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All amiibo rewards and unlocks in Donkey Kong Bananza

In Donkey Kong Bananza, you can scan amiibo to add an extra flavor to DK and Pauline’s journey into the underground. The game supports new Donkey Kong and older amiibo figures that, once scanned, give you special clothes and powered-up objects to help you smash through the terrain. Below we list what the amiibos do […]

Donkey Kong Bananza fans are spending hours destroying everything

Many players will likely spend a good deal of Donkey Kong Bananza’s opening testing just how far the Switch 2 game will let them go. Much of Bananza is made up of destructible voxels, and DK can crumble this merry world with the abandon of a toddler playing with its food. Eventually, though, most of […]

How many layers are in Donkey Kong Bananza?

How many layers are in Donkey Kong Bananza is a slightly more complex subject than you might initially think. Every layer is structured differently, some with multiple sublayers, and all with varying numbers of Banandium Gems to grab. The way Bananza is structured means that you’re free to tackle it all at your own pace, […]

The Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ cheating scandal is now a video game

It was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? Over the last couple of days, the internet has swarmed around a mortifying moment during a Coldplay concert when the event crew zoomed in on the audience the hopes of finding a cute couple that could inspire cheers from the crowd. Instead, the camera caught what […]

A decade after launch, I finally figured out how to make The Sims 4 fun

The Sims 4‘s latest expansion pack, Enchanted By Nature, launched earlier this month, adding fairy-Sims, magical ailments, and charming new clothing and furniture items to the game. As a lifelong fan of The Sims franchise, I decided to dive back into the game after a few months of not touching it, fully prepared to be […]