Super Mario Galaxy 2 Climbs to 3rd on Metacritic After Score Jump to 98
Metacritic has refreshed its “best games of all time” rankings after updating the review score for Super Mario Galaxy 2...
Month: July 2026
Nintendo Download July 23 Adds Splatoon Raiders to Switch 2 and More Music
Nintendo’s latest eShop update is focused on two fronts: the new single-player action release Splatoon Raiders landing on Nintendo Switch...
Bandai Namco Opens Preorders for Hello Kitty Party Land on Switch 2
Bandai Namco Entertainment America has opened digital preorders for HELLO KITTY PARTY LAND, a new casual party game built around...
Shigeru Miyamoto Pitches Global “Personal ID” Miis for Digital Identity Systems
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto says he wants to see “personal IDs” expanded worldwide using Mii-style characters, imagining a future where...
Final Fantasy XIV: Everwcold Details Revealed at Berlin Fan Fest
Final Fantasy XIV’s second Fan Festival has brought a fresh wave of details about the game’s next major expansion, Everwcold,...
Blizzard Acts After WoW Mythic+ Cheating Using Dev-Only Death Touch Abilities
Blizzard has confirmed that a World of Warcraft Mythic+ group received an unfair advantage through misuse of development-only abilities on...
Aion 2 Head Start Details and September 2026 Global Launch Window Confirmed by NCsoft
NCsoft has clarified how the upcoming head start will work for Aion 2, and it’s also confirmed the game’s global...
MMO Open PvP “Social Penalties” Explained: Why They Fail Victims and Help Griefers
Open-world PvP games often try to make participation feel safer by attaching a “social penalty” to killing other players—NPC hostility,...
Shawn Layden Urges a Comeback for Mid-Budget AA Games on PlayStation
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says today’s game industry is “unsustainable” and is trying to find a way back to...
Minecraft Java Edition Updates System Requirements: More RAM, New GPU Guidance
Minecraft’s Java Edition system requirements have been updated, and the headline change is a substantial bump in recommended memory and...
