Part Two at the weekend box office

Part Two at the weekend box office

Kung Fu Panda 4Photo: DreamWorks Animation As predicted earlier in the weekend, Kung Fu Panda 4 has maintained its lead against Dune: Part Two for a second week in a row, but only by the tiniest margin—as in, less than $1 million. Panda 4 made $30 million, bringing it to a solid $107 million after … Read more

Stardew Valley 1.6 Update Will Fix Your Marriage

Stardew Valley 1.6 Update Will Fix Your Marriage

Stardew Valley’s developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has fired off his latest patch note for the game’s upcoming 1.6 update, and it’s quite possibly the funniest one yet. ConcernedApe is tweeting out a single detail from the 1.6 update’s patch notes once a day until it drops for PC on March 19, and they have all … Read more

Nintendo Won’t Say Who Made Its New Princess Peach Game

Nintendo Won’t Say Who Made Its New Princess Peach Game

The first game since 2005 with Princess Peach in the starring role launches on Switch on March 22. That’s not far from now. And while we have a demo for Princess Peach: Showtime and have seen plenty of trailers for it, we still don’t know who actually developed Showtime. Weirdly, when asked directly, Nintendo just … Read more

FF7 Rebirth Tip: Be Careful Skipping Cutscenes

FF7 Rebirth Tip: Be Careful Skipping Cutscenes

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, part two of the ambitious project to remake 1997’s Final Fantasy VII, arrives tomorrow, February 29. Fans eager to play this new entry have likely spent some time in the game’s demo, which launched on February 6. Should you play the demo, you’ll get the chance to skip a large section … Read more

Helldivers 2 Raises Player Cap To 700,000 Ahead Of Busy Weekend

Helldivers 2 Raises Player Cap To 700,000 Ahead Of Busy Weekend

Image: Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Let me be upfront: no, you’re not the only person trying and failing to spread democracy in Helldivers 2 this week. The Week In Games: Co-Op Bug Blasting And More New Releases The hard-as-nails and ridiculously popular co-op shooter has had a hard time adjusting to fame, meaning some … Read more

Zoo Hopes Plan to Introduce Famous Cursing Parrots to Larger Flock Doesn’t Backfire

Zoo Hopes Plan to Introduce Famous Cursing Parrots to Larger Flock Doesn’t Backfire

Two African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) perching on something.Photo: LocHuynh (Shutterstock) The Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in the UK is trying a new plan to contain its growing group of foul-mouthed African grey parrots. The zoo will introduce the expletive-loving birds to a larger flock in hopes that the other parrots will pass along their good … Read more

In 2023, Nintendo Forgot About Waluigi

In 2023, Nintendo Forgot About Waluigi

2023 felt off. Something was wrong with the vibes. And now I know what cursed the year to be so awful: Nintendo forgot about Waluigi. If You Want To Get The Most Out of Mario Strikers: Battle League Make Some Friends You know, Waluigi: the tall, lanky, and decidedly villainous doppelganger of Luigi. Like Mario’s … Read more

The I Am Legend sequel is using the non-canonical DVD ending

The I Am Legend sequel is using the non-canonical DVD ending

When news came out last year that Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan were working on a sequel to Smith’s 2007 movie I Am Legend, pedantic movie nerds (like us, okay?) pointed out that Will Smith’s character died in the original movie—one of the main things that generally prevents a character from appearing in a … Read more

You Shouldn’t Cook Your Steam Deck, Even On Thanksgiving

You Shouldn’t Cook Your Steam Deck, Even On Thanksgiving

Photo: MisterColeman / Reddit Slow news day? You betcha. But look, it’s Thanksgiving, and there’s a good chance people are cooking and eating just about anything they can find right now. Please, if we can save just one person from trying to cook their Steam Deck, then it will have been worth it. The Top … Read more