Category: Video Games

Scheduled for release on November 6th in time for Christmas (how convenient), the latest Super Mario LEGO set will be this 540-piece Piranha Plant. And, unlike some of the other recent Super Mario LEGO sets, this one will be reasonably priced at just $60.…

Created by 3DCults user KRAKDRAG, the Mug Chomp Self Adjusting Coaster is a 3D printable coaster inspired by the Chain Chomps from the Super Mario franchise.…

Hacked together by ROMHacking user NESDraug, The Legend of Super Mario is a playable mashup of Super Mario Bros. and the original Legend of Zelda, featuring Super Mario elements set in the original world of Hyrule.…

Convenience food giant Nissin has formulated two new instant Cup Noodle meals with added caffeine and supplements targeted specifically to gamers. It probably goes without saying, but I will be eating nothing else from now on.…

FRVR Project Forge is a generative artificial intelligence system designed to create video games end-to-end, allowing a user to start with a basic prompt, then further refine their game with additional prompts.…

Inspired by all the different machines you can build with the Ultrahand mechanic and Zonai parts in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hong Kong gamer and artist qshyj decided to construct a hoverbike replica of the one she built in-game.…

The 2023 Pokémon World Championships in Yokohama, Japan, featured a Pokémon character drone light show. The show included numerous pocket monsters from the franchise, which rotated in the sky in a real feast for the senses.…

Made by game controller manufacturer 8bitdo, these 87-key mechanical keyboards were inspired by the original Nintendo Entertainment System and Japanese Famicom console. Available for pre-order now (shipping in September 2023), the $100 keyboards feature Kailh Box V2 White switches, dye-sub PBT keycaps, and can connect via Bluetooth, wireless 2.4G, and even an old-fashioned wire, just like the original game controllers had to be!…

Microsoft has teamed up with Paramount Pictures ahead of the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem to give away some TMNT-themed Xbox controllers. But the theme doesn’t just stop at the controller’s artwork, oh no – each has an integrated diffuser designed to waft the delicious scent of New York-style pizza at its user.…

Developed by Taito (the maker of the original Space Invaders game), Space Invaders: World Defense is a 3D augmented reality version of the game you can play by waving your smartphone around in the air trying to blast the aliens invading earth.…

Inspired by various generations of Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation video game controllers, these baby teethers from BabyGlitch are perfect for teaching your young child to start gaming early.…

Officially licensed and produced by Numskull, this 1/4 scale replica of the 1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Turtles In Time arcade machine is actually playable! Which, for $300, it better be.…

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the McNugget’s first appearance on menus in 1983, McDonald’s China offered McNugget-shaped handheld gaming systems that play Tetris. Available for 30 yuan (~$4.25) with any purchase, the 400,000 systems manufactured quickly sold out.…

Combining two of my favorite things (LEGO and video games), LEGO has announced a build set in the form of a Pac-Man arcade machine. The 2,651-piece kit includes a marquee with rotating Pac-Man and ghosts on top, a coin slot that lights up with the push of a button, and game characters that move on-screen when a crank is turned on the side of the machine.…

Custom portable gaming system modder GingerOfOz recently took it upon himself to stuff a Nintendo Wii console into a Wii Fit Balance Board so he can take the now-portable system with him to exercise in the great outdoors.…

Virtual reality: you want it to be believable. And to tackle the issue of realistic jumping in VR games, researchers at the University of Chicago have developed the JumpMod haptic backpack.…