Nintendo and Macy's have announced that there will be a Mario helium balloon flying high above the streets of New York City this Thanksgiving for the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Nintendo released a 3D model of what the balloon will look like, and yep, that's Mario. The real thing will be 51 feet long, 37 feet wide, and nearly 44 feet tall. He's wearing his iconic blue overalls and well-known red cap. His body is positioned in such a way to be a callback to Super Mario...
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Actress Jennifer Hale has voiced myriad characters over the years, but her most iconic role is probably that of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy. While Mass Effect 5 is currently in development, and BioWare has yet to contact Hale to reprise her role, the Canadian talent said she's ready to return to the series whenever.
In an October 24 interview, IGN asked Hale if she'd need to play FemShep again or if she's open to giving life to other characters whenever the next Mass Effect...
Strauss Zelnick, the chairman and CEO of Take-Two, has once again shared his thoughts on AI in the video game space, and he believes the technology is "great" but people are overstating what it can do.
PC Gamer reported that Zelnick said at the Paley International Council Summit this week that, "AI is a great thing" for "every industry," including video games. But it's not a magic wand.
"Will it recreate or create genius? No. Will it create hits? No. It's a bunch of data with a bunch of...
The rumors about a Simpsons-themed season of Fortnite began earlier this year, but it's been picking up steam in the last few weeks. Now, some apparent leaks have revealed which Simpsons characters will be in the battle pass, and what fans can expect from the map of Springfield.
According to this leak, the battle pass includes Homer Simpson and his wife, Marge Simpson. Ned Flanders appears to confirm a previous rumor, but there's no sign of Bart, Lisa, or even Moe. Instead, Peely Remix and...
Battlefield 6's mysterious, but confirmed, battle royale mode could release as soon as next week as a shadowdrop. That's according to a datamining effort and information from sources.
Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming said the battle royale mode will shadowdrop on October 28. As for the datamining details, something called "Granite" has reportedly been discovered in the Battlefield 6 game files. Modern Warzone, meanwhile, reported that this is the battle royale mode and it is indeed coming on...
It's probably not a Pikachu shock to report that Pokemon is still popular. Case in point: After a week, Pokemon Legends: Z-A has already sold 5.8 million copies. The Pokemon Company revealed the launch figures in a press release, adding that roughly half of sales came from the Switch 2 Edition.
The Pokemon Legends: Z-A sales numbers also include digital copies. As such, the Switch 2 bundle with the RPG is a boost, though Switch overall hardware sales clearly dwarf the new Switch 2 (153...
Bethesda's Todd Howard has teased that "even more" Fallout is coming, with many taking that to be a suggestion about more games in the series. This would be no surprise, given that Bethesda first revealed it was making Fallout 5 years ago.
During the Fallout Day broadcast, Howard said the team is aware that fans want to see more Fallout. He responded, "Just know, we are working on even more. We're looking forward to the day when we can share that with everybody."
Not long ago, a report...
Borderlands 4 has added one of its biggest updates since launch, and it includes a number of quality-of-life fixes and upgrades, as well as a limited-time Halloween-themed event, Horrors of Kairos. As part of that, players will get a chance to earn two new Legendary weapons: the Legendary Order Grenade and Legendary Tediore Assault Riffle.
Horrors of Kairos is a free event that will run from October 23 to November 6, and it even transforms the weather during boss encounters into "a...
In side-by-side comparisons, PlayStation 5 games have tended to have an edge over their Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S counterparts. The Outer Worlds 2, however, flips that script by having a better performance on Xbox than either PS5 or PS5 Pro, according to Digital Foundry.
0n the surface, The Outer Worlds 2 on PS5 and Xbox Series X look very similar, but a closer examination reveals that the former suffers from image breakup, lower resolution, frame rate drops, and screen tearing even...
Anyone looking to return to the Olympic Exclusion Zone in the first Pacific Drive story DLC, Whispers in the Woods, are in for a surprise, as the expansion is out right now. In a surprise announcement, developer Ironwood Studios and publisher Kepler Interactive revealed that Whispers in the Woods is now available, and the game has also been ported over to Xbox Series X|S consoles.
The expansion features a brand-new story and content that Ironwood Studios says is roughly a third of the size...
The newest update for the viral Steam game Escape from Duckov is out now, and it discourages players from eating poop.
Up until now, players of the game made by five people that has sold more than 1 million copies could eat poop to restore energy and hydration values. Players can still do that after the new update, but it's less effective to do so. The patch notes state:
"Reduced the Energy and Hydration values provided by Poop."
As PC Gamer points out, some players resorted to downing...
Silent Hill f spoilers to follow--read at your own discretion.
Set in the fictional village of Ebisugaoka in 1960s Japan, Silent Hill f follows Hinako, a high school-aged girl who is navigating her transition from girlhood to womanhood, defying gender roles and resisting an arranged marriage. As she grapples subconsciously with these struggles, it is revealed in both subtle and overt ways how Hinako has endured psychological and physical abuse in a patriarchal society.
Hinako’s first...
Embark Studios recently wrapped up a big Server Slam test for Arc Raiders ahead of its public launch on October 30, and the test was huge. Given that, Embark got a lot of feedback, and the developer has now disclosed some of what's it's working on addressing ahead of release.
The developer said player feedback, along with the team's own internal data, provided "crucial insights" into how Arc Raiders can be improved for launch. Here are the key points, as written by the developer...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 doesn't release until November 14, but Treyarch is already breaking down the content players can expect in the first season. The developer's latest Dev Talk video confirmed seven new multiplayer maps, three zombies maps, new weapons, seasonal events, and more for Season 1 of Black Ops 7.
This new Black Ops 7 Dev Talk video boasts that Season 1 is packed with content across multiplayer and Zombies. "This will be the biggest season we've ever done in franchise...
During today's DreadXP livestream, a spooky new look at the Paranormal Activity video game was revealed. The gameplay teaser for Paranormal Activity: Threshold showed off a taste of what players can expect, as they find themselves stuck inside a haunted house full of hostile entities and puzzles.
The trailer teased an approach similar to the film franchise, as it was full of found-footage shots and a foreboding sense of dread that the film franchise is known for.
DarkStone Digital--the...
Warhorse Studios has one more DLC coming for its action-RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which we've known since January 2025. Now, though, the Czech developer has not only dropped a new trailer for Mysteria Ecclesia, but also revealed that this last story expansion will launch on November 11 for consoles and PC.
Mysteria Ecclesia sees protagonist Henry of Skalitz (played by The Suspect's Tom McKay) become something of a private investigator as he explores the Sedletz Monastery to follow...
Epic Games has yet to officially confirm that the next major Fortnite update will focus on The Simpsons, but the evidence continues to grow. Today, it was reported that Moe Szyslak, the slimy bartended from Moe's Tavern, will have a skin in the forthcoming Simpsons collaboration.
He would join Ned Flanders, who was previously leaked, along with presumably some or all of the main Simpson family members like Homer and Marge.
Moe is one of the best-known and most-recognizable characters from...
Earlier today, Bethesda Game Studios shared its Fallout Day Broadcast. And while there wasn't a new Fallout game, there were a lot of Fallout-related announcements. Coming up first is the Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, which will arrive just in time for the game's 10th anniversary next month.
Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition will feature 150 pieces of Creation Club content, as well as the six official add-ons, and Creations, which will allow console and PC users to find even more content. The...
The upcoming Switch 2 port of Assassin's Creed Shadows hasn't exactly been a well-kept secret. Listings popped up online, and there was a leak earlier this month that suggested the release date would be December 5. It turns out that was just off by three days. Ubisoft and Nintendo have now officially revealed that Assassin's Creed Shadows will hit Switch 2 on December 2, and the news was accompanied by a launch trailer.
Despite some rumors that suggested a $70 price to match the other...
A new advertisement from Razer is making the rounds on TikTok and proving, yet again, that old-fashioned sexism in gaming is alive and well. Though meant to help promote the tech company's noise cancelling headphones, the ad instead reinforces the stereotype that women--who make up 48% of all gamers, by the way--simply can't stop talking.
Accompanied by the caption "Don't let yapping get in the way of your winning," the ad (first noticed by PC Gamer) depicts a man and woman sitting on a...