Microsoft and Activision revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in a dramatic cinematic trailer during the 2025 Xbox Games Showcase. Having two Black Ops games release consecutively is a first for the franchise, and Activision’s Treyarch and Raven studios teamed up to make it happen following 2024’s Call of...
High on Life 2 announced at Xbox Games Showcase
Squanch Games is keeping the party going — it announced Sunday that High on Life 2 is coming in winter 2025. The reveal went down at the Xbox Games Showcase, with a glimpse at some of the gameplay in the second installment in the wacky intergalactic franchise.The comical trailer shows...
How to unlock all outfits in Mario Kart World
Baby DaisyPro RacerCurry with naan (Desert Hills)From the starting point, drive straight for a bit, then make the first left turn to the purple Yoshi restaurant.Baby DaisyTouringHamburger (Mario Bros. Circuit)This spot is on the left immediately after loading into the area.Baby DaisySailorKebab (Shy Guy Bazaar)From the starting point, follow the...
Webcomic phenom Let’s Play is getting an anime — a dream come true for American creator Mongie
Let’s Play creator Leeanne M. Krecic has always followed her heart, whether as an anime enthusiast, a tuba player, a PC gamer, a computer scientist, or a webcomic creator under her alter ego, “Mongie.” And her committed pursuit to finding life’s most joyful path has also resulted in tremendous success.Not...
You should watch dumb Jason Statham plane movies at home, too
As I see it, Hollywood currently has four stables of movie talent: Movie-movie stars (Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep)HBO-movie stars (Colin Farrell, Steve Carell, Anthony Mackie, and anyone whose TV shows have movie vibes and movies have TV vibes)Streaming-movie stars (Millie Bobby Brown, post-Avengers: Endgame Chris Pratt)Plane-movie starsAs I...
How to translate a game with no words
Chants of Sennaar, the 2023 language puzzle game from Rundisc, uses fictional languages but was developed in French and English. “Our choices of vocabulary, riddles, and puzzles were made from the outset to suit both languages,” creative director Julien Moya told Polygon, referencing how players who speak these languages might...
Like A Dragon devâs Stranger Than Heaven is LA Noire, Yakuza-style
Following the reveal of Project Century during The Game Awards 2024, Sega and Like A Dragon developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio showed up to Summer Game Fest 2025 with a new trailer, a new era, and a new name: Stranger Than Heaven. Where the initial trailer looked like early-20th century...
I had a claustrophobic meltdown after getting stuck in a glitch
The nightmare was real, the situation was not.Revenge of the Savage Planet, an adventure spread across a number of distant — and quite savage! — planets, invites nonlinear exploration. To complete its missions and discover all of its secrets, you must leap into an unknown where the otherworldly flora, fauna,...
How to unlock Rainbow Road in Mario Kart World
The tracks in Mario Kart Word are the real stars in the game and the shiniest one is the Rainbow Road track. The mesmerizingly colorful track is something out of this world — literally. Unlike all the other tracks in the game, Rainbow Road is a secret one, but luckily...
How to rewind in Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World’s rewind feature is quietly one of the racing game’s most useful features for learning how its new tricks, jumps, and grinds work. The Nintendo Switch 2 launch game sets you loose to discover rewind on your own, though, with no tutorial or anything explaining how the tool...