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News DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos Flies Onto Switch Next Year
Superman Returns
Teased during the OG Unwrapped Presentation earlier this year, Outright Games has now announced that it will be bringing DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos to the Switch for some family-friendly fun on 10th March, 2023. If you were to look at the state of the DCEU at the moment, the phrase 'family friendly' might not immediately...
News McDonald's Mario Movie Advert Shows Piranha Plants, Wall Jumps And More
I'm-a loving it
We seem to be learning more and more about Super Mario Bros. The Movie each day, with official announcements, regional differences and leaks contributing to the growing mound of material. The latest addition to join the pile is a McDonald's advert - reportedly showing in Portugal - which contains brand new footage of a much more...
News The Outbound Ghost Publisher Takes Legal Action Following Dev Complaints And Steam Page Edits
Update: "We hope that the need for legal interventions is short lived"
Update #2 [Mon 12th Dec, 2022 11:10 GMT]: After hearing from the lead developer of The Outbound Ghost last week, publisher Digerati has now responded with a full statement regarding the game's release, including legal action following lawsuit threats from Conradical Games. In a...
News Festive GBA Circuit Added To Mario Kart Tour For The Holidays
Better start defrosting those windscreens
We are nearing the end of the Peach Vs. Bowser Tour in Mario Kart Tour which means - like clockwork - the mobile game team is quick on the draw to let us know what goodies are coming our way next. It turns out that the next tour in the game will see things take a turn for the festive (who would have thought...
News Some Pokémon Will Now Be XXS Or XXL In Pokémon GO's New Size Feature
Pocket-sized Poochyena
If there's one thing that we can't help but find endearing about Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, it's how the creatures out in the wild appear true to size. If you saw a rodent-like creature that was the size of, let's say, a dog, then you would be pretty freaked and we like the fact that the latest entry addresses that. What's...
News New Hide N Seek Mode Sneaks Onto Among Us Today
Ready or not
There were announcements a-plenty at last night's Game Awards (no Tears of the Kingdom trailer, but we're totally fine about that) and even the masked Among Us team dropped in on the action to announce that a whole new game mode will be coming our way today (9th December)! The Hide n Seek mode will take the classic concept of sneaking...
News Never Played Mario + Rabbids? Nintendo's Video Guide Is Here To Help
Sparks of inspiration
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope came out a little over a month ago now and was instantly met by high praise indeed (scoring 8/10 in our review). If the first game in the series is anything to go by, then we can see this sequel being something of a sleeper hit thanks to some nice eShop discounts in the coming years. If, however,...
News Atari Announces Ultra Rare Arcade Shooter 'Akka Arrh' Is Coming To Switch
Originally scrapped for being "too difficult"
After Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, Atari Flashback Classics and Atari Mania, you might think that the iconic studio would want a break from looking into its back catalogue for a brief moment. You would, however, be wrong. Perhaps the most obscure of these titles yet has today been announced,...
News Temtem Gets Huge New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The combination of ver.1.1 and 1.2
There was a time when we thought that Temtem would have the chance to grow in Pokémon's shadow and become another strong creature catcher/battler on the video game market. But then, well, it didn't. While we gave the game 8/10 in our review, many appear to have been put off by bugs and other launch issues, leaving...
News Mech Armada Brings Robot Building To X-Com-Style Warfare On Switch Tomorrow
Roll out
Lioncode Games has announced that its tactical turn-based roguelite Mech Armada will be dropping onto Switch tomorrow (8th December). Billed as "Into the Breach meets X-Com", by way of a little Transformers we might add, this tactics game will see you building extravagently bulky mechs and then sending them into battle against an even...
News SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake Cooks Up January Release Date
Are you ready kids?
THQ Nordic has today announced that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake will be arriving on Switch from 31st January, 2023, with pre-orders now open. There are, of course, some special pre-order bonuses in store for all those who want to get in on the F.U.N early. All digital and physical pre-orders will come with the...
News Mario Jumps Into The 3D Billboard Craze In New Movie Advertisement
First look at movie's Piranha Plant
It is difficult to miss promotional material for The Super Mario Bros. Movie at the moment. There have been two official trailers, a handful of posters, the release of the main theme, and that's not to mention the F.L.U.D.D.-scale leaks that we seem to come across every week. Now the film's marketing department is...
News Face Tyranitar Or Salamence In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Next Limited-Time Tera Raid Battle
Tera-fying
It was back at the start of November that The Pokémon Company announced the first contenders in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Tera Raid Battles, and now it looks like we know who is going to be turning all crystal-y next. Following on from Eevee and Charizard, the next 'mon to be stepping up to the plate in the game's limited-time Tera...
News Cat Dungeon Crawler, UnderDungeon, Sinks Its Claws Into January Release Date
Apocalypse meow
We first heard about UnderDungeon back in the sunny days of August. With it's somewhat Undertale-y vibe and interesting mix of 2D and 3D dungeon exploration, we were excited for it's release this year. While it looks like it will be just missing out on that original date, the publisher has announced that it will be landing (on its...
News Dead Cells' Creator's New Game, Nuclear Blaze, Blasts Onto Switch Next Year
Fire in the hole!
Back in 2018 we were completely enamoured by Dead Cells. A roguelite with gorgeous pixel art and enough intense action to fill many hours of play time, the game was, simply put, a blast. Now Sébastien Benard, the title's lead developer, is taking that sense of blast all the more literally, as their latest game, Nuclear Blaze, will...
News Shmups 'Dezatopia' And 'Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo' Lock Onto Physical Combo Release
Pew pew times two
Strictly Limited Games has announced that it is bringing two new shoot 'em ups - Dezatopia and Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo - together for a combo physical release with pre-orders opening on 4th December. The Japanese indie shooters being packaged together in such a way is perfect for all those out there who are prone to reaching the...
News Retro-Inspired Metroidvania 'Haiku The Robot' Gets New Game Mode In Mid-December Update
Up for a challenge?
Remember back in September when it seemed that every game ever was getting released all at once? One such title to land on the Switch in this period was Haiku the Robot - a post-apocalypse-set metroidvania with an adorable main character which looked like it had leaped right off of a GBA cartridge. Now the game is getting its...
News Nintendo's Official Magazine For Winter 2022 Gets English Digital Release
Featuring exclusive Deep Cut interview
We saw the cover of this season's Nintendo Magazine a few weeks back now - a gorgeous 3D render of a Splatoon 3 Inkling and Smallfry - but with the content only available in Japanese, we had to be content with just looking at the pictures. Fortunately, a digital copy of the mag is now available in English,...
News Disney Speedstorm Hits The Brakes As Release Date Is Pushed Into 2023
A screeching halt
Remember back in the hazy days of this February's Nintendo Direct when Disney Speedstorm was announced to be coming to Switch in the Summer? That obviously never came into fruition, and now the developer, Gameloft, has made the decision to delay the game further into next year. In a statement sent out via the official...
News LEGO Brawls To Receive Free Festive Update This December
New stage, Minifigures and more
LEGO Brawls released on the Switch back in September to a less than favourable reception - we gave it a 4/10 in our review. But Bandai Namco is hoping to turn this all around for the Holidays as it has today announced a festive update, 'Jingle Brawls', will be available throughout December. The update promises to add...
News My Nintendo Store UK Adds New Splatoon 3 Stickers Reward
Stick it to the man
We are all gearing up for the release of Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 in but a few hours, and it looks like the UK's My Nintendo Store is getting in on the action by adding a new franchise-themed reward to its catalogue. From today, the store is offering the Splatoon 3 Sticker Set for 300 Platinum Points. This consists of...
News Legendary Urshifu Brings The Fight To Pokémon Unite Tomorrow
I know Kubfu!
After a datamine back in September revealed the next slate of 'mon to be joining the Pokémon Unite roster, we feel like these reveals lost a sense of anticipation. Fortunately, all of the predicted monsters are out of the way now, so what follows should be back to surprises (unless there is another leak, that is). For the moment, at...
News Minecraft Receives A Sizeable New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Spectator mode, skins and more
Mojang has released the full patch notes for the latest update in Minecraft and this one is a biggie. What's more, it's available to download right now! Amongst all of the usual bug fixes and improvements, the ver. 1.19.50 update introduces Spectator Mode into the game. This feature has been in an experimental stage...
News Splatoon 3's First Big Run Event Announced For Mid-December
The Chill Season hots up
We are but a few short days away from the release of Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 update on 1st December (or 30th November for America), and Nintendo has started to reveal when we can expect the season's events to kick off. While there is no word on anything Splatfest related as of yet, we do now know that Big Run - the...
News Square Enix Unveils Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion 'Launch Trailer' Ahead Of Release
Coming 13th December
The term 'launch trailer' is thrown around a lot these days. If, in this instance, you read it used alongside Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion and were instantly struck by fear of missing the game's release, worry not - the launch trailer may well be here, but the launch itself is still on 13th December. Once we had got...
News New 'Mythical Wishes' Season Announced For Pokémon GO
Starting this week
The Season of Light is finally drawing to a close in Pokémon GO and Niantic has been quick off the bat to let us know what is in store next for the mobile franchise. 'Mythical Wishes' will be coming our way from 1st December and we already have a trailer showing off some of the things that we can expect - including the tease of...
News Mega Sceptile, Blaziken And Swampert Debut In Pokémon GO Event Next Week
Hello from Hoenn
The Season of Light is almost over in Pokémon GO, but Niantic has already announced that the next season is going to start off with a bang. Season nine, Mythical Wishes, will begin on 1st December and its opening event is bound to be a big one for fans of the Gen III starters. As if this article's title wasn't enough of a clue,...
News Players Believe Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Battle Stadium Is Rigged
A not-so-random RNG
There are a lot of unfortunate oversights which have been unearthed in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's first weeks out in the wild. Though many of these have had us chuckling away or otherwise afraid to turn the light off at night (spaghetti trainer haunts our dreams), none of them have the potential to be quite as annoying as this...
News Nintendo Publishes Job Listings For Newly Acquired 'Nintendo Pictures'
Picture the scene
Back in July it was announced that Nintendo would be fully acquiring Dynamo Pictures - the production company behind the adorable Pikmin Shorts - and would be immediately undergoing a rebrand, naming the company 'Nintendo Pictures'. Well, after launching its website last month, it appears that the studio is on the hunt for...
News Debut Manga From F-Zero And Star Fox Artist To Become A Switch Game In 2023
Quick on the draw
Just last week we heard that Takaya Imamura was all set to release his debut manga, Omega 6, after years of iconic art work for Nintendo. This news gets all the more exciting today, as we have learned that Imamura is working to bring a version of his manga universe to a Switch game next year (thanks, Gematsu).
News Switch Online's 'Missions & Rewards' Adds Even More Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Icons
Wave two out now
After releasing an initial set of Nintendo Switch Online icons to mark the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet last week, Nintendo has now moved onto wave two, adding a whole new range of display images from Paldea (thanks, Serebii.net). This time around, the collection contains Armarogue, Ceruledge, an adorable Pawmi and Smoliv...
News Sifu Fall Title Update To Add Replay Editor, New Skins And More
Coming December 2022
While perhaps not quite as polished as it appeared on other platforms, Sifu's Switch debut really knew how to deal out the hits when it arrived on the console earlier this month. Fortunately, Sloclap isn't pulling any punches with keeping the game up to scratch as it has announced that the Fall Title Update will be coming in...
News The Jet Set Radio-Inspired 'Bomb Rush Cyberfunk' Is On The Hunt For Voice Actors
Could a release date be on the horizon?
The wait for the uber funky Jet Set Radio-inspired vibes-fest that is Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has felt like a particularly long one. We first heard of the game back in 2020, but with its recent pushback into 2023, we settled into the thought that there might be more delays to come. However, hope may be on the...
News Capcom Reveals Meaty Patch Notes For Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's Next Update
Arriving on 24th November
Having heard of what is going to be made available in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak's upcoming Title Update 3 via an announcement last week, Capcom has now taken to the game's official site to share the patch notes that we can expect to see installed on 24th November. The rather meaty patch notes (thanks, Nintendo Ever
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Removes All Cases Of Pokérus From The Game
Poké sick days are over
Though only out for less than a day, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has proved divisive in how it attempts to move the franchise forward. To some, the games make a great leap from what has come before, with their open worlds and Let's Go mechanic making life that little bit easier, but for others the games don't go far enough...
News Splatoon 3 Adds Another Returning Stage For Salmon Run In Upcoming Season
Would you Bay-leve it
Ever since the announcement of Splatoon 3's Chill Season 2022 last week, the official @SplatoonNA Twitter account has been drip feeding us pieces of information on what we can expect to find come 1st December - it's like the game's pre-release all over again! While we were getting excited by the announcement of the newest...
News Nintendo Shares More Details On Splatoon 3's Upcoming X Battles
Only for the best of the best
Last week saw the surprise announcement of Chill Season 2022, the newest update inking its way onto Splatoon 3. Of all of the new details revealed to be coming to the game including new stages, weapons and items, one of the biggest features to catch our eye was the introduction of X Battles with the update on 1st...
News Sprigatito Is Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Most Popular Starter, According To Famitsu Survey
First Grass
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has released worldwide today, with many getting their hands on the game for the first time and being immediately faced with that franchise-old question: which starter will you pick? We asked you lovely lot this very same question of the Generation IX starters back when they were first revealed (the results of...
News New Sonic Prime Trailer Sees Shadow Join The Multiverse Action
Speeds onto Netflix next month
After releasing a teaser at the end of last month, Netflix has now revealed its first full trailer for the upcoming Sonic Prime series which will debut on the streaming service on 15th December. Ever the parameters for a writer's get-out clause, the multiverse looks to play a big part in the upcoming series. The above...
News This Pokémon GO 'Auto-Catcher' Can Catch, Battle And Raid For 5 Days Straight, Says Dev
Catching 'mon all day long
The face of Pokémon GO was forever changed with the release of the Pokémon GO Plus wristband - a way to catch 'em all without even needing to get your phone out of your pocket. Since then there has been a Pokédex-worth of imitators, all keen to bring something new to the catching game. None more so is this the case...
News Soccer Story Scores November Release Date On Switch
No, it's nothing to do with Sports Story
Back in August we were sideswiped by the news of Soccer Story's existence. A pixel art sports RPG with 50% of its title dedicated to the word 'Story' that isn't anything to do with Sidebar Games' Golf Story nor its hotly-anticipated follow-up Sports Story? Surely it can't be! Well, it turns out that it can...
News Dragon Ball: The Breakers Gets Sizeable Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Fixing those bugs
Dragon Ball: The Breakers released last month with a number of technical issues at launch. Fortunately, Bandai Namco has introduced a big batch of fixes in today's planned maintenance in an attempt to combat these problems. An online survival game is not the route that we would have expected the Dragon Ball series to take, but we...
News This Upcoming Super Mario Bros. 3 Mod Adds New Playable Characters, Wall Jumps And More
Coming 'Thanksgiving 2022'
At this point, word of a new Mario game would have a whole host of Nintendo fans super jumping for joy - finally breaking away from the five-year gap that has followed in Super Mario Odyssey's wake. While there is nothing official to speak of on this front just yet, we have now seen a teaser trailer for an upcoming Super...
News This New Online Gallery Lets You Take A Stroll Through Pokémon History
A fully interactive timeline awaits
The Pokémon Company has opened its doors - albeit, virtual ones - to a new online exhibition on the history of the franchise from Pokémon Red and Blue all the way up to Scarlet and Violet (thanks, Serebii.net). The exhibition is not currently available in English, but there is very little reading to do. You...
News Mario Kart Tour Brings Back Classic Donkey Kong Circuit For Upcoming Animal Tour
Fire away!
According to Mario Kart Tour, Autumn is officially over (at least, the Autumn Tour is) and that means that the mobile game is speeding onto the next one without any delay. The Animal Tour will be setting off from the start line on 15th November if you're on Pacific Time and on the 16th from those in Europe, with this period's main...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak To Share Title Update 3 Details In Upcoming Digital Event
"All will be revealed"
Even though the last free major update was only in late September, we have been eagerly awaiting news on what is next for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. Fortunately, all is to be revealed next week as the game will host a digital event on 16th November, 2022 at 2pm GMT / 6am PST / 3pm CET which will share more details on Free...
News Pokémon Unite Expands Its Roster As Sableye Joins The Fight
With a twinkle in its eye
The latest addition to Pokémon Unite has been revealed and it is none other than Gen III's gemstone-eyed Dark/Ghost-Type Sableye! The new 'mon will be dropping into the game on 16th November, 2022. Sableye was the last Pokémon to be uncovered by the datamine back in September, which also noted the additions of Clefable...
News The Real-Life Splatoon X Pokémon T-Shirts Are Now Available In The UK
Finally!
Update [Wed 9th Nov, 2022 14:30 GMT]: After weeks of radio silence from Nintendo, we now know that those real-life Splatoon X Pokémon Splatfest t-shirts are coming to the UK! What's more, they are available to order on the My Nintendo Store right now! <products id="21203,21204,21205"> The three t-shirts each match those worn by...
News Nintendo Highlights The Environmental Benefit Of New Switch Packaging
Smaller boxes are on their way
A lot of the statistics contained in the recent Nintendo financial report covered how successful the company had been in business terms, but equally important is what it is doing to combat climate change and its negative impact on the environment. Fortunately, the follow-up presentation outlined the steps that the...
News Over 100 Million People Played Switch In The Last Year
More reveals from the Nintendo financial report
Yesterday we got our peepers on the Nintendo financial report covering Q2 of the fiscal year ending March, 2023, and there was a lot to unpack. If the highest-selling Switch games, digital download data and
