It’s finally time to earn the ‘hardest’ Stanley Parable achievement

Or at least, almost I’m not sure when I did it, but at some point, I marked tomorrow on my Google Calendar as “Stanley Parable Achievement.” I had to remind myself what that meant earlier this week, but it eventually dawned on me thatThe Stanley Parablehas an achievement fornot playing the game for five years. The Stanley Parablewas released on Steam on August 05, 2025. Today is exactly five years later....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 124 words · Sherry Weber

Josef Fares and his ‘Fuck the Oscars’ swag are making another Game Awards appearance

It Takes Two (Geoff and Josef) No matter how dull The Game Awards end up Thursday night — and who knows how this all-at-home version of the show will end up — there’s guaranteed to be at least a couple minutes of fireworks. Josef Fares, creator ofBrothers — A Tale of Two SonsandA Way Out, will make an appearance: It’s about to get….interesting. Thursday night,@josef_faresmakes his triumphant return to#TheGameAwardsstage to present the world gameplay premiere of It Takes Two, the brand new game from@HazelightGamespic....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Guy Vang

Kid Icarus now on Virtual Console, are you happy now?

Since Nintendo’s Virtual Console was first mentioned for the Wii, Nintendo fans and gamers alike have been begging forKid Icarusto flap his classic self on the console. Well, North Americans, that day has finally arrived. Here’s your weekly batch of Virtual Console titles: • Kirby’s Adventure(NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) • Ice Climber(NES, 1-2 players, 500 Wii Points) • Kid Icarus(NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points) Learn about it: Kirby’s Adventure™ (NES®, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): Not everything is well in Dream Land....

May 17, 2025 · 3 min · 477 words · Alexis Coleman

Mario Day 2024 brings multiple release dates, switch additions and a new movie reveal

WithMarioDay 2024 at an end, it’s safe to say that we’ve had a very exciting day. From release dates for two games, a list of Gameboy games coming to Switch Online, and even a new movie in the works, here’s what was revealed today. A new Super Mario Bros movie is coming in 2026 Nintendo and Illumination are teaming up to bring theMario Brosto the big screen once again, with directors Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic returning to their roles....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 386 words · Terri Rodriguez

Miyamoto makes mad monies, man

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, is the second highest paid employee at Nintendo. This information comes from a report Nintendo has issued regarding the salaries and bonuses earned by their Representative Directors, a group of six top executives which includes Miyamoto. How much did Miyamoto earn last year? His base salary for 2009 comes to about $678,000, which is about three times the average executive salary in Japan. Plus, he scored another $722,00 in bonuses....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 194 words · Bethany Ross

Monopoly GO: All Artful Tales album stickers and rewards

FollowingMonopoly GO’sfestive Jingle Joy album is a more generalized theme, Artful Tales, leading into the Spring season. As usual, there’s plenty to enjoy this season and tons of new prizes to claim. Let’s check outMonopoly GO’sArtful Tales sticker album, including each set’s rewards. Table of contents All Artful Tales sticker sets Monopoly GO’sArtful Tales season has 22 sticker sets to complete fromJanuary 16untilMarch 6, 2025.This time, we have 17 regular sets to complete, with a whopping five prestige collections available once you finish your first album....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 364 words · Patrick Murray

Natural Selection 2 is 75% off to celebrate anniversary

Halloween is a good day for an anniversary Natural Selection 2turned a year old yesterday, and it’s on sale onSteamfor 75% off in order to celebrate, which is $6.24 here in the States. The sale only lasts until November 4, so grab it while you can. The 24th patch for the game also went up yesterday, which just did some bug fixing and minor things. If you have donated at least $75 toNatural Selection 2‘s Reinforcement Program, you will also get thethe Shadow Gorge and Shadow Lerk, which look pretty cool....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Isabel Williams

New rickonami HD intro is literally ‘out of this world’

Seven minutes of live-action / CGI glory Riccardo “rickonami” Faidutti has been gradually stepping up his skills. TheMega Man 2introwas decent if a little too over-produced, and theStar Foxintrowas glorious. His other videos are wonderful, especially for small fan-made projects done in his spare time. But this… This is a full-on recreation / extension of the opening movie ofOut of This World(Another Worldfor my Euro-bros) that blends Rick’s trademark CGI style with live-action acting....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Chris Ward

NieR: Automata hits impressive three million shipments and downloads milestone

Everybody do The Robot Square Enix haveproudly announcedthat their dystopian android drama,NieR: Automata, has reached a milestone of three million worldwide shipments and digital downloads across the PS4 and PC platforms. Launching in February of last year, the open-world hack ‘n’ slash title turned heads with its chaotic battle scenes, intriguing environments and protagonist 2B, who quickly went on to become one of the most recognisable gaming stars of the year....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Janet Wilson

Past Wordle answers: all previous words list (updated daily!)

One word, five letters, six tries. Simple concepts often create the most addicting games, andWordleis a prime example of this phenomenon. Wordlewas created by a single developer, a software engineer named Josh Wardle, in June 2021. The rules are easy to digest: players get six tries to guess a five-letter word. If a letter is in its correct spot, it turns green. If the letter is in the word but out of place, it turns yellow....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 247 words · Matthew Watson

PopCap games are 50 percent off on Xbox Live

I’m a total freak for PopCap games. I don’t think a week goes by that I don’t play at least one of their puzzle titles. I’m sure I have them all, but I should double check as they’re all 50 percent off this week on Xbox Live. That’sPlants vs. Zombies ($7.50), Peggle(andPeggle Nights),Bejeweled 2and more. I’m a huge Zuma fan (200 points, $5). Oh, and more people need to getBejeweled Blitz Live, which is actually 75 percent off, now at 200 Microsoft Points....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Deborah Conley

Shovel Knight’s new expansion gets dated on other platforms, Switch updated

Coming in April on everything else WhenShovel Knight: Specter of Tormentcame out earlier this month it was a timed Switch exclusive. But that’s the key — timed — and it’s about that point where it’s hitting other platforms. Yacht Club Games has announced that it will hit Wii U, 3DS (in Japan), and PC on April 5. With “to be determined” dates in April, Wii U and 3DS in the west will follow, as well as PS4, PS3, Vita, Xbox One, and the Amazon Fire TV....

May 17, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Gary Payne

Squid Game: The Final Games codes (July 2025)

Updated: July 20, 2025 We added new codes! It’s time for theSquid Game: The Final Games. Let’s see if you have what it takes to survive and get that money prize. Will you do anything to win? Will you sacrifice anyone for greed? As long as you’re not in 222’s situation, you might have a fighting chance. There’s a shop in the lobby where you can buy character skins and more....

May 17, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Barry Young