Actor Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Mario (and Luigi), taking over for the iconic and legendary Charles Martinet. He's now discussed taking up the mantle of voicing one of the best-known characters in gaming and entertainment in general, saying Martinet will always be Mario.
"Look, Charles, as far as I'm concerned, IS Mario," Afghani told USA Today. "He created something that is so unbelievably iconic. And he did it so masterfully. If I wasn't nervous, then I'm the wrong guy."
Afghani...
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Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade will receive an update on PC and PS5 on January 22. This patch will feature the ridiculously easy mode previously revealed for Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, meaning all versions of the RPG will be comparable.
The official Final Fantasy VII account on X unveiled the upcoming update, calling it a celebration of the game's launch for Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S. The Streamlined Progression options include toggles to always...
Players were once told there would be nothing more, but the free Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update is here, alongside a technical overhaul for those playing on Switch 2. Though we've previously covered what to do before Animal Crossing 3.0 arrives, we figured it'll also help a lot to know what to do first now that it's here. In this guide, we'll walk you through how to best approach those early hours you spend on your island, whether it's your first time back since 2020 or you've been...
Hytale revolves around your ability to discover new resources and craft items using those resources. You can craft blocks for building a base, gear to fend off mobs, and weapons and tools to progress into more advanced biomes on the map. However, most of the items you're able to make in Hytale are crafted at different workbenches.
Workbenches are like Crafting Tables from Minecraft, but Hytale is different in that certain workbenches can craft specific items and materials. Whether you're...
As previously announced, Battlefield 6's Season 2 update has been delayed. The developer has now revealed a new update will arrive to extend the current season with added battle pass content, new weekly challenges, and some double XP to tide players over until the new season begins.
The Season 1 extension update to Battlefield 6 and Redsec will arrive on January 20, which is the day the season was originally supposed to conclude, but now players will have new weekly challenges, more time to...
It was anything but a wonderful holiday season for Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege players. Following a massive hack that dumped billions of credits into the community, Ubisoft had to shut down the marketplace and roll back accounts. The fixes aren't entirely in place, but Ubisoft is now offering compensation to its players.
On social media, Ubisoft announced that any Rainbow Six Siege players who log in between January 16-25 will receive the following gifts.
4x battle pass XP
Ten battle pass...
Hytale is the newest sandbox game on the market, and it's finally in early access after spending years in development. Made by a team of former Minecraft modders, Hytale blends elements of the classic Minecraft formula with an RPG twist and Hytale mods, if you're so inclined to use them once you know how to play Hytale. Even in early access, there's a ton of content to explore, but you don't have to explore it as a solo player.
There's full multiplayer support in Hytale, and you have a...
Just as the NFL playoffs heat up, Nintendo has announced that Madden NFL 26 will be available to try for free from January 15 through January 21 for Nintendo Switch Online members.
It's the full game, not a limited slice of it, that Switch 2 owners can play for the duration of the free period. All save data will carry forward if players buy the full game. Additionally, Madden NFL 26 is 60% off through January 25, bringing the price down from $70 to $28.
Madden NFL 26 free on Switch 2 times...
Hytale is finally out now, after 10 years of development. If you're looking for the game on Steam, you won't find it there because developer Hypixel launched the game exclusively through its own app. But why is Hytale not on Steam, and could it ever be released there? Here's what we know.
Why not Steam?
Executive producer Patrick Derbic said in a FAQ that Hypixel opted to release Hytale through its own launcher at first to allow the team to communicate more closely with its own fans and...
Hytale is out today in early access a mere six months after it was canceled by Riot Games. Developer Hypixel warned players ahead of time that the game was unfinished and still has bugs. But the studio is taking a big step towards ensuring the security of Hytale by paying out $25,000 bounties to players who can find and identify serious vulnerabilities in the game.
"Keeping our community and players safe is a top priority for us," wrote one of the devs on X. "We've already paid out bounties...
The boxy sandbox game Hytale is now available in early access, but as of now, the anticipated indie title is only on PC. Hypixel, the team behind Hytale, is planning on a console release, but it wouldn't happen until later in the game's development, according to an official FAQ.
Hytale executive director Patrick Derbic clarified in the FAQ that "the early access of Hytale will only be on PC," and a console release is planned for "a later stage." Currently, Hytale is only playable from its...
Forza Horizon 6 is one of several games set to headline a new Developer Direct livestream from Xbox, and it looks like the game's release date may have leaked early. According to the leaks, Forza Horizon 6 will reportedly launch on May 19, while the Premium Edition of the game will allow buyers to start playing four days early on May 15.
Xbox Infinite--an Xbox news site based in Saudi Arabia--posted an image of what it claims is an in-game announcement from Forza Horizon 5, detailing the...
The canceled open-world game Wild may get a spiritual successor of sorts from Deus Ex: Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal. According to Insider Gaming, the unannounced title is codenamed P11 and features intriguing likenesses to the canned Ubisoft game.
The report also states that P11 has been in development since 2019, with Unreal Engine 5 powering the project. However, Insider Gaming adds there have been "significant setbacks" for the game. In 2024, Embracer Group canned a Deus Ex...
Sid Meier's Civilization 7 Arcade Edition will be added to the Apple Arcade game catalog on February 5 alongside a smattering of other new games. This new version of the game will be playable on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and there does not appear to be plans for an Android port at this time.
Released last February for PC and consoles, Civilization 7 is a 4X strategy game where players guide a civilization through several different ages of history. Like the mobile port of Civilization 6...
Hytale is finally out now in early access following 10 years of development and a cancellation. Like other early-access games, Hytale isn't finished and may contain bugs and other oddities as developer Hypixel updates and improves the game over time. The studio has now outlined what's to come in the immediate future, and more of what's on tap on a longer-term horizon.
For the "first few months," Hypixel will release updates "quickly and frequently" to address the "backlog of obvious...
The Minecraft-like adventure game Hytale is out now in early access, and it's been a bumpy, unusual road to release. Here is a quick primer on Hytale's lengthy development, cancellation, and resurrection, culminating in its release on January 13.
What is Hytale?
Hytale is an adventure game that "blends the freedom of a sandbox with the momentum of an RPG." The game is set in a procedurally generated world that has dungeons to explore and creatures to interact with. The game has...
Rockstar Games has removed a fan-made mission simulating the assassination of Charlie Kirk from its popular online crime sim Grand Theft Auto Online, with the publisher even banning the conservative activist's name to prevent similar missions from appearing.
As reported by IGN, developer Rockstar North introduced a new feature in the A Safehouse in the Hills update on December 10, allowing GTA Online players to create and share unofficial missions within the game. Not long after the tool...
Cygames, the developer and publisher behind the popular series of Granblue Fantasy video games, just opened an AI-focused studio. In response to the backlash toward this announcement, Cygames put out a message trying to assuage players' fears about generative AI's use in its games. The message isn't very reassuring, though.
This kerfuffle started on January 9, when a post on Cygames' Japanese website revealed that Cygames AI Studio had been established. The announcement explains that this...
The launch of Hytale in early access yesterday saw over 400,000 people watching the game on Twitch. There is also speculation that the Minecraft-inspired sandbox game has reached almost 3 million sales, though there's confusion around that number currently.
PC Gamer reported on the Hytale's popularity on Twitch, citing 420,000 viewers on January 13. At the time of publication, Hytale has around 112,000 viewers on Twitch, putting it only behind games like League of Legends and Grand Theft...
Actor Ron Perlman is known in Fallout fandom for delivering the now-iconic voice line, "War. War never changes." Perlman will forever be associated with this line and Fallout in general, and now the actor has revealed how he was compensated for the original Fallout game.
"They invited me to do the very first Fallout and gave me $40 and a sandwich," he said in a recent appearance on The Joe Vulpis Podcast, as reported by Dexerto.
The original Fallout game, which was made by Interplay, was...