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, posted 19 hours ago / 1,270 ViewsNintendo has posted a new Ask the Developer interview with Mario Kart World developers that reveals new details on the upcoming kart racer.
The game started development in 2017 and was originally a Nintendo Switch 1 game.
“We were thinking about what to do for the next Mario Kart game even during the development of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and we began prototyping in March 2017,” said Mario Kart World producer Kosuke Yabuki. “It was at the end of that year when we officially started work on it as a project.
“I felt that in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, we were able to perfect the formula that we’d been following in the series up to that point, where players race on individual courses. That’s why, this time, we wanted the gameplay to involve players driving around a large world, and we began creating a world map like this.”

Mario Kart World programming director Kenta Sato stated, “At the time, we were developing Mario Kart World for Nintendo Switch, and we were analyzing from a calm and collected programming perspective whether it would be possible to accommodate 24 players.
“In game development, you first finish making all the different elements and then optimize them to run on the system. But when trying to accommodate 24 players, we had to make all kinds of processing optimizations right from the start as we were making it.”
Sato added, “When we were developing for the Nintendo Switch system, it was difficult for us to incorporate everything we wanted, so we were always conscious of what we were giving up in return. We discussed things like toning down the visuals, lowering the resolution, and we even considered dropping the frame rate to 30 fps in some cases. It was a tough situation.”
Mario Kart World will launch alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky. More Articles

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, posted 19 hours ago / 1,460 ViewsSony Interactive Entertainment announced it is ending the PlayStation Stars loyalty program fully on November 2, 2026.
The loyalty program will no longer accept new members starting today and there will be no new campaigns from July 23.
“Since launching the program, we’ve learned a lot from evaluating the types of activities our players respond best to, and as a company, we are always evolving with player and industry trends,” said Sony Interactive Entertainment vice president of Network Advertising, Loyalty, and Licensed Merchandise Grace Chen.
“Through this evaluation, we have decided to refocus our efforts and will be winding down the current version of PlayStation Stars. We will continue to evaluate our key findings from this program, and are looking into ways to build upon these learnings.”
Read the details on the changes below:

Starting today, PlayStation Stars will no longer accept new members for this version of the program. 
If members choose to cancel their PlayStation Stars membership starting today, it will not be possible to rejoin this version of the program, and members will lose all earned Points.
Current PlayStation Stars members can still earn Digital Collectibles, Points and level up their status until July 23, 2025 at 7:59AM PDT | 3:59PM BST | 11:59PM JST. After this date, there will be no new PlayStation Stars Campaigns available, or any additional rewards or status benefits to earn.
This version of the PlayStation Stars program will fully end on November 2, 2026 and current PlayStation Stars members can continue to redeem Points as long as their Points don’t expire before then. 

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky. More Articles

“Because when you were little, I would talk you to sleep,” Miley continued, “you would watch episodes of Hannah Montana and you would hear me all day if you wanted to listen to my music.”

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Facts. My little sister had early Hannah Montana music playing nonstop from the TV, and even when people like me hopped on the train (the Bangerz era), Miley dominated the airwaves.

Country music singer Jason Aldean has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump. In a March 2025 Instagram Q&A, he expressed support for Trump’s second term, writing, “He’s doing, I think, what a lot of us hoped he would…he’s saving a ton of our tax dollars that are going to waste.”In 2023, Aldean received backlash for his song, “Try That in a Small Town,” which many critics called racially charged. The lyrics describe violent retribution for behavior like carjacking, cussing out cops, and lighting up flags. He sings: “Well, try that in a small town / See how far ya make it down the road / ‘Round here, we take care of our own / You cross that line, it won’t take long / For you to find out, I recommend you don’t / Try that in a small town.”In response, Aldean defended the song as a tribute to the tight-knit communities he had grown up in and declared it was not about race. After the attempted assassination of Trump in July 2024, Aldean dedicated a performance of the song to him, saying: “President Trump’s a friend of mine, so I want to send this next song out to him.”