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Summary A mural featuringThe Legend of Zelda’s Link has been spotted at Epic Universe’s version ofSuper Nintendo World, which is currently being constructed for its launch in May this year. Thanks to the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2, 2025 is set to be a massive year for Nintendo. While a brand-new console is undoubtedly the biggest thing happening for Nintendo this year, it’s far from the only one, as2025 also marks the opening of Epic Universe’s version of Super Nintendo World....

Summary There’s not much thatMarvel Rivalsplayers can complain about. The game is relatively well-balanced and a ton of fun to play, has a veryhealthy looking content roadmap, and the microtransactions aren’ttoopredatory. Add all that to the fact that the developers actually listen to the community, and you get a well-oiled live service hero shooter. However, as with every live service game, the developers aren’t going to get everything right. As mentioned above, the gamewas going to have a mid-season ranked resetuntil the community spoke up....

Summary Along with NetEase,Marvel Rivalsplayers are enjoying the success of the game as well. With The Thing And Human Torch set to arrive in a few days, the content calendar looks quite healthy, and the devs are also listening to the community, like in the case of themid season ranked-reset. While there issome grumbling about expensive skins, the microtransactions of the game aren’t as predatory as that of some others. Now, it looks like Marvel Rivals fans may have another reason to cheer....

Summary A new trailer that was seemingly released early on thePlayStationStore has revealed thatMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eaterwill release on August 25 and include the original game’sApe Escapemode. After decades of doing nothing but crossovers and Pachinko machines,Konamihas finally started pulling its foot out of the grave over the past few years. The first big move it made wasreintroducing Silent Hill through a successful remake of the second game(alongsidesome less successful spin-offs), and its next swing is withMetal Gear Solid....

Quick Links Roaming across the plane of Muraganda, the Mimeoplasm is both feared and revered. InMagic: The Gathering’s Aetherdrift, The Mimeoplasm finally returns with a second, even more flexible card to put at the head of your next Commander deck. While the old Mimeoplasm allowed you to half-copy two creatures, the new version, Mimeoplasm, Revered One allows you to switch between different creatures on the fly, making it one of the most flexible commanders in print....

Health bars make sense in most video games. When fighting a generic enemy or are facing a challenging boss battle, having an indication of how much damage has been dealt and how much longer you need to survive is essential. I couldn’t imagine playing throughElden Ringwithout such a visual presence, because its absence would alter how we approach combat and the pacing of boss battles, which ask you to learn how they look, move, and react to your actions....

I didn’t really care forElden Ring. I’m saying that upfront so you can disregard my opinions on gaming in perpetuity. I haven’t gotten on with a lot ofSoulslikes (or actual Souls games), so that’s not really a surprise. I’ll hold my hands up and say part of it is the difficulty and the patience required to enjoy them, but I play other hard or methodical games and don’t feel nearly as much strain....

Summary After the resounding success of theNo Man’s SkyWorlds Part 1 update last summer, whichsaw players flock back to the game in their droves, Hello Games has finally confirmed that Worlds Part 2 is here. The next update is loaded with content, including new solar systems and terrain types, which Hello Games founder Sean Murray says “pushes the boundaries of our engine with new technology.” No Man’s Sky Worlds Part 2 Is Here Worlds Part 2 looks set to be No Man’s Sky’s biggest update yet....

Summary WhenMonster Hunter Wilds, thelatest installment in Capcom’s popular monster-hunting action RPG, launchesglobally tomorrow (Feb. 28), employees of Pocketpair, the studio behindPalworld, won’t have to show up to work. That’s because the company is giving its employees the day off, making Feb. 28 a holiday for the majority of its workforce. In a tweet shared online, the company recognized that employees were reporting feeling “unwell.” Of course, those employees likely caught a fever …the Monster Hunter fever....

Summary Earlier this week,Pokemon Legends: Z-Awas shown off for the very first time, giving us a look at new mechanics, the expanded city of Lumiose,and a look at the game’s three starter Pokemon, which are Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile. They were the subject of a lot of rumors before their reveal, with some even claiming thatleaked art for the Pokemon World Championships had already revealed them. Those rumors turned out to be false, and it’s starting to get very difficult to verify the credibility of a lot of Pokemon leaks out there at the moment,especially after the massive data breach that Game Freak suffered not too long ago....

Pokemon Presents is always a big dayin thePokemonfandom, and has long been when we’ve heard about the latest Pokemon games soon arriving at our thumbs. While the mainline Pokemon entries haven’t been my (or many people’s) favourites, the supporting cast have kept up their end of the deal more often than not. That means, as my colleague Eric Switzer recently wrote, there’smore reason than ever to be hype for this year’s eventon February 27....

Summary The final few months of 2024 were busy ones forPlayStationhardware as the rollout of its 30th-anniversary collection was joined by the release of the PS5 Pro andHelldivers 2 getting its own DualSense. PlayStation has kept that ball rolling to kick off 2025 viathe reveal of new additions to its Midnight Black collection, and pre-orders for all of those items begin today. The DualSense andPS5covers have been available in black for a while....

There aren’t a lot of gameswhere a remake or remaster would excite me. If I loved a game, then I’ve generally played it enough already to not want to pay $70 to play it again, only prettier, and I don’t believe the oft-pedalled line thata successful remake lays the ground for a new game. Dead Space’s remake wassupposed to be followed by (the cancelled) Dead Space 2 remake, andDead Rising is already teasing that direction....