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Super Kirby Clash is a new cooperative Kirby game that pits teams of four against bosses, and it’s out now, as announced in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. There are four different but equally cute Kirby classes; Blade Hero, Hammer Lord, Doctor Healmore, and Beam Mage. Taking up one of over 100 quests begins the boss fight, and everyone must know their role in order to walk, or waddle, away victorious. RPG elements come to the fore as the team boost their attacks and abilities by crafting weapons and gaining new armour and items....

Nintendo Switch brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has debuted in first place on the UK All Format Chart, giving the console its biggest launch to date. Weekend sales of the crossover fighting game beat those of other major Switch titles, including both Pokemon Let’s Go titles, Super Mario Odyssey, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That’s pretty impressive. In addition, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate also gave the franchise its biggest ever launch in the UK, with sales up 300% over the the Wii U entry in the franchise....

Golf Story, the game from two-man development team Sidebar Games, has had a blistering launch week on Nintendo Switch, ending up top of the US eShop charts and debuting at number two in the UK. Even though the indie game had quite a stealthy release, word of mouth spread pretty fast and that obviously generated in a decent number of sales for the Australian studio. Golf Story beat out Steamworld Dig 2, Pokken Tournament DX and NBA 2K18 in the States, and bested Sonic Mania, Thimbleweed Park, and FIFA 18 in the UK....

During May’s Sonic Central event, Sega announced an unnamed new Sonic the Hedgehog game slated for a 2022 release. The teaser trailer for the game showed little more than a scene of Sonic running through a forest, leaving strange trails and forming a mysterious symbol. This trailer inevitably led to heavy speculation over what this new game will look and play like, although the lack of any kind of gameplay footage suggested that the game was still far from finished....

UPDATE: As expected, Sega has dropped an official announcement. In addition to the Switch version, Team Sonic Racing will also launch on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One, and is indeed being coded by Sumo Digital. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Team Sonic Racing, presumably the long-rumored Sonic racing game in development at Sumo Digital, has been spotted on Walmart’s official website. This goes a bit beyond the previous leaks from the retail giant, which were merely dodgy placeholders for the likes of Rage 2 (which turned out to be a thing after all) and Forza Horizons 5 (which, erm, did not)....

DONTNOD has garnered a reputation for releasing thought-provoking and intense storylines, including the cult classic Life is Strange series. With the overwhelmingly positive reception in response to their most recent addition, Life is Strange 2, it came as no surprise—though a piece of welcome news—when they announced Tell Me Why. These game developers are known for pushing the envelope with issues that are important and relevant to life today, and they’re never afraid to cross the line with social and political sub-plots....

Telling Lies is a new full-motion video game from Annapurna Interactive and Furious Bee Limited. Director Sam Barlow has created a fully realized version of the format first created for his previous game, Her Story. While the experience of Her Story is akin to a 2-hour film, Telling Lies has the thematic depth, character exploration, and plot development of serialized drama. If you’ve played Her Story, you already have a foundation for the structure of Telling Lies....

The first trailer for Minecraft: Story Mode Season Two has arrived, in which we see protagonist Jesse setting off on a new quest, joined, says Telltale, by ‘a motley band of familiar faces, fortune hunters, sometime enemies and one deeply disobedient llama.’ Aptly titled Hero in Residence, the first episode releases on July 11. That’s next Tuesday, folks. The first season comprised eight episodes, with the player taking control of a customisable character named Jesse who set out on a quest with their allies to save the world by defeating the Wither Storm....

While I always loved science growing up, I’ll be the first to admit I just wasn’t very good at it, as I was always better with words than numbers. Despite this, that never stopped me from appreciating just how cool so many different things you could do when learning about it, especially when it comes to magnetism. There’s just something fascinating about the attraction and repulsion of magnets that is awesome....

Metroidvanias.com’s “Best PC Metroidvania You Didn’t Play of 2013” now on Steam Magnetic Realms has announced that Inescapable (metroidvanias.com’s “Best PC Metroidvania You Didn’t Play of 2013”) is now on Steam. The first independent release from Tokyo based ex-game industry programmer Matt Fielding, Inescapable is a blend of classic home computer era arcade adventure influences mixed with an unusual and thought provoking story with a Lovecraftian flavour. Unravel the mystery uncovered by a remote interplanetary mining operation....

What exactly is a threequel? It is a made-up term to denounce what order of a sequel something is. This does not mean there must be a three in the title either. It literally means this is the third game in a given series. For example, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a threequel. So these ten games then are some of the best threequels ever made on PlayStation consoles....

With just about a month and a half to go until the decade is officially through, it’s time to reflect on all the great and terrible gaming moments we’ve experienced over the last ten years… and trust us, there’s been quite a lot of terrible. From the hilariously bad eighth-gen console launch lineup to the atrocity that was most of the Wii U’s library, it’s fair to say that there’s been more bad than good over the last decade, and we’ve narrowed down Metacritic’s lowest-scored games since 2010....

Everybody loves a good top ten list, especially when it comes to video games. After all, we all like to see “the best” of something, right? People enjoy the good things in life. And it’s vindicating to see one of your all-time favorite titles pop up, or get the scoop on what the next big investment for your gaming library should be. But once in a while, we’ve got to flip the script....

Entertainment Weekly has a sneak peek into So Say We All: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Battlestar Galactica, a new book that dives deep into the iconic science fiction series. The snippet focuses on the third season choice to temporarily kill Katee Sackhoff’s character, Starbuck, off of the series, a decision that came as a shock not only to fans, but to the cast and crew of the show, who were initially left in the dark about the fact Sackhoff would be returning a few episodes later....

This review contains spoilers. Click click click click. The sound of the machinery turning in episode two of a six-part crime drama. Habitually, the second episode is a time for stricken visits to the morgue, slow-motion weeping and a new suspect taking the place of whoever was arrested at the end of the first episode. The Bay, not one to break with tradition, covered the lot. Sticking with tradition appears to be The Bay’s approach....

The launch of Call of Duty: Vanguard took fans of the franchise all the way back to World War II. From the beginning, the title has not been short on content. Most recently, the Shipment map made a return, while the Secrets of the Pacific limited-time event has arrived. This year, the marksman rifles are making a statement on the battlefield. The G-43 is the final weapon in the marksman rifle category....

Crusader Kings 3 has been out for a little while now. It’s fairly popular, and is great for a laugh or just a good time conquering the world with your own dynasty. However, it seems as though the modding scene for the game is just as popular, with more than 600 Crusader Kings 3 mods already on the Steam Workshop at the time of writing. Here, I’m going to talk you through some of the best post-launch mods for the game....

Remember yesterday’s Bouncer pad teaser for Fortnite? Well, Epic Games has confirmed that it’s now available as part of a new update for the every man-and-his-dog-is-playing-it battle royale romp. The Bouncer Trap can act to both help or hinder players, as you can utilise it for friends and foes alike. The item drops in groups of three and can be snapped up as regular floor loot, as well as in Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, and Supply Llamas....

As with other games in The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Devil in Me has many opportunities for your characters to meet their end. Poor choices, poor reactions, and the insatiable murderous rampage of Granthem Du’Met will seal their fate. Here’s our The Devil in Me character deaths guide to help you with various scenes depicting brutal scenes and dumb ways to die. Note: For more information, check out our The Devil in Me guides and features hub....

The Evil Within’s first add-on, The Assignment, will launch in March, Bethesda has announced. “As we put the final wraps on our trailer for The Evil Within’s first add-on, The Assignment, we wanted to give a little tease of what to expect when the content releases this March. Stay tuned for updates!” wrote the publisher. The Assignment is the first of three planned add-ons. Check the teaser below. The Evil Within launched back in October and was deemed to be rather good....