The voice of Mario, Charles Martinet has announced he is stepping down from the role after 27 years. Martinet will continue working with Nintendo as the company’s “Mario Ambassador.”

Nintendo has confirmed Martinet did no voice work for October’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder. When asked about who will portray Mario going forward, a representative said that the game’s voice actors “will be credited in the game credits, so please wait for [that] to be released.”

Bigmode Games held their first Direct-style event, with a company update, a closer look at Animal Well, the announcement of a definitive edition of Star of Providence (the bullet hell roguelike formerly known as Monolith) and more.

IGN got their hands on the upcoming Unreal Engine 5 powered soulslike Black Myth Wukong. Check out the footage here, and their writeup here.

$1.2B AUD ($776M USD) later, Angry Birds studio Rovio is now a part of Sega.

”We’re so thrilled to celebrate Rovio becoming a member of [our] Group,” wrote Sega on Twitter. Expect to see an increased Sega presence on mobile in the near future.

A new Armored Core IV showcase from Bandai Namco and FromSoftware revealed new lore, gameplay and offered a first glimpse of its PVP Online Mode.

Armored Core IV launches August 25 (next week!) - can’t wait.

Roblox plans to interview candidates wanting to join the company directly within the platform. Interviews will take place in a so-called Career Center, where candidates will be able to visit the library to prepare for interviews, communicate with specialists, attend lectures, and undergo testing.

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