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Nintendo’s Super Mario characters and the Rabbids are an unlikely pairing for a game coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch. What’s even more unlikely is the mash-up between these two franchises for a turn-based strategy/adventure game. That’s exactly what we have here in Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. It’s an utterly strange game. Strange in the fact that Nintendo allowed for the pairing with its flagship franchise that has keenly been watched over by Shigeru Miyamoto, handing over development duties for a game that sees the entire cast of the Super Mario games in a game developed by Ubisoft....

In Mario Strikers: Battle League, a unique maneuver called the Hyper Strike gives players the chance to score a goal that is certain to give them two points. Depending on who fired the ball, this move might have a particular effect and is aesthetically distinctive to each character. A fiery ball kicked at the goal by Bowser or Mario will light everyone in its path on fire. Contrarily, opponents that come into touch with the ball while in flight may be stunned by Wario or Yoshi’s HS....

The 2.6.2 update has arrived for Marvel’s Avengers, and here’s the complete list of changes and fixes added with this patch. The action-adventure brawler game was developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix in 2020. Besides, it offers a better gaming experience with regular updates. For instance, the latest patch brings changes and fixes to the game. Here’s everything new with Marvel’s Avengers 2.6.2 update. Marvel’s Avengers 2.6.2 Update Patch Notes Reassemble Campaign and Avengers Initiative We’ve removed the Omega-Level Threat: AIM Cloning Lab mission chain from the war table....

Those who were hoping to get a handle on Marvel’s Avengers before its release next Spring are finally getting their wish. Square Enix has brought the title to Gamescom 2019 and isn’t holding much back. Members of the media are getting their hands on the game at the convention. The company also released the most gameplay anyone has seen yet early Tuesday morning. Square has released the full 18-minute prologue to Marvel’s Avengers....

Lashana Lynch will star as Miss Honey in Netflix’s upcoming Matilda musical. The film is based on the stage play adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lynch is in final negotiations. Matthew Warchus, director of the musical, will also direct the feature. Additionally, the musical’s playwright, Dennis Kelly, is adapting the screenplay while the man behind its music and lyrics. Tim Minchin is returning as well....

Now is a good time to hop into the Metal Gear Solid series if you haven’t already, as Steam is currently running a sale on the few games in the series that are on the service and offers some pretty great discounts. The sales are for the games only, however, as DLC items are not discounted. The 3 games that are discounted are Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain....

We’re at the home stretch before the launch of Metroid Dread on Switch, and Nintendo has just published the final Metroid Dread report. This time, we got a preview of Dread’s map exploration and enemy design. Dread Report vol. 10 is the final one before the game’s launch, with an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at how it came together. Detailing its map design, Nintendo says that “every area [in Dread] has a distinct premise behind it — something that makes it unique....

Xiaomi continues to expand its Mi Notebook 14 lineup with the launch of the new Mi Notebook 14 IC in India today. This variant is not much different from the standard Mi Notebook 14 and now comes with an integrated webcam. The design and rest of the hardware specifications remain pretty much the same. Xiaomi does not explicitly reveal what IC means in this SKU but is most likely stands for Integrated Camera....

According to Michael Pachter, God of War is going to sell around 10-20 million copies, mainly thanks to its quality, which has been recognized with the early reviews, and secondly because it has all elements that can be picked up and enjoyed by a lot of different users. “It’s pretty well rated, and… I think 95 actually probably puts them in the 10 highest rated games of all time, I think the highest is Ocarina of Time?...

Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser was released at the start of this year. It has since garnered a ton of praise for being a notch above the old Edge experience. Well, if you’ve been meaning to try out the new Microsoft Edge, then now is the right time as a ton of cool features have just found their way into this browser. One of the highlights of today’s announcement is the new Password Monitor feature....

A new job listing points to Microsoft opening two new studios to foster in-house development for Microsoft’s Kinect. “Platform Next Studios” and “Microsoft Studios LEAP” are the two new studios that will be “pioneering experiences on Kinect”, according to the job listings. This should come as no surprise to Xbox 360 gamers that have seen Microsoft’s exclusive lineup of “core games” dwindle in recent years. In an interview earlier this month, Phil Spencer of Microsoft spoke about the difficulties of bringing new exclusive IPs to the console....

Microsoft has now released a list of all the games they will be displaying at TGS 2014. The Xbox One has just released in Japan this month and Microsoft needs to promote the console hard at TGS 2014. Japan has always been a hard market for Microsoft to penetrate, so TGS is always a good a platform to advertise games to Japanese gamers. 22 playable Xbox One games will be displayed at TGS 2014 with only one Xbox 360 game....

I think PlayStation Now is a decent service, which means I’m not against the impending future of cloud streaming – it’s the way things look to be going. Earlier today, Microsoft revealed plans to bring their xCloud game streaming service to consoles during their Xbox Gamescom 2021 show, which will only increase the value of their Xbox Game Pass-centric ecosystem. In that announcement at Gamescom 2021, Microsoft dropped a video and images of the xCloud service in action....

With the latest Windows 11, Microsoft has upgraded several system apps like Photos, Paint, and more for them to get modern features, even dark mode. Now, Microsoft is testing a redesign of its noteworthy Notepad app in Windows 11 Insider with new features, dark mode, and many other refinements. As revealed via the Windows Insider Blog, that the new Notepad app brings support for dark mode, its theme-adopting Mica material, and a new right-click menu as part of the visual updates....

HoYoverse, formally known as MiHoYo, has seen a lot of success in the last few years with its flagship titles Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact. The company has officially announced HoYoverse, their virtual platform for VR content. In addition, the company also rebranded itself with this title. HoYoverse released a statement along with their new official HoYoverse website. The company stated that they want to create a virtual space where users can enjoy anime, gaming, and other diverse types of entertainment to provide users with a robust virtual space....

The Soul Torch is a crafted light source in Minecraft that emits a blue flame instead of the yellowish-orange fire seen on a standard Torch. Not only do the colors differ between these Torches, but the light level cast by these non-solid blocks also are not the same. The regular Torch emits a light level of 14, creating a heat aura capable of melting nearby snow and ice. On the other hand, the Soul Torch features a light level of 10 and is noticeably darker when placed beside its standard variant....

Minecraft Dungeons, while not exactly revolutionary for the action RPG genre, has seen considerable success since its release just over a year ago. It had some rough edges, but there was no lack of fun factor in the title, clearly proven by the game’s steady stream of DLC packs. From the woven mysteries of the game’s jungle to the chilly landscapes of the icy tundra, each DLC has provided something unique while also bringing more to the game’s free-to-play base....

Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition has just recieved its first major patch. The wide ranging list of problems that 4J Studios has remedied is listed here, but you won’t find anything that’s bringing Minecraft up to speed with its PC counterpart. This first list of patched components is mostly functionality based, getting Minecraft running properly. Though this shouldn’t be the last update for Minecraft on the Xbox 360. Last month, 4J Studios explained that they definitely have plans of updating Minecraft on the Xbox 360 to bring all of the features that the PC version of the game, currently has....

Here’s how to change skins in Minecraft Minecraft players who do not want to just be another “Steve” will be much more inclined to change up their appearance in their Minecraft worlds. This is especially true if you are in a multiplayer world or in one of your buddy’s servers and want to show off the latest and greatest skins in Minecraft. Not sure where to start when it comes to changing your skin in the block-filled world of Minecraft?...

Xiaomi’s MIUI can be polarizing. While some find it amazingly feature-rich, others find it a lot to take. Nonetheless, it is arguably one skin that has loads of features and with an aim to continue this streak, Xiaomi is now expected to add a new feature to MIUI that can prove to be useful for mobile gamers. Here are the details. A recent report by XDA hints at the introduction of a gaming-focused feature for MIUI, which will pre-download games in the background as references to this feature were recently found in the latest version of the Mi Security app....