New Steam Game Is Like Super Mario Odyssey But With Pizza Instead of Cappy

Steam has an upcoming 3D platformer called Pizzapocalypse 2, which has serious Super Mario Odyssey vibes, with one of its primary mechanics being a versatile pizza instead of Mario's beloved Cappy. Pizzapocalypse 2 is being developed by a small indie team known as Monkey Strike Games, which released the previous entry...

WoW will let some WeakAura-style mods function in its next major patch, as the war on combat AddOns turns into more of a truce

World of Warcraft calling curtains on combat-based UI mods (AddOns) has been a bit of a mixed bag—while I'm personally more than fine having a class I don't need constant auditory pings and klaxons to play, there have been some missing functionalities and hiccups along the way.One element of this is, at least, somewhat...

EA Already Planning Mass Layoffs

Gaming giant Electronic Arts has officially gone private, per its recent acquisition by the Consortium (a collective consisting of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund known as PIF, Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners investment firm, and Silver Lake). And it seems the changes are going to be immediate, with cuts of up t...

Chris Hansen gets banned from Roblox live on stage during online safety talk

To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen recently hosted a Roblox safety panel to inform players and parents about the risks of online gaming. He wasn't expecting his demonstration account to be banned from Roblox by moderators while live on stage. The presentation, which took place at CrimeCon 2026 in Las Vegas in late M...

Horrifying Pokemon LeafGreen Remake Footage Surfaces Online

There aren't many games more iconic than Pokemon Red and Blue. Those games were the beginnings of what has, over the last 30 years, evolved into the highest-grossing media franchise of all time. We've seen various remakes and re-releases of the pair over time, starting with FireRed and LeafGreen, released in 2004, and...

EA is now a private company, with stakeholders that include Saudi's PIF and Affinity Partners

In September 2025, EA confirmed that it was set to go private as part of a $55 billion (£41 billion) buyout. The deal - the second biggest in gaming history following Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard King - will see the company fall under the control of stakeholders that include Saudi Arabia's Public Inve...

Boruto Is Lining Up A Rare Uzumaki Ability For Naruto

Naruto Uzumaki is an icon synonymous with Masashi Kishimoto's greatest-ever manga. He is someone who can be recognized immediately by even non-anime fans; that's just how massive Naruto is as a character.

Baldur's Gate 3's Maggie Robertson Opens Up About Her Next D&D Role

Maggie Robertson—of Orin the Red and Lady Dimitrescu fame—is well-accustomed to playing cunning and dangerous women. This trend is set to continue with her role in Hasbro's upcoming Dungeons & Dragons game, Warlock.

A special weapon was forged to create Onimusha: Way of the Sword's brutal blade sound effects: "We wanted that very raw, kind of rough feel"

During my exclusive hands-on with Onimusha: Way of the Sword at Capcom's HQ in Osaka, I sat down with the game's audio director, Shunichi Suwa, to talk about how the music, environmental and character audio, as well as weapon sound effects were designed.And, for a game that has a huge focus on duelling with blades, I i...

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