Super Mario Run is out now on iOS, and as people sink more time into the game, reviews have begun to surface for Mario's mobile debut.Super Mario Run is Nintendo's second ever mobile game overall after Miitomo--Pokemon Go was in fact published by The Pokemon Company. Some were sceptical of the Italian plumber coming to smartphones, but it seems critics are impressed, to some degree at least. Below... more.

Comedian and late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the 89th Academy Awards in February. Now, he's revealed how much the job pays--and it might be lower than you think.Appearing on LA radio station KROQ this week, Kimmel told the hosts of Kevin & Bean that he's being paid $15,000 to host the annual awards show, according to Deadline.Kimmel joked about the figure,"I think it's illegal to pa... more.

Ahead of its launch next week, Telltale Games has confirmed that the third season of its acclaimed Walking Dead series, A New Frontier, won't come to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. In a blog post (via Polygon), Telltale specified that this pertains to disc and digital versions of the game.A New Frontier responds to the choices you made in Season Two, so you might be wondering what that might mean now... more.

While Nintendo is waiting until January to share specifics about the Nintendo Switch's specs, a new report gives us an idea for what to reportedly expect in terms of horsepower.VentureBeat has heard from two sources that the Switch will use Nvidia's Maxwell graphics processing technology, not the chip-maker's newer Pascal architecture. It was confirmed during the Switch announcement event in Octob... more.

Nintendo's next smartphone game, Super Mario Run, launches today--and it's predicted to be a huge hit right out of the gate.It does not appear that the auto-runner, in which you control Mario with one hand as he runs through colorful environments filled with obstacles and enemies, has launched as of 7 AM ET. We'll update this post later today when it officially goes live.Research firm SuperData sa... more.

Microsoft has released a new system update for Xbox One, dramatically improving download speeds for games and apps.According to the update notes, you'll get up to 80 percent faster speeds for Xbox One downloads if your home broadband speed is greater than 100 Mbps. If your connection speed is less 100 Mbps, you'll apparently "experience more consistent performance that is up to 40 percent faster t... more.

Pokemon Go continues to launch in new countries. Developer Niantic announced this week that the popular smartphone game is now available in a number of South Asian countries, including India. In addition to India, Pokemon Go is now available in Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The game is available on iOS and Android in those regions. In a blog post, Niantic had a special messag... more.

The PC version of Dishonored 2 is currently discounted big time at Dell. You can get the recently released stealth-action game for only $20 right now--and shipping is free. As explained by Slickdeals, this deal is for a physical copy of the game that comes with a Steam key, if that matters to you. Go to Dell's website here to learn more and place an order.Dell has also discounted Dishonored 2 for ... more.

This past Sunday's Season 7 mid-season finale episode of The Walking Dead picked up 10.58 million viewers, according to Deadline. That's a big number, but it's also the lowest of any Walking Dead winter finale since 2012. Additionally, it's down 24 percent from the Season 6 mid-season finale last year--that was the show's second biggest winter finale in the history of the AMC show.The episode, "He... more.

Uncharted 4 is set to grow in a big way, as Naughty Dog will release the game's huge "Survival" update today, December 14. As announced previously, the 3 GB-plus update adds the new co-op, horde-like Survival mode, as well as two new maps, five more weapons, and new items for regular multiplayer.Naughty Dog has not said exactly when today the update will go live. We'll report back when it pops up,... more.