once titles have been released....

Overwatch 2’s new story missions will cost $15 to access, it’s been revealed. In a newblog postintroducing the game’s next season,Blizzardannounced that the first three Story missions, which can be played in co-op, will be included as part of the season. However, it also points out that in order to access these Story missions, players will have to buy the upcomingOverwatch 2: Invasion Bundle for $15. This contains access to the Story missions, 1000OverwatchCoins, a new Sojourn Legendary skin and permanent access to Sojourn as a playable hero (upon completion of the Story missions)....

Developer Moonsprout Games has confirmed its Paper Mario-inspired RPG Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling will be released digitally on May 28 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Originally released forPCin November, Bug Fables is described as “a paper style adventure-RPG that follows the story of three small heroes on their quest in Bugaria to find the legendary treasure that can grant immortality.” The game began life as a successful campaign on Indiegogo and receivedfavourable reviewson Metacritic (although there are very few at the time of publishing)....

Peter Molyneux has shed new light on how his unreleased Xbox 360 Kinect experiment Project Milo came about, and why it ultimately never saw the light of day. During the Nordic Game conference in Sweden this week, former Bullfrog and Lionhead founder Molyneux was asked during a Q&A what happened to Project Milo (also known as Milo & Kate), which had players using Kinect’s camera and microphone to talk to a young boy....

The improvements made to Pilotwings 64’s frame rate on Switch Online have reportedly ‘broken’ its most relaxing stage. The classicN64game has a bonus ‘Birdman’ stage, in which the player wears a large pair of wings and can fly around the island. This stage is supposed to be a gentle and relaxing level, where the player can chill out and take photos of the scenery. However, as Dakko Dako founder Rhod Broadbent has shown on Twitter, the emulated version of the game onSwitchOnline makes the Birdman stage significantly more stressful....

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Post Game isn’t the longest in franchise history, and there are certainly fewer legendary Pokemon to catch than usual, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to do. From high-tier raids that will require your strongestPokemon, to filling out your Pokedex for the Shiny Charm, thePokemon Scarlet and Violet Post Gamehas a lot to offer. Here’s our complete guide to everything you should do in thePokemon Scarlet and Violet Post Game....

Microsoft is launching Project xCloud in Australia, Brazil, Japan and Mexico on November 18. The company’s public technology preview for cloud gaming will be used to test the service in the four markets ahead of a full launch next year as part ofXboxGame Pass Ultimate. Registration forProject xCloudisopen now, with invites set to be distributed beginning on November 18. Project xCloud is supported onAndroiddevices through the Xbox Game Streaming app in theGooglePlay Store, available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese....

Sony’s just-announced PlayStation 5 Pro console will also offer performance improvements for PlayStation VR2 games. That’s according to architectMark Cerny, who toldCnetthat the $700 console’s improved GPU power will allow for higher-resolution games on PSVR 2. Eventually,PS5Pro’s AI-assisted upscaling mode, calledPlayStationSpectral Super Resolution, will also work on PSVR 2 games in the future, according to Cerny. At the time of publishing, no specific PSVR 2 upgraded games have been announced and it’s not clear what kinds of improvements developers would make....

A scalper group targeting PS5 and Xbox Series X shortages claimed on Thursday that its members had obtained another 2,000 next-gen consoles. CrepChiefNotify, which is said to utilise bot software to purchase sought after products faster than normal consumers, rose to prominence after boasting that its members hadobtained 3,500 PS5 consoles to resell for profit. It later claimed to havesecured over 1,000 Xbox Series X consoles, and on Thursday it advertised its latest ‘success’ in an Instagram post....

There are 6 Destroy Blue Medallions quests in Resident Evil 4. Where are the Blue Medallions in the Castle Gate in Resident Evil 4? We have a full guide below. The third Blue Medallion quest takes place at the castle gates as you transition into the next area of the game. This is one of the quickest blue medallion quests, as all of them are in a very small area....

Veteran video game developer Shinji Mikami has opened up about his departure from Tango Gameworks in a new interview. It was confirmed last February thatMikami was leaving Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within,Ghostwire: TokyoandHi-Fi Rush, which he founded in 2010 before selling it toBethesda. After it emerged last month that theResident Evilcreatorhad established a new company, Mikami appeared on Japanese YouTube channelBykingto discuss his career and what he wants to do in the future....

While Nintendo mascots will always live in the shadow of Link and Mario, it feels like Kirby has quietly shored up his reputation as the most trustworthy b-tier star. Well, as quietly as you can when you’ve a honking great vacuum cleaner for a gob. Since Kirby’s mainline comeback in Wii’s Kirby Adventure, HAL has been sucking up converts like Kirby going to town on a breakfast buffet. It cooked up some of the best stereoscopic 3D in its 3DS duo and, in 2018’s Star Allies, gave us what is secretly one of the best lookingSwitchgames....