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Announced as a part of the Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Nintendo Direct in September, the Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. system is a nifty, beautiful little handheld that simultaneously pays homage to Nintendo’s classic Game & Watch portable devices from the ’80s and the company’s flagship game franchise, Super Mario Bros. This new handheld...
With the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 duking it out, the Switch continues to chill on the sidelines racking up sales. Nintendo hasn’t had to worry much about next-gen because it turns out that for almost two years that Switch has been the best-selling console in the U.S. According to The Verge, Nintendo announced...
Click here to watch embedded media Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War isn’t defined by any one standout mode; like its predecessors, it launches a trifecta of exciting experiences. Head back to the era of Ronald Reagan and the Cold War in a spy-thriller campaign, take on traditional multiplayer with a focus on vehicles,...
In 2009, FromSoftware’s Demon’s Souls ushered in an age of challenging action/RPGs that are defined by amazing world-building, beautiful environments, epic boss battles, and player choice. During a period when players were being inundated with lengthy tutorials and heavily guided gameplay, Demon’s Souls let us explore, discover, and triumph against incredibly dangerous adversaries. Today, Bluepoint...
The game’s world is divided into square tiles that can be connected and manipulated on the map screen. However, tile borders must have matching topographical features, such as roads, rivers, and forests, to connect. Anyone that’s played Carcassonne should feel at home with Carto’s map-making mechanic. Whatever you change in the map alters the world...
✖ Just Dance is by now a staple within the video game industry as it has kept fans shimmying for more than a decade now. As the next generation of game consoles is upon us, Just Dance 2021 is ready to bring its colorful flair to the next level. The game makes it easier than...
✖ Video games, at their best, are a little ridiculous. Even the titles with the most jaw-dropping graphics and most heart-wrenching narrative can feel a little absurd when you break them down in the abstract, which only makes their effective approach to storytelling all the more groundbreaking. That sentiment becomes uniquely apparent a few hours...
The PlayStation 5 debuted today alongside a slew of new games. If you were lucky enough to pick up Sony’s new console, you might be wondering what you should play first. Luckily for you, we’ve already spent extensive time with the PlayStation 5 and its games. Here’s what we think you should play on day...
Click here to watch embedded media In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, we discuss a handful of the games we’ve been playing recently, including: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, NBA 2K21, and Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. Then we round out the show with another fantastic group of community emails. So please join Jeff Cork, Joe Juba, Kim...
Sackboy has proven to be a character who’s pretty much up for whatever, including his starring role in the LittleBigPlanet series, a kart-riding spin-off, and even an appearance as a fighter in PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. In Sackboy: A Big adventure, the character brings his blank-slate appeal to a 3D platformer. Sure, he’s been jumping,...
