Latest articles by Scott McCrae
Sega wants you to make your own Like a Dragon games in Roblox, but your creations need to "stay true to the world and lore" established in the Yakuza series, so please don't make Kiryu and Majima kiss
News Sure man, why not.
Donkey Kong Bananza Metacritic score not only makes it the highest-rated Switch 2 exclusive yet, it ties Donkey Kong 64 as the highest-rated game in the series
News It sits as the fourth highest-rated original game of 2025 so far
Former Nintendo marketing lead says rumors of a Direct later this month "make a lot of sense" due to the lack of a Metroid Prime 4 release date
News A Nintendo Direct is rumored to take place after Donkey Kong Bananza launches
Somewhere in Nintendo's recycling bin is the god of all Goombas, gifted the giant hands of a Super Mario Odyssey boss during experiments for the Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananza
News First they let them drive and now this
"It must have been an absolute nightmare for the programmers": Nintendo explains Donkey Kong Bananza's voxel tech and why it doesn't look like "stacked cubes" like Minecraft or Hytale
News "We were able to craft Layers that feel truly unique to this game"
I called it, Nintendo confirms Donkey Kong Bananza was actually the inspiration for the Super Mario Bros. Movie redesign all along
News "We took Miyamoto-san's original Donkey Kong as the basis"
26 years after Donkey Kong 64, Nintendo finally wants to establish "two separate branches" of Donkey Kong with the Switch 2's Bananza: 2D and 3D "just as we did with Mario"
News Ohh banana
Mario Kart World's staff would "go skateboarding or ride their bikes" during lunch breaks, which explains the wild movement in the Switch 2 racer
News Pretending I'm a Super Mario
John Wick's video game prequel proved the strategy genre is the best way to adapt the series, but you only have a couple more days to grab it as it's suddenly being delisted this week
News After July 17, John Wick Hex is gone for good
Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake won't have an upgrade or cross save on Switch 2, making the JRPG's game-key card your only physical option
News The Switch version won't run any better on Switch 2, either
"I know what's coming for Helldivers for the next few years": Arrowhead has a long-term plan for Helldivers 2, but it's still "subject to change"
News "I've been working on this project for years and I have been waiting for some of this stuff since I started with the company"
Chrono Trigger and Xenogears writer "actually hated" video games before discovering Dragon Quest: "That concept really stunned me"
News "I was aware that games had their own value, but for me, reading was the top priority"
Donkey Kong Bananza has a development time to rival GTA 6: "I can tell you that we started developing it after finishing Super Mario Odyssey"
News Gorilla tech takes a while to make
Donkey Kong Bananza's director replayed every game in the series when he was assigned to the Switch 2 game: "That motivated me to incorporate past memories along with new ideas"
News "I wanted to revisit those elements and add a sense of destruction"
Donkey Kong Bananza will have some framerate drops, director admits, but he's fine with that: "We prioritized fun and playability"
News "We intentionally used effects like hit-stop and slow motion to emphasize impacts"
Rockstar Games may have unintentionally confirmed Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 4 re-releases, fans theorize as mysterious new support options are discovered
News Pokemon Let's Go! Bowling
Death Stranding 2 players beg for a "filter" to stop player structures killing the vibe, but others theorize it's all part of Hideo Kojima's master plan: "Should we have connected?"
News "Bravo Kojima"
Stellar Blade and Call of Duty Mobile weren't enough: Nier Automata is adding yet another crossover to its collection as Square Enix finally collabs with Astro Bot
News Only a matter of time until Fortnite comes calling...
Prominent Nintendo Switch piracy site reportedly seized by the FBI "as part of a law enforcement operation"
News The website was reportedly seized in an operation by the FBI and Dutch FIOD
Donkey Kong Bananza has "some similarities" to Super Mario Odyssey since it's from the same dev team, and its core mechanic was already experimented on in the 3D Mario game
News "We realized we really needed to know more about Donkey Kong"
"Gameplay is Japanese developers' strongest suit": Indie developer behind incredible anime FPS series reckons Japanese devs keep flubbing shooters by chasing Call of Duty too hard
News "Japanese developers tried playing in a field that they were inherently not great at, and they failed"
After discourse around Xbox Game Pass being an "unsustainable model," industry analyst says that the likes of Fortnite and Marvel Rivals are a "far bigger threat"
News The live service boom is "sucking nearly half of all gaming hours" on PlayStation and Xbox
As if Switch games weren't already expensive, Nintendo is now getting rid of one of the only ways to get discounted first-party games after already killing off its reward points scheme
News You'll hopefully still be able to bag Metroid Prime 4 with it though
