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This Incredible Super Mario Remix Just Beat Wicked Star Cynthia Erivo to a Grammy, and Nintendo Wasn’t Even Involved

A big band remix of Super Mario themes just won a Grammy Award, beating Wicked star Cynthia Erivo to win in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category. Super Mario Praise Break, a five-minute medley of toe-tapping Mario tunes, marks the second win for talented video game soundtrack outfit ...
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Review: Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined (Switch 2) – A Fantastic Makeover & The Best-Looking DQ Ever

Let's do the time warp again.Ready to feel old? It’s been about 13 years since the launch of the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest VII, which itself was released about 13 years after the original on the PSX. That means that it’s time for yet another remake of the storied ...
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Helldivers 2 Set to Celebrate Second Anniversary With Some ‘Surprises,’ Including This Fantastic BTS Look at How John Helldiver Was Born

As part of a "month of anniversary surprises," Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has formally introduced us to the "face of Freedom, the voice of Victory, the light of Liberty… John Helldiver."In a fascinating deep dive into the writing and casting of the iconic character, actor Craig Lee Thomas and lead ...
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Nioh 3 Could be Coming to More Consoles Than Just PS5 Sooner Than You Think

Nioh 3 is slated to release on Friday, February 6, on PC via Steam and PS5, but the game's latest trailer has revealed that Xbox and maybe even Nintendo Switch 2 owners may not have too long a wait for a version of their own.According to the small print in ...
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“We can’t just continue making the map bigger and bigger”: Why Bethesda want to expand Fallout 76 inwards, not just outwards

Mark’s on holiday today, which means we can’t do our usual thing of workplace-bullying him into writing about Fallout 76 while we sit around in wingback chairs drinking Glenfiddich. But if he were here, he’d surely be thrilled to note this PCGN interview with Bethesda Game Studios creative director Jon ...
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‘Under The Island’ Looks Packed With Minish Cap-Style Charm In New Release Date Trailer

Deep(wood) respect.We first noticed Under The Island almost two years ago, when its debut trailer brought all kinds of happy memories from the glory days of GBA Zelda flooding back. This weekend, Top Hat Studios and Slime King Games showcased even more of their upcoming Minish Cap-like, and announced that ...
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Silent Hill f Actors Appointed Tourism Ambassadors for Japanese City That Inspired the Game

Two actors from Silent Hill f revealed today that they have been appointed ambassadors of the real life location in Japan that inspired the survival horror game’s eerie setting.Takeshi Masago, who plays Kanta Shimizu, the father of main character Hinako, and Tamami Hiraoka, who plays her mother, posted a YouTube ...
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The Last of Us season three “certainly seems” to be the TV show’s last, reckons HBO chief

HBO’s The Last of Us TV adaptation is likely ending with its upcoming third season, according to network CEO Casey Bloys. Speaking to Deadline, that boy Bloys used his voice to address the noise that the joys of the Naughty Dog-inspired series would end with season three, saying "It certainly ...
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Ashes Of Creation director quits over decisions he “could not ethically support” as staff report mass layoffs

Nine years after securing $3.2 million on Kickstarter and mere weeks after launching into Steam Early Access, MMORPG Ashes Of Creation is in humongous difficulties. The game’s entire leadership team have allegedly quit “in protest” at decisions made by the board of Intrepid Studios, with creative director Steven Sharif accusing ...
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Nioh 3 is this week’s samurai RPG steamroller, but don’t forget the mercenary charms of Menace

This week in new PC games: some new PC games. Look, sometimes I have the energy and fortitude to write a 500 word overture about four dimensional tapeworms, and sometimes I look upon the intro as nothing but a hateful chore. I just want to list some games, but internet ...
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