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News Rockstar Games Announces Acquisition Of Dev Behind GTA Trilogy Upgrades
The studio will be renamed 'Rockstar Australia'
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has announced its acquisition of the Australian developer Video Games Deluxe. This Sydney-based team, which worked on the upgrades to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition last year, will be renamed Rockstar Australia. The same team has previously...
News Zelda's SNES Soundtrack 'A Link To The Past' Joins Nintendo Music, Here's Every Song Included
Listen to the past
It's a new week and that means Nintendo has released a new album for its Nintendo Music app. This time it's the Super Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. This game originally made its debut on the Super Famicom and SNES in 1991/92 and is filled with all sorts of legendary tunes. All up, this latest album...
News Warriors: Abyss Teases New Character For March Update
Along with some Switch "performance improvements"
Following the release of WARRIORS: Abyss in February, Koei Tecmo has announced a "March update" adding another character to the game and much more. One other highlight is "performance improvements" for the Nintendo Switch version of the game and apart from this are bug fixes and various other...
News Turok Receives A New Update For Nintendo Switch, Here's What's Included
Fancy some dinosaur hunting this weekend?
Turok was released on the Switch eShop way back in 2019 but Nightdive Studios is still updating it with new improvements and fixes. As part of an Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 port this month, the modern version has received another update for all platforms. This latest update comes loaded with new...
News Stardew Valley's New Update For Nintendo Switch Is Now Live
Update: Creator acknowledges "error" in Switch patch
Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone's farming and lifestyle simulation Stardew Valley is the game that keeps on giving and today marks the release of another free update for the Nintendo Switch. This week happens to mark the ninth anniversary of the game and Barone has released the latest update Version...
News Pokémon Unite's Latest Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
New items! New battles! Suicune!
Before the Presents showcase can get underway, TPC is kicking off the Pokémon Day celebrations early with a fresh 'Assault Break' update for Pokémon Unite. The team battler has today been updated to ver. 1.18.1.2, with the latest patch adding the legendary Gen II Water Type, Suicune, into the mix. There's also a...
News Tetris Forever Adds Two More Classic Games In Its "Biggest-Ever" Update
"Tetris Forever now includes 21 playable games!"
If you're still not sure about Tetris Forever, now might be the time to reconsider with the game rolling out its "biggest-ever update" today with the addition of two new classic MS-DOS games. This includes the 1991 "cult classic" Super Tetris and the 1988 title Tetris (AcademySoft) v. 3.12. Here's...
News New Disney Dreamlight Valley Update Welcomes Aladdin And Jasmine, Here Are The Patch Notes
A whole new world opens
After being formally announced last week, Gameloft has now revealed the full patch notes for Disney Dreamlight Valley's upcoming 'Tales of Agrabah' update, which is set to land on Switch tomorrow (26th February). The headline addition for this one is the new 'Agrabah’s Market' Realm, which welcomes Aladdin and Jasmine to...
News Balatro's New Free Update Features Crossovers With Assassin's Creed, Fallout, Civ And More
How many friends does this guy have?
Prepare yourselves, poker fans, because our beloved roguelike Balatro has just landed another 'Friends of Jimbo' update, adding a whole new batch of crossovers into the mix. Much like the three previous additions, the latest update features new card cosmetics from eight different crossover games. The Assassin's...
News Mortal Kombat 1 Is Ready To Terminate With T-1000 Character Trailer
"Johnny's fine, honey, Johnny's just fine"
A new trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 has been released that showcases the T-1000 playable character in the Khaos Reigns expansion. Available from 18th March 2025, the T-1000 is yet another classic movie villain getting the MK treatment and, judging from the short teaser, it seems NetherRealm Studios has done...
News Disney Dreamlight Valley's "Next Free Update" Launches On Switch Soon
Join Aladdin and Jasmine in new quests
Disney Dreamlight Valley has today revealed the next free content update 'Tales of Agrabah' will be launching for Switch and other platforms next week on 26th February 2025. This update will see Aladdin and Jasmine join the game alongside a "brand new Realm". Here's some additional PR and you can see the...
News Upcoming Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Updates Add New Gameplay Features & Co-Op Options
First one lands next week
Go Go Nintendo Lifers! Digital Eclipse has today announced that a pair of mighty-looking updates will be heading to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind in the coming months, adding in fresh gameplay features, new moves and an expanded scope for online co-op. The first of these updates is set to land on PC and...
News Mario & Luigi: Brothership Version 1.0.1 Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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Following its release in November last year, Mario & Luigi: Brothership for the Switch has now received its very first update. This bumps the game up to Version 1.0.1 and addresses multiple bugs as well as some "other" ones (although it seems not every issue may necessarily been resolved). Here are the full patch notes,...
News Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist Receives Another Update
Here's what you can expect...
Following its January release, the dark fantasy Metroidvania Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist has now received another game update. This one bumps the title up to Version 1.0.4 and comes with some gameplay adjustments and bug fixes. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the official Steam game page: Ender Magnolia:...
News Nintendo Announces The First Tetris 99 Maximus Cup For 2025
It's Donkey Kong!
Nintendo's first release of the year was Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, so it's only fitting to make the first Tetris 99 Maximus Cup of 2025 the same theme. With this in mind, a new event will kick off next 13th February 2025. As usual, you'll be able to unlock a new theme featuring Tetriminos, music, and art based on the latest...
News One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 Is Getting New DLC, Will Be Decided By Fan Votes
"You have the power to pick the next warriors"
Bandai Namco has revealed its 2020 release One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 has now surpassed 4 million copies. To celebrate this epic milestone by the Straw Hat crew, new DLC has been announced. This will include new legends, but there's a catch. Bandai Namco is asking fans to decide who they would like...
News The Thing: Remastered Patch 1.1 Released, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
"Performance optimization for Switch" and more
Following its December release, Nightdive Studios has now rolled out a new update for The Thing: Remastered on Switch and multiple other platforms. As you can see, there are general updates and fixes, improvements to the gameplay, levels, display and sound, and even some "optimized performance" for the...
News Nintendo Music Adds Golden Sun Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Relive Camelot's GBA classic
Nintendo has today added the soundtrack of Camelot's Game Boy Advance title Golden Sun to the Nintendo Music app. This latest addition to the Switch Online music service includes a total of 54 tracks and has a runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes. You'll be able to listen to songs like the main theme, battle theme, Mercury...
News "Capcom And SNK" Inspired Fighter Blazing Strike Outlines Plans For 2025
Including updates and free DLC
The relatively new fighting game Blazing Strike made its debut on the Switch in October last year and publisher Aksys Games has now provided details on what's ahead for 2025. The plan is to release a "lobby/spectator patch" in "mid-February, this will be followed by a crossplay patch in the "coming months", the...
News Sega's Next Football Manager Game Has Been Cancelled
"We’re very sorry to have let you down"
Sega and Sports Interactive have officially cancelled Football Manager 25 after extensive internal discussion and careful consideration. Sports Interactive says it's "very sorry" to have let down fans and will now shift its focus to the next annual release. The reasoning behind this decision, although it's...
News EA Considering Apex Legends 2.0, But Battlefield 6 Is The Priority For Now
"There will be an even bigger, more meaningful update to that"
EA's focus this week has been the reveal of the new 'Battlefield Labs' in the leadup to the next major entry, but it's not forgotten about its other FPS hit Apex Legends. Unfortunately for EA, Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play shooter has experienced a bit of a slump in recent times,...
News F-Zero 99 Has Been Updated To Version 1.5.6, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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Nintendo has released its first update for the battle royale Switch Online racer F-Zero 99. This bumps the game up to Version 1.5.6 and comes with a whole host of fixes and improvements. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo's support page: Latest update: Ver. 1.5.6 (Released February 4, 2025): Fixed shortcuts that...
News Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist Receives A New Update
Here's what you can expect...
The dark fantasy Metroidvania Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist arrived on the Switch eShop towards the end of last month and it's now received an update. This bumps the title up to Version 1.0.3 and includes some adjustments as well as a bunch of bug fixes. Here's the full rundown of what you can expect: Ender...
News Fantasian Neo Dimension Receives New Switch Update, Here's What's Included
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Following its launch last December, the Final Fantasy creator's JRPG love letter FANTASIAN Neo Dimension has now received an update for the Switch and multiple other platforms. Although there's no new content, this latest patch does make some notable changes to provide a "smoother and more enjoyable gameplay experience". Here's the...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's N64 Library With Namco Classic 'Ridge Racer 64'
It's Ridge Racer!
In a new Switch Online N64 game library update today, Nintendo has added the Namco title Ridge Racer 64. This arcade-style classic racer was originally released on Nintendo's console hardware in the year 2000 and developed by the team at Nintendo Software Technology. It contains multiple modes to work your way through and there's...
News Minecraft Reveals New Mob Variants And Much More In Latest Content Drop
Get the monthly update
Following last year's 15th anniversary celebrations, Minecraft has now jumped into the new year with its very first 'Minecraft Monthly' broadcast. The big reveals include the new animal mob variants - with the show kicking off with footage of the new pig variants. One will live in warm biomes, with the other located in cold...
News No Man's Sky 'Worlds Part II' Update Adds New Solar Systems, Biomes, Terrains & More
The not-so-final frontier
When No Man's Sky first launched back in 2016, we never would have thought that it'd be getting this level of support nine years on, but here we are. Hello Games has today announced the first update of 2025, 'Worlds Part II', and it looks like a big'un. This one is a follow-up to last year's 'Worlds Part I' (who would have...
News DOOM + DOOM II Switch Update 2 Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Adds multiplayer mod support and more
Following the announcement of DOOM: The Dark Ages last week, the retro-releases DOOM + DOOM II have today received a new update on the Switch and multiple other platforms adding multiplayer mod support. There's also a Switch-specific update, allowing 'mod subscriptions' to work between multiple user profiles...
News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Three More Titles
Including a special Super Famicom release...
Nintendo has released its first Switch Online game update for 2025 and it adds three more titles to the SNES library including a Super Famicom release. These titles include the SNK fighting game Fatal Fury 2 (1993/94), Culture Brain's action RPG Super Ninja Boy (1992), and the action-puzzle title Sutte...
News Nintendo Music Adds Another SNES Banger, Here's Every Song Included
Mario Kart's classic album is now available
Mario Kart has been a huge talking point over the past week following what's seemingly the reveal of the new game alongside the Switch 2 announcement. Now, to continue the trend, Nintendo has today added the SNES soundtrack Super Mario Kart to its music app for Switch Online members. This album comes with...
News New Tetris Forever Update Improves Game Saves On Switch
Available now
The collection Tetris Forever has already received some updates since it dropped on the Switch last year, and to begin the new year, Digital Eclipse has now rolled out another update that improves game saves, DOS graphic modes, and much more. Here's the full rundown via the Digital Eclipse website: First, we're excited to announce...
News Stardew Valley Creator Releases New Patch For Nintendo Switch Version
Kicking off 2025 with some bug fixes
It's a new year and Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has already rolled out a new patch for the Switch version of Stardew Valley. This new update does only appear to be a small one, but it's an important fix - addressing multiple bugs that were popping up for players on Nintendo's hybrid device. Here's the full...
News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Is Getting A Sweet Photo Mode Update Very Soon
Smile, Juliet
The Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP developer Dragami Games has not only continued to address various issues with multiple patches but it's also adding additional content to the game. With this in mind, Dragami Games company CEO Yoshima Yasuda has now announced the team will be adding a photo mode "soon". Nothing else was detailed, but...
News Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind Adds Online Play In Latest Update
Better late than never
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind made its debut on the Switch eShop in December last year but was missing one key mode on the Switch. Fortunately, online play has now finally arrived in the latest update - allowing players to "connect with friends" and punch some putties (together). Here's the developer's official...
News 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Legendary Zelda Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
Wind Waker sails onto the NSO music app
It's a new week and that means a brand new update for the Nintendo Music app on mobile devices. Today Nintendo has added the GameCube soundtrack for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. This includes 133 tracks with a total runtime of 3 hours and 40 minutes - you've got songs like the title theme, Outset...
News 'Nintendo Music' Adds Another Donkey Kong Soundtrack, Here's Every Song Included
It's double trouble with Dixie and Kiddy
Nintendo has kicked off the new year with a brand new update for its 'Nintendo Music' app. It's celebrating Rare's Donkey Kong Country series once again with the released of the third game's tracklist. All up, this soundtrack includes 40 tracks and has a runtime of 1 hour and 14 minutes. You'll be able to...
News Switch's First 'Rebootless Update' Of 2025 Is Now Live, Here Are The Details
Following Version 19.0.1's rollout last October
The Switch may be coming to the tail end of its life, but Nintendo is still showing support for it with new games and even updates. Following the rollout of Version 19.0.1 in October 2024, Nintendo has now rolled out a new 'rebootless update' for this same firmware patch. As highlighted by dataminer...
News Toby Fox New Year Message Reminds Us Deltarune's Next Chapters Are Launching This Year
It's a catchphrase now
Following his end-of-year newsletter update in December, game developer Toby Fox has kicked off 2025 with a special post on social media. Not only does it wish fans a happy new year, but it also jokingly issues another reminder about Deltarune Chapter 3 and 4 and how they will both be launching at some point this year! Here...
News Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind First Major Update Now Live On Switch
The "online" patch has also been submitted to Nintendo
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind made its debut on the Switch last week and it's gone down relatively well so far with critics and fans alike. In saying this, not everything is available on every platform (like online play), but the developers are working on it and have now rolled...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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Following its release in October, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed has received a new update. It adds a new colour blind mode with three options and also "responds to fan demand" for increased gameplay difficulty and other quality-of-life improvements. Here's the full rundown, courtesy of the PR: "With the new patch...
News Gorgeous Platformer 'Neva' Lands Accessibility Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Well I Neva
Neva, the poetic platformer from GRIS developer Nomada Studio, has landed a "major" accessibility update that adds a boatload of new features to spread the game's appeal even further. Naturally, accessibility appears to be the key focus here, with Nomada tweaking some platforming sections, making the game's three chase sequences...
News F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.5.5, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Return to the track in the 'Frozen Tour'
We've finally made it to the holiday season and F-Zero 99 has returned with another limited-time event. If you didn't catch it last year, you can now race and slide around ice-covered tracks in the Frozen Tour. This event will run until 19th January 2025 and will see players face off against the returning...
News Point-And-Click Whodunnit 'Loco Motive' Lands New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Choo choo!
We had a great time with the Lucasarts-inspired point-and-click adventure Loco Motive when it arrived at Switch station last month, but there was no denying that the whodunnit suffered from a fair number of pesky bugs. Fortunately, said bugs have been the target of Robust Games' latest update. The Loco Motive ver. 1.0.4 patch arrived on...
News MySims Cozy Bundle Has Received A Switch Update, New Features Coming "Early Next Year"
Here's what you can expect
MySims made a surprise comeback on the Switch last month with EA's release of the 'Cozy Bundle' and the game is still receiving some post-launch support. In an official update, the development team revealed how it had been working on bug fixes and also implementing new features to the game including a "new teleport...
News Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge Of The Seven Lands New Switch Update, Here Are The Patch Notes
The SaGa continues
Off the back of its launch in October, Square Enix has today released an all-new update for Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven, bringing the remake up to ver. 1.0.2. A decent helping of new additions makes its way into the game this time around, including the ability to restart battles, quickly navigate menus via a shortcut...
News Castlevania Dominus Collection Lands New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Adding a Boss Rush Mode and more!
Castlevania Dominus Collection made its debut on the Switch earlier this year in August and many months later Konami continues to show its support with regular updates. The latest one includes the addition of a 'Boss Rush Mode' in Haunted Castle Revisited and some additional display layouts as well as bug fixes...
News Balatro Gets More Free 'Friends Of Jimbo' With Cult Of The Lamb, 1000xResist, And Shovel Knight
Hello JimBen (Starr)
Do you need yet another reason to go back to the incredibly moreish poker roguelike Balatro? Yes? well how about eight more Friends of Jimbo! Friends of Jimbo 3 is out now for free, and it adds eight new cosmetic flairs that you can apply to your cards. And at last, Shovel Knight has managed to dig his way into the game — it...
News Nintendo Switch Online's NES And Genesis Apps Get Updated To Fancy New NPLN Servers
NEX level!
Nintendo is slowly but surely updating its Nintendo Switch Online apps to new servers, OatmealDome has spotted. The NES NSO app has been updated to version 7.0.0, which converts it from NEX (the old servers) to NPLN (the new servers). This follows in the footsteps of the Genesis / Mega Drive NSO app, which was also recently updated to...
News The Plucky Squire Will Provide "A Less Hand-Holdy Experience" In Future Update
Streamlined Mode coming "very soon" to Switch
The Plucky Squire was one of our most anticipated releases of 2024, and while we were utterly charmed with the game when it launched, the Switch version in particular had a few rough edges. And one of the biggest complaints others had with the game was the amount of times the game took control away from...
News Nintendo Alarmo Has Received A Free Update, Here's What's Included
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe scenes available now
When Nintendo Alarmo was originally revealed, Nintendo mentioned how the sound clock would be getting regular updates adding new features and more. This included mention of more scenes and with this in mind, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has now been added in the latest free update. Here's the announcement, along with...
