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Why 2D game art is thriving in 2025, and how you can do it too

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...

Moonbirds and Azuki IP Coming to Verse8 as AI-Native Game Platform Integrates with Story

Seoul, South Korea, September 23rd, 2025, ChainwireVibecoding Meets Gaming: Anyone Can Build Licensed Multiplayer Worlds ...

Miyamoto Explains How Super Mario Bros. World 1-1 Was Created

We’ve all run, jumped, and brick-bashed our way through that familiar first stage. It seems so simple and second-nature to us ...

Google Nano Banana AI Image Creation: What is 3D Figurine and How to Create For FREE? (21+ Prompt Inside)

Discover Google Nano Banana AI, the innovative tool for creating stunning 3D figurine images from text prompts. Learn what a ...

The Company Man balances 2D sidescrolling action with wacky office humour

The Company Man is a 2D action platformer where you control Jim, a fresh graduate entering the workforce for the first time.

“The Patent Office made a huge mistake” — how Nintendo’s problematic 'summoning patent' passed without scrutiny

The controversial "summoning a character" patent acquired by Nintendo has raised uproar, and here's why it was allowed to ...

Nano Banana AI image creation: How to easily create your own 3D figurine; prompts to create free images via Google Gemini

The Nano Banana AI 3D figurine trend has exploded online, fueled by Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image tool. Users are creating ...
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Nintendo Says Donkey Kong Bananza 'Will Come to Symbolise 3D Donkey Kong' — in a Separate 'Branch' to 2D Games

Switch 2 blockbuster Donkey Kong Bananza will be something of a template for the character's future 3D games, Nintendo has said, splitting DK's appearances in 2D and 3D titles. Similar to how Mario ...