Gene Park

Washington, D.C., United States

Games Reporter at The Washington Post

Co-Host at Punching Up: A Nintendo Podcast

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This is Miyamoto. And it’s Nintendo’s world.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

This is Miyamoto. And it’s Nintendo’s world. (washingtonpost.com) This is Miyamoto. And it’s Nintendo’s world. By Gene Park 2025052412003800 ORLANDO — Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to share what he calls "a little bit of a strange story" as he sat in a lavish and hushed lounge tucked in the middle of Universal Orlando, where the third Super Nintendo World theme park opened Thursday.
This is Miyamoto. And it’s Nintendo’s world.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Gene Park

2 hours agoYou have been warned. Before you click to watch one of these movies, clips, episodes or leaked videos on your phone or PC, take a moment. It’s almost certainly an attack. Just as ReasonLabs reported that “malicious actors leveraged [a] number 1 box office movie, Super Mario Bros., to distribute …
In HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ Joel finally tells a truth left out of the game

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

In HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ Joel finally tells a truth left out of the game (washingtonpost.com) In HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ Joel finally tells a truth left out of the game By Gene Park 2025051902000000 This article discusses plot details of "The Last of Us Part II" up through Season 2, Episode 6 of HBO's "The Last of Us." Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin share a common storytelling trait: They enjoy being cruel to their characters, as they admitted during the podcast for their second season of...
Artist accuses PlayStation game of lifting her work; studio admits to ‘oversight’

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

Artist accuses PlayStation game of lifting her work; studio admits to ‘oversight’ (washingtonpost.com) Artist accuses PlayStation game of lifting her work; studio admits to ‘oversight’ By Gene Park 2025051608042600 Fern Hook, a 30-year-old independent artist in Scotland, noticed something familiar about "Marathon," the upcoming video game by Bungie, the studio that created the Halo series and is now owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ has problems but also some great demon killing

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ has problems but also some great demon killing (washingtonpost.com) ‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ has problems but also some great demon killing By Gene Park 2025050914000000 Doom stands alongside Mario and Tetris as one of the most important video game franchises ever — first thanks to the classic series that started in 1993, and then with the reboot series (beginning in 2016) that has been heralded as among the finest in the first-person shooting genre. The long shadow cast by...
The odd path ‘Expedition 33’ took to becoming one of 2025’s best games

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

The odd path ‘Expedition 33’ took to becoming one of 2025’s best games (washingtonpost.com) The odd path ‘Expedition 33’ took to becoming one of 2025’s best games By Gene Park 2025050817590300 "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" is being hailed as a masterpiece in storytelling, which makes lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen's path in video games all the more unusual.
Xbox prices abruptly spike amid U.S. trade war with China

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Gene Park

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysMicrosoft announced steep price hikes for U.S. customers on its aging line of Xbox consoles Thursday, a move that appears to have little precedent in the industry, and which some analysts blamed on manufacturing turmoil caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China.
Xbox prices abruptly spike amid U.S. trade war with China

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

Xbox prices abruptly spike amid U.S. trade war with China (washingtonpost.com) Xbox prices abruptly spike amid U.S. trade war with China By Gene Park 2025050119025900 Microsoft announced steep price hikes for U.S. customers on its aging line of Xbox consoles Thursday, a move that appears to have little precedent in the industry, and which some analysts blamed on manufacturing turmoil caused by President Donald Trump's tariffs on China.
‘Expedition 33’ is a must-play for fans of turn-based RPGs — with caveats

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Gene Park

‘Expedition 33’ is a must-play for fans of turn-based RPGs — with caveats (washingtonpost.com) ‘Expedition 33’ is a must-play for fans of turn-based RPGs — with caveats By Gene Park 2025042309000000 It's not always necessary, but knowing about the artist can deepen appreciation for the art. Case in point: It's important to remember that such a well-designed, complete project like "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" is made by a small team of about 30.
How viral pandemonium helped ‘Minecraft’ speed-run its way to cult hit

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Gene Park

This isn’t some hallucination or prank. I was witness to the manic state induced by the “chicken jockey.”You’ve seen the clips. In the most memed scene of the box-office champion “A Minecraft Movie,” Jack Black casts a spell with those two words, a phrase so enthralling it inspires young people to throw food, perform backflips and handstands. In one case, Utah students made local headlines by bringing a live chicken into the theater.