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Summary The original Donkey Kong made Nintendo what it is today with classic arcade gameplay and a challenging endless loop. Donkey Kong Country 3 may not stand out, but it’s a quality title worth playing for its challenging but manageable gameplay. Donkey Kong Bananza offers a new, challenging experience in open-world gameplay that keeps players engaged and entertained. Although his rival, Mario, has become the more prominent franchise, Nintendo fans continue to love and appreciate Donkey Kong after all these years. This affection is evident with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza, one of the most anticipated games of the…
Microsoft has made a major change to what you can buy on your Xbox or through the Windows web store. As of today, July 18, Microsoft is no longer offering movies or TV shows to buy or rent.Anything you previously bought can still be viewed through the Movies & TV app, but Microsoft has removed the ability to purchase anything more. US members can sign up for Movies Anywhere to continue watching “select” purchased content elsewhere. If this news is upsetting and you want a refund, that’s not possible, as Microsoft said its terms specify that movies and TV shows…
While many builds in Diablo 4 use hard-hitting Core or other class-specific abilities, some can make do with just basic attacks. The Barbarian’s Bash builds are great examples of these — they’re simple and effective, and if you ever want to blow entire rooms up by bonking one enemy in the head, then this is the build for you. The following is a Barbarian Bash build for Diablo 4 that focuses on improving the eponymous skill’s damage via endgame items and synergies. Unlike other builds, this one is very item-reliant, so it’s not very good at those early game level…
Valve’s ubiquitous PC gaming storefront, Steam, may soon experience a purging of its adult content after a significant change to its guidelines this week.In a quiet update to its terms, Valve has now provided that, “Content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam’s payment processors and related card networks and banks, or internet network providers. In particular, certain kinds of adult-only content” should not be published on Steam.The move, which invites banks and similar institutions to exercise an unprecedented degree of power in the kind of content that goes up on Steam, seems to have been…
Yes, it’s true that Shadow Labyrinth is a metroidvania that uses the extensive lore of Pac-Man to build the foundations of its world and gameplay. It seems important to answer that question out of the gate. And while many players may be scratching their heads at such an idea, very quickly after entering the gameworld, you’ll quickly see just how inspired the idea actually is. Out of the gate, Shadow Labyrinth shows that it is not just another run-of-the-mill metroidvania by mixing well-designed levels and abilities with a total subversion of the Pac-Man lore. Quite soon after setting off with…
Everyone has their favorite Superman, and for many fans of the iconic comic book character, it’s still hard to beat Christopher Reeve’s take on the Man of Steel. The movie legend left his mark on the franchise across four films, and if you want to revisit them, Amazon is releasing a new–and exclusive–5-Film Steelbook Library Case Box Set on September 2.Preorders haven’t opened at the time of writing (July 18), but it should be available soon. We’d recommend checking the Amazon store page frequently, if interested. We’ll update this article once it’s available to purchase, but keep in mind that…
Summary Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Red Dead Redemption 2 offer RPG experiences in non-fantasy settings. These games focus on realism, historical accuracy, and science fiction, without the use of magic. Players can enjoy alternative RPG worlds set in medieval Europe, futuristic dystopias, and the historic American West. There are all kinds of RPGs out there, but thanks to the influence and popularity of the Fantasy genre, most of them take place in wonderous, magical worlds that include wizards, dragons, and other mystical creatures and powers. The market is so overwhelmed with fantasy RPGs that it’s easy for…
Donkey Kong Bananza has arrived, and while the main draw here is a rock-solid adventure featuring the greatest of apes, fans are also finding that the game’s art mode is a blast of fun. Essentially a user-friendly version of Blender, players are able to sculpt in 3D, producing incredible works of art–or pure nightmare fuel–that have been chiseled to perfection.This is meant to be a creative diversion from DK’s new adventure, and some of the creations that people have gleefully uploaded to their social media accounts are best described as creative or cursed–sometimes, both–and they’re all excellent.Some of the creations…
Summary Deaths in open-world games go beyond just monsters, with imaginative and creative scenarios awaiting players. Events like being eaten by a sandworm in Dune: Awakening offer something unique that most games can’t compete with. Games like Skyrim and Minecraft also offer memorable and unexpected ways to die, adding humor and surprise to gameplay. Open-world games are interesting because of what is waiting for the player out in the wilderness. Other than the usual environmental dangers of whatever monsters the developers have decided to inhabit the dark corners of the land they’ve created, sometimes the lore or backstory of the…
Donkey Kong Bananza is now available, and it appears to be a hit for the Nintendo Switch 2. But longtime fans of other Nintendo platformers like Mario Odyssey may have noticed that something feels … a little off? Out of place? You can’t quite put your finger on it, but something is wrong when you put your fingers on it. It’s the jump button.For DK Bananza, the jump button has been uncharacteristically mapped to the A button by default on the Switch 2, as opposed to the more traditional B button. This is mainly so that the face buttons map…