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Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in US so Nintendo can “assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions”

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in US so Nintendo can “assess…

According to an official statement from Nintendo, US pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 have been delayed until some time after the originally outlined date of April 9, as…
Krafton’s first stab at a life sim game is going swimmingly as Inzoi managed to shift over 1 million copies in its first week

Krafton’s first stab at a life sim game is going swimmingly…

Inzoi may not have captured the critics, but it’s certainly managed to capture the life sim community at large, as Krafton has revealed the game’s gone and sold over…
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order day to be decided ‘at a later date’

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order day to be decided ‘at a later…

Following the new tariffs instated by the Trump administration, the original April 9 pre-order date for the Nintendo Switch 2 has been postponed. The new pre-order day hasn’t been…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ huge but shallow open world is proof that we’ve lost the Nemesis System just when we need it most

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ huge but shallow open world is proof that…

Big budget open world action games have hit a wall. Over and over again we’re seeing the same thing: the worlds keep getting bigger and more technically impressive, but…
Uh oh, Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t messing around anymore—its new high-rank monsters hit hard and often, hopefully putting the difficulty discourse to bed

Uh oh, Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t messing around anymore—its new high-rank…

If you’ve been listening to the seasoned, grizzled veteran monster hunters gathered around the campfires of social media, they’ll tell you that Monster Hunter Wilds is easy. Back in…
The Duskbloods is a PvPvE game that seems to have more in common with online shooters than it does Bloodborne

The Duskbloods is a PvPvE game that seems to have more…

The Duskbloods was arguably one of the biggest surprises in the recent massive Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Though many initially saw it as a spiritual successor to Bloodborne –…
South of Midnight: a well-crafted 60fps experience on Xbox Series consoles

South of Midnight: a well-crafted 60fps experience on Xbox Series consoles

Developer Compulsion Games continues its impressive streak of eye-catching, visually creative projects with South of Midnight. Following its work on 2013’s Contrast and 2018’s We Happy Few, this time…
Ubisoft frantically patches nudity back into Far Cry 4 after accidentally patching it out

Ubisoft frantically patches nudity back into Far Cry 4 after accidentally…

Original story: Maintaining games, especially old games, is a real minefield. Even the oldest, most beloved classics have some issues in them, but what should devs do about that?…
In a world of bizarre fighting game crossovers, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has taken it up a notch with a niche Swedish DJ

In a world of bizarre fighting game crossovers, Fatal Fury: City…

Fighting games are no stranger to an odd crossover: Bandai Namco put Final Fantasy 15’s Noctis in Tekken 7, Mortal Kombat 11 had the Terminator, and Dead or Alive…
It should be free, but Switch 2’s genius Welcome Tour is nevertheless going to be a must-have game

It should be free, but Switch 2’s genius Welcome Tour is…

Over the last 48 hours, a hell of a lot has been made of the price of the Nintendo Switch 2. The system is pretty expensive, but in a…