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Everything We Saw At Nintendo's Last Big Direct For The OG Switch And More Of The Week's Top News
29.3.2025
The big event of the week was Thursday’s Nintendo Direct, the last one focused on the original Switch before the curtain gets pulled back on its successor next Tuesday. However, we also have details on some great games that are a steal right now on PSN during Sony’s spring sale, the lowdown on...
Nintendo Hints At Switch 2 Upgrades For Old Games
27.3.2025
Today’s Nintendo Direct didn’t officially include any news about the Switch 2. However, the company’s new Virtual Game Card feature has revealed that some old Switch games might get enhanced or improved ports that will only be playable on Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 console. Read more
Everything We Saw At Today's Nintendo Direct
27.3.2025
With the era of the original Switch just about to set below gaming’s horizon, Nintendo has hit the internet with a curtain call of a Direct for the portable console.Read more
Nintendo Solves Digital Game Sharing In The Weirdest Way Possible
27.3.2025
During today’s Nintendo Direct, the last one before the big Switch 2 Direct next month, the company shared a big change it’s making to digital games next month. While it will allow you to share digital titles with friends and family members, this is still Nintendo we are talking about, so the whole...
Ex-PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says He Left Sony In Part Because Of Pivot To Live Service
26.3.2025
For many fans, the PlayStation 4 years were defined by blockbuster single-player GOTY contenders like God of War and Spider-Man. Then the PS5 arrived in 2020 and Sony turned its attention to live-service gaming with the hopes of capturing a piece of the growing multiplayer market. Former executive...
One Of 2023's Best Shooters Will Be Free On PS Plus
26.3.2025
It might be hard to believe, but it’s nearly April already. Really. Feels like this year has flown by and yet it also feels twice as long as usual. Anyway, as is tradition when we reach the end of a month, Sony has revealed the upcoming free upcoming games for PS Plus members, and next month’s...
Tomorrow's Nintendo Direct Sounds Like The Switch's Last Hurrah
26.3.2025
We already knew that Nintendo will be holding a Direct next week to finally pull back the curtain in a big way on the Switch 2. However, it looks like the company also has a few more OG Switch games it wants to spotlight, as it’s holding a surprise Nintendo Direct tomorrow, March 27.Read more
PlayStation 5 Now Lets You Post Beets In The Group Chat
26.3.2025
A new update for the PlayStation 5 has arrived and it has two major components. The first is refreshed activity cards that now display more info. The second is the introduction of new emoji, including root vegetables, aka beets.Read more
Nintendo Switch 2 Will Reportedly Launch In June With An Emphasis On First-Party Games
25.3.2025
With only a week to go until the Switch 2's big Nintendo Direct showcase, there’s new reporting about when the console will launch and some of what players can expect from the hardware’s first six months. Read more
Xbox Is Experimenting With An Extra Button Press To Open Games
25.3.2025
A new home screen feature is possibly on the horizon for Xbox Series X/S owners. Microsoft is currently testing new Xbox Game Hub pages that would provide players with more information but also put their games an extra button press away. Read more
Indiana Jones Will Let PlayStation 5 Players Punch Nazis In Just A Few Weeks
24.3.2025
Less than six months after it came to Xbox, sleeper 2025 GOTY contender Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will finally be playable on PlayStation 5 in a few weeks. The April release date was confirmed during a cheeky 90-second video sketch featuring voice actors Nolan North of Uncharted fame...
It's 2025 And There's A Fight Over The Future Of The Nintendo 64 Brewing
20.3.2025
We’re in the midst of a retro console revolution. Between emulation handhelds pouring out of China and more affordable FPGA consoles popping up all the time, there have never been more options to choose from for playing classic games from the ‘80s, ‘90s, and 2000s. The Nintendo 64 is one of...
Gaming Hardware Sales Hit A 5-Year Low Last Month
19.3.2025
February saw the launch of a bunch of big, next-gen only releases including Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Avowed, but despite a month littered with new games, new console sales continue to lag. In fact, last month was reportedly the lowest point for gaming hardware sales...
Mod Pack Hints At Starfield Coming To PlayStation 5 In The Near Future
17.3.2025
It’s felt like only a matter of time until Starfield ends up on PlayStation 5 ever since Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that no game is off limits when it comes to the company’s new multiplatform strategy. Sure enough, a rogue PS5 logo on a recent mod pack for the sci-fi RPG suggests...
The Super Nintendo Now Runs Infinitesimally Faster Than It Did 35 Years Ago And Players Are Trying To Find Out Why
14.3.2025
Most hardware breaks down and gets worse as it ages. Some old Super Nintendo systems, however, are actually running faster. The changes aren’t noticeable to your average player, but dedicated fans have been measuring the differences and trying to uncover why the changes are occurring and what...
Xbox Is Experimenting With An AI Clippy For Gaming To Help Players Out
13.3.2025
Members of the Xbox Insiders program will soon have access to Copilot for Gaming on mobile, a tool aimed at streamlining the process of playing games and minimizing the moments that people spend confused by their hardware or the games that run on it. It’s an interesting idea that currently seems...
PS Plus Adds Ubisoft's Best Game In Years And Some Classic Armored Core
12.3.2025
Another month, another bunch of games is joining the catalogs for PlayStation Plus’ Extra and Premium tiers. This time around, fans of arcades, punching people, 2D platformers, and retro robot warfare should all be very excited. Read more
Here's What A Failed Pitch For A PlayStation Game Looks Like
12.3.2025
Only a small fraction of developers’ ideas for games ever actually get made. Even ones that make it through the prototype stage often never see the light of day. A newly unearthed 2010 pitch for a Sony game from Japan Studio gives a tiny peak behind the curtain of how developers try to convince...
An Xbox Handheld Is Reportedly Coming As Early As This Year
10.3.2025
Microsoft may be pivoting to a multiplatform approach for its biggest games, but that doesn’t mean it’s abandoning hardware just yet. The company reportedly has an Xbox handheld planned for 2025 as it works on its next-gen consoles aiming for release in 2027. It looks like the Switch 2 won’t be...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Could Be Amazing, The Switch Launch Was One For The Ages, And More Of The Week's Takes
8.3.2025
This week, we went hands-on with the imminentClair Obscur: Expedition 33 and think it could be a turn-based RPG classic. We also reminisced, eight years after the fact, about what made the launch of the Nintendo Switch so unforgettable, and gushed about why Monster Hunter Wilds’ Rove is easily...