Always believe in your soul Shy Guy, the cuteSuper Mariovillain beloved by our own Wes Tacos, is now available in solid gold form in Nintendo’s mobile racerMario Kart Tour.But anyone wishing to grab the sparkly fella will have to move fast, as he will only be available until Jul 29, 2025. Gold Shy Guy has been added to the pipe as part ofMario Kart Tour’songoing anniversary celebrations.Joining him in a special “Gold Pipe” gacha pull are returning rares Gold Koopa, Gold Dry Bones, and Gold Dry Bowser, along with a variety of matching gold karts and gliders....

Yowza, it’s a new game Like a lot ofHarvest MoonorHarvest Moontangential simulators these days,Light of Hopewas released on PC in late 2017 to a mixed response, but ended up settling on “mostly positive” on Steam eventually. A lot of you probably skipped out on this one, and that patience is paying off as Natsume has announced what the upcoming PS4 and Switch special editions entail — co-op, a new character named Soleil, and a season pass with more DLC....

You can now customise your own Holmes! There are “gameplay trailers” and then there’s this trailer forSherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishmentsthat shows off a whopping 23 minutes of gameplay from Frogware and Focus Interactive’s upcoming adventure game. Following on the heels ofThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Crimes & Punishmentswill be released later on this year. I was pretty wary about watching the trailer because, like most people, I want to go into the game fresh, but there are some really cool new mechanics....

Agent 47 meets the Freedom Fighters September 27 After four strong episodes, our tall, bald son Agent 47 is coming home to America, baby. The fifthHitmanepisode, “Freedom Fighters,” is coming out at the end of this month, September 27. The “toughest assignment yet” tasks 47 with infiltrating, “a Colorado farm compound that has been converted into a private militia training camp,” and disposing of four targets. It also promises, “huge story revelations as the season builds towards a thrilling climax,” which, haha, right, there’s a story to go along with all the silly hats and Rube Goldberg death machines....

A True Underdog Story A lot of big games released in 2016, but it’s an indie gem from 2015 that wound up as the most downloaded game on PlayStation 4 last year. Incredibly,Rocket Leaguetakes home that honor. ThePlayStation Blogreleased a list of the most downloaded games across all its platforms in 2016. Heavy hitters are toward the top, such asThe Division(#5),Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare(#4), andMinecraft(#3). But, it’sRocket Leaguethat outshone all of those money-printing juggernauts....

Democracy cannot be properly managed without Helldivers, and Helldivers can’t do their part without the best gear equipped. There is a wealth of guns and armor inHelldivers 2, which means you have plenty of loadout options when you want to change things up. You have two ways to change your default loadout inHelldivers 2. The first is at the Armory, a place on your ship that offers more than just equipment....

BitLifechallenges have all kinds of complicated tasks for you, from pursuing acting or singing careers to committing various crimes. This time, you’ll enlist in the army, complete a deployment, and retire after a job well done. Here’s how to complete the Warrior Woman challenge inBitLife. BitLife Warrior Woman challenge guide BitLife’sWarrior Woman challenge has five objectives to complete: Although you won’t need any special packs to complete this challenge, you must be attentive to your performance during your military deployments....

The recent patch 7.1 brought a few new graphical updates toFinal Fantasy XIV, and developer Naoki Yoshida acknowledged duringLive Letter 84that it might change how player characters looked, even if only slightly. To combat this, the developers dropped in a new quest that can be undertaken for players to get their hands on yet another free Phial ofFantasia. Unlike the previous quest, which was added during the 7.0 update when Dawntrail was released, this second quest is only available for a limited time and will cease to exist once patch 7....

Bah gawd, that’s Leon Kennedy’s entrance music The suplex is a family tradition inResident Evil 4. Its existence in the game is almost symbolic of thecampy action tiltthat the title took on the series. Despite this, actually pulling one off withinResident Evil 4isn’t completely intuitive. Just wrap your arms around my chest, and I’ll show you how it’s done. Step one You need to stagger your target in a very specific way....

‘Will you teach me to do a 900?’ WithTony Hawk’s Pro Skaterfresh on our minds, it’s as good of a time as ever to remember that Jack Black hasa lighthearted YouTube channeldedicated to his adventures in video games and life. Recently, he hung out with Hawk and special guests for “a little gaming, a little skating, and a little rocking.” The video coincided with this morning’s excitingPro Skater 1 and 2remaster news from Vicarious Visions, a studio that fans – at least some fans – think should be up to the task....

AKA Jed’s Beary Good Games of 2016 How do you do fellow kids? I’m sure you are all on the edges of your seats in anticipation of the most objectively correct list of the best games of 2016. Welp, here it is. Lick my chest hair and call me daddychu. Believe me I said, I’m aGoNNERAll my life you’ve known, I’m aGoNNERBelieve me, I’m aGoNNERCome with me, I’m aGoNNER!...

Johnny Yong Bosch is the f*ckin’ man. Over his illustrious career, he’s filled many notable roles such as Adam Park the Black Ranger inMighty Morphin Power Rangers, Vash the Stampede inTrigun, Ichigo Kurosaki inBleach, Nero inDevil May Cry 4, and most recently Zero inMarvel vs. Capcom 3. All that, AND he’s the lead vocalist for the bandEyeshine. He’s got it goin’ on! During his Q&A panel at this month’sMontreal Comiccon, Johnny started answering fans’ questions in the form of song while playing acoustic guitar....

Did You Know Voice Acting tackles Mega Man Christopher Niosi runs a series on YouTube called“Did You Know Voice Acting?”and this week he covers the storiedMega Manseries across multiple forms of media. There’s a lot of cool tidbits for fans in here — like for instance, did you know that Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath supposedly voiced Spark Man in an episode of the Ruby Spears cartoon? My favorite part though is easily the explanation of whyMega Man 8andX4have such terrible voice acting....