From a young shaman in an Afrofuturist world to Mario spin-offs and puzzle games with a fox in a tunic... our pick of the games to keep young ones occupied during the holidays The Standard's ...

It’s the end of an era in the Mushroom Kingdom as Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario, will step back from recording dialogue for the iconic Italian plumber. “Charles is now moving into the ...

Jason Wojnar started his gaming life with the original PlayStation and the Commodore 64, despite being way too young to know what the was. He started writing about video games in 2018 and hasn't ...

Charles Martinet, the voice of Nintendo's — and perhaps the world's — most iconic video game character, has retired from the role, the company announced Monday. Nintendo of America announced ...

Monica is a writer, artist, musician, and indie game developer, loving all things related to video games. She’s a woman with a bit of adoration for every game genre. From her first experience with ...

Mario, the central character of Nintendo's Super Mario video game series, is considered a mascot of the company alongside Link of "Legend of Zelda," Kirby and Pikachu from "Pokemon." Since the first ...

The Nintendo Switch remake of the iconic role-playing game “Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door” features a transgender character, the game’s creators confirmed. The trans character, Vivian, ...

Though the genre has since exploded, 2D platforming arguably owes its start to Super Mario. And even though it’s been 40 years since the first game came out, few 2D platformers have risen to the level ...

NINTENDO fans could be sitting on classic Mario video games worth hundreds stashed around the house. The hugely popular franchise has spawned more than 200 titles since bursting onto the scene in 1985 ...

Mark has been thinking and writing about games since a Gameboy Pocket and a copy of Link's Awakening was first placed into his tender, seven-year-old hands. Since then, he snagged a creative writing ...