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Features writer and talented doodler Ashley Daviswrote an articlea few weeks ago aboutSonic X-Treme, the Saturn game that never was. An interesting 3D title with a fish-eye lens and spherical level design, the project was scrapped, probably because it looked like it would cause motion sickness and blindness to any kid who played it for too long. A brand new video for a level known as “New Paths” has been leaked, and as a self-confessed Sonic fanboy, I consider it my duty to share....

The galaxy is at peace Eons ago, otherwise known as the NES and SNES era of gaming, people at my school were obsessed with the idea of “Nintendo’s big three.” Whatarethe big three franchises that Nintendo has? In the days beforeMario Kart,Pokémon, andAnimal Crossing, all the kids could usually saySuper Mario,Zelda, andMetroid. That’s what I would say too, though sometimes you’d find the one kid who had to be a contrarian by sayingDonkey Kong....

It’s not Nintendo’s best series, but I’m happy it exists Is there anything better than Luigi’sscaredy-catwhimpers? Yeah, maybe– but not much! E3 2019 was my reminder thatLuigi’s Mansionis a good, wholesome, unlikely series worth supporting. This year, Nintendo’s ghost-bustin’ action-adventure franchise tiptoes onto Switch withLuigi’s Mansion 3. What’s new? Plunger attacks! In a move straight out ofQuackShot Starring Donald Duck, Luigi can fire a plunger onto a ghost (say their shield) or an object in the secret-rich environment (say a monstrous melon) and then yank the thing around....

The second coming of Karpyshyn Drew Karpyshyn, largely known for his work on the first twoMass Effectgames andJade Empire, is once again working for BioWare after a three year hiatus. The author left the developer in 2012 to work on hisChaos Bornnovels and is returning to BioWare following their completion. Karpyshyn says his return isn’t a sign that a new BioWare project is on the horizon, instead saying via hisblogthat he will be working onStar Wars: The Old Republic....

It goes without saying that Nintendo has a lot riding on the revival of their winged warrior inKid Icarus: Uprising. It’s the first major, first-party release of the year for the thriving 3DS and something even more important to the fans of this once forgotten franchise — a shot at a mascot’s redemption. Back in January, we had the pleasure of going hands-on with Pit’ssingle-player shenanigans, but at the time Nintendo was very hush on just how far the multiplayer had come since its brief showing last E3....

It’s no secret that I love Dr. McNinja. It is the greatest Web comic out on the Internet right now and I have pretty much bought every shirt the site has put out. Hell, I even featuredDr. McNinja on Art Attack Fridaywith the excuse that Dr. McNinja’s Raptor is named after Yoshi. I just got around to checking the latest strip where Dr. McNinja and crew are fighting aLobster Man named the Robsterand saw that he mentioned Blizzard in his latest news update....

Nintendo has taken its first foray into dedicated sleep tech withthe Alarmo. Nintendo’s Alarmo works like most other alarm clocks, letting users set a wake-up schedule and displaying the time throughout the day. The device also comes packed with a slew of additional useful and fun features, most notably theming the alarm and display to a favorite Nintendo franchise. While Alarmo will walk users through creating their first alarm upon successful set-up, many features aren’t readily explained during the quick tutorial....

Fairy tails Ni No Kuni IIis a charming RPG where the president of some great human nation gets blown up by a missile and transported to a magical world of talking rats and half-cat kings, armed only with a bitchin’ ponytail and a handgun. On paper, it sounds more like a fantasy fish out of water story than a JRPG, butRevenant Kingdom‘s tale of clashing worlds, deposed kings, and gun-toting presidents works because no one bothers to stop and point out how silly it all seems....

On this week’s Podtoid, special sports person Samit Sarkar joins the usual crew for another carnival of stupid garbage. Why is Jonathan Holmes wearing a blanket of cats and why is he suddenly so rich? Is Max Scoville paying his child support? How many Ron Pauls does it take to change a lightbulb? Every single one of those questions is answered this week. As far as games go, we chat aboutDouble Fine’s Kickstarter plan(and present a special Kickstarter deal of our own), some people played with a PS Vita at a preview showing, and there’s some boringMass Effecttalk that ruins everybody’s day....

A pleasant surprise The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions ofRayman Legendsare releasing earlier than expected, Ubisoft has announced. North America is getting the whimsical platformer on February 18, while Europe will have it on February 21. Pricing, at least on Amazon, is set at $39.99. The biggest change for the new versions is undoubtedly going to be reduced load times, which were something of a nuisance on last-generation consoles because of the way levels are selected in-game....

Aksys Games sends word they’ll be bringingRecord of Agarest 2to North America in 2012. They did the localization work. Ghostlight will handle the publishing for Europe. It looks like they’re aiming for summer. Of course, this is a PS3 sequel to the strategy RPG series from Idea Factory, Compile Heart and RED Entertainment. They’ve revamped the battle system from the first two games, and the graphics have also been upgraded to full HD....

Bushidon’t miss out! Samurai Gunnis great. It’s a mainstay in my living room, especially with the backwards compatible PS1 taking a dive (no more convenientBushido Blade). I also gave it a2014 game of the year awardeven though it came out in 2013 (I also did this for a game that came out in 2006,because fuck it). Developer Beau Blyth has been busy onHyper Light Drifter, but he’s still tinkering withSamurai Gunnin his leisure time....

A few Twitter folks tweeted this bit of shining brilliance today. I checked it out. I wasn’t disappointed. Game design student Ben Gray was having some fun withSwapnoteon 3DS and decided to turn it into a full-fledged RPG à laDungeons & Dragons. Well, notthatfull-fledged, but robust enough that you may customize each session with incredible detail and flair. Ben explains the rules in the video above, and he also provides a Dungeon Master template (included in the gallery below) for making maps and establishing conditions....