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Of the multitude of unusual characters that are playable in FIFA Heroes, there are some new additions that are absolutely my favorites. Dreamworks Animation's Shrek enters the fray as part of the new season pass, and I cannot stop giggling. There's something pretty wonderful about watching the giant green ogre play a cross in to Messi, who passes it to Puss in Boots to finish. Sadly, the Shrek characters, consisting of Shrek, Fiona, Puss in Boots, Gingy, Pinocchio, and Lord Farquaad will only be playable until August 10. It comes shortly after the release of FIFA Heroes on June 24, and coincid

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a big deal for the franchise because it’s finally the first MAINLINE game where you get to play as Princess Zelda. But it’s actually not the first game where you can play as Zelda. Not by a slingshot. Polygon's Clayton Ashley walks through a history of Hyrule's princess and the games in which she's playable — from the Philips CD-I, to Smash Bros., and beyond!

CFO Lin Tao has confirmed that Sony will move forward with its digital-only approach for future PlayStation releases despite negative fan feedback.

IGN snootily turned down an offer to review the Nex Playground around its 2023 release. And why not? It’s a casual games console from a company with no cachet in the space – a colorful little cube whose primary input method is your own body, via an ultra-wide camera lens on the front of the system. And yet, like the Wii before it, this underestimated machine (scoffed by elite gaming media types everywhere!) managed to outsell Microsoft’s Xbox consoles over the 2025 holidays. Were we, the gaming media, wrong? So now, here I am as one of IGN’s child-having freelance writers, with a review of the

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