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Logan Moore is the Managing Editor around these parts and enjoys the video game Super Mario Odyssey. I’ll say this up front: if you’ve been clamoring for a mascot platformer for years then you’ll be ...

A team of former Rare game developers have taken Kickstarter by storm, smashing through their funding goal with a new 3D platformer. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you ...

Yooka-Laylee's second outing is a surprising switch of perspective. The bat and lizard are back, and they've undergone a shocking transformation. Where the first Yooka Laylee looked to resurrect 3D ...

Nothing illustrates the differences between 1993's Super Mario Kart and 2025's Mario Kart World than a new kart racer that ...

What happens when the team behind Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie reunite? A game that feels fresh and familiar all at once. Luke Lancaster is an Associate Editor with CNET, based out of ...

Bat out of shell.

When the Yooka-Laylee crowfunding campaign got underway in 2015, its developers stated that their intention was to "create a spiritual successor to our most cherished work from the past." Now that the ...

Playtonic Games has announced Yooka-Replaylee, an enhanced remaster of the original Yooka-Laylee. The Platinum Collection Build Your Own Bundle includes a mix of colorful platformers like Yooka-Laylee ...