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Fans Think New Mario Doesn’t Sound Like Charles Martinet

Mario is back in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but longtime fans don’t think the Italian plumber sounds like his old self. They’re now listening to a one-second clip of Mario saying “Wonder” over and over again to try and decipher if it still sounds like longtime series voice actor Charles Martinet. Why Mario Strikers: Battle

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Legendary RPG Creator Wants To Help Find Missing Titanic Sub

We’re a few days into the search for a missing tourist submarine that vanished while on a trip to survey the ruins of the Titanic dominating headlines. Now, as time for those aboard grows increasingly short, an early video game luminary has thrown his hat into the ring to help find the missing sub. Richard

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Overwatch Audio Bug Sure Sounds Like This Character Is Cursing

You probably overlooked a tiny, seemingly insignificant line about an audio bug in the latest batch of Overwatch 2 patch notes. It makes sense–the patch notes included the return of the long-missed “on fire” animation along with a host of hero updates, so a single line about “audio reverb settings” tucked away at the bottom

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Every Single-Player Final Fantasy Game Ranked Worst To Best

Look. First of all, there is no one right answer to the question, “What’s the best Final Fantasy?” Whichever one speaks to you the most, whichever one you find the most beautiful or stirring or meaningful, that’s the best one. This is not to say that you’re wrong if you disagree. It’s just to say

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Elephant Mario From Super Mario Bros. Wonder Has Fans Screaming

Immediately after Nintendo wrapped up its 40-minute Direct presentation with a look at the upcoming side-scroller Super Mario Bros. Wonder, fans across the internet have been posting about how much they love the mustachioed plumber’s new form that turns him into a giant elephant man. Bayonetta 3’s Family-Friendly Naive Angel Mode Would Work Better In

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Xbox Series X And Game Pass Are Raising Prices To Match PS5

Microsoft will raise the price of its more powerful Xbox Series X console in certain countries around the world and increase the cost of a monthly Game Pass Ultimate subscription by $2, it confirmed in a statement to The Verge. The hikes come after Sony made a similar move with the PlayStation 5 in 2022.

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This Game Boy Advance SP Was The Star Of The Nintendo Direct

Nintendo just wrapped up its latest Direct presentation, and if you’re a fan of Mario and/or Pokemon, you were eating pretty well by the time the show was over. If you were anyone else? You probably were disappointed. As for the rest of the showcase, Pikmin 4 had one of the longer segments. Yeah, it

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There Are Too Many Video Games Launching October 2023

Image: Ubisoft / Nintendo / Marvel / Kotaku Oh no! I just looked at a calendar after all these video game showcases and realized that later this year has become really, really packed, with Alan Wake II, Spider-Man 2, and more all launching in a 10-day span of time later this fall. Prepare yourselves. And

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Destiny 2 Just Answered One Of Its Biggest Mysteries Ever

Destiny 2’s 10-year story arc is grinding toward its ultimate conclusion, and some questions players have had for years are finally getting answered. One of the loot shooter’s biggest mysteries, like where did The Traveler come from and who are the black alien Pyramids chasing it, was finally revealed in a new cutscene this week

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Mario Kart 8 Gets More Characters Because It’ll Never Die

Screenshot: Nintendo During today’s Nintendo Direct, we got a new look at wave five of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s booster pack DLC. What You Should Know About Mario Strikers’ Big Free Update Wave five of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe booster course pass pack comes with the arrival of a new course and three characters.

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