Nintendo replaced a couple of longtime voice actors for Mario Kart World — including an actress who has voiced Princess Peach for the last 18 years. On Friday, voice actress Samantha Kelly uploaded a new Instagram post stating that she is no longer voicing the Mushroom Kingdom’s princess, nor Toad and Toadette, whom she also previously voiced. In the social media message, she outlined that Nintendo notified her of the...

Funny weird karts, shiny costumes, and a cow aren’t the only tools Mario Kart Word gives you to show your personality. You can show everyone how cool – and good! – you are with cool stickers that you can unlock in the game. Mario Kart World offers a multitude of options when it comes to stickers and each one can give that additional flavor you might want to add to...

Mario Kart World‘s smart steering feature is one of the Switch 2 game’s many unexplained features, but it’s one you’ll likely want to turn off after a short while. Smart Steering has its uses when you’re learning how to play Mario Kart World, but beyond that, it actively prevents you from exploring and finding secrets in each course. Below, we explain what Smart Steering is in Mario Kart World, how...

USA/Syfy’s Resident Alien started as a quirky mashup of Northern Exposure and Invader Zim, a fish-out-of-water comedy where Harry Vanderspeigle (Alan Tudyk of Firefly, Rogue One, and Andor), the new doctor in the small town of Patience, Colorado, is actually an alien who wants to take over Earth. Harry’s secret was originally only known to Max Hawthorne (Judah Prehn) — a kid with the rare genetic ability to see through alien...

Microsoft’s annual Xbox Games Showcase is a double header this year: It’s directly followed by the Outer Worlds 2 Direct, a livestream focused on Obsidian Entertainment’s forthcoming space-faring RPG. Here’s everything we know about the two events, including where to watch Xbox Games Showcase 2025 (and the Outer Worlds 2 Direct), what time the shows start, and what to expect from the streams. Xbox Showcase 2025 and Outer Worlds 2...

Game Science has announced that its 2024 GOTY contender, Black Myth: Wukong, is coming to Xbox Series X this summer. It’ll drop on Aug. 20, exactly one year to the day after it launched on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC last year. The Journey to the West-inspired action-adventure game was a hit at launch, quickly breaking Steam records on its way to 20 million sales in its first month. Black...

Mario Kart World has dozens of unlockable outfits for its wide cast of characters. These outfits are technically classified as separate characters via the character select screen, but not every character gets outfits. Characters pulled from background environments like Pianta or Dolphin don’t get any outfits, sadly, so your dream of seeing Cow in a cowboy outfit in-game may be dead, but lots of other characters do get outfits. Those...

There are a ton of characters in Mario Kart World (50 to be exact), but you have to unlock a few of them first. If you’re rushing to unlock Cataquack or Rosalina, you’ll want to know the specifics for unlocking certain characters, as some require you to clear a cup, whereas others require you to use the Kamek item. For the sake of organization, we’re considering character outfits an entirely...

Nintendo Switch 2’s GameShare and GameChat are two new ways to play multiplayer games with friends, even if your friends don’t own the game you want to play. One of you needs to own a Switch 2 and a GameShare compatible game to get started, though who you can play with, which games work, and how to create a session depends on whether you’re using GameShare or GameChat. Below, we...

On top of being the upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2 might be the best way to experience some of the previous generation’s most critically acclaimed titles. Both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom already stole our hearts with their scale, presentation, and gameplay when they were released in 2017 and 2023, respectively. Whether it’s your first time playing or your 50th, the Switch...