The story of Mother 3 is an odd one, which isn't at all surprising considering both the previous works of director Shigesato ...

New secrets about the SNES game EarthBound have been uncovered thanks to efforts of the Video Game History Foundation. In 2018, former Nintendo of America employee Marcus Lindblom (and the guy ...

The concept of motherhood in gaming has changed drastically over the last few decades, but especially over the last two, as the industry entered what has been dubbed the "dadifcation" era of gaming ...

A few weeks ago, Marcus Lindblom logged onto TwitchTV. He found someone playing Earthbound, and he watched them stream for a while. Every time they smiled in the right place or laughed at the right ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming and LEGO. On this day in 1995, the Western world received one of the most ...

EarthBound fans outside of Japan will likely never get to officially play the sequel to their favorite game, but they may finally get the next best thing. Ahead of Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase ...

Tripp Papineau has been freelancing in the industry for over five years and is passionate about movies (especially horror), survival-horror games, and how games evolve throughout the years. His ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. EarthBound and EarthBound Beginnings–first released as Mother in ...

We’ve already linked you to a lovely collection of Super Nintendo game manuals that Nintendo uploaded in honor of the SNES Classic Edition’s launch. But it’s important to highlight that EarthBound’s ...

EarthBound, the endearing Japanese role-playing game from the Super Nintendo era, delivers a very particular brand of surreal humor and sentimentality. It’s part of a series known as Mother in Japan, ...