King and Prince as seen in Bandai Namco's 'KATAMARI' franchise (Outrun Gaming: 'Once Upon A KATAMARI' rolls onto consoles, Steam) | Outrun Gaming
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‘Once Upon A KATAMARI’ rolls onto consoles, Steam

The Prince is back! On Friday, Once Upon A KATAMARI — the first KATAMARI DAMACY series entry in nearly 15 years — has officially rolled onto shelves. The Bandai Namco and RENGAME project once again puts The Prince behind his colossal rolling ball, called his “Katamari,” in a celestial effort to rebuild the skies after […]

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Image of Pim, Charlie, Alan, and Glep from Adult Swim's adult animated comedy, "Smiling Friends" (Outrun Gaming: The Brilliance of 'Smiling Friends' Was Always Apparent) | Outrun Gaming
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The Brilliance of ‘Smiling Friends’ Was Always Apparent

The third season of Smiling Friends, Adult Swim’s most popular original series since Rick and Morty, premiered on October 5, 2025. If you’re even remotely plugged into Adult Swim’s content, then you’ve more than likely seen the 24/7 stream on YouTube that’s been running over the past month. I feel like every time I put

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Kirby, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle-Dee pose in front of track seen in 'Kirby Air Riders.' (Outrun Gaming: Everything you missed from the second 'Kirby Air Riders' Nintendo Direct) | Outrun Gaming
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Everything you missed from the second ‘Kirby Air Riders’ Nintendo Direct

On Wednesday, Nintendo held its latest Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct livestream with game director Masahiro Sakurai. The full presentation showed would-be racers a more in-depth look at new and reinvented modes, online capabilities, racer and ride customization, and more ahead of the game’s November release. Like, way more. The pink wonder-focused presentation is the

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Screenshot from Nintendo' of America's 'Pikmin 4' Update Overview video (Nintendo reveals new 'Pikmin 4' update) | Outrun Gaming
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‘Pikmin 4’ update coming next month, Nintendo confirms

Nintendo has confirmed an all-new (and free!) software update is coming to Pikmin 4 next month. The update, available to Pikmin 4 players at no extra cost, includes an all-new Field Camera, difficulty-modifying Creature Activity Levels, and Decor Pikmin that follow players from console to their Pikmin Bloom mobile app. The update, available in November, will

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Screenshot of 'BALL x PIT' post on X celebrating 300,000 copies sold in just five days | Outrun Gaming
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Indie roguelite ‘BALL x PIT’ sells 300,000 copies in five days

New indie roguelite BALL x PIT is breaking records as well as bricks. The base-building, brick-busting survival game from developer Kenny Sun and publisher Devolver Digital has sold more than 300,000 units since it launched on digital platforms like Steam less than one week ago. The BALL x PIT team shared the feat via the

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Kirby, Waddle-Dee, and Meta Knight pose center-foreground in feature image — 'Kirby Air Riders' Nintendo Direct (October 23, 2025) | Outrun Gaming
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Second ‘Kirby Air Riders’ Nintendo Direct coming Thursday, October 23

POYO! Kirby is back for another lap with a second Air Riders-centered Nintendo Direct presentation. The special Direct, which Nintendo says will run for about an hour on Thursday, October 23, will focus solely on the studio’s upcoming sequel to 200Kirby Air Ride, titled Kirby Air Riders. The brand revealed the planned Direct presentation via

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Still image from 2024 Square Enix release, "FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH." | Outrun Gaming
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Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu will ‘probably never’ use AI

AI-generated media is a point of contention for many, creatives included, and it appears that Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu is no exception. In a new digitally translated interview with JASRAC Magazine, the series’ composer explained that, despite changes in game music and a rise in AI utilization, he’s unlikely to try it himself. His

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