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August 19th, 2026

New images of Resident Evil movie show zombies, tentacles, and a bloodied Umbrella scientist

Categories: News

More pictures of Zach Cregger’s upcoming Resident Evil reboot have emerged, showing more locations, infected citizens, and behind-the-scenes shots. Sony Pictures (via Total Film) has released six stills of the movie. The first appears to show protagonist Bryan (played by Austin Abrams) and an RPD sheriff (played by Johnno Wilson)…

August 19th, 2026

Extensive Yoshi and the Mysterious Book interview reveals it took three years to make one chapter

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News, Switch 2

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…

August 19th, 2026

007 First Light for Switch 2 will be playable at Gamescom 2026

Author: Admin Lauren

Categories: News, Switch 2

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…

August 18th, 2026

Wii Remotes become Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con in impressive fan project

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: Switch 2, News, Retro

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…

August 18th, 2026

Fortnite gets a Star Wars skin which is unlockable only by visiting Disneyland or Disney World

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News, Switch, Switch 2

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…

August 18th, 2026

Fanmade 3DS demake of Zelda: Breath of the Wild emerges online, developer unknown

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: 3DS, News, Retro

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…

August 18th, 2026

Acclaimed Deus Ex, Epic Mickey director Warren Spector announces retirement from game development

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: News

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…

August 18th, 2026

The Duskbloods’ network test is now available for selected participants to download

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: Switch 2, News

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…

August 17th, 2026

Splatoon 3 to get new weapon via update, available to players who finished Splatoon Raiders

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: Switch, News, Switch 2

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…

August 17th, 2026

Zelda: Ocarina of Time ROM hack makes pre-rendered areas 3D, allowing free camera movement and first-person

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: News, Retro

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…

August 17th, 2026

Rumor: Diablo IV for Switch 2 reportedly releasing in September, days after BlizzCon

Author: Reece Heather

Categories: News, Switch 2

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…

August 17th, 2026

Daily Woot deal sees Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Pokémon Legends: Z-A on deep discount

Author: Peter Glagowski

Categories: Switch, News, Switch 2

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…

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