Do you prefer Super Mushrooms or Super Stars? A Splatoon 2 Super Mario Splatfest will help answer that question in January.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Mario-themed furniture is on the way. Unfortunately, people will have to wait until next year for the items.
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Super Mario All-Stars is being added to Nintendo Switch Online SNES app today to celebrate the plucky plumber's 35th anniversary.
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Players will be able to make their own fully custom courses with new attachments and AC karts.
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Super Mario 3D World is coming to Nintendo Switch next year with a new Bowser's Fury world that takes place on rainy, cat-themed islands.
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In celebration of Mario’s 35th anniversary, Nintendo released a Super Mario Bros. Direct stuffed with all Mario everything. Here’s a look at all the goodies the company announced.
For some time, Mario Kart has famously been playable in virtual reality, which you can do at the VR Zone, in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Now, Nintendo’s long-running racing series is getting the augmented reality treatment. Announced today during a Mario-themed video presentation, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit will bring Mario…
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Super Mario 3D All-Stars releases on Nintendo Switch on September 18. That's coming right up, so fans of the world's most famous Italian plumber won't have to wait long to get their hands on it. 3D All-Stars is a collection of three classic 3D platformers that originally appeared on three generations of Nintendo hardware.
What games are we talking about here?Wow. Today has been an incredible day for fans of Nintendo and everything Mario related. The Japanese gaming company unexpectedly released a Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary direct to announce several new titles and ports that will be coming to the Switch.
The most notable reveal from the presentation was Super Mario 3D All-Stars, a three-part collection that includes enhanced ports of Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy. Unfortunately, Super Mario Galaxy 2 isn’t part of the package for some odd reason.
And to celebrate the big anniversary for the ol’ mustachioed plumber, Nintendo has slightly redesigned the Switch eShop. You can check it out down below via a tweeted video from @SuperNintendad:
Today 2K Games and Hangar 13 released a brand new trailer of the upcoming Mafia: Definitive Edition.
You couldn’t have a remake like this without a fresh coat of paint provided to the game’s setting, and the city of Lost Heaven certainly looks gorgeous in the Definitive Edition.
You can take a look for yourself in the trailer below.
If you’d like to see more, you can enjoy the previous gameplay trailer, another dedicated to the story, and the original gameplay reveal.
Mafia: Definitive Edition releases on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on September 25.
Below you can read an official description directly from 2K Games.
“Part one of the Mafia crime saga – 1930s, Lost Heaven, IL
If you had told me a month ago that Crusader Kings 3, of all games, would be denied to Australian gamers, I wouldn’t have believed you. Sure, we have a pretty fraught history with video game censorship, but we got The Last of Us Part II, didn’t we?
My country of birth is a beautiful and free democratic nation, with many wonderful socialist policies, privileges, and freedoms for its citizens to enjoy. We are a laidback people, with an easy-going national attitude towards most things.
Except, apparently, when it comes to video games.
We have the unfortunate distinction of having some of the most draconian video game censorship policies in the Western world, and this puritanism has made us something of a laughingstock in the wider video game industry (see the South Park RPG’s, in particular, for evidence of some incredibly sick burns).
It’s quite a dichotomy, for a progressive people to be so conservative on this one issue, and it’s one that has caused me no end of frustration over the last decade.
How progressive? Australia got universal health care all the way back in 1973, almost 50 years ago. The government will literally pay you to have a baby, and even now, during a recession, will contribute to the down payment on a citizen’s first house. But only the first one –you’ll have to fork out for the second on your own, like a real adult.
It’s like Bernie Sanders’s vision for America, except filled with nightmarish wildlife and surrounded by picturesque beaches… although they too are filled with monsters. How there hasn’t been a Far Cry game set here yet, I’ll never know.
Until 2013, though, we didn’t even have an R rating for video games. That meant that any game that wasn’t suitable for a 15-year-old was often banned outright or refused classification, which amounts to the same thing.
Today Microsoft released a new trailer of Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it’s of the accolades flavor.
It shows the certainly enthusiastic reaction from critics to the new chapter of the storied franchise, with plenty of very positive scores.
On top of that, we also learn from an official blog post that Microsoft Flight Simulator passed one million players, also scoring itself a place in history by being the biggest game launch in the history of Xbox Game Pass for PC.
You can watch the trailer below.
We also learn that players flew more than 26 million flights and logged more than one billion miles to date, which translates into flying around the world over 40,000 times.
Asobo and Microsoft also reiterate that launch is just the beginning and there is plenty more to come, including world updates, sim updates, and themed DLC.
If you want to learn more about Microsoft Flight Simulator, you can check out our review that will tell you everything you need to know about Asobo Studio’s new and groundbreaking game.
Today marks Super Mario’s 35th anniversary, so of course Nintendo stealth dropped a bunch of games during a completely unannounced Direct to celebrate. One of the big takeaways was Super Mario Bros. 35, a multiplayer take on the beloved classic coming next month that pits 35 players against each other in a last Mario standing showdown.
As you’ll see in the reveal trailer below, groups of players take on Super Mario’s iconic levels, competing against each other to complete stages as quickly as possible.
The trick is that for every Goomba and Buzzy Beetle you defeat in your playthrough, the game sends those over to invade other player’s games. There’s also some strategy involved in using the item roulette and instructing the game to send enemies to specific high-scoring players, like those with the fastest time or most coins.
It looks like a total blast, honestly, and exactly the sort of battle royale-style party game that longtime fans of Nintendo’s classic games are going to relish testing themselves against.
Super Mario Bros. 35 is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch next month, Oct. 1.
Today CD Projekt RED released a brand new song from the soundtrack of its massively-anticipated RPG Cyberpunk 2077.
The song is titled “Hole in the Sun” and it was teased during the latest Night City Wire broadcast.
It’s composed by Raney Shockne (who created songs for Star Wars Battlefront II, The Sims 4, and Dragon Age Inquisition on top of many TV Series and films) featuring COS and CONWAY, representing the in-game band Point Break Candy.
You can check it out below.
Cyberpunk 2077 is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and it has recently been delayed to November 19, 2020. It has also been confirmed to be coming for Xbox Series X and PS5 down the line with upgrades available for those who purchase the game for the current generation of consoles.
Today, in a jam-packed, surprise Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct, Nintendo announced a lot of things, and one of those things was that Super Mario 3D World, originally released on the Wii U, will be ported to the Nintendo Switch.
A direct port would be enough for many people, especially considering the volume of stuff announced during this direct, but it’s also getting a new DLC or expansion of some sort called Bowser’s Fury.
The tease for Bowser’s Fury appears at the end of the trailer and it’s hard to glean too much from it. If I had to take a stab at speculating, the vibe I get is that it’s some kind trial mode. Take that with a HUGE grain of salt though, I’m completely just guessing. We’ll know for sure whenever Nintendo confirms what it is.
Of all the games announced today, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury actually has among the biggest waits for it. It will release on Nintendo Switch on February 12, 2021. Which, considering it’s getting brand new content and isn’t a total port, may not be totally surprising.
Check out the new trailer for yourself below (dates in trailer are European style).
Nintendo has unveiled a boatload of releases to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Super Mario franchise, and a new way to play the original game kicked everything off.
In a surprise Nintendo Direct video streamed by Nintendo on Sept. 3 via their official YouTube account, it was revealed that a 35th Anniversary Edition Super Mario Bros. Game and Watch was set for release on Nov. 13. The portable system will allow players to dive into an enhanced version of the game, with smooth and seamless colored graphics.
The Game and Watch also offers a slew of bonuses tied to the system itself. In addition to a working clock, there are a number of small easter eggs tied to the 35th anniversary of the series which players can find and unlock, making multiple playthroughs a must.
It’s certainly a neat gimmick, and both fans of the series and collectors of all things Mario Bros. will find it an interesting addition to the ways one can own the original game.
The full teaser can be found below via the full Nintendo Direct video.
Nintendo unexpectedly released a 15 minute Nintendo Direct video presentation today to its YouTube channel, announcing several Super Mario Bros. related announcements to commemorate its 35th anniversary. Among those reveals was Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, a new Mario Kart experience coming to the Switch.
Before you all get too excited, no, this is not a new numbered title in the franchise and will not replace the big-seller that is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Instead, Mario Kart Live involves controlling a physical kart and racing it around your home with custom courses that you can build yourself.
If it sounds confusing, you can read the press release down below or check out the trailer for yourself:
Created in partnership with Velan Studios, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit brings the fun of the Mario Kart series into the real world by using a Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch Lite** system to race against opponents using a physical Kart.
The physical Kart responds to boosts in-game and in the real world, stops when hit with an item and can be affected in different ways depending on the race.
THQ Nordic has been teasing the main gameplay styles in Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning for the past week or so now. They’ve given us trailers for the Might build and Finesse build, and now, they’ve released one for the Sorcery build.
This western RPG from 2012 is coming back on Sept. 8 as a remaster thanks to THQ Nordic. If you missed it when it came out eight years ago, now’s your chance to try it out for the first time.
As you’d expect, the Sorcery build gameplay in Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning focuses on devastating magic attacks that keep enemies at bay. Elements like fire, ice, and electricity will be at your command as you wreak havoc on battlefields.
If going full mage doesn’t interest you, you can also mix and match the three main classes to create the build that best suits you. Battlemage Might tanks, or even stealthy Finesse wizards are also options.
Check out the gameplay trailer below to see a bit of powerful sorcery in action in Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning:
Surprise! To celebrate Mario’s 35th anniversary, Nintendo released a special direct with plenty of Mario-themed announcements. One of them is that the SNES version of Super Mario All-Stars is releasing on the Nintendo Switch Online app later today.
Super Mario All-Stars was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. It was the very first Super Mario Bros. Collection, and it includes four games:
All four of these games will also be included on the Nintendo Switch Online SNES app version of Super Mario All-Stars, and each have upgraded audio and visuals from their original releases.
The most notable of the titles here is Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, which was first released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System titled Super Mario Bros. 2.
Nintendo of America deemed it to be too difficult and changed their own version of Super Mario Bros. 2. North America did not see a release for this game until it arrived as The Lost Levels.
Super Mario All-Stars will be available for all Nintendo Switch Online users to play via the Super Nintendo Entertainment System app starting later today.
Nintendo also announced a brand new All-Stars collection today, this time featuring 3D Mario games. You can read all about it right here, and check back with Twinfinite for more Mario 35th anniversary coverage.
Tigers and elephants join the battlefields of Total War: Three Kingdoms today in its first expansion, The Furious Wild. It expands the Three Kingdoms map into the jungles of Southern China and adds four playable Nanman factions, with dozens of new units including the aforementioned beasts. The expansion costs cash but a free update launching alongside has brought plenty of newness for all players, including new playable character Shie Xie, a rework of the campaign map, and new battles to control gates in key passes.
This week the podcast moves out of Nate’s dad wheelhouse and into Matthew’s film wheelhouse. It’s a bumper and bumpy ride this week, as we discuss video game adaptations of them there Hollywood talkies! This does end up involving quite a lot of Star Wars chat, because there are so many Star Wars games. Tangents this week include Nate going on about Gimli a lot, the terrible Mothers’ Day present Matthew nearly got for his mum, and what film series LEGO should tackle next (spoilers: it is the work of Lars von Trier)
With Intel’s Gamer Days promotion slashing prices across all manner of gaming hardware over the past few days, there are now more gaming laptop deals for under £1000 / $1000 than ever before. To help you find the best ones from around the web, I’ve sifted through as many as I can find to pick out the laptops I think represent the best value for money. While most will struggle to play games on max settings, there are still a couple of RTX 2060 laptops to be found in this price range, as well as plenty with high refresh rate displays. So read on for all of this week’s best budget gaming laptop deals happening in the UK and US.
Thursday’s rolled in once again, which means it’s time for another giveaway on the Epic Games Store. This week, turn-based stomper Into The Breach is dropping in for free. It’s had its moment in the spotlight before – as one of the platform’s 12 free days of December 2019 – but those time-traveling mech rascals are trying their luck with another timeline, delivering some stellar tactics puzzles for free ’til Thursday 10th.
One of the biggest discounts that’s come out of Intel’s Gamer Days promotion is up to £300 / $400 on Razer’s Blade 15 laptop. There have been loads of different models on sale over the past couple of days across a wide variety of UK and US retailers, so I thought I’d gather together all the very best deals from across the web into one handy location. All of them come with a free copy of Marvel’s Avengers, and if you’re in the UK, there are lots of great Razer bundles around, too, which get you a Blade 15 laptop, plus a Razer headset and mouse and mouse mat all in one package.
Surviving a world ravaged by the effects of an asteroid impact? That's probably lined up for the end of 2020, sure, but it's also the backstory for free-to-play "co-opetition" shooter Scavengers, which has released a new gameplay trailer to show what it's all about.
The video shows a glimpse of the game's expanded map, in which players will find hundreds of advanced AI enemies and creatures... all of which want to kill you. In rival teams of three, players compete to survive and score points across the wasteland using both PvE and PvP. There's also a class system in play, with players able to select from a "roster of adaptive explorers [to] combine signature abilities with lethal weaponry, and use deep tactical teamplay to outthink and outfight enemy players". You can track rival squads through the snow, set wildlife on enemies, stealth into AI outposts or just start blasting everything.
Scavengers will release on PC and current-gen consoles in 2021, but before then it will have a closed alpha and beta this year. The Midwinter Entertainment team has already done some testing over the past year, but there's another opportunity to try it out coming up, as the game will hold a technical playtest weekend between 18th-20th September. If you want to catch a glimpse of the game in pre-alpha form, you can sign up here.
Nintendo has at last lifted the lid on its celebrations for Super Mario Bros.' 35th anniversary, via a Nintendo Direct broadcast stuffed full of Mario games old and new.
Headlining the announcements was the re-release of Mario's three 3D platforming classics: Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy. The Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection will arrive on 18th September, but will be removed from sale at the end of next March. Bizarre.
Speaking of Mario collections, the original Super Mario All-Stars pack, released back on the SNES, is now available to play via Nintendo Switch Online. Online subscribers will find it in their catalogue today, allowing them to once again play Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros. 2 and Super Mario Bros. 3.
It's no secret that Digital Foundry has a perhaps unhealthy degree of love for Crysis, maybe even bordering on obsession. Crytek's masterpiece was a massively important game on its release in 2007 and a title that still holds up beautifully today in many ways - and it's a reminder of the days when PC exclusives pushed technology so hard, we upgraded just to play them and actually did so willingly. Its status as a game that melts any and all PC hardware remains in place to this very day, though perhaps for the wrong reasons. All that's set to change with the release of Crysis Remastered, which revamps and optimises the original for modern systems, while still pushing the boundaries of today's technology. We've played it on Switch and loved it and we think you're going to enjoy it on PC, Xbox One and PS4 too. We know this because Crytek invited us to its Frankfurt HQ to sample the game on all systems, but going hands-on... well, that's just the beginning of the story.
