Plus Magrunner, Jak & Daxter, and Knights of Pen & Paper +1 With E3 behind us, it’s time to get back to playing games that are actually out now. And this week we’re being treated to the delightfully unexpectedNew Super Luigi U. Mario’s just a boring old plumber, so it’s no surprise that Nintendo are finally realising what we’ve all known for years: it’s better with Luigi. As well asNew Super Luigi U, we’re getting the bizarre action physics game,Magrunner; the D&D double pack,Chronicles of Mystaraarrives; the first threeJak & Daxtergames get squashed into one collection; and quirky meta-RPGKnights of Pen & Paper + 1drops....

Play me a tune, Mario Super Mario Odysseyhas endured for this long (almost a year now!) because I’m quite sure that the vast majority of its playerbase hasn’t collected every Power Moon yet. I can’t count the amount of people I’ve met who have “just one or two left,” including the infamous jump rope Moon that people even resorted to glitching for. The phrase “perfect for Switch” is thrown around a lot, enough to warrant meme status, but honestly?...

Everybody’s 1-2 Switchmay not be for everybody Rumors have circled before about a potential1-2 Switchfollow-up from Nintendo. Today, a new report emerged that claims it is real, but it’s also not testing well. Fanbyte reports, via sources familiar with the project, that Nintendo has been developing a sequel to1-2 Switch. The title eventually settled onEverybody’s 1-2 Switch, and rather than make its predecessor redundant, it reportedly looked to smartphones, inspired by the Jackbox games....

It’ll be available on Switch and PC in early 2021, too Devolver Digital and Skeleton Crew Studio are bringingOlija, an action-platformer with a wicked harpoon, to PS4 and Xbox One in early 2021 alongside the previously-confirmed Nintendo Switch and PC versions. We got our first peek at the gamethis summer, but honestly, it tumbled out of my mind. That’s not a slight againstOoljia, though – I think it looks sick. Devolver picks ’em well....

Did you know that Piglet, Winnie the Pooh’s cowardly pig friend, starred in a kid-friendly version ofResident Evil? Several Twitter/X users are finding out about the existence of 2003’sPiglet’s Big Game, a surprisingly disturbing kids’ game released for the PlayStation 2 and the GameCube. THIS IS MAKING ME LOSE MY FUCKING MIND.,.!?!?,?pic.twitter.com/B0uDAC5FBE It all started when@jaxonloidshared one of its songs, ominously titled “Foreboding 1”, asking why this kids’ game has 11 different tracks that sound like they come from a mature horror title, likeResident EvilorSilent Hill....

Discounts available for PixelJunk owners Mmm, fluid dynamics. Double Eleven has broughtPixelJunk Shooter Ultimateto Steam at long last. This package repurposes Q-Games’ darling twin-stick shooters into a cohesive, singular experience with an optional new visual style and improvements to scoring and treasure tracking. At $8.99, it’s a good buy. These games are great! ButUltimateis even cheaper with loyalty coupons. Folks who ownPixelJunk Shooteron Steam will get a 20% off coupon (and that save data is compatible withUltimate)....

How do we know? Well, it wasn’t from a press release or anything. No, it was a reply on the Wall ofPopCap’s Facebook page. How hip and modern andfreshare we for pulling news items off Facebook. Aw, who am I kidding? My mom just signed up for Facebook. “I got a Facebook,” she says.” I’m getting pictures of relatives’ babies now. Somehow they don’t mix with my drunken party poses and my massive gallery of bird-flipping shots....

Damaged Coming completely out of left field,PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundswill be getting someSuicide SquadDLC costumes soon. Players will be able to dress their characters up as either Jared Leto’s Joker or Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn and kill a bunch of other players online. Why you’d want to be reminded thatSuicide Squadexists is beyond me, but this is the world we live in now. “Ok, honey. It’s me and you.” Live on and play as two of your favorite Suicide Squad heroes, the Joker and Harley Quinn....

At least Ubisoft isn’t making it With all of the hoopla over the Switch presentation tonight, most people didn’t realize that some third-party games were even coming to the system. While this may not be a heavy hitter,Puyo Puyo Tetrisis heading to the West for the Nintendo Switch and the PS4. The game combines two classic puzzle franchises together for some frenetic multiplayer action. If you are a solo player, though, then you’ll be pleased to know there is an adventure mode with ten “unique” acts....

Get some free costumes and weapon skins You may think the PS Plus requirement is redundant, butApex Legendsdoes not require a subscription to play online. As with other free-to-play games, users on consoles don’t need to pay for online services. It would be pretty scummy of Sony to demand that, especially when the whole point of free-to-play games is to give players with low income a chance to enjoy themselves. So while you may already have a PS Plus subscription and playApex, the two aren’t mutually exclusive....

Family-friendly puzzle platformer this game is not When I learned that Netherlands-based Two Tribes Studios (Toki Tori&Toki Tori2) was bringing its snazzy metal-wrecking, robot-hacking, twin-stick shooterRIVEto PAX East this year, I jumped at the chance to set up an appointment to see the current state of the game. I finally caught up Two Tribes co-founder Collin van Ginkel at theRIVEbooth where he sat me down for a little hands-on with the game....

Would that have been a Robory? “These two men attempted to rob robotoki tonight, unfortunately for them, I work late,” Robotoki president and former Infinity Ward lead Robert Bowlingposted to Twitterlast night. With the tweet wasthis Instagram videoshowing an alleged attempted break in and Bowling bowling down the stairs to shoo the men away. The independent Robotoki is still working on its first game,Human Element, which is slated for 2015 release....

Could they be right around the corner? According to someimages floating around on the internetthis morning,Castle CrashersandBorderlandsmight be some of the next games coming to Xbox One via backward compatibility. Thesourceof the leak, who apparently also leaked thatMirror’s EdgeandShadow Complexwould be coming to the service in advance, claims that as a beta tester they have now popped up on his system. So, do you care about either of these games showing up on your Xbox One?...