Sega references its past feud with Nintendo in shady ad comparing Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Mario Kart World
The new Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds ad playfully throwing shade at Mario Kart World is keeping the decades old Sega Nintendo banter alive.
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Carlos "Zoto" Zotomayor
Automaton West writer. Zoto has been playing video games for 30+ years now but has only recently come to grips with PC gaming. When he isn't playing video games, he watches romance anime and gets mad when his best girl never wins.
Kirby Air Riders Amiibo figures’ size and detail might explain their hefty price tag
Is the pricing of the Kirby Air Riders Amiibo figures justified? We decided take a look at Nintendo's newly announced collectibles.
Hideki Kamiya says the response to Bayonetta’s sequels made him more cautious as Okami 2’s director
Through his involvement in subsequent Bayonetta games, Hideki Kamiya realized how strong an impact sequels can have.
The Exit 8 movie producer on how a game without a story became Japan’s highest-grossing live-action film of 2025
The Exit 8 movie producer Yuto Sakata talks about how the storyline was created, despite the original game having virtually no narrative.
Chilla’s Art’s horror hit The Convenience Store to get movie adaptation in 2026
Chilla's Art's The Convenience Store is the next Japanese indie hit to receive a full-feature movie adaptation, coming in 2026.
Former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida says overseas publishers are neglecting Korean indie games, despite the market’s high output
Devolver Digital was the only international indie publisher present at BIC 2025.
In this game, you become a boy who thinks he’s an ancient megalithic tomb and sets out to find a dead body to bury inside of himself
Japanese indie games have a way of making the strangest and most macabre things look cute. Released on September 10 on Steam, The Little Tomb: The Maholova Club and the Search for a Dead Body falls right under this category.…
Pokémon X account issues “apology” after staff seemingly gets brainwashed by Mega Malamar
Staff behind the official Pokémon Information Bureau X account seems to have been compromised by a Mega Malamar.
PS3 owner accidentally melts console trying to revive it with a lifehack, then finds out it actually works again
After trying the "towel trick" on their busted PlayStation 3, their console came out looking like a burnt phonebook.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby inspiration Haru Urara’s final diary entry thanks fans for the support
Haru Urara, the real-life racehorse that inspired Umamusume: Pretty Derby, died on September 9. A final diary describes her last moments.
Developer claims Nintendo is stalling on providing Switch 2 dev kits to free-to-play game studios, but that might not be the real issue
CEO of UFL developer Strikers has implied that Nintendo is witholding dev kits from free-to-play game developers on a global level.
“Overwhelmingly Positive” action platformer Sanabi to get two free side story DLCs
Wonder Potion have announced two free side-story DLCs for their hit action platformer Sanabi, focusing on Major Song and Mari respectively.