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Although it’s yet to be confirmed by Ludosity and Fair Play Labs, it appears thatNickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2’s release date has been leaked by several retailers, who suggest that it’ll launch October 24. Earlier this week,Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 was finally officially revealedafter spending months as the industry’s worst-kept secret thanks tovarious leaks for characters, outfits, taunts, and more. Somewhat surprisingly considering how little time there’s been since the first game, it was also confirmed to be releasing later this year, although without a specific release date or even a month to keep an eye on....

If you exist in American society, you’ve likely picked up a little bit about the Gremlins through cultural osmosis. I was familiar with Gizmo’s Furby-like (or Baby Yoda-like) face. I’d seen GIFs of the post-metamorphosis Mogwai singing Christmas carols. And, of course, I knew the three essential rules: no bright lights, don’t get them wet, and never feed them after midnight. But until last week, I hadn’t actually sat down and watched Gremlins....

Phil Spencerhas no response to controversial comments made byActivision BlizzardCEO Bobby Kotick, saying that he hasn’t even read the interview they were shared in. This is despiteMicrosoftcurrently fighting to acquire Activision Blizzard, a company infamous for its abuse allegations,some of which revolve around Kotick himself. This comes from an interview with a Bloomberg reporter just after the Xbox Games Showcase, with Spencer seemingly eager to distance himself from Kotick’s numerous controversies....

Pokemonfans have had their minds blown wide open this week, as the very first games in the series have been hiding a secret little easter egg right under the nose of every fan for the past 27 years. Pokemon Red & Green were the start of the series, released first in Japan in 1996 before being reworked and released as Red & Blue in the West. You’d think with the games being that old that they’d be pretty much rinsed of secrets, but one of the co-founders of Game Freak just inadvertently revealed a new one....

Insomniacmade the controversial decision toswitch the actor used for Peter Parker’s likenessin itsSpider-Mangames a few years ago. Not just for the sequel, but for thePS5remaster of the original game. That issue has naturally reared its head again asSpider-Man 2’s launch grows near, and some Spidey fans are claiming it’s not Peter’s new face that’s the problem, it’s his hair. Even though Spider-Man was exclusively seenwearing his slimy new symbiote suitin last week’s gameplay reveal, switching John Bubniak’s character model for Ben Jordan has been discussed at length again over the last few days....

Star Fox Adventures didn’t even begin life as a Star Fox game. Shigeru Miyamoto rocked up to Rare’s offices and saw it was working hard on aNintendo 64game called Dinosaur Planet. It had an alien world to explore, Zelda-esque puzzles, and an emphasis on fantastical combat that Star Fox had never flirted with before. Because, as I said, it was never intended as one. Miyamoto thought differently however, and knowing the upcomingGameCubewas in rather dire need of big exclusives, encouraged the studio to change its new IP into a game starring a familiar furry mascot....

Have you ever looked at food in a video game and thought to yourself “Damn, that looks good?” It happens more often than you might think, which is why official cookbooks based on video games is a bigger industry than you might realize. Most surprising of all upon learning that a lot of games already have their own cookbooks is thatStardew Valleyisn’t one of them, but that’s about to change....

I’m still not done withTears of the Kingdom. I’ve probably put 100 hours in and I feel like I’ve barely even started discovering all this wonderful game has to offer. I’ve saved towns. I’ve rescued sentient plants. My bird friend and I are about to win a Pulitzer for our hard-hitting coverage of what happens at the horsey houses. And I’m tired. Tears of the Kingdom is a gorgeous, brilliant game....

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis a big boy. I clocked in 80 hours before even realising you could build your own home in Tarrey Town. Entire regions and quest lines can be missed if you fail to talk to a specific NPC or rush through things without stopping to smell the Bomb Flowers. This wasn’t a luxury I was afforded while playing ahead of the embargo. I was working against the clock, driven to reach the end credits of a game which feels designed not to be rushed....

At this point, it seems like you’ll probably always be getting some kind of newDisneycastle every few years. The magic of Disney is never going to stop, and if you’re a fan of those immaculate castles that appear across their films, you’ll probably just keep getting more and more excited as the studio gets all the more creative. Related:The Best Disney Movie Soundtracks There have been a handful of incredible castles over the years, and while many of them can be a bit simplistic at first, fun twists and that classic Disney charm can make even the simplest design something special....

One of the most complicated and rewarding formats inMagic: The Gatheringis Legacy. Giving players access to virtually every card that has ever been printed from Magic’s history, there are tons of viable decks to take to tournaments with. Related:Magic: The Gathering – The Best Initiative Cards For Legacy Narrowing down all the best Legacy lands is a difficult task since so many decks require very specific cards, or some lands might only see play in a very narrow range of decks....

Skyrimis a true RPG; it is just stuffed to the brim with story! On top of the main questline (which, let’s be honest, most of us ignored for an unreasonably long time), there are multiple incredible factions to join, a literal war to fight in, and countless side quests that investigate this world’s deepest lore. RELATED:Skyrim - All Hireling Followers And Where To Find Them With all that story crammed into one place, it’s no surprise that the writers managed to catch us by surprise sometimes....

As a Diablo veteran, it’s been interesting to watch the drama unfold as more and more people discover the way seasons work in Diablo 4. There’s two distinct reactions I’ve seen: people that are new to Diablo and incensed that you’ll have to start a whole new character each season, and veterans who are like, “Yeah, duh.” I’ve always seen the seasonal grind as one of Diablo’s strengths. Instead of coming back to a fully-geared character with a complicated build and trying to remember what the heck I was doing, I get to just start a brand new character from scratch....