Of all the unknowns still surrounding Switch 2, its rumoured 'C' button is perhaps the most mysterious - not least because when Nintendo finally revealed its Switch successor earlier this year, there was simply an enigmatic blank square where everyone was expecting a 'C' button to be. Now, though, with just a week to go until Switch 2's full reveal, the 'C' has finally, quietly been confirmed in an official... Read more ›
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Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games has told Eurogamer there's an approximately 65 percent chance the game will be released in full this year. Remember, PoE 2 is currently only available in unfinished, early access form. Read more Read more ›
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Grinding Gear Games apparently didn't expect action role-playing game Path of Exile 2 to do as well as it did when it launched in early access late last year. Read more Read more ›
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Ubisoft has launched a new subsidiary dedicated to its big three IPs - Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry - in a move CEO Yves Guillemot calls a "new chapter" for the company. Chinese conglomerated Tencent will hold a minority stake in the new entity, having invested €1.16bn. Read more Read more ›
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The first Nintendo Direct of this year has just taken place! The March 2025 Nintendo Direct was broadcast just days before the highly anticipated Switch 2 Direct, which will reveal more about the successor to one of the best-selling consoles of all time next week. The surprise Direct was only announced 24 hours before it aired, and it marked the first major showcase since the stream in June 2024. If... Read more ›
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A mere 18 years after its original release on Sony's PSP handheld, acclaimed rhythm adventure Patapon is shaking off its PlayStation exclusivity. It's launching for Switch, PC, and PS5 as a two-game remaster bundle - also featuring Patapon 2 - on 11th July. Read more Read more ›
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Witchbrook, the cosy life-sim set in a wizard school from Chucklefish, has finally received a release window eight years after its initial reveal. Read more Read more ›
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Ever wondered why Pokémon Legends: Z-A is called that? There are a few notable coincidences already - Zygarde is likely to be the key mascot of this entry, with the previous game's being Arceus; and the mysterious character AZ, pronounced as "A, Z" returns here in a seemingly promintent role also - but now we have another explanation, via a new, seemingly quite important feature announced today, as part of... Read more ›
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Nintendo may well be releasing its Switch successor sometime this year, but even so, we now know of one game slated for the company's OG hybrid console in 2026. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo announced a new app as part of this afternoon's Nintendo Direct presentation. Read more Read more ›
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Nintendo has unveiled a new feature for Switch and Switch 2 that'll let players share their digital games with Family Group members in the same way they might swap a physical cartridges. It's called Virtual Game Card and it's initially launching for Switch 1 in "late April". Read more Read more ›
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First footage of Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake has been revealed, following last year's Dragon Quest 3 remake. Read more Read more ›
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At today's Nintendo Direct, we finally got a first proper look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gameplay. Read more Read more ›
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Neil Druckmann is "really curious" about how viewers will react when The Last of Us season two debuts next month. Read more Read more ›
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So, it turns out that I've been pronouncing Balatro wrong all this time, and now feel like a total spade. I really don't know how to deal with this revelation, it's left me rather flush-ed. Read more Read more ›
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I have a wonderfully vague memory of a game my older brothers used to play on the Commodore 64 back in the day. It was a platform game, with pixel heroes and floating gantries and ladders and all that jazz, but there was also a wheelbarrow, and you needed the wheelbarrow to hold all the collectibles you picked up. When you'd all but completed each screen - as my memory... Read more ›
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A voice actor from Genshin Impact has been recast due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors' union strike, causing others to come out in support. Read more Read more ›
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Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced a number of layoffs, calling it a "difficult decision". Read more Read more ›
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Join us today to watch the Nintendo Direct, live at 2pm UK time (that's 7am PT, or 10am ET for those of you watching in America). Read more Read more ›
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Pokémon TCG Pocket has today added its latest booster pack, Shining Revelry, and alongside it a new card only obtainable by purchasing with real money. Read more Read more ›
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