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Wario is the perfect platonic example of an antithesis character, the result of flipping an 'M' upside down and the pure evil that results. Yes, I have enormous love for Waluigi, but Wario is the OG. And let's be honest, "Waluigi" is a semantic stretch. "Wario" is so clever not just because it invokes a Mario from the Upside Down, but because warui (悪い) literally means "bad." No notes.

Ahead of The Game Awards, a trailer for the new James Bond game 007: First Light has leaked, revealing what appears to be the game's main villain and the actor playing him. The character is reportedly named Bawma and he will be played by Lenny Kravitz, according to the trailer leak. Kravitz is best known for his success in music, but he does have acting experience as well, appearing in The Hunger Games movies as Cinna. He also acts in his many music videos.

YouTube host Blurbs recently fielded requests for Red Dead Redemption 2, including the aforementioned Super Monkey Ball mod. Before it could be finished, Blurbs had to work out how to put Arthur into a ball and and add gyroscopic controls and little bananas for Arthur to collect. But the crowning touch was to let the monkey ball unleash a path of destruction in its wake.

Starting off with patch 1.6.0, it takes out a particular zipline on Stella Montis, the game's most recent addition ot the map roster. Some players used said zipline to get out of bounds, something the game has been battling on several of its maps. On Blue Gate, the patch fixes a collision issue that allowed players to vault through a wall, and fall to their death.

In 2012, programmer Chris Oberth passed away after a career that spanned from the dawn of video games in the late '70s to the PlayStation 2 era. Now, one of Oberth's unfinished games, Xcavator 2025, has been completed and it's slated for a physical release on the console it was originally intended for: the NES. The Video Game History Foundation--with the permission and support of Oberth's family--found the source code for Xcavator 2025 in Oberth's development archives.

Clair Obscur, the first game from small studio Sandfall Interactive, tells the story of a group of characters battling seemingly impossible odds in a post-apocalyptic universe with a distinctively French visual style. It has been nominated in a record number of categories and will square up against heavyweights like Death Stranding 2 from industry legend Hideo Kojima of Metal Gear Solid fame, or Nintendo's Donkey Kong Bananza starring the eponymous gorilla.

The Game Awards 2025 edition of the Day of the Devs digital showcase goes live on Wednesday, December 10 at 1PM ET on Twitch and YouTube. That's more than 30 hours before The Game Awards itself kicks off, which makes perfect sense. It is called Day of the Devs, after all, and if we're judging by past appearances, the event absolutely deserves its own full 24 hours in the spotlight.

GameSpot's staff comes together annually to vote on the year's best and then discuss the outcome of those results to compile a list of our favorites. Everything from the past 12 months is eligible, including late December releases from the prior year (but not Indiana Jones and the Great Circle; that made 2024's list) and live-service games, which are judged on the merits of their additions and updates during the year.

The Game Awards 2025 will take place on December 11, where the best games of the year will be crowned and celebrated. But the event, as always, will also feature a host of game reveals and announcements. Leaks about the games that will be present at The Game Awards have started trickling in. Geoff Keighley, too, teased a major reveal by posting a photo of a mysterious art installation last week.

It's been a busy week for industry speculation after Geoff Keighley started posting about a mysterious, glowing monolith in the middle of the California desert, which was later moved into Los Angeles. Now, it appears the monolith's mystery might have just been solved through a trademark filing. Rumors that the monolith was erected to tease new Diablo 4 content, Elder Scrolls 6, God of War, or Lords of the Fallen 2 were all shot down by people in the know.

Askarieh is also attached to the in-development Hitman TV show in the works now. Askarieh said in a statement that he was drawn to Wobbly Life and saw the appeal in its "quirky characters." "Its meteoric growth shows the strength of the universe and I'm excited to work with RubberBandGames to bring it into film and television. This world has a tone, identity, and characters that lend themselves to storytelling across multiple formats," he said.

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam will feature six new maps on launch day, each described by Expression Games as a mix of dense jungle, twisting deltas, and deadly open areas. You won't just be fighting on the ground either, as military helicopters serve multiple roles. From troop deployment to fire support, reconnaissance, and tactical drops, they're an invaluable tool in any match.

Just because a game looks like a cute Saturday morning cartoon doesn't mean it has to take it easy on you. Mirage: Miracle Quest was recently featured in December's Wholesome Snack 2025 showcase, offering a look at its potent mix of cute and challenging. Along with the game's trailer, the showcase also included the announcement that Mirage: Miracle Quest is getting its first demo, letting potential players take a first look at the charming turn-based RPG themselves.

The Gibson SG's $135 price point matches the Les Paul Blueberry Burst Pro that's officially licensed by Microsoft for Xbox consoles. The Black Tribal Encore Edition is $125 for Xbox and has membrane fret buttons instead of mechanical switches. The multiplatform versions of the Les Paul are $10 cheaper than the Xbox models. It's worth noting that the Blueberry Burst Pro Editions have strum bars with haptic feedback.

We're not starting at ground zero,

Overwatch 2 Season 20 has arrived, marking the addition of the first melee-focused DPS hero to the roster, Vendetta. This is technically not the first time Blizzard has attempted a melee-focused DPS hero, as Doomfist was originally in that role before being reworked into a tank. Vendetta wields her massive Palatine Fang greatsword to slice through enemies. The Season 20 battle pass has a loose winter theme.

Too Kyo Games' passion project visual novel/tactics RPG hybrid is the kind of thing that you can easily convince someone is impressive, but getting anyone to get over the hump of its magnitude and actually play it is something that still eludes me as we approach the end of the year. I think at a certain point, I accepted that as long as I could get someone to respect The Hundred Line , that was enough for me.

On Wednesday, World of Warcraft community manager Randy Jordan aka Kaivax explained in a post that shortly after WoW update 11.2.7 went live on December 2, crafty players discovered unlisted hotkeys that allowed them to move their homes up into the air. The community is still debating whether this was a bug or not, but regardless, levitating homes weren't an intended feature.

"It's clear to everyone close to this situation that this is a blatant, unapologetic act of vicious union busting," one of the fired staffers said anonymously in a November statement. "Rockstar employs so many talented game developers, all of whom are crucial to making the games we put out."

I've put maybe five or six hours into , and I spent maybe two of those hours desperately searching for two items: Raichunite X and Raichunite Y. These two Mega Stones would allow Raichu, my favorite Pokémon who has never gotten any respect , to Mega Evolve into one of two forms. I had been begging Game Freak for Mega Raichu for so long, I had honestly given up hope that my boy would get a superpowered transformation in , then they gave him two.

I guess some people at Take-Two were really impressed by that Perfect Dark demo, huh?

High on Life 2 is launching on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass on February 13, 2026, which is right around the corner. Limited Run Games is publishing the physical console version of Sasquatch Games' colorful and irreverent sci-fi shooter. While the physical PS5 and Xbox Series X standard editions are currently sold out at Limited Run Games' online store, the PS5 version is still in stock at Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop, and you can preorder it for $60.