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- April 2
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- Superman's David Corenswet wants DC to adapt the animated show storyline where the Man of Steel switches places with Batman: "That would be fun"
- Nintendo admits "there were times when we wished the Switch system's processor was faster" so that "developers could make any kind of game they wanted"
- Switch 2 plays Switch 1 games through something "in between a software emulator and hardware compatibility," so don't expect the same backward compatibility we got on 3DS and Wii U
- FromSoftware is in its multiplayer arc: After Elden Ring Nightreign, The Duskbloods brings 8-player PvPvE chaos to Nintendo Switch 2
- Nintendo has a plan to combat Switch 2 scalpers, and it involves a Nintendo Switch Online membership and "a certain amount of time" spent in-game
- The Nintendo Switch 2's internal storage is eight times bigger than original, sitting at 256GB
- Mario Kart World will cost $80, but not every Nintendo Switch 2 game will be quite so expensive
- Devil May Cry anime star recalls playing the game for the first time, as he explains what makes it so special: "There's definitely a unique thing to it"
- Nintendo has a "long-running project" to create "the pinnacle of all controllers" and it's not the Switch 2 – but the Switch 2 Pro comes close
- Barbarian director's mysterious new horror movie described as "batsh*t insane" as first plot details are revealed
- DC originally asked James Gunn to direct Superman 7 years ago, but he didn't know if he could: "It seems hard"
- Nintendo wants the Switch 2 to "stand the test of time," which is something that the original Switch hasn't really managed
- 50 years after the beloved manga was released, Netflix announces a brand new anime adaptation of The Rose of Versailles with a stunning and nostalgic trailer
- Nintendo nearly called the Switch 2 the "Super Nintendo Switch" as a throwback to the NES, but "it didn't feel right"
- Switch 2 launch games – every game coming to Nintendo's new console on its release day in June
- Switch 2 bundle will include a digital version of Mario Kart World, Nintendo’s first open-world racer
- Nintendo confirms that Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons will have mouse controls built-in
- Hollow Knight: Silksong will finally launch in 2025, and the long-awaited Metroidvania is also coming to Nintendo Switch 2
- Donkey Kong Bananza launches on Switch 2 this July as just the second 3D platformer in the character's 44-year history
- Devil May Cry anime's Dante actor says the Netflix series and Capcom games aren’t "one to one," but fans should prepare for "so many Easter eggs"
- Borderlands 4 is launching on Switch 2, bringing Gearbox's "most ambitious Borderlands game" to Nintendo's next console
- Forget Mario Kart World, Kirby Air Riders returns after 20 years, with Smash Bros' Masahiro Sakurai back at the helm
- The Duskbloods is Hidetaka Miyazaki's next game, coming exclusively to Switch 2 in 2026, and it looks like it is to Bloodborne as Elden Ring was to Dark Souls
- Nintendo Switch 2 Direct reveals Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, a Legend of Zelda spin-off set before Tears of the Kingdom
- Deltarune is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 at launch, all but confirming the Chapter 3 and 4 release window
- Switch 2 will return to the golden days of the N64 with Nintendo’s first new James Bond game in over a decade
- Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades for Nintendo Switch games are coming, with Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon Legends Z-A confirmed for the new console
- Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman, and many more are coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, proving it's a much more powerful console than the original Switch
- GameCube classics finally arrive on Switch 2, including absolute hits like Zelda: The Wind Waker and cult classic collector's items like Pokemon XD and Chibi-Robo
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are getting enhanced Nintendo Switch 2 Edition releases, with improved frame rate, resolution, and more
- The Switch 2 boasts a 1080p 120Hz display that has me more hyped for the handheld than ever
- Nintendo shows off Switch 2 mouse capabilities with a 3-on-3 basketball game that's basically Rocket League with robot wheelchairs
- Nintendo Switch 2 will offer 4k resolution while hooked up to TV, making it Nintendo's most powerful console yet
- Nintendo Switch 2 features a new game sharing system similar to Valve's own Steam Families, and it's compatible with the OG Switch
- Switch 2 doesn't have an OLED screen, but its 1080p 120fps LCD with "approximately double the pixels" of Switch 1 might be worth the trade-off
- Nintendo Switch 2 will launch with Welcome Tour, Nintendo's answer to Astro's Playroom, but you'll have to pay for it
- Switch 2 release date and price confirmed – Nintendo's next console launches in June for $450
- Mario Kart World, the Switch 2-exclusive racing game, is getting its own dedicated Nintendo Direct this month
- The Nintendo Switch 2's mysterious C button is an in-built Nintendo Discord
- Mario Kart World takes the racing series open-world, and it launches day one exclusively on Switch 2
- First trailer for Guy Ritchie's new action adventure featuring Star Wars' Natalie Portman and A Quiet Place's John Krasinski looks like The Mummy meets Indiana Jones
- Xbox is bringing more of its games to rival platforms is "a big benefit that Nintendo didn't really have in the last generation" that the Switch 2 will have, says ex-marketing lead
- Dbrand has opened up reservations for its first ever Nintendo Switch 2 case
- American Psycho reboot is still looking for its Patrick Bateman, despite reports of Dune 2 star's casting
- Six weeks in, and Daredevil: Born Again fans are loving how gory the show has become: "I can't believe this is an MCU show"
- Assassin's Creed Shadows director says the game's flashback sequences came about "from watching a lot of anime"
- Super Smash Bros. Director Masahiro Sakurai has a friend in Undertale developer Toby Fox - all because of how deeply their posts are read into
- After nearly 23 years, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City follows in GTA 3's footsteps and is finally playable on the Sega Dreamcast
- The Hunger Games director's new horror movie based on a Stephen King novel sets 2025 release date
- A wild Marvel theory teases how Daredevil: Born Again could bring back its big villain in season 2
- Marvel's Deadpool gallops into MTG Secret Lair on the back of a unicorn, wielding a katana
- Assassin's Creed Shadows director says the dreaded yellow paint was only added because "players were really struggling in playtests"
- Following "mistaken" DMCA from D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast, Stardew Valley player behind Larian-approved Baldur's Gate 3 mod assures work will "resume as scheduled"
- Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai is surprised the Switch 2 Direct is an hour long, and no, he doesn't know what's coming, even if "people are going to suspect no matter what"
- Nintendo Switch 2 Direct live: all the Switch 2 reveals as they happen
- Batman and Top Gun star Val Kilmer dies age 65
- New footage of James Gunn's Superman shown behind closed doors features Krypto the Superdog and plenty of laughs
- Keanu Reeves is returning for John Wick 5, described as a "truly phenomenal and fresh" take on the character
- The Nintendo Switch 2 era could be bittersweet, as former staff point out that 40-year veterans like Shigeru Miyamoto and Zelda and Metroid legends are nearing their retirements
- April 1
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- Helldivers 2 CEO says industry layoffs have seen "very little accountability" from executives who "let go of one third of the company because you made stupid decisions"
- "Games that get 19% user score do not generally recover": Helldivers 2 CEO reflects on Arrowhead's "summer of pain" and No Man's Sky-inspired redemption arc
- Despite mixed reviews, the Dexter prequel series has been renewed for season 2
- Not for the first time, workers at Fallout, Doom, and The Elder Scrolls parent ZeniMax threaten strike at Microsoft: "Paying your employees a livable wage as a multi-trillion dollar company is the least they could be doing"
- You can get an early 5-minute preview of James Gunn's Superman, if you go see A Minecraft Movie
- "If it can run on Steam Deck, it can probably run on Switch 2": Ex Nintendo marketing leads say Baldur's Gate 3 and Elden Ring prove there's a market for big AAA games on Switch 2
- Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders announced for April 9 - these are the retailers to watch for updates
- Welcome to the MCU, Bob - We just got our best look yet at The Sentry thanks to a Thunderbolts* action figure
- Nintendo drops all subtlety and shoves the Switch 2's mysterious C button straight into our mortal eyes, and at this point I think the "C" stands for "Confusion"
- After 24 years, one of Capcom's greatest fighting games finally gets a definitive English patch featuring the 5,100 win quotes the devs never bothered to translate
- New Elden Ring Nightreign trailer is all about the archer class that wasn't in the beta, and this might be the first FromSoftware game where bows don't suck
- Pokemon Platinum's most obscure feature was a reward seemingly given to just 20 players lucky enough to participate in a complicated limited-time event with a lottery prize
- Atomfall officially reaches “extremely British” status as the survival game surpasses 1.5 million players, who’ve collectively sipped 300,000 cups of tea and executed 3.7 million kills with a cricket bat
- Severance star joins Harlan Coben's new Netflix show following the success of Fool Me Once and Missing You
- Nintendo Switch 2 Direct time and where to watch the event
- After just 4 days of inZOI early access, The Sims 4's most notorious NSFW mod has come to the hyper-realistic life sim
- The Switch 2 Pro Controller seemingly adds a headphone jack, and that's such a godsend I'm almost willing to forgive Nintendo for being 12 years behind PlayStation and Xbox
- 14 years after the game was released, the cast of A Minecraft Movie think now is the perfect time for the adaptation to hit screens: "There's so many reasons"
- Riot Games Executive Producer "humbled" by response to League of Legends TCG, taking heed of fans' calls for better UI and original art
- Barbarian director says his "wild" Resident Evil movie will be "unlike any of the previous films", says it was "built in the spirit of the games"
- The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is just the start: 7 hours of Switch 2 gameplay is coming this week in Nintendo Treehouse streams
- Matthew Lillard explains why he's "very excited and slightly terrified" to return for Scream 7: "I hope I don't F it up"
- Monster Hunter Wilds director reveals upcoming "balance changes" for the action RPG, including weapon improvements and nerfs for the "unintentionally overpowered"
- Gladiator's Paul Mescal and Saltburn's Barry Keoghan finally confirmed for the long-rumored Beatles cast in a first look announcing the wildest release strategy
- Donkey Kong player Billy Mitchell to receive over $218k in damages from YouTube creator Karl Jobst following defamation case
- Homelander star says The Boys season 5 finale will "surprise or shock" fans, "depending on their nervous system"
- Silent Hill f's director wanted to create something that is a "blend of new and nostalgic" for the game's Otherworld
- "Is this going to be Valheim with party hats?": RuneScape: Dragonwilds devs know survival games are competitive and focus on "things that make us unique" in a tree-punching genre
- Karate Kid: Legends releases new trailer featuring intense fights, a lot of Karate Kid nostalgia, and Peter Parker comparisons
- Terrifying new trailer for Talk to Me directors' horror follow-up stars Paddington's Sally Hawkins as the foster mom from hell
- Switch 2 Direct will be "approximately 60 minutes long," about the same length as the Switch 1 presentation which revealed Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2 and more
- Wherever you go and whatever you do, the ultra-portable, AI-powered MSI Prestige series laptops work for you
- Doom: The Dark Ages doesn't have multiplayer because "it would definitely come at the expense of" the campaign
- Venom star Tom Hardy says they "got as close as [he] could possibly imagine" to a Spider-Man crossover, which he would have "loved" to have done
- Assassin's Creed Shadows lead says dual protagonists are "a cool thing" the new action RPG "does better than what we've done in the past"
- Jack Black and Danielle Brooks say starring in A Minecraft Movie made them feel like a kid again: "I let my inner child lead this movie"
- Jason Momoa confirms he's returning for Dune 3, and he doesn't care if that's a spoiler: "If you didn't read the books, it's not my fault"
- Solo Leveling's Jinwoo English dub actor says he wrote part of the anime show's most heartbreaking scene and it made him "start bawling"
- PlayStation needs to "reconsider" its push for "cutting-edge graphics" and "change our way of thinking" says former Sony boss
- To celebrate 10 million sales, Capcom has released a special pack of Monster Hunter Wilds items, including upgrade materials and eggs
- Danny Boyle confirms Cillian Murphy will be in the 28 Years Later trilogy, as he admits he's still trying to find funding for the third movie
- Upcoming anime Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc reveals US release date with a gory new poster
- Asus just dropped what smells like an Xbox handheld teaser, but I'm already underwhelmed
- Doom: The Dark Ages is set to include 22 levels, almost doubling the amount offered in Doom Eternal
- Hideo Kojima says the fact that people are still playing Death Stranding 5 years later is "what makes me happiest," but I'm sure the 20 million players don't hurt
- After slamming D&D's Wizards of the Coast, Baldur's Gate 3 devs celebrate "good ending" for Stardew Valley mod as it gets reinstated after a "mistaken" DMCA
- Tom Holland says Spider-Man 4 will be a "fresh start" after its new title links to divisive Marvel comic storyline
- Naughty Dog's streak of The Last of Us re-releases isn't over yet, as leaker claims a $100 special edition is on the way soon
- After being indefinitely delayed for two years, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse reveals first images and footage as it finally sets a release date
- Ex-Bethesda dev turned indie says "good things often happen by accident," like that time Skyrim players convinced themselves the RPG's foxes were leading them to treasure
