Donkey Kong Bananza might be one of 2025’s best games, but it seems that the incredible destruction is proving too much for players and resulting in some of them getting motion sickness. Back when the Nintendo Switch 2 was first revealed, I was lucky enough toattend the console’s preview and get to go hands-onwith many of its games.Donkey Kong Bananza was one such game, and even though I liked what I played, I walked away from it feeling very queasy for one reason or another....

Summary When you think ofDune, you think of its giant worms. Even if you haven’t seen the movies, you almost certainly know what they look like. That’s why it was very noticeable right away when Funcom removed the Shai-Hulud fromDune: Awakening. Dune: Awakening, a survival game set on the series' fictional sand planet of Arrakis, launches this week, but early adopters have already spent their first weekend with it, giving Dune fans the chance to live in a version of its world....

Gacha games can be quite divisive. Rather than a genre of game, gacha games are technically just a payment model; typically, they’re free-to-play games where you spend money on premium currency to pull for new characters or weapons. This is great for some people who want to devote all their time to one game, but not so great for others who feel like they’re missing out on essential pieces of the game because they don’t want to spend money....

For a series named after her, Zelda doesn’t always get much time in the spotlight. Sometimes she’s a pirate, a sage, or even a sidekick, but in some games, she doesn’t really show up at all! I went through every mainline Zelda title to figure out just how much screentime the princess actually gets. That means counting cutscenes, playable moments, and even those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameos. Of course, this varies from player to player, so I’ve made my best estimates....

Steam suddenly started delisting games featuring adult content last week, confirming that it was pressured into doing so by payment processors. It seems thatitch.iohas now reluctantly followed inSteam’s footsteps, revealing that a campaign group called Collective Shout is the reason behind these widespread delistings, as suspected. itch.io shared a statementon its website this morning confirming that it had “deindexed” games that breach new guidelines put in place by the same payment processors that forced Steam’s hand last week....

Quick Links Grounded 2is an open-world Survival Crafting game that picks up a unique mechanic from its predecessor by shrinking you and putting you in a world of small creatures. The entire map is a small park that you could probably cover with a few steps if you were a normal human being. However, after being shrunk, it can take you ages to go from one corner to another. You’ll also find various bugs and critters that’ll challenge you to a battle in different ways....

Halofans, you might want to book your calendars for October, specifically Oct. 24-26, as it appears thatthe next entry in the Halo franchisewill seemingly be revealed during the event,according to a new post on the Halo Waypoint blog. In a section titled “Rumors and Speculation,“the team at Halo Studios acknowledged the continued presence of ongoing rumors about the Halo projects currently in development before revealing that the Halo World Championship will play host to information on what is likely the next Halo title....

Quick Links Many characters were featured inMagic: The Gathering’sFinal Fantasy crossover set. One of these characters is Kefka, the primary antagonist of Final Fantasy 6, and one of, if not the most popular antagonists across the entire series. Like other popular characters, Kefka has both multiple cards and appearances with multiple artworks. Kefka, Court Mage is the Kefka card available in the main set of Final Fantasy. Grixis (blue/black/red) Kefka plays into forced discard, and easily draws a ton of cards so that you keep your hand full while your opponents lose everything they have....

Quick Links InCash Cleaner Simulator, counting cash is the name of the game. You want to verify you aren’t giving your clients too little cash, enough extra cash for a bonus to your rank, and in as few deliveries as possible. The best way to ensure this and save yourself time manually counting is to use a Money Counter. Besides what you need to do for deliveries, there’s the small issue of a million dollars that you need to secure your release from your new home slash prison....

Quick Links While no one has ever said thatFrostpunk 2is easy, the Apocalyptic Whiteout Tale in Utopia Builder is the game’s hardest single challenge and potentially the hardest endeavor in the series to complete. Requiring you to use everything you’ve ever known, used, and once balked at, Apocalyptic Whiteout takes no prisoners. After struggling to complete this multiple times across several Utopia maps, we have finally narrowed down just what it takes to face Frostpunk’s most brutal storm yet....

The fast-pacedMecha BREAKhas finally been released, and with it comes a whole host of achievements and trophies to unlock. This free-to-play title has multiple game types to experience and striker meches to choose from, most of which have unique achievements tied to them. Showcase your mastery across all game modes, and you’ll be able to earn a platinum trophy in no time. This short guide will list off every achievement and trophy you can earn in Mecha Break, including some basic information on how to complete each one....

Quick Links Monster Hunter Wildshas a lot of content to cover, from vicious monsters to slay and hostile environments to explore, to even NPCs that will require your help from time to time. One of those NPCs is Gemma, the blacksmith, and this time, she needs some assistance with a clothing design and modeling endeavor. This quest will see you helping Gemma with a fashion contest, and even though it’ll take some time and effort on your part, the reward is more than worth the trouble, especially if you’re a longtime fan of the Monster Hunter series....

TheInvincible Vsteam might have just come up with theperfectway to include one of the most hated characters in both the show and the comics, and I’m praying it’s not just a joke for Twitter. Without a doubt, themost important thing for any fighting game based on a well-known series to get right is the roster. In the case of Invincible Vs,we sadly only know about a handful of characters that are going to be playable so far....