Author: Valhalladidde

Nintendo, Universal Pictures, and Illumination waited a long time to unveil Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and an even longer period before revealing that Donald Glover will lend his voice to the friendly dinosaur in the film. But apparently someone guessed that Glover was playing Yoshi all the way back in December 2024.X user silversfan06–who posts as Silver the Hedgehog–shared a post that’s now gone viral for its simple prediction: “Donald Glover as Yoshi.”donald glover as yoshi — Silver The Hedgehog (@silversfan06) December 22, 2024 No one is more surprised about the accuracy of that prediction than Silver,…

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Keep your head down and keep your feet dry, Helldiver, because this is definitely going to get messy. The Ministry of Defense has authorized the deployment of a new Premium Warbond perfect for frontline assault squads who aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty. Weapons & Stratagems Let’s dig into the latest offensive items included in Entrenched Division*! You’ll be bucking all those pesky, modern conventions with the B/FLAM-80 Cremator in hand. This heavy support flamethrower sprays a continuous column of flame, thanks to its massive backpack fuel tank. ​​ In case that’s not enough to fan the flames for…

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This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, Jemma, Trev, and Kirk go through the latest indie news from Nintendo with 18 games highlighted in last week’s Indie World Showcase. On last week’s episode, we celebrated thirty years of Pokémon. This week is all about indies. The Showcase was a real mixed bag of genres from first-person shooters to puzzle games. No matter the game, there’s a lot of talented devs out there and we can’t wait to see more from them! Meanwhile, there’s news of Nintendo suing the US government over tariffs, plus another Mario Movie Direct is dropping this…

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Birds chirp, the sun lingers, the Earth rocks back on its axis. Spring is springing, and it can only mean one thing: a rising tempo of videogame showcases. The Future Games Show Spring Showcase returns this Thursday, March 12, and it’s a doozy. The dooz is off the charts.Hosted by Devora Wilde (forever Baldur’s Gate 3’s Lae’zel in my heart, but also Clea in Clair Obscur and plenty else besides) and Shai Matheson (Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Wuthering Waves and Dragon Quest XI), the FGS Spring Showcase comes at you from the hot streets of San Francisco—actually…

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In order to help train its AI models, Meta (and others) have been using pirated versions of copyrighted books, without the consent of authors or publishers. The company behind Facebook and Instagram faces an ongoing class-action lawsuit brought by authors including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, and Christopher Golden, and one in which it has already scored a major (and surprising) victory: The Californian court concluded last year that using pirated books to train its Llama LLM did qualify as fair use.That’s not the whole story, however, as Meta still faces the charge that it infringed copyright by downloading and sharing…

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Fortnite has confirmed that The Foundation, its heroic character voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, will return next season – and begun an Avengers: Doomsday-style countdown for his reappearance.A cinematic teaser trailer released today shows The Foundation currently frozen in ice, captured by The Ice King (another important character in Fortnite lore). Still, players expect they’ll be able to break out The Rock’s character in the battle royale mode’s next season, which begins in shortly over a week’s time.Indeed, today’s teaser reveals the official name for Epic Games’ next slice of Fortnite, and riffs on the wording seen in recent…

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