I played 11 Nintendo Switch 2 games. Here’s what I thought of each

Table of Contents Table of Contents Mario Kart World Donkey Kong Bananza Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Drag X Drive Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV Cyberpunk 2077 Split Fiction Civilization 7 F-Zero GX It’s been a whirlwind week for Nintendo fans. … Read more

I played the Nintendo Switch 2, and one new feature blew me away

Table of Contents Table of Contents Console overview Definitely an tech upgrade Mouse-cons are the real deal After years of waiting, we finally know a whole lot more about the Nintendo Switch 2. In a Direct presentation on Wednesday morning, Nintendo revealed a host of highly requested features coming to its latest console, from 4K … Read more

I played Doom: The Dark Ages. It’s going to melt your face off

Table of Contents Table of Contents I am your shield Demons and dragons Game directors Marty Stratton and Hugo Martin are sitting across from me in Hell. Well, it’s technically a room decorated in the style of Doom: The Dark Ages, Id Software’s highly anticipated first-person shooter launching on May 15, but it might as … Read more

Steel Hunters is the most approachable extraction shooter I’ve ever played

The extraction shooter is one of the more hardcore shooter genres out there. It’s a tough genre to get into, but that could be changing soon. Multiple developers are attempting to gear their new shooters towards more casual audiences. Upcoming games like Exoborne have impressed me in that regard, but I think Steel Hunters may have … Read more

Blades of Fire is the most surprising game I played at GDC 2025

I went into my Blades of Fire demo at GDC 2025 with little hype or expectation. I came out ridiculously excited about it. If you haven’t heard of Blades of Fire, it’s a new action game all about forging from MercurySteam, the developer behind Metroid Dread and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Its gameplay feels Souls-inspired, … Read more

Amanda Seyfried nearly played Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy

Amanda Seyfried nearly joined the MCU to play Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy. While speaking with Josh Horowitz for the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Seyfried admitted that she received an offer to play the adopted daughter of Thanos. Despite a “wonderful” meeting with James Gunn, Seyfried did not want to play the character for practical reasons. … Read more

Henry Cavill’s James Bond audition leaks. Should Superman have played 007?

Henry Cavill nearly wore a tuxedo instead of a cape. In 2005, Cavill auditioned for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale. According to director Martin Campbell, Cavill and Daniel Craig were the finalists to replace Pierce Brosnan as 007. For years, fans have wondered what Cavill’s interpretation of Bond would have been like. Thanks … Read more

I played the Atari Gamestation Go and experienced its pure retro glory

I’ve seen a lot of gaming handhelds at CES 2025 this week, and they all do more or less the same thing. The Atari Gamestation Go, however, is a refreshing change of pace. As you can tell, it’s a retro handheld gaming device, with over 200 Atari games preloaded right at your fingertips, including three … Read more