Mario Tennis Is the Wrong Sport to Revisit, and One of 2025’s Best Games Proves It

I’d love to see Mario in a football game, but I’m hoping Nintendo will revisit a surprisingly fun idea from the 3DS: horse racing. Mario Sports Superstars included a fantastic horse racing mode, and it’s been missing ever since. With the recent success of Umamusume: Pretty Derby, a popular game about horse-girl racing, 2026 would be the ideal time to bring this back.

1995 Arcade Racing Game Finally Releasing on Consoles After 31 Years

Thankfully, collections like the Arcade Archives series are reviving classic games for today’s consoles, adapting them for home play. It’s great to finally see Rave Racer – a 31-year-old title – available on consoles, especially since previous attempts to bring it home were cancelled. Here’s a rundown of everything you should know before Rave Racer arrives on February 26th.

The Mortuary Assistant Can’t Overcome the Video Game Movie Curse (Review)

Even with recent successes like the Emmy-winning shows The Last of Us and Fallout, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie making over a billion dollars, it’s still hard to make a good movie based on a video game. This is being proven again this Friday with the release of The Mortuary Assistant, a live-action adaptation of the popular 2022 horror game. The game gained a following on Twitch due to its many different endings, which depended on the player’s choices. While fans of the game will likely enjoy seeing familiar elements in the movie, others may not understand what all the excitement is about.

Ripple’s Desert Mirage: UAE Bank Deal Amid Crypto Sands

On Tuesday, with all the fanfare of a souk merchant hawking his finest wares, Ripple revealed its expanded liaison with Zand, a digital bank so avant-garde it claims to be built on artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. Together, they aim to “support the development of the digital economy,” a phrase so nebulous it could mean anything from revolutionizing finance to selling sandcastles in the metaverse.