The Pokémon Company has announced an upcoming collaboration between its wellness mobile app Pokémon Sleep and designer vacation-home brand Not a Hotel. Not a Hotel offers shared ownership of unique holiday homes designed by top architects, located in beautiful spots across Japan. Its new Poké Ball-Themed Hotel lets customers sleep…
Square Enix posted an update on its official Final Fantasy XIV page today to remind players that the free one-month grace period for its long-running MMO on Switch 2 will be ending soon. Starting September 7th, 2026, players will either need to buy the “Starter” or “Complete” editions of the…
Regal has announced that an exclusive popcorn bag will be available to those who go to see Resident Evil at its theaters. The item is designed to look like the organ transplant bag held by the film’s main character Bryan Hodukavich (played by Austin Abrams). The promotional poster (below) notes…
For anyone plugged into the zeitgeist around video games, it should come as no surprise that even “simple” games take a long time to make. Things are releasing all the time, but specific games are the culmination of years of hard work to make a cohesive whole. Such is the…
It’s been a long time coming, but developer IO Interactive is nearly ready to debut 007 First Light running on Switch 2. After announcing it was delaying the game into summer 2026 back in April, IO has now posted an image on social media confirming it will have a playable…
A creative modder has transformed a pair of Wii Remotes into fully functional Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con. YouTuber KOUZEX took the shells of two of Nintendo’s iconic motion-sensing controllers and replaced their innards with Joy-Con 2 components, in order to play the Switch 2 with what feel like enhanced Wii…
As part of the D23 festivities this past weekend, Epic and Disney announced a new collaboration in Fortnite that includes a bunch of minigames, new outfits to buy, and a character skin that’s only unlockable by visiting Disneyland or Disney World. No, that’s not some joke, but an actual thing…
A mysterious 3DS build of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has surfaced online, giving fans a glimpse at what Nintendo’s 2017 open-world adventure might have looked like on its older handheld. Reddit user Standard-Brick-2776 shared the fanmade demake online for others to download, stating that its origin…
After a long and fruitful career working on some of the most important titles to ever hit the industry, acclaimed director Warren Spector announced on LinkedIn last night that he is officially retiring from game development. “I’ve had a great career. Wouldn’t change a thing even if I could,” he…
This weekend marks the first time that the public, and anyone really, will have the chance to try out FromSoftware’s Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods. An action RPG with more of a multiplayer slant, FromSoftware will be running a network test from August 21st-24th, 2026, at specific times. If you…
Nintendo has announced that a new update is coming to Splatoon 3, which will introduce a prize for anyone who has cleared the main story in Splatoon Raiders. Players with completed Splatoon Raiders save data on their Nintendo Switch 2 will soon be able to receive a Plastic-Bottle Splattershot Replica…
A talented modder has spent over a year turning The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s pre-rendered backgrounds into fully 3D assets, giving players a whole new perspective on some of the game’s areas. Spanish 3D artist Reonu shared a demo of the work-in-progress project on BlueSky, showing how areas…
Diablo IV is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 next month with previously released expansions, a reliable industry leaker has claimed. Insider billbil-kun started last month’s rumors of the action RPG coming to the Nintendo platform, and has now followed that up on Dealabs (via Eurogamer) with a release date of…
If you’re in the market for some new games to play on your Nintendo Switch or Switch 2, Woot has a rather incredible deal running today. Available for August 17th, 2026, only, you can currently nab the Switch 2 version of Pokémon Legends: Z-A for $32. Tomodachi Life: Living the…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside one hour on Wednesdays for Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed and rescheduled…
