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News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.11.1 Patch Notes - More Bug Fixes
Available now!
Following on from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons update at the end of last month, Nintendo has now released Version 1.11.1. There are no patch notes available in the west just yet, but Nintendo has shared some information via its Japanese website. As expected, it fixes a number of bugs that showed up in Version 1.11.0. Here's the...
News Dragon Ball FighterZ Just Got An "Absolutely Massive" Patch
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Although Goku is coming to the Nintendo Switch in a new game this September, Bandai Namco is still showing support for the 2018 release Dragon Ball FighterZ. It's just rolled out Version 1.28 and this "absolutely massive" patch (in the words of DBFZ ambassador and host @zDamascus) has got the community rather excited. Pro Esports...
News Overcooked! All You Can Eat Adds Free Levels, Chef And More To Celebrate Fifth Anniversary
Happy birthday!
As if Overcooked! needed any more content at this stage, Team17 and Ghost Town Games have announced that even more scrumptious gameplay is now available in a free update for Overcooked! All You Can Eat. The update has arrived to celebrate the franchise's fifth anniversary, adding five new birthday-themed levels, a new Tabby Cat...
News Daisy Fans Aren't Happy With The New Mario Golf: Super Rush Update
Nintendo has swapped out a voice line
Earlier this week, Nintendo rolled out a sizable update for the recent Switch release Mario Golf: Super Rush. As you might have already seen in the full patch notes, Version 2.0.0 adds Toadette as a new character, New Donk City as a new level and Ranked Match mode. There are also a number of general changes and...
News Horizon Chase Turbo Teases A Brand New Expansion
"Coming FAST" to all platforms
The arcade racer Horizon Chase Turbo - drawing inspiration from classics like Top Gear - has teased a brand new expansion - with epic races - "coming fast" to all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. The brief clip, which is just under 30 seconds, shows what appears to be the rear of an F1 speeding around a track...
News Latest Pokémon Unite Update Fixes Gengar Bug, Implements Ranking Adjustment
Here are the patch notes
Pokémon Unite was treated to a pretty significant update just a few days ago, but the development team's back with another quick fix. Live as we speak, this latest update includes a fix for a bug concerning Gengar, in which the Pokémon's Hex attack didn't always behave as expected, as well as an adjustment to post-match...
News Mario Golf: Super Rush Version 2.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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As promised, Nintendo has now released its first major content update for Mario Golf: Super Rush. It adds ranked matches, the new playable character Toadette, the new Golf Course New Donk City (as seen in Super Mario Odyssey), adjusts motion controls, and makes a lot of general changes to enhance the overall experience.
News Surprise! Mario Golf: Super Rush Is Getting A New Character, Course And More In Free Update
And it drops later today
Out of nowhere, Nintendo has announced that Mario Golf: Super Rush will receive its first major free update later today (or tomorrow, for those in Europe). The new update will add a brand new mode called Ranked Match, the New Donk City course, and new character Toadette. It'll also bring "improved motion controls," as...
News New Pokémon Snap's First Major Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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The first major update for New Pokémon Snap is now officially live on the Nintendo Switch. As previously mentioned, this free content adds 20 additional pocket monsters and three new courses. There'll also be some quality of life improvements. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy of Nintendo's official website: Ver. 2.0.0...
News This Week's New Pokémon Snap Update Also Includes Quality Of Life Improvements
Missions will be far less frustrating
We're just hours away from checking out New Pokémon Snap's first major update, but more details on what it will actually contain are still trickling through. Of course, we already know that the update is adding 20 new Pokémon and three new courses, but it turns out that a number of quality of life...
News Pokémon Unite Is Getting A Game Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Includes fixes, balance adjustments and more
Pokémon Unite has been out for a few weeks now and it's not bad if you're into MOBA games. There have been a lot of freebies and handouts so far, and very soon the game will also be getting a game update. It includes text and bug fixes as well as a special spectate feature test release. A number of...
News Sneak Peek At New Among Us Content Shows Big Yellow Rock
Or maybe it's a chicken nugget
Among Us is getting another content update, and this next one is big. Well, it looks big. Or maybe it's just close to the camera. It's not clear what it is. Or what it's doing. All we know is what's in the image: A lil Among Us crewmate (Cyan, for reference) reacting with fear/surprise/excitement to the presence of...
News Here's A Closer Look At New Pokémon Snap's Brand New Courses
Including the shrinking Secret Side Path
New Pokémon Snap's getting some welcome new content this week, and thanks to several new clips that have appeared online, we can now get a closer look at the new courses we'll be exploring. As detailed last week, an update will go live for the game tomorrow, 3rd August for those of you in North America, and...
News Respawn's F2P Shooter Apex Legends Gets A New Character On 3rd August
Update: Here's some Seer gameplay
Update: Here's some Seer gameplay: Update [Tue 27th Jul, 2021 06:00 BST]: As promised, Respawn Entertainment has now released a new gameplay trailer Apex Legends new character and update. Take a look in the video below: Original article [Sun 25th Jul, 2021 04:45 BST]: Apart from the Lost in Random
News New Pokémon Snap Is Getting More Areas And Pokémon In Free Update
New content drops next week
The Pokémon Company has announced that New Pokémon Snap will soon be treated to a free update, bringing new content along for the ride. Launching on Tuesday 3rd August, the new update will add three new areas in total and 20 new Pokémon, including the likes of Snorlax, Psyduck, Shroomish, Gyarados, and more. The new...
News Monster Hunter Rise Version 3.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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You've got to give it to Capcom - it's shown some outstanding support for Monster Hunter Rise since the game arrived on the Nintendo Switch earlier this year, and the developer has been rewarded for its efforts having now shifted more than seven million copies worldwide. Following on from the announcement of a new themed...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.11.0 Patch Notes - Seasonal Events, Fixes And More
Return to island life
Nintendo has now released the latest free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It includes new seasonal items and weekly fireworks shows. The patch notes have also been made available on Nintendo's official support page. Apart from the seasonal events, there's also a brief mention of minor adjustments and corrections that...
News James Bond Is Coming To Rocket League (Or His Car Is, Anyway)
License to beep
Rocket League is a game about cars playing football. But are people inside the cars? Apparently not — the cars, like the audience, are filled with sentient eggs, according to actual Rocket League lore — but we like to think that James Bond can be the eggception. Er, exception. 007's iconic Aston Martin DB5 first appeared in...
News Minecraft Dungeons' Echoing Void DLC Is Out Now
The final chapter of the story
Minecraft Dungeons has been getting regular, massive story updates for a while now — Hidden Depths is the last one, which came out in May and added a bunch of stuff in the Ocean biome — but now the "final chapter" is here. Echoing Void is, appropriately, set in The End, and wraps up the story of the Arch-Illager...
News 3DS System Update 11.15.0-47 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The stability is over 9000!
Update [Wed 28th Jul, 2021 02:00 BST]: Following on from the first system update for the 3DS in 2021, Nintendo has now released the official patch notes. As expected, it's more "stability" improvements and some other minor adjustments to improve the overall experience. Here are the official patch notes, courtesy of...
Fresh content coming later this year
Nintendo has confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons' next free update is set to launch later this week, while also teasing brand new content for the future. In a post shared to social media today, Nintendo reveals that more free content for the game is "currently in development" for later this year. More...
News Minecraft Dungeons: Echoing Void DLC Arrives Next Week
Update: Here's a first look
Update [Sat 24th Jul, 2021 19:05 BST]: A developer diary of the upcoming 'Echoing Void' DLC for Minecraft Dungeons has now been released. This next content update will mark the end of the Arch-Illager narrative and will also be released alongside an additional free update on the same date (28th July). Original article...
News Another Free Add-On Is Now Available For Classic Doom On Switch
Introducing Earthless: Prelude
If you love free content for retro games, today is your lucky day. The id Software classics DOOM and DOOM II have received another add-on. This time it's the Earthless: Prelude which is a spiritual successor to the 2018 megawad Deathless - created by James “Jimmy” Paddock
News Ninjala Celebrates Its First Anniversary With A Demon Slayer Anime Collab
Update: And it's now live!
Update [Thu 22nd Jul, 2021 07:05 BST]: Ninjala's collaboration event with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is now live. This event includes new items, emotes, Ninja-Gums, emotes, decorations and more based on the hit anime and manga. Included with this update is also a new tournament and all stages have been decorated with...
News Fortnite's 'Rainbow Royale' Celebrates LGBTQ+ Community With Music And Rainbows
"Everyone is welcome on the Battle Bus"
Pride Month may have ended, but pride (lowercase) is all year round — and that includes video games. Fortnite has added a new event called Rainbow Royale to the game, celebrating diversity, community, and its many LGBTQ+ players with rainbow items, new songs by LGBTQ+ artists, and massive pride flags. The...
News Take A Look At The New Skins In Overwatch's Summer Update
Cupcakes! Scuba gear! Mermaids!
Grab your sunscreen and a cooler full of light beer, it's time to head to the beach in Overwatch's new Summer Games update. And also, the football pitch. And the grill, and the bar. Following the launch of cross-play last month, Summer Games 2021 will bring back Lucioball for players to team up on across consoles,...
News Warframe Is Getting A Cross-Play And Cross-Save Update
Play anywhere, with anyone
Good news Warframe players, Digital Extremes has announced cross-play and cross-save features are officially in development. This update for the free-to-play title will allow players on Nintendo Switch to play with users on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and mobile, and also continue their play sessions on other platforms...
Gallery Having A Nosy Around Minecraft's New World Generation
A whole new wooooorld
Sometimes, it's proper boring having to write about other people having a great time in video games. It mostly just makes us wish we were the ones having the fun, instead of the ones sitting in front of a document and putting down words about someone else's fun. But you know what? Why just write about the Minecraft Caves &...
News Mario Kart Tour's September Update Will Render Some Android Phones Incompatible
Make sure your phone meets these specs
Nintendo has revealed that following an update planned for Mario Kart Tour in September, some Android users may find that their phones are no longer compatible with the app. In a post shared on social media earlier today, Nintendo said, "With the update scheduled for September, there will be a change in...
News Almost Four Years Since Launch, Switch Rhythm Game Deemo Is Still Getting New Content
Latest update takes song total to 323
When we reviewed Rayark and Flyhigh Works' Deemo back in September 2017, we praised it for being a fantastic rhythm game with an incredible soundtrack and fun mechanics. It was already pretty great value for money back then, but now, almost four years later, it's just getting better and better. A newly released...
News Monster Hunter Stories 2 Version 1.1.0 Update Adds A Free Palamute Monstie
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Following on from last week's release of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, Capcom has now released another update for the game, bumping it up to Version 1.1.0. As previously revealed, it includes a Palamute Monstie along with some additional bug fixes to the game's text and more. Below are the full patch notes, courtesy of...
News Minecraft's Caves & Cliffs World Generation Is Here, And It's Incredible
Cheese caves! CHEESE CAVES!!
Yesterday, the 13th of July, Mojang updated Minecraft to version 1.17.10, which wasn't too exciting for Switch players (unless you were really looking forward to the candles), but hidden in the "experimental features" section was Mojang's new world generation tools. You may already know that
News Minecraft Update 1.17.10 Adds Candles, Axolotl Fixes
Don't get them mixed up, okay?
Earlier this year, Mojang announced that they would be splitting the upcoming Minecraft Caves & Cliffs update into two parts, mostly along the line of "new world generation" and "everything else". Completely rewriting how the world is built is a monumental task, after all. The Caves & Cliffs update part one...
News Minecraft Gets Some More Sonic Content In Awesome New Event
"Join the fastest event alive"
Last month, as part of Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th-anniversary celebration, Minecraft announced a special Sonic Adventure 2 DLC pack for the game. Now in an update, more Sonic x Minecraft content has arrived. This time, Sonic the Hedgehog has taken over "The Hive" Minecraft servers tab. The event runs from now until...
News The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Is Getting Free DLC Inspired By The Netflix Show
And here's a first-look at Season 2
During the first-ever WitcherCon, CD Project Red announced The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition would be receiving some free DLC inspired by The Witcher series on Netflix. And yes, they'll be released for every version of the game including the Switch version. More details will be shared soon. Once...
News Grindstone 'Lost Lair' Update Adds 20 Levels, New Challenges, New Gear
Free stuff!
Grindstone, the match-em-up puzzle game that's all about killing lots of critters on your way up a mountain, just got even better with the Lost Lair update, which is out now. The update adds twenty levels, new gear, a new area, a new enemy, new weekly challenges, new story and a new cutscene. Phew, that's a lotta new. The Lost Lair is...
News Massive 'What The Golf?' Update Launches A Week Early
120 new levels!
The games industry is full of delays and postponements and Metroid Dread finally being released after 15 years, so it's actually quite nice to be able to write a story about What The Golf's huge new update being released a week early — even if it was by mistake! "The update for the golf game for people who hate golf released...
News Lonely Mountains: Downhill Update Adds New Modifiers, Including A Mario Kart-Style Mirror Mode
Plus new obstacles, checkpoints and a Super Bike
Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Thunderful and Megagon's excellent bike trial game, has received another new update that hopes to give players a "completely fresh" experience. The update adds all-new Modifiers for the game's daily leaderboard competition Daily Rides, essentially giving experienced...
PSA Remember To Update Your Joy-Con, As Well As Your Nintendo Switch
Controller updates arrive with Version 12.1.0
Nintendo has rolled out Version 12.1.0 for the Switch and as you might have already heard, it allows you to delete old software data to download new data. This update also comes with a bunch of stability improvements. Since this update has gone live, users have also noticed a new update has been issued...
News Nintendo Switch System Update 12.1.0 Is Now Live
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After last month's update was halted the day after its release, Nintendo has now Version 12.1.0 of the Switch system firmware. This seems to be a minor patch - at least on face value. It allows Switch users to now delete old data for software, to make it easier to download newer data, and as usual, there are some general system...
Random Smash Fan Celebrates Shantae Mii Fighter Costume With Custom Lighthouse Stage
The perfect match
One of the highlights in the world of Nintendo this week was the arrival of the Tekken fighter Kazuya in Smash Bros. Ultimate. Alongside him, Masahiro Sakurai revealed four brand new Mii Fighter outfits - one of them was Shantae, a character who has been requested by her respective fanbase for a long time now. If you missed it,...
News DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two Expected To Arrive On Switch "Later This Year"
A new single-player horde mode is also on the way
During Nintendo's E3 presentation last month, the DOOM Eternal Part One DLC got a surprise release. Alongside this, Bethesda confirmed the second part would be arriving on Nintendo's hybrid platform at a later date, and now DOOM Eternal's executive producer Marty Stratton has reiterated this in his...
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Well, here's some surprising news, the latest update for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit has added some brand new content to the game. It's entirely free and includes a new "Mario Cup", three new courses/environments, a "Gate" to use in course creation, and a new Yoshi kart. Here are the full patch notes for Version 1.1.0, courtesy...
News Smash Bros. Ultimate's Second Last DLC Fighter Has Arrived - Tekken's Kazuya
Get ready for the next battle!
Following on from Masahiro Sakurai's showcase, Tekken's Kazuya is now officially available as a paid DLC fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. If you've already purchased the second Fighters Pass, it's simply a matter of updating your copy of the game. Otherwise, you can buy the new char
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 12.0.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
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Nintendo has released Version 12.0.0 of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This update adds in Tekken's Kazuya as a paid DLC fighter. He comes with 39 music tracks and a brand new level. There are also new Tekken-themed spirits and new Mii Outfits which can be purchased from the eShop. Last but not least are some game balance...
News Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Version 1.2.1 Patch Notes - Some Minor Fixes
Update now
Last week, Nintendo and Koei Tecmo released the first wave of DLC content for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. It bumped the game up to version 1.2.0. Now, it's rolled out a minor follow-up patch, which includes a minor fix and also a slight adjustment to make it slightly easier to view and purchase the expansion pass content on the...
News A Free Update Brings More Items And A Whole New World To 2D 'Goomba Sim' Wunderling
Wunderated
We rather enjoyed 2D platformer Wunderling when we reviewed it back in March 2020. Coming from Retroid Interactive, the game puts you in the shoes not of a hero, but of a lowly underling goomba-type — the sort of low level goon Mario would squish in World 1-1. This particular underling is granted the ability to jump, though. Wunderling...
News Knockout City Roadmap Details Upcoming Content - Season 2, New Map And More
Season 3 and 4 to come later this year
EA and Velan Studios have shared a tease of things to come in Knockout City, the multiplayer dodgeball game that smashed its way onto Switch back in May. The biggest news is that starting on 27th July, the game will be thrown into its second season. The new season brings with it a new map, a new Special Ball,...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Version 12.0.0 Arrives Soon, Kazuya's Launch Likely Imminent
Remember to save those replays!
Nintendo has confirmed that Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next major update, which will take the game to Version 12.0.0, will be arriving "in the near future," potentially giving the game away on the next fighter's release window. The incoming arrival of Version 12.0.0 was announced on social media this morning;...
News Nintendo Has Released A Day-One Update For Mario Golf: Super Rush
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It's become standard practice for Nintendo to release day-one updates for its latest releases on the Switch. Following on from first-day patches for Miitopia and Game Builder Garage, we've now got one for Camelot's game, Mario Golf: Super Rush. It bumps the title up to Version 1.1.0. According to Nintendo's official support page,...
