In case you missed it, Gran Turismo 7’s recent update added several graphic settings that boost PS5 frame rate. The driving game now supports 120fps and VRR after the upgrade. How are these new options? Digital Foundry says they’re great. DF’s Oliver Mackenzie describes GT7’s four new graphics options in this video and article. For suitable displays, the game can ...
Read More »Warner Bros. sets Minecraft movie release date
Warner Bros. announced that the live-action Minecraft movie would premiere on April 4, 2025. Jason Momoa—Aquaman and DC star—is the sole known cast member. Jared Hess will direct. The film’s details are unknown. In 2019, Mojang confirmed the 2014 Minecraft live-action. Delays followed. On April 18, Minecraft Legends, an action strategy game, releases. This newest movie announcement follows Legendary Entertainment’s ...
Read More »Miyamoto Discusses Additional Nintendo Movies: “Probably Nothing To Reveal In The Near Future”
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto, who is promoting The Super Mario Bros. Movie, was questioned by Game Informer if “other Nintendo” properties may be made into movies. Even if Nintendo Pictures is now a reality, there is “probably nothing to reveal in the immediate future,” despite fans’ hopes for The Legend of Zelda and Metroid adaptations. Given how long Nintendo and Illumination ...
Read More »Mario Videos Had 100+ Billion YouTube Views
Mario’s latest animated film is being celebrated. YouTube’s Gaming section released a video highlighting “nearly 100 billion views” of Mario-related material on the platform. Mario’s YouTube milestones: More speedruns of Mario are uploaded on YouTube than any other game series – Over two million YouTube channels have uploaded Mario videos – A new Mario video is uploaded on YouTube every ...
Read More »Nintendo refunding japanese Wii U And 3DS eShop Credit
After their March shutdown, Nintendo will refund gamers who don’t want to transfer their Wii U and 3DS eShop credit to Switch. Japan only. From 6 April 2023 through March 2025, Japanese residents can contact Nintendo to obtain money back on their untransferred eShop credit, according to OatmealDome’s translation of Nintendo’s official Japanese Twitter account. The service is inaccessible if ...
Read More »Scarlet and Violet Versions of Pokémon Confirmed for European Championships Limited Distribution
The Pokémon Company will distribute a limited-time code for a Scarlet and Violet Pokémon during the Pokémon European International Championships in London next weekend. Palafin, a pure Water-type dolphin Pokémon (thanks, Serebii!), will be shared on stream. Switching out the innocuous dolphin and bringing it back exposes a muscular bi-pedal dolphin with massive stat boosts. It’s dangerous. Gavin Michaels’ Palafin ...
Read More »Disappointed Legendary DK Rap Composer In the Mario movie credits, he is absent
We are getting ready for the internet to soon be overrun with hidden references and spoiler chatter now that the Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally out. However, one feature of the movie that stands out to us right away has to do with the credits, where it appears that Grant Kirkhope, the composer for the Donkey Kong 64 game’s ...
Read More »Ex-Rare Dev Describes Donkey Kong Country’s Name’s Origin
Many of the titles of some of Nintendo’s most well-known platform games, such as Super Mario World, Kirby’s Dream Land, and Donkey Kong Country, just make sense as they are. As a naming convention, it all makes sense, right? The addition of the word “Country” in Donkey Kong Country for the SNES, however, has a more profound connotation, according to ...
Read More »In a stunning new trailer, Tiny Thor nails puzzles and platforming in pixel art
The latest gameplay clip for Asylum Square Interactive’s retro-inspired platformer Tiny Thor shows off how gorgeous it still looks. The next 16-bit-style adventure, which was announced in February, may have a retro aesthetic and feature pixel-perfect platforming, but it also has its own unique twist. Mini-Mjölnir will be used by tiny Thor to navigate several Norse Realms, including Midgard, Svartalfheim, ...
Read More »No Man’s Sky: Interceptor Update Corrupts the Planets of the Galaxies
Just a few weeks after its most recent significant “Fractal” upgrade, Hello Games has announced yet another free update for No Man’s Sky. The new update, titled “Interceptor,” adds new foes, resources, and a new Starship class to the game’s narrative while also introducing a new corruption that is spreading throughout the cosmos. Quite a few new things, then! We ...
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