Kotaku Tuesday, December 30, 2025 11:46 AM
I wasn't expecting animated rhinos to recreate a scene from a Jackass movie in Sony's upcoming Zootopia knock-off The post Excuse Me, But What The Hell Is This? appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Add some much-needed charm to your living room. The post Govee's 1.8ft LED Backlight Is Back at Nearly 50% Off, RGBIC Wi-Fi Lighting for 55–65″ TVs appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Tuesday, December 30, 2025 10:15 AM
Unlike in year's past, there was no clear frontrunner for my favorite game of 2025, but plenty of good options The post Zack Zwiezen's Top 10 Games Of 2025 appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Tuesday, December 30, 2025 10:05 AM
Amazon has the Samsung 27" Odyssey G5 G53F QHD resolution gaming monitor for a limited time. The post Samsung Drops the 27″ Odyssey Gaming Monitor to Black Friday Pricing, Now as Cheap as a Portable Monitor appeared first on Kotaku. |
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The New 3DS XL is fetching as much as $350 on eBay, and prices are climbing The post Nintendo 3DS Prices Are Going Through The Roof And No One's Sure Why appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Also: Monster Hunter Wilds might soon have performance woes on an entirely new platform The post Logan Paul Talks About Pokémon Cards Like He's Running A Ponzi Scheme appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:35 AM
A bigger screen, faster processor, and more oomph to handle it all. The post Forget Budget Tablets or PCs, HP Practically Gives Away Its 15.6″ Laptop at 80% Off to Offload 2025 Inventory appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Bots are gambling on games like Dota 2 and LoL via Polymarket The post How Trump's Culture Of Corruption Allows A Bot To Make $230,000 Betting On Video Games appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:05 AM
No longer will you have to untangle and keep track of multiple bricks and charging cables. The post Anker Goes Full Clearance on Its Charging Station, Nano Power Strip (7-in-1, USB-C) Drops to All-Time Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
Kotaku Tuesday, December 30, 2025 8:35 AM
For a limited time, you can save 20% on the 2024-model Apple iPad Mini A17 Pro. The post After M4 MacBook Air Deals, Apple Slashes the iPad Mini (A17 Pro) to Its Lowest Price in a Clearance Move appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Save up to 22% on the Google Pixel Watch 4 for a limited time at Amazon. The post Google Pixel Watch 4 LTE Crashes to Record Low Despite Being the Latest Android Smartwatch, Now Priced the Same as the Wi-Fi Model appeared first on Kotaku. |
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You never know when you might need some emergency electricity. The post Anker 535 Power Station Restocks at 50% Off Black Friday Low, Turning This 9-Port Powerhouse Into a Steal appeared first on Kotaku. |
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Save 35% on a four-pack of Apple AirTags for a limited time at Amazon. The post Apple Goes All-In on AirTag Clearance, No Need for Budget Trackers as This 4-Pack Deal Hits All-Time Low appeared first on Kotaku. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, December 30, 2025 10:28 AM Former Grand Theft Auto dev Obbe Vermeij reminisces about his canceled Rockstar projects and congratulates Larian on its "bold move." |
PCGamesN Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:19 AM Valve has released the data for the best selling games on Steam in 2025, and the results throw up a few surprises that we didn't expect. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, December 30, 2025 7:16 AM Owlcat Games has announced that it is releasing a bespoke launcher for all its games, which has gone down just as well as you'd expect. |
PCGamesN Tuesday, December 30, 2025 11:01 AM Brenda Romero says that reports of a priest in Romero Games' canceled Xbox title are "wildly inaccurate," and she would know best. |
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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:00 AM  While the old saying goes 'A game in the basket is worth two in Steam Wishlist', as we teeter into a new year it's good to highlight a couple of the games shuffling our way. Especially when there are quite so many of them that include big stompy mechs. Some of them as big as cities. My engine oil-starved heart beats and thumps in anticipation. I've tried to keep the list to games confirmed for release next year – tragically cutting The Free Shepherd, which is planned to release in 2027 – but there is one exception. So let's begin with the outlier that's likely to wander tardily into 2027. |
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Siliconera Tuesday, December 30, 2025 12:00 PM
Sometimes the best games of a year aren't exactly games of that year. In our Best Remake/Remaster category, we honor the attempts to preserve and restore favorites of yesteryear. Who did we pick? Read on.
These awards represent the consensus of the Siliconera staff. For more of the year's award selections, check out our Game of the Year 2025 archive.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
For such a beloved game, there was never a truly ideal way to play Final Fantasy Tactics on modern systems. The Ivalice Chronicles solves this, with a full recreation of the original look and two different options for those who prefer quality-of-life updates as well as traditionalists. While it wasn't an overhaul in the way some were wanting, preserving the original in this way is warranted when the original is this good.
Raidou Remastered
Atlus has been on a remaster kick lately, but few games deserved or needed it as much as Raidou. It's an action game in ways that we haven't seen from Shin Megami Tensei since, and it's also become something of a grail game in the intervening years because of how tough it was to track down. This new edition preserves the original's appeal, while making it a lot more accessible than the original Devil Summoner releases.
Winner: Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
It escaped! One of the Wii U's last remaining exclusives is no longer so, and the many Xenoblade fans who joined on in the Switch era finally gained access to the cult favorite spin-off. And it gained some new content and mechanical refinements in the journey. It may be fairly recent in terms of games needing remasters, but the circumstances surrounding it make the move not only justifiable but appreciated. It's our Best Remake/Remaster of 2025! And heck, maybe there's still hope for Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
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Siliconera Tuesday, December 30, 2025 11:00 AM
Pop Mart announced its next anime blind box collection, and it involves a series of small figures based on characters from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind. They will appear on the official site starting on January 1, 2026, with a single one costing $20.99 and a full set of six being $125.94. There's no word when these might show up on Amazon or at retail stores.
Each of these JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind blind box figures are almost four inches tall (9cm), but that can vary depending on the characters depicted and their pose. In each case, we see a member of Passione's Team Bucciarati and their Stand. There is one secret, and it is Giorno Giovanna with his evolved Stand Gold Experience Requiem. There's a 1/72 chance of getting it.
Here's the full list of possible figures you can get. If you buy the full box, you are guaranteed six different items, though if you do get the secret it will replace one of the normally available ones.
Pop Mart frequently sells figures and items based on anime series. Some of the more recent ones involved the Akatsuki from Naruto Shippuden and the Evangelion characters in their pilot seats and plugsuits.
The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind blind box figures will be at Pop Mart starting on January 1, 2026. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll. Viz Media handles the manga.
The post JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Blind Box Figures Head to Pop Mart appeared first on Siliconera. |
Siliconera Tuesday, December 30, 2025 10:00 AM
Following the 19th birthday of Vocaloid characters Kagamine Len and Rin, the twins will join Desktop Mate as DLC. Each of them currently have a January 2026 release window, though there's no exact release date for either one's release. However, the product pages for Len and Rin and live for wishlisting now. Each one will cost ¥2,200 after launch, which means they should cost around $14.99 each. There's no word about a bundle with the two together.
Crypton Future Media made the 3D models for both the Kagamine Len and Rin DLC packs. Infiniteloop worked on the animations. If someone owns the add-ons for both characters, they can be linked together for combination animations. Some of the examples included both appearing when an alarm goes off, rather than just one, or them reacting to the other's animations and behaviors.
Here are the initial screenshots showing Kagamine Len in the app.
And here's how Kagamine Rin looks in Desktop Mate.
A number of other Crypton Vocaloids, and spin-offs of them, already appeared as DLC for Desktop Mate. Hatsune Miku was the first add-on. The 2025 version of Snow Miku, the Magical Mirai 2025 Miku, Kasane Teto, and Megurine Luka showed up after that.
Desktop Mate is available for PCs, and the Kagamine Len and Rin DLC will debut in January 2026.
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Siliconera Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:00 AM
The Good Days is an adventure game with Metroidvania elements about a group of kids desperate to raise a massive amount of cash in a single day by any means possible, only with combat optional. There are also multiple ways to reach that goal and endings as a result. Sound unusual? That's because Ryoh Tazaki's Yokogo Systems is behind it. Tazaki also works for Onion Games as a developer on titles like Black Bird, Dandy Dungeon, and Million Onion Hotel. The result is a title that's unusual, unorthodox, and maybe a little clumsy, but charming nonetheless.
When I mentioned The Good Old Days channeling The Goonies, I wasn't kidding, as the setup for the game is incredibly similar. In the small town of Arostia, a group of kids known as Sean, Bruce, Doc, and Foodie band together as The Noogies and search for treasure. While they get the chance to find it, it's unfortunately under dire circumstances. Sean's father disappeared and left a $30,000 debt behind. Bruce, Doc, and Foodie got captured and thrown into underground cells. The loan shark shows up at 10am and wants money by the time night falls. Rather than go to the police, Sean heads into the depths below the city to search for his missing friends and money by any means possible. However, Biff, Chuck, Frank, and their mother heard about Sean's family's troubles and hidden inheritance, and they'll cause trouble for the crew.
The Good Old Days is a timed adventure. You need to get through the day, finding money by exploring. Maybe you find a lottery ticket? Perhaps you beat foes? There are minigames! You could find the legendary hidden treasure Sean's family buried down below! This could happen with none or all your friends. You have a lot of options. But it's also quite deadly, as the underground is filled with bats, rats, ghosts, villainous humans, and environmental hazards. While the bulk of your time will be spent platforming and wandering underground, there will also be points of interest above to visit as you search for cash.
Part of the Metroidvania part of The Good Old Days is tied to each of the Noogies' special abilities, much like how each member of The Goonies had unique traits. Sean is given bombs by the loan shark at the outset of the adventure, which can be used to progress past certain areas, and he's also fairly average when it comes to moving and jumping. Foodie is slow, but he can headbutt foes and move boxes. Bruce is incredibly fast and has the furthest jump. He can perform an attack that hits above and below him at the same time too, though I didn't find it as useful as Foodie's. Meanwhile, Doc has a pretty good vertical leap and can use a radar that shows anything immediately around him.
There are other items that help along runs. Sean being able to blow up stronger doors is his "thing," but that can be upgraded. You can get equipment that mitigates some hazards too, like diving gear that removes the threat water poses. These power-ups are maintained through playthroughs when you go with a new game+ run. Given the relatively short length and wealth of endings, it definitely feels like a game to run through at least twice.
However, I did notice two downsides. One is that the platforming can feel a little clunky. Nailing some of the jumps is really trying and troublesome, especially before Bruce is rescued. It is absolutely possible to beat a run without Bruce, mind you, but some of the layouts in the underground are frustrating. The other issue is I felt like there could have been more to Doc as a character. All the kids are charming when it comes to the story, and the narrative as a whole is interesting! (Especially since we learn more after each ending.) But since Doc essentially acts as a radar for unseen secrets and is the last character we unlock, I felt like he wasn't as essential to the adventure. Is he a time-saver? Sure. But since bombs are unlimited and we're exploring every nook and cranny anyway, I felt like there could have been more to him.
The Good Old Days captures the same sort of spirit as The Goonies, while also feeling like a unique Metroidvania. There are many ways to approach it and solve Sean's money problems. All of them can be interesting. Can it get a little clunky? Yes. However, the nature of it and way it encourages replays does mean subsequent runs feel a little more manageable.
The Good Old Days is available on the Switch and PC.
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WGB Tuesday, December 30, 2025 9:01 AM Beginning January 2026, PlayStation Plus Essential will stop offering monthly PS4 games, switching to PS5 titles only. This change aims to encourage users to transition to PS5, despite ongoing PS4 popularity. |