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Assassin’s Creed Shadows , the next mainline game in Ubisoft’s long-running historical fiction franchise, is nearly here after a few delays...

11 Details You Might’ve Missed In The First Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trailers

After a year of waiting, we finally got our first look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A during the annual Pokémon Presents showcase . The Switch ga...

Gallery: New Pokémon Legends: Z-A Screenshots Give A Closer Look At The Upcoming Adventure

Pokémon Snaps. The February 2025 Pokémon Presents showcase gave us our best look yet at Pokémon Legends: Z-A , showcasing the new battle sy...

New Terminator 2 Game Looks Awesome

Terminator 2D: No Fate, a newly announced game based on Terminator 2: Judgment Day, looks like a rad retro-inspired side scroller. And you...

Elden Ring Is Definitely Not An RPG: A Kotaku Debate

What is a role-playing game? You probably have your own definition and exceptions. And as you might expect, nearly everyone at Kotaku has t...

Nintendo Switch 2 Doesn't Need To Worry About Steam Deck Sales

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Steam Deck has sold roughly 4 million units. As the Steam Deck turns three years old, and many of us laud its praises for allowing accessib...

Sims 4 Update Adds Disturbing Child Pregnancy Bug

Oh no. A new Sims 4 update went live yesterday, and it seems to have added a very disturbing bug. According to some players online, kids ar...

Mario + Rabbids Director Recalls "Fantastic" Time With Nintendo, Would Be Open To Collab Again

"If one day Nintendo wants to knock on our door". Davide Soliani, the creative mind behind Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Sp...

Boomers Are Still Reacting To Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance On TikTok

This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on February 23. Read more... from Kotaku https://ift.tt/odtDcbr

Talking Point: Can Nintendo Keep Up The One-Game-A-Month Release Pace On Switch 2?

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Keepie uppies. With Switch entering its ninth year on 3rd March 2025, and with over 150 million units sold and more million-selling games...

Paramount+ Just Added A Bunch Of Classic MTV Unplugged Episodes

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Well, here’s some cool news. Paramount has added 50 classic episodes of MTV Unplugged to its streaming service. Some of these episodes hav...

Talking Point: Our 2025 Pokémon Presents Predictions - What Are You Hoping For?

Nintendo Life used Detect! Much like the Mad Titan Thanos, the arrival of a Pokémon Presents showcase on Pokémon Day was inevitable. With t...

Remembering Viktor Antonov, Beloved Artist Behind Half-Life 2 And Dishonored

It was announced earlier this week that video game artist Viktor Antonov had died at the unreasonably young age of 52. With stints working ...

The Pokémon Company Catches A Win In Lawsuit Against Another Rip-Off App

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Watch out, Palworld. While the Palworld case continues to tick away in the background, The Pokémon Company has recently won another lawsu...

Mortal Kombat 1 Is Ready To Terminate With T-1000 Character Trailer

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"Johnny's fine, honey, Johnny's just fine". A new trailer for Mortal Kombat 1 has been released that showcases the T-100...

Review: Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection (Switch) - A Comprehensive Round-Up With A Few Real Winners

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Duels in the crown. One of the most striking elements of Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Yu-G...

Round Up: The First Impressions Of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'Closed Network Test' Are In

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Here are some thought so far... Sega is this weekend running a limited-time Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 'closed network test' for th...

Answering All Your Avowed Questions And More Of The Week's Top Tips

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This week, we’ll kick things off by answering the questions you may have about Obsidian’s new first-person role-playing game Avowed (and if...

Poll: Box Art Brawl - River King: Mystic Valley (DS)

The good, the good, and the uhhh... Hello folks, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at Star Fox 64 , an...

Former Nintendo Sales Lead Claims Retailers Know "Nothing" About Switch 2 Price

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Following multiple rumours. Switch 2 placeholder prices have been popping up all over the internet in recent weeks, so is there any truth t...

Random: Final Fantasy Is The Next Magic: The Gathering Crossover, Here's A First Look

Arriving June 2025. The trading card market is booming and Magic: The Gathering has been driving sales in recent years with all sorts of ic...

Avowed Was Originally Pitched As Skyrim + Destiny

Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is a wonderful single-player RPG featuring large fantasy zones to explore and chatty companions. But that ...

Marvel Rivals Was Reportedly Almost Canceled Over Licensing Fees In Last-Minute Pivot That Cost Millions

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Marvel Rivals has been a huge hit for NetEase . The Chinese publisher recently reported the free-to-play hero shooter had over 40 million p...

Anniversary: HAL Laboratory Is 45 Years Old Today

Kirb your enthusiasm. Whip up a last-minute cake and bring out the candles because we have a big birthday on our hands, folks. HAL Laborato...

Talking Point: The 3DS Library Is Ripe For Switch 2, But Is NSO The Way To Go?

Mo' dimensions, mo' problems. The 3DS has one of those libraries where the more you think about it, the better it gets. Ocarina of ...

GTA V On PC Finally Catches Up To Console Versions

In 2022, Rockstar released the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online . These ports looked better, played be...

Ex-Bungie Director's Creepy Texts To Female Employees Released By Sony In Ongoing Lawsuit

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Sony is firing back in court in the ongoing lawsuit between Bungie and former Marathon director Christopher Barrett . The Bungie veteran su...

The Last Of Us Season Two Finally Has A Premiere Date

HBO has announced that The Last of Us’ second season will begin airing on April 13 . This will be the first of reportedly multiple seasons...

Call Of Duty LocksTMNT Characters Behind $80 Paywall

Activision is bringing the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Call of Duty Warzone and Black Ops 6 . Players will be able to buy skins...

Split Fiction Is More It Takes Two, But With An Unlikely Inspiration

When I played Hazelight’s last game, It Takes Two , back in 2021, it was with an ex who’d had different ideas about where our relationship ...

Marvel Rivals Director And Others Laid Off Just Months After The Hero Shooter Took Over The Charts

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Marvel Rivals ’ game director and others from the development team behind the hit hero shooter have been laid off. The dismissals have caug...

Retailer GAME Removes Insane Delivery Fees On Pokémon Cards After "Scalping" Allegations

Update: Business as usual. GAME staff have accused the UK retailer of "scalping" Pokémon cards after the company began hitching m...

The New Game From The Makers Of Life Is Strange Is Off To An Excellent Start

I’ve finished the first half of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage , Don’t Nod’s latest supernatural teen drama, and it speaks to how well the ...

Nintendo Has Renewed Some Trademarks

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Including its famous 'Seal of Quality'. As Nintendo gears up for its big Switch 2 Direct broadcast in April, it's still got pl...

Nintendo Music's Latest Update Adds 3DS 'SteetPass Mii Plaza' Soundtrack

Here's every song included. Nintendo's weekly 'Nintendo Music' app releases continue and the latest one to join the collect...

Random: Final Fantasy Is The Next Magic: The Gathering Crossover, Here's A First Look

Arriving June 2025. The trading card market is booming and Magic: The Gathering has been driving sales in recent years with all sorts of ic...

Funko Fusion Is Deemed A "Complete Commercial And Critical Failure"

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Around 20 unconfirmed layoffs reported. A new report from Insider Gaming (thanks, Eurogamer ) has revealed that multiple layoffs have occu...

Expect To See The Switch Logo Pop Up In Future Xbox Showcases

"I’m just trying to be open and transparent with people". Xbox games going multiplatform is old news by this point, but according...

UK Charts: Civilization VII Starts Strong, Switch Version Outsells PC And Xbox

Can't quite topple EA Sports FC 25, though. This week in the UK, Sid Meier's Civilization VII makes its debut and starts off stron...

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact Brings The Fight To Switch This July

First DLC fighter revealed, physical release confirmed. The fighting game tournament EVO hosted its awards show this weekend and also shar...

Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Star Fox 64

Do a Box Art Brawl! Open the wings and check your G-Diffuser system because it's time for another edition of Box Art Brawl ! Before we...

DC x Sonic The Hedgehog First Issue Cover Art Officially Revealed

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This super collab starts next month. As part of the Batman Day celebrations last year, Sega announced a special collaboration with DC Comic...

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 r...

Sorry Okamiden Fans, It Sounds Like The Okami Sequel Will Basically Ignore The DS Follow-Up

Howl could they do this to Chibiterasu? We were more than a little surprised when Hideki Kamiya and Capcom popped up at The Game Awards to ...

Nintendo Teams Up With Public Bath For Hanafuda Card Collab

Shuffle and splash. If you're heading to the public bath at Tokyo Plaza Harajuku Harakado in Japan next week, then you might get a litt...

Okami 2: 7 Small Details We Now Know About The Mysterious Sequel To A PS2 Cult Classic

Okami 2 was one of the most surprising game reveals ever , as evidenced by the fact that host Geoff Keighley almost broke into tears when ...

Critically Acclaimed Survival Horror 'Sorry We're Closed' Comes To Switch Next Month

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Update: Confirmed for March. Akupara Games' critically acclaimed survival horror Sorry We're Closed may be making its way to the N...

How To Unlock Every Metal Slug Tactics Weapon And Loadout

Metal Slug Tactics is all about creating the perfect run, getting synergy going with all your characters, their weapons, and their modifica...

Random: Takaya Imamura Wants To See Star Fox: Assault On Switch 2

With Steel Diver thrown in for good measure. The legendary Nintendo artist Takaya Imamura is back with more dream ports that he'd like ...

Heal Your Marvel Rivals Team With Luna Snow’s Ice Abilities And Upbeat K-Pop

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Each role has a purpose in Marvel Rivals. But many would agree that the Support-based Strategists are the most vital. No team will last lon...

Captain America: Brave New World Reviews: A Messy And Unnecessary MCU Sequel

Captain America: Brave New World , the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, is releasing in theaters later this week and reviews for th...

11 Important Changes Coming To Overwatch 2 To Finally Get It Back On Track

Blizzard is bringing some of the most substantial changes to Overwatch 2 that the game has seen since it launched in 2022. In a 30-minute-l...

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Rumours Surface Ahead Of Sony's 'State Of Play'

Could a big reveal be happening this week? At The Game Awards last year, SEGA announced its new racing game Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was ...

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...

The Switch 2 Shouldn't Lock Classic Nintendo Games Behind A Subscription Paywall

Nintendo is currently the only console maker that makes you pay for a monthly subscription to access its classic games instead of letting y...

How To Smash Enemies To Bits With The Hulk In Marvel Rivals

Vanguards are Marvel Rivals’ version of Tanks, the characters that distract the enemy and soak the damage so your softer, more high-damage-...

PlayStation Removes Slop From PSN Store Following Report

Following a report last week highlighting the slop currently infesting digital game storefronts , it seems Sony has started to remove some ...

Guide: 98 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's 'Play On' eShop Sale (Europe)

Every game we scored 9/10 or higher. Hot on the heels of the North American equivalent , Nintendo of Europe has opened the doors on the ...

Did You Catch The PlayStation Reference In Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show?

Did y’all catch Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show ? Between the rapper dragging Drake in front of untold millions after a year of feuding and...

Master The Forces Of Nature With Marvel Rivals' Groot

Groot is everyone’s favorite living-tree superhero, and is tied with Spider-Man for my daughter’s favorite Marvel character. Given his popu...

Rocksteady Reportedly Working On A New Batman After Suicide Squad Disaster

Switch 2, anyone? If you'd have told us five years ago that Batman: Arkham Knight would make its way to the Nintendo Switch, we would ...

Team White Chocolate Grabs The Win In Splatoon 3's Returning Sweet Treat Splatfest

Sweet! We knew that some Splatfest themes would make a comeback once Nintendo announced that Splatoon 3 's "regular updates" ...

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 Ninten...

Civilization VII Devs Detail First Batch Of Updates And Fixes Ahead Of Launch

"The team has been poring over your feedback". Following Civilization VII 's advanced access launch, the team at Firaxis Game...

Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: Wario World (GameCube)

Wa-haaaaaa! Hello dearest pals, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl ! Before we dive into this week's battle, let's se...

"Capcom And SNK" Inspired Fighter Blazing Strike Outlines Plans For 2025

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Including updates and free DLC. The relatively new fighting game Blazing Strike made its debut on the Switch in October last year and publ...

Nintendo President Reiterates Switch Online Will "Continue To Be Available" For Switch 2

"We will continue to provide comprehensive services". In case you somehow missed it, Nintendo has confirmed the Switch Online ser...

Become The Ultimate Marvel Rivals Ninja Warrior With Psylocke

The Duelist is Marvel Rivals’ go-to damage class, a group of characters that makes up over half the roster. But while there is plenty of va...

An AI Bread Horse Was The Most Popular Thing On Facebook Last Month

While Facebook has sucked for a long time, its become much worse in the last year or so thanks to the rise of AI-generated slop that has c...

Voice Behind Over 100 Simpsons Characters Doesn't Want AI Stealing Them

The Simpsons is sometimes an insightful satire about the absurdities of family life and the media landscape in modern America, sometimes a ...

Nintendo Patent Confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con's Most Innovative Feature

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Fans have been speculating about PC gaming mouse-like functionality for the Switch 2 ever since optical sensors appeared in leaks last mon...

Watch Homelander Audition To Be James Bond As Fans Joke: 'Breast Milk, Squeezed Not Pumped'

In hindsight it feels like Daniel Craig was born to play James Bond, but picking who to play the world’s most iconic spy is is big decision...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Puts A New Spin On Captain America: Civil War

When it comes to Marvel Cinematic Universe lore, few things have been more impactful than Captain America: Civil War , which signaled a sei...

Marvel Rivals’ Latest Patch Shows The Game Is On The Right Track

Half the appeal of Marvel Rivals is that it’s not a polished, competition-ready esports shooter. NetEase’s Overwatch clone is full of chao...

Random: Shuhei Yoshida Reminisces About Playing Sony's First 'SNES PlayStation' Game

Shmup and over. Gosh, Shuhei Yoshida has really brought us the Nintendo goods today, huh? On the latest episode of the Minnmax podcast, th...

How To Assemble Wins As Captain America In Marvel Rivals

It is only fitting that the First Avenger himself, Captain America, was one of the first heroes to join Marvel Rivals. For a character whos...

"Nintendo Is Probably The Easiest To Scam" - Devs Discuss The Current State Of The eShop

The rise of "eSlop". We all know that in the year of our lord 2025, the Switch eShop has its fair share of problems. It's slo...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Reviews Make It Sound Somewhere Between An Open-World Slog And The Witcher 3

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is out this week, and reviews for the overwhelmingly massive open-world RPG sequel are here and mostly positiv...

Composer Winifred Phillips Wins Grammy For The 2024 Remake Of Wizardry

"I am just blown over". The 67th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony has come and gone, with the likes of Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, K...

Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Micro SD Cards - Cheapest Memory Cards In 2025

The best SD card deals and discounts for your Switch. If you have a Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, or Switch OLED and tend to download games...

Ex-PlayStation Boss On Switch 2's Name: Nintendo Created So Much "Brand Value"

"Why would you mess with that?". Nintendo is arguably taking the safe route with the name of its Switch "successor" - c...

Poll: Box Art Brawl - Duel: The Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age (GBA)

Slim Pippins. My dear Bagginses and Boffins, Tooks and Brandybucks, Grubbs, Chubbs, Hornblowers, Bolgers, Bracegirdles and Proudfoots ( Pro...

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Has Been Rated For Switch

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Returning this March. Ahead of the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition on the Switch this March, the game has now been r...

Netflix Reveals 'Devil May Cry' Opening Credits Ahead Of April Launch