
Christopher Cruz
Senior Gaming Editor at Rolling Stone
Producer & Journalist || Currently: Senior Gaming Editor @RollingStone
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rollingstone.com | Christopher Cruz
Rev your engines, because it’s almost go time. As revealed during the official Nintendo Switch 2 showcase on April 2, Mario Kart World is arriving in just under two months, with the new console set to launch on June 5. Although the teaser showcased some of the game’s major new features and graphical enhancements, much more was revealed during a Mario Kart-centric Nintendo Direct livestream this morning.
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rollingstone.com | Christopher Cruz
The year is 2025 and ninjas are once again all the rage. The hype began in March with the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a game whose stealthy action mechanics perfectly fit the historical fantasy of becoming a ninja. This summer, Sega revives one of its classic franchises with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance — the first entry in the series to reach home consoles since 2003.
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rollingstone.com | Christopher Cruz
April 13, 2025 Liane Hentscher/HBO; Paramount/ Everett Collection; Netflix It’s a common belief that video game movies, since the earliest days, have been bad.
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rollingstone.com | Christopher Cruz
Over the course of the last 30-some-odd years, the industry of esports has seen its ups and downs. Once bound to local arcade scenes and community LAN events, under the stewardship of major esports organizations and in partnership with game publishers, pro gaming has evolved into a worldwide phenomenon.
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rollingstone.com | Christopher Cruz
A Minecraft Movie, based on the best-selling video game in the world,is, to put it lightly, an abomination. It currently sits at a “rotten” 48 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and Rolling Stone’s own review was far from glowing, calling it an “expensively cheap, 100-percent corporate mess.” But despite the lackluster critical reception, ithad the biggest video game movie opening weekend ever, with a record-breaking $157 million in the U.S. alone, surpassing The Super Mario Bros.
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