“Donkey Kong Bananza” came out this week to glowing reviews and a spot on NPR’s list of the best games of the year so far. It’s also, to my surprise, a decent couch co-op game — one of many in a ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

While Nintendo has been killing off their characters in Donkey Kong Bananza, former Rare developers behind Donkey Kong Country seem really keen on his latest adventure. Donkey Kong Bananza is the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. If Donkey Kong Bananza is a game all about destruction, then the feature that allows for the most destruction could arguably be the best part of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. But all these years later, Nintendo has finally beat Midway to it, and to ...

The best Nintendo games do two things. The first is introducing a delightful gaming mechanic — take Ultrahand in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Cappy in Super Mario Odyssey for some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. The DLC trailer showcases what this additional content is all about, ...

A game doesn’t need to be directly inspired by another to be in conversation with it. That’s something we learned several times in 2025, whether it was through RPGs that reflected on a pandemic, a ...

Donkey Kong Bananza features the loveable ape Donkey Kong and his young friend Pauline in their quest to recover stolen banana-shaped diamonds from a rival group of apes. It has sandbox-like levels ...

Ancient Bananza Powers allow you to transform into different animals in Donkey Kong Bananza and turn their abilities into your own. Whether you want to punch through walls, fly through the skies, or ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...