Mario Cart World is the opposite of the punishment

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I was playing Switch 2 side by side Since the new Nintendo console appeared on June 5, I have been spending excellent time. Although it is completely transparent, the vast majority of my play has been allocated Mario Cart WorldAnd it is a game that I have been looking for for months, which is completely scratched I mean to ask my doctor. Mario Cart World Colorful, bright and endless endless, and one feature that receives a lot of attention is the ceiling of its high skills. This batch offers a new mechanics like wall riding and grinding railways, which greatly changes how the game is played at its highest levels, as strategic track shortcuts are required. There is a lot of contrast in Mario Cart to be a professional competitive concession, but this does not prevent people from getting And players are already trying to milk more than a millimeter of new moves in Mario Cart World. It will take some time, because this mechanics are amazingly complicated, and I am excited to see what society reveals in the near future.

During this, I would like to highlight something on the other side of the skill spectrum. Mario Cart World Less frustrated in the way playing moment to another Mario Cart 8And I think this is one of the greatest strengths. I do not have experimental data here, but it is a distinct feeling I have every time I play: exposure to shells, running over banana scales and apostasy to obstacles more tolerant than ever. These moments are less explicit than they were Mario Cart 8 Specifically, it takes significantly less time to recover and return to the race after taking a red shell back. Either the time of the thunderbolt is shorter, or the acceleration of the post -collision is faster, or there is a mixture of these charming factors, but whatever the cause, I am able to influence.

Mario Cart World It is a flower and accessible friend, and this hidden disk reduces some of the most annoying aspects of the series, such as re -appointment after throwing a barrage from the explosive nonsense in your bumper. The only element in Mario Cart World This looks like a real difficult station that is the thunderbolt of lightning, but at least that the person who affects every letter around you is the same strength as the screaming of momentum.

At the same time, the tracks are in Mario Cart World It is very beautiful-looking at you, Starview Peak and Rainbow Road-the list of characters stacked with wonderful fresh faces, motorcycles more stable than previous games, and a 24 players ’exit round is a pleasant skill test. With the possibility of 23 elements to your back, it makes sense that Nintendo will try to make the recovery smooth this time, and I just wanted to say that I noticed and appreciated it.

Now, to find out something riding this wall.

News

Xbox Sarah Bond President announced that the next generation of devices will be operated by AMD, just like the Xbox X/S series and the coming Portable voltage. This is great, but it also provides some evidence about the future of the Microsoft Games section, and adopts more decentralized things with each new summit. Xbox appears to put itself as a provider of platform operating system programs, tends to computer and mobile operation, and operate a comprehensive store interface that follows you via devices. It really seems that the next Xbox can be more than a computer that lives under your TV, instead of a dedicated and closed video game. Oia was fair Apparently.

Have you heard that the comfortable a sigh of relief is well? SAG-Aftra suspended its strike against 10 main video game studios, after that One of the negotiations on the use of artificial intelligence and compensation for actors. The Federation and Studios signed a deal that includes an increase in wages of more than 24 percent of performance and protection artists on spreading artificial intelligence and digital reports.

Maybe this is the best. Bungie was delayed indefinitely MarathonQuoting the need to fix the game as it is currently. The delay follows a wide range of bad news from Bungie, starting from July 2024, when the studio is Or 17 percent of the workforce. In May 2025, it was Bungie in Marathon Alpha and many former employees accused the studio . whether Marathon It really requires renewal or Bungie just needs a moment of breathing, and the delay feels like the right step.

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It is official – It is the reshaping of the original silent hill Lyaname. The project follows the very successful Bloober. Silent Hill 2Which fell in October 2024 and got fame from critics and players alike. There is no word on the date of the release of the new version, but it joins the trio of In the world of Silent Hill: Silent Hill Town From Annapurna Inaction and not a symbol, Silent Hill: ascending From Bad Robot and Genvid, and From the author Ryūkishi07.

The great review writer Sam Radford is a monster to collect all his ideas to switch 2 so quickly and with this wonderful vision, and it will be a shame if you do not get all this delicious knowledge of yourself. This was my review of SAM to switch 2 – a great control unit as well, by the way.

Never end the summer game festival

I officially concluded on June 9, but the stories and interviews that were burned and our practical impressions of the show continued to come. Since we talked last time, the SGF 2025 Engadget crew published articles on and and and and and and .

Great games now: FBC: Firebreakand You see: the catalystPlaydate and Kris menu

Every morning on English, the shareholder, Chris Holt, publishes a set of wonderful and newly available independent games, so be sure to check it regularly. Chris list features Changeand Sand dunes: Awakening and StormsAmong the other screams. In the new game news, the shooter is remedy And Bithel Games’ Equal Movement Experience It is also available now. Finally, Playdate Season Two, which already presented a cartage from Oddbal – are all embracing with love through By Engadget Weekend Editor Cheenne Macdonald.