A 13-year-old kid has seemingly beat Tetris. Long believed impossible or a myth, the magical feat took place on December 21 and apparently shocked even the player, Willis Gibson, who reached level 157 and launched the heretofore unseen “kill screen,” where the game crashes and there’s nothing left to play. “Oh my god,” Willis says … Read more
Geoff Keighley had a lot to talk about. Onstage at this year’s Game Awards, the host, who is also the event’s creator and producer, took an in-person and online audience through hours of trailers, announcements, celebrity appearances, and awards. His event has become, almost by default, the biggest show in gaming. By the time the … Read more
The first trailer for Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI has arrived and is teasing a new female protagonist. More of a teaser than anything, the trailer introducers viewers to Lucia, a woman who blames her incarceration on “bad luck, I guess.” To say Grand Theft Auto VI is hotly anticipated is an understatement. Rockstar’s … Read more
For nearly 30 years, actor Charles Martinet was the voice of Nintendo’s most iconic character: Mario. He also lent vocals to Luigi, Wario, and others. When Nintendo confirmed in August that Martinet had essentially retired from that role, fans became fixated on who would voice the “mama mia”s in the franchise’s next game, Super Mario … Read more