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News Among Us Team Teases Next Update, Coming Soon
Will be followed by the Hide-and-Seek update
If you're looking for an exhilarating multiplayer experience, you can't go past Among Us - the game where an imposter must eliminate players one by one and flee from the scene of the crime before being caught. The talented team at Innersloth is always looking to improve the experience, and with this in...
News Nintendo Switch Sports Gets More Leg Strap Functionality In Free Update Next Week
Plus new volleyball moves
Nintendo Switch Sports has become a family staple since its release back in April, with Nintendo rolling out new costumes weekly. But now the game is about to receive its biggest update yet. Releasing at 6pm PDT on 26th July, this update will add new functionality to the Leg Strap accessory in soccer. This strap, which has...
News Mario Strikers: Battle League Version 1.1.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The first free update has arrived
Earlier this week, Nintendo revealed it would be rolling out the first free update for Mario Strikers: Battle League. This update adds two new characters - Daisy and Shy Guy, a new gear set 'Knight' and one additional stadium known as 'Desert Ruin'. It's now officially gone live, and as part of this, Nintendo has...
News No Man's Sky's New Endurance Update Confirmed For The Ever-Expanding Switch Port
To boldly go where no update has gone before
News of Hello Games' Switch release of No Man's Sky on 7th October has us all fizzing with excitement to blast off into outer space on Nintendo's console. And with today's Endurance update hitting the game on Playstation, Xbox and PC, our expectations are rocketing even higher. No Man's Sky hardly had...
News Into The Breach's Free Advanced Edition Update Lands On Switch Today
New content drop
If, like us, you have been waiting to jump back into Subset Games' sci-fi strategy RPG, Into the Breach, then today's your lucky day. A brand new update, labelled the 'Advanced Edition', dropped today and promises to expand the excellent turn-based tactical title in various ways. Combining new mechs, weapons, challenges and pilots,...
Dusting off the sand
Last year, publisher Super.com announced that Raji: An Ancient Epic would be getting a free update which upgrades the full game to the 'Enhanced Edition'. Now we know exactly when to expect these changes in the ancient India-set adventure game — 28th July! Nintendo Everything shared the news from the publisher, confirming...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Has Now Sold Over 3 Million Units Worldwide
"All of us on the dev team are deeply thankful"
It looks like more hunters are jumping on the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak bandwagon by the week. In a sales update from Capcom, it's been revealed the DLC expansion has now sold over 3 million units worldwide. To celebrate, the Monster Hunter director Yoshitake Suzuki and the team has shared a...
News Astroneer Update Adds Trains, Plus New Narrative Mysteries And Merch
Slightly delayed on Switch
Astroneer's latest update is a doozy, adding everyone's favourite form of transport: The train. If you've played Astroneer, you'll have witnessed first-hand how unreliable cars are (we once spent a stressful hour trying to get a giant rover out of the centre of the planet), but with trains, you'll be able to zip across...
Video Here's A First Look At Ark's Ultimate Edition Running On Switch
Arriving this September
When Ark: Survival Evolved made its debut on the Nintendo Switch back in 2018, it was released in a pretty rough state. There was a range of technical issues and there were also some substantial slowdown issues. Fortunately, the team at Studio Wildcard are looking to turn the situation around with Ark: Ultimate Survivor...
News Nintendo Might Finally Be Racing Ahead With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Wave 2 DLC
Japan 7-Eleven advert appears to have provided a hint
We're now in July, and there's still no sign of the second Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC wave, so what's going on? Although Nintendo hasn't provided an update about when this next wave will be delivered, it seems fans have been able to work out some sort of time frame for this next DLC release. As...
News New Pikmin Bloom Update Really Wants You To Go Outside
"Pikmin Bloom is evolving"
Despite Niantic's recent wave of layoffs, which saw the company cutting 8% of their workforce, it appears that things are on the move at the studio which made Pokémon GO. Their latest Nintendo mobile game, Pikmin Bloom, came out in late 2021, and invited players to catch, raise, and manage a horde of Pikmin in an AR...
News Three New DLC Characters Join Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Today
More Goku and Vegeta, plus Dyspo
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2's Conton City Vote Pack is out later today on the Switch eShop, and with it, Bandai Namco has confirmed that this DLC pack brings three new fighters to the roster along with two new missions. As we reported back in April, one of the three new characters is Goku Ultra Instinct -Sign- from the...
News Fall Guys Gets An Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes improved vibration on Switch
In case you missed it last month, Fall Guys is on Switch now in its updated free-to-play form — and it's good! But that doesn't mean it couldn't be better, and as a service game it's subject to regular updates that come with — you guessed it — big ol' lists of patch notes. As posted on Twitter, the July...
News PlatinumGames' Shmup Sol Cresta Receives An Update, Here's What's Included
Bayonetta 3 can wait
In case you missed it, Sol Cresta actually got a release on Switch earlier this year (after starting out life as an April Fool's joke). Since then, PlatinumGames has been issuing updates for this new shoot 'em up, and we're now up to the next major one (Version 1.0.4). The Japanese publisher and developer has shared the full...
News Terry Cavanagh's Dicey Dungeons Rolls Out Huge New Free DLC 'Reunion' Soon
Open the box in July
Terry Cavanagh's fabulous deck-building roguelike Dicey Dungeons dazzled us back when it rolled out onto Switch in 2020, and we've been gasping for more ever since. Now, over a year and a half after the game's launch, Cavanagh is giving us exactly what we want — more! We're getting more juicy roguelike dice action from...
News Bandai Namco Begins Rollout Of Huge Dragon Ball FighterZ Game Balance Patch
Find out what's included in Version 1.31
Bandai Namco has finally started to roll out the next game balance update for Dragon Ball FighterZ, and it's a big one. This update will be sequentially released, with release timing different depending on the platform. At the time of writing, the Switch patch does appear to be live yet. When it is released,...
News Monster Hunter Rise Version 10.0.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The new Sunbreak DLC has arrived
The Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak DLC is finally here! Capcom has shared the official patch notes for this new version of Monster Hunter Rise. This sees the software jump to Version 10.0.2. It will be required to install in order to access the DLC and continue to play online. The file size for this update is about...
News Nintendo Releases Update For Switch (Version 14.1.2), Here Are The Details
"Bad words list" updated
A few weeks ago, Nintendo rolled out a system update for the Switch, bumping the firmware up to Version 14.1.2. It contained the usual "general system stability improvements" but there was some other stuff going on behind the scenes, as revealed by Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome. Today's update is a little bit different -...
News Visual Novel Fighter Melty Blood: Type Lumina Adding 4 New DLC Characters
Two in summer, two in winter
2D fighter Melty Blood: Type Lumina (based on Type-Moon's visual romance novel Tsukihime) will receive new DLC characters. There'll be a total of four new fighters joining the battle. Two of these will be released in summer, and the other two will be unleashed this winter. These fighters have not been revealed yet. In...
News Square Enix Rolls Out Chocobo GP Version 1.1.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Earlier this week Square Enix released another update for the Switch game Chocobo GP. It bumps the game up to Version 1.1.1 and allows players to now delete their best Time Attack Mode records and upload their newly created time data. Below is the rundown: Chocobo GP - Version 1.1.1 - 22nd June 2022 The Ver. 1.1.1 update for...
News Stardew Valley Creator Working On Version 1.6, Includes "Some New Content"
Get excited
Although Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone is now hard at work on his next game Haunted Chocolatier, he's not completely done with the lifestyle-farming simulation Stardew Valley. In a brief exchange with a fan on social media, Barone was asked if Stardew would receive any future updates such as Version 1.6 and 1.7. While he's not so sure...
News New Update For Metroidvania 'Monster Sanctuary' Accidentally Releases Early On Switch
"This was unintentional"
Next week, 30th June was meant to see the release of the Pokémon-meets-Metroidvania game Monster Sanctuary's next big update. Titled 'The Forgotten World', this update adds 9 new monsters, a brand new area, new game modes, a randomiser — basically, tons and tons of fun stuff! But if you own the game on Switch, and...
News Dead Cells' Accessibility-Focused Update Adds Assist Mode, Difficulty Options, And More
Called 'Breaking Barriers'
Motion Twin and Evil Empire's fantastic roguelike Dead Cells has received another new update as of yesterday, and it's a pretty important one too. The studios have partnered with AbleGamers and members of the Dead Cells community to help bring in tons of new accessibility features to the game. A spokesperson for Evil...
News Day One Patch For Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Drops
Patch notes inside
Today's the day Fire Emblem fans get to return to the world of Fire Emblem: Three Houses with the Musou follow-up Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. The game is out now on Switch and will see players control Shez and a plethora of Three Houses characters in some hectic hack-and-slash combat. As we're used to nowadays, the game...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Has Been Updated On Switch
Here's what's included in Version 1.0.2
Last week, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles made a return in their new video game outing Shredder's Revenge. While most players are probably having a blast in the game, there have been a small number of issues popping up here and there. Dotemu and Tribute Games appear to have the situation under control -...
PSA Nintendo's Switch Online Mobile App Is Dropping Support For Older Apple iOS
Scheduled to happen "around the summer of 2022"
If you're an Apple mobile user, happen to be running iOS version 13 or earlier and still use the Switch Online mobile application on a regular basis, you might want to read on... According to Nintendo's Japanese customer support Twitter account, the Switch Online app will require Apple users to be...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 14.1.2 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Nintendo has just released another new firmware update for the Switch. It bumps the hybrid system up to version 14.1.2. According to the company's official support page, this latest update includes some general system stability improvements to once again enhanced the overall user experience. Here are the full patch notes: Ver...
News Beloved Tabletop RPG Video Game 'Citizen Sleeper' To Get 3 Free DLC Story Chapters
Roll-playing game
If you're the kind of person who has Dungeons and Dragons sessions every weekend, owns more dice than pairs of shoes, and will regale people at parties with tales of your Gnome Wizard Oscardalf who has a bird living in his beard (hi, that's my character), then you need to check out Citizen Sleeper. From the same developer as In...
News Minecraft's 'The Wild Update' Is Out Now, Adds Frogs, Mud, Music, And The Dreaded Warden
Are you afraid of the dark?
Ah, the wild. The smell of logs crackling on a campfire, the sensation of mosquito bites all over your legs, and the huge, hulking monsters that stalk you in the dark. At least, that's what it's all about in Minecraft's latest update, The Wild, which adds a host of new creatures and blocks to experiment with... and run...
News Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl's Voice Acting Update Is Now Live On Switch
Update: Surprise! It's ready!
Update: When someone says "soon", we expect maybe a couple of days, but just over an hour ago, the devs announced on Twitter that Switch owners don't need to wait much longer, and that the update is ready to download! Also, Mark DeCarlo — the voice for the upcoming DLC fighter Hugh Neutron — revealed that he will...
News Delphox Will Burst Into Pokémon Unite Next Week
In a blaze of glory
The newest combatant coming to Pokémon Unite will arrive very soon! Following the Psychic-type Eeveelution Espeon into battle is another Pocket Monster who knows a thing or two about Confusion. Delphox, the final evolution of the Fire starter Fennekin from Pokemon X & Y, will be joining the roster on 9th June (or 8th June...
News Pokémon Smile Adds Over 100 Pokémon, And They're All Utterly Irresistible
Is there such a thing as too cute?
The Johto region is coming to Pokémon Smile! If you — like many of us — had forgotten about the smartphone app that encourages kids to brush their teeth, then don't feel too bad. The app only received its first update last November, and The Pokémon Company has finally scrubbed up enough for a second. Version...
News Bandai Namco Is Working A New Dragon Ball FighterZ Game Balance Update
Update: Will be released around July
Update [Fri 3rd Jun, 2022 03:38 BST]: Bandai Namco has provided an update (via social media) about this incoming balance update. It'll be released "around" next month in July. It will include some updates for the newest fighter Android 21 (Lab Coat) and more details will be released soon. "[#DBFZ] The game...
News Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Just Got A New Character Update
Aurora from Child of Light is ready for battle!
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night didn't exactly start off life on the Nintendo Switch in the best state, but since then, the experience has been improved with regular patches and updates - including some new content. In a crossover we didn't see coming (at least until March 2022), Bloodstained has...
News Ninjala Celebrates Its Second Anniversary With A Pirate-Themed Season 10
Ninj-arrr-la!
Free-to-play action battler Ninjala will be celebrating its second anniversary on 24th June, and to ring in its second birthday, GungHo Online Entertainment has announced Season 10 will be setting sail on 16th June! You won't want to walk the plank with this one, as season 10 will be pirate-themed. Who else used to compare and compete...
News Minecraft Gets Ice Age DLC, Adding 30 Prehistoric Skins To The Game
Available until the end of July!
[Correction: The DLC itself is not free, but players will receive a free item if they download it before the 31st July. We apologise for the error.] Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Sloths, oh my! These are just some of the creatures you'll be able to meet, befriend, and explore the digestive systems of, with Minecraft's...
News Pokémon Unite Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
New limited-time mode, balance changes and more
The Nintendo Switch and mobile free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite has today received its major update for the month of May. Apart from the usual balance changes, this one adds in the new limited-time mode - "Catch 'Em Battles", which will run until 26th June. Here's a summary of how this mode works,...
News Mario Strikers: Battle League Will Be Supported With Free Post-Launch Updates
Datamine hints at 10 additional characters
In case you missed it, Nintendo has announced it will be supporting the upcoming release Mario Strikers: Battle League with free post-launch updates, including new characters. It seems now we've got some additional information courtesy of Twitter user and dataminer 'Wipeoutjack7' - revealing the game's...
News Pokémon HOME Updated To Version 2.0.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update today
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have released a new update for Pokémon HOME - bumping the cloud storage service app up to Version 2.0.1. This latest update addresses some minor glitches and "other issues". Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Perfectly Nintendo: Pokémon HOME - Version 2.0.1 - Fixed an issue in which users’...
News Pokémon GO Hisuian Voltorb & Electrode Can Now Be Sent To Pokémon HOME
Gotta transfer 'em all
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo finally rolled out the Version 2.0.0 update for Pokémon HOME last week, making it compatible with the most recent entries in the series, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl & Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Now, Niantic has updated
News Chocobo GP Version 1.1.0 Adds Balamb Garden, Adjusts Levelling, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Perparing for season 2 next week
The next season of Chocobo GP — Square Enix's answer to Mario Kart — is imminent. Following a delay of the start of season 2, Square Enix is now preparing to wave the chequered flag for the next set of changes. In the biggest update since the game launched, version 1.1.0 is coming to Chocobo GP on 31st May and...
Soapbox Free Game Updates Are Fantastic For Everyone, Except New Players
I want my money back
You wouldn't complain about a free lunch, would you? Well, maybe you would — if the lunch was something you'd never eaten before, and it came with utensils you'd never used before, and no one told you how to actually consume it. That's a bit like how I feel picking up Dead Cells for the first time. Although it's technically...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Gets First Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Patches are built on hope
TT Games' LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has just received its first update on Switch. In what has become the LEGO game with the biggest launch of all time, The Skywalker Saga has been upgraded to version 1.0.4 to give the game a little bit more Force. Or just make it a bit more stable, really. Little fixes are always...
News Brainy Box-Burning Puzzler 'Bonfire Peaks' To Get Three New Chapters Of DLC
Also, Photo Mode!!
Bonfire Peaks is a game about setting your belongings on fire. On purpose. In order to progress through its increasingly difficult puzzle levels, you'll have to stack, balance, and eventually burn crates, which sounds much easier than it actually is. You may not have heard of Bonfire Peaks, but if you're a puzzle fan, you might...
News Three Extra Games To Be Bundled With A Monster's Expedition Physical Release
Plus a vinyl, a poster, a free update...
Fans of gorgeous, intricate puzzle game A Monster's Expedition will be feeling like today is Christmas Day, and Puzzle Santa has just landed on your roof with a bulging bag full of gifts just for them. Why? Because the developers, Draknek and Friends, just announced a bunch of new stuff: A new, free "Hint...
News Pokémon HOME's Diamond & Pearl And Legends: Arceus Compatibility Update Now Live
Version 2.0.0 has arrived
Update [Wed 18th May, 2022 02:45 BST]: The Pokémon HOME Version 2.0.0 update is now officially live on the Nintendo Switch. At the moment, the servers are still undergoing maintenance, so you may not be able to access the app. Original article [Tue 17th May, 2022 03:00 BST]: At the end of last week, The Pokémon...
News Spiritfarer Version 1.14 Is Ready To Download, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
New life breathed into the game
Thunder Lotus' beautiful management sim all about death and the afterlife — Spiritfarer — has received a brand new update, and it's a big one in terms of fixes. Luckily for fans across the globe, many of the tweaks in the update involve fixing typos and errors in multiple languages. At the end of last year, the...
PSA Rocket League's New Cross-Platform Voice Chat Is Enabled By Default
"This is honestly a scary thing"
Psyonix's free-to-play title Rocket League has received a new update, and it's made "voice chat" available across all platforms. While this kind of update is normally a welcome one within many online communities, in the case of Rocket League, not everyone is overjoyed by this new update. Some members of the...
News Part Fort, Part Nite, All Cop: Robocop Is Now In Fortnite
And so is Ali-A, who is not a robot or a cop
The latest IP crossover is (rolls dice) Robocop in (rolls dice) Fortnite, which means that the ultimate showdown is now possible: Robocop vs The Terminator vs Alien vs Predator. This is what the multiverse has been working up to, surely. The Robocop outfit will include the LEG-209 Back Bling, which can...
News Fall Guys Is Going Free-To-Play, Comes To Switch This Summer With Cross-Play And A Huge Update
Wait, Summer? Not... Fall? Aw.
Fall Guys is going free-to-play, according to a Big Announcement livestream that premiered today. As of June 21st, 2022, Fall Guys Season 1 will be free on all consoles, for all players. Anyone who already purchased the game will be entitled to a free Legacy Pack, which includes: Three Costumes (Veggie Dog, Regal,...