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Reminder Blastoise Joins Pokémon Unite Today
Along with a wonderful outfit...
If you've been enjoying the free-to-play MOBA action of Pokémon Unite, here's your friendly reminder that Blastoise is joining the ranks from today. The popular Water-type Pokémon, which first debuted way back at the very start with Pokémon Red and Blue, comes blasting onto the scene with a number of powerful...
TINY OWL
Spiritfarer came out a year ago, which means that hopefully everyone who's played it has stocked up on tears again after sobbing them all out over Alice the Hedgehog's story. Get ready to cry again, though, as the second of ThunderLotus' character updates is here, and this one is a teeny tiny owl are you kidding me Ahem. The Spiritfarer...
News Massive Garden Story Patch Comes To Switch, Plus A New Home Screen Icon
Oh, that's so much better
People have very, very strong feelings about the icons that appear on the Nintendo Switch dashboard. Most icons are surprisingly busy, with titles displayed prominently, and it turns out that's exactly what people want — and yet, every now and again, a game will release with the kind of icon you'd expect for a phone game:...
News Toy-Themed Shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed Receiving Free Single-Player PvE Campaign
"No ETA just yet"
Digital Cybercherries has announced the sixth free content update for its toy box shooter Hypercharge: Unboxed. The co-op PvE title will be adding in a single-player PvE campaign which will teach players about the lore of this world along with the history of the character Sgt. Max Ammo and why he wants to defend the "Hyper-core"...
News Monster Hunter Rise Version 3.3.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Capcom has rolled out Version 3.3.1 of Monster Hunter Rise. As revealed yesterday, it includes another collaboration. This time it's Monster Hunter x Street Fighter - allowing players to become Akuma, the famous fighting villain. This content will unlock on 27th August, but the rest of this update is now live. As usual, there are...
News RPG Shmup 'Astro Aqua Kitty' Gets A Side-Scroller Arcade Mode In New Update
Dropping today
If you've been having a blast with Tikipod's Astro Aqua Kitty, which launched on Switch earlier this year, you'll be pleased to hear that a brand new update for the game is dropping today. The update adds a brand new Arcade Challenge game mode that resembles your more traditional 2D side-scroller (make sure to check it out in the new...
News Pokémon HOME Will Support Diamond And Pearl Remakes And Legends: Arceus From 2022
Complete that Sinnoh Dex
If you're on a quest to be the very best and catch every Pokémon in existence, you'll be pleased to know that the Pokémon HOME app will be getting a welcome upgrade in 2022. Following the launches of upcoming titles Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl this November and Pokémon Legends: Arceus in January 2022,...
News The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Might Require A Launch Update "To Play Some Content"
A release patch seems to have been confirmed
It's hard to avoid game updates nowadays. Normally, if you want to access all of the features in a new release, you're expected to install a launch patch. We've seen it with countless first-party Nintendo games during the Switch generation, and it seems like the release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and...
News Garden Story Gets 1.0.4 Patch, Coming To Switch Soon
Garden patch
Garden Story, an adorable RPG with a protagonist who is a grape, was surprise-released during the Nintendo Indie World showcase last week, and has since been winning over the hearts of everyone (including us, though we're still working on the review!). It does have a few minor issues that players have been experiencing, but the patches...
News Pokémon Café Mix Gets A Revamp And A (Slightly) New Name
Pokémon Café Remix
It may well have been buried underneath all of the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and Pokémon Legends: Arceus hype, but mobile and eShop puzzler Pokémon Café Mix was also treated to an interesting news update during today's Pokémon Presents show. Just like Pokémon Masters before it, Café Mix is getting a...
News Pokémon Unite Is Getting Another Game Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Will be available alongside Blissey
Pokémon Unite is getting another game update tomorrow that includes both fixes and adjustments. This patch is the same one that will feature the new support pocket monster Blissey. There are bug fixes, text fixes, shop updates, and changes to states and moves of Pokémon. There are even adjustments to wild...
News Risk Of Rain 2 Anniversary Update Makes Its Way To Switch Tomorrow
Adds new boss, skill variants and more!
Hoopoo Games' excellent roguelite third-person shooter, Risk of Rain 2, recently received a free Anniversary Update on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, and that same update is finally set to arrive on Nintendo Switch tomorrow (Tuesday 17th August). According to the official Risk of Rain Twitter account, the update on...
News Dead Cells' 'What's The Damage?' Update Is Now Live On Switch And Other Consoles
Here are the patch notes
Dead Cells' latest update, called 'What's The Damage?', is now up and running on Switch and other consoles following its PC launch earlier this summer. The game's 24th update, What's The Damage? comes with new balance changes, adjustments to existing biomes, and additional modder support designed to make your runs...
Random Krillin Can Now Apparently Revive Himself In Dragon Ball FighterZ
This is a Senzu Bean glitch, right?
As you may have heard by now, there's a new patch out for Dragon Ball FighterZ. It's the first one the popular fighting game has received since the start of the year. In the words of the game's community, there are some "absolutely massive" changes - including new mechanics and fighter adjustments. It seems to...
News The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD Receives Its First Update - Resolves "Several Issues"
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It's now been nearly a month since The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD landed on the Nintendo Switch. Of course, like every first-party Nintendo title nowadays, it's also getting some post-release support. With this in mind, Nintendo has today rolled out Version 1.0.1 - which fixes "several issues" to improve the gameplay...
News Minecraft Update 1.17.11 Patch Notes - Bug Fixes, Item Dupe Glitch Removed
Available now!
As we gear up for the Minecraft mega-update of 1.18 — the second part of Caves & Cliffs, which will add new types of world generation as well as the terrifying Warden mob — we also have to make sure that 1.17 works well. That means fixing all the bugs, removing all the glitches, and sandpapering off all the rough edges on...
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...
Not forgetting Toadette and 'improved motion controls'!
Mario Golf: Super Rush has been one of the more notable Switch releases so far this year, and it got off to a fast start in terms of its sales. We gave it a rather qualified recommendation in our Mario Golf: Super Rush review; it's a solid entry in the series and offers good entertainment,
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
Download it today
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
Download it today!
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
Download it today
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 Raji: An Ancient Epic Enhanced Edition Coming As A Free Update To Switch
Due later this year
Raji: An Ancient Epic was a high profile Indie arrival on the Switch eShop last year, catching the eye with its ancient India setting and intriguing mythology. It's made its way onto various platforms since, and now it's been confirmed that an Enhanced Edition is arriving later this year; it'll be a free update for existing...
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
