Alongside the myriad of announcements this morning from the Switch 2 Direct was the confirmation that certain Nintendo Switch titles would be getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Editions. First up for the enhancement process are two of the Switch’s biggest titles, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and…
Not revealed in today’s Direct, Nintendo has a new wrinkle in store for publishers that opt to sell physical games without the physical component. For anyone looking to sell a “key-in-a-box,” Nintendo has a brand-new option: the Switch 2 Game-Key card. As the name suggests, this will be a Switch…
Mario Kart World, the newest entry in the Mario Kart franchise and the first new console game in over a decade, races on to Switch 2 in just two months! First teased back in January for the Switch 2 reveal, Mario Kart World was the first trailer shown off in…
Monster Hunter Rise has begun rolling out Event Quests, a type of quest that may feature familiar monsters but often has unique rewards and circumstances. Though Capcom hasn’t laid out a grand plan for these, there is one main unifying element to Event Quests: they’re only available for a limited…
With Monster Hunter Rise’s first, major content update, Capcom has brought down upon us all the ultimate mark of dedication: Hunter Rank. Previously, playing through Rise’s Gathering Hub story would guide you along to HR7. This involved taking on a number of hunts from a certain set before moving on…
Toy Soldiers released all the way back in 2011 as part of the Xbox Live Arcade, and quickly became one of the must-have titles on the service. Its combination of tower defense mixed with third-person combat was fantastic to play, and its unique World War I toy box aesthetic was…
Last May, Wholesome Games aired the first-ever Wholesome Direct that featured nearly 40 minutes of upcoming cute, cozy, and colorful indie games, including interviews from some of the studios behind them. The Wholesome Games Twitter page has now announced that the presentation is officially set to return this June, and…
Looking for a fiery new way to experience Minecraft? How To Train Your Dragon has come to the game of infinite terrains, adding dragons and riders from the Island of Berk! You’ll be able to take part in new adventures that include racing, releasing captive dragons, training dragons, exploring islands,…
If you’ve delved into NieR or Drakengard, then you’ve taken a walk through Yoko Taro’s vision. With the success of NieR: Automata having given the series and its creator new prominence (to the point its 2010 predecessor was just remastered) it might be interesting to imagine what would happen if…
All of the shared images for Spirit Board and tournament events in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate have been great in their own way, but there’s something about this latest one. The theme is battering items, that is to say handheld weaponry that change up some of your normal and Smash…
We’re only a few weeks away from the release of the Street Fighter DLC Pack for Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, and nWay has revealed some flashy new gameplay to keep fans excited. The new gameplay trailer, released by IGN, shows Chun-Li unleashing a flurry of kicks and special…
The flavor text for Monster Hunter Rise’s Origami Switch Axe reads “An ornate axe said to grant a wish if one can somehow collect a thousand of them.” A clear reference to the ancient Japanese legend that folding one thousand paper cranes will earn the maker one wish to be…
While next month’s E3 is slowly but surely accruing more and more major industry names, it sounds like EA will once again be skipping the show as an exhibitor. Instead, it will be holding its own event on July 22nd, 2021. EA Play Live is coming back July 22nd….
Dust off those 3D glasses: It’s time to blast zombies, rescue neighbors, and avoid giant demonic babies as two retro classics rise from the grave once again. A new listing on the Nintendo eShop reveals that the 1993 Lucasfilm classic Zombies Ate My Neighbors, along with its 1994 sequel Ghoul…
While the Nintendo Switch is very good at playing games, and more and more streaming apps are being added over time, it has little in the way of everyday utilities. Thankfully that’ll be changing very soon as Sabec gears up to release “Calculator” via the eShop on May 12th. That’s…
