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Feature: 25 Nintendo Switch Games We’d Save From Squid Game-Style Oblivion

We’re about to Thanos Snap this whole console, sorry. Goodness, look at the time – the Nintendo Switch turns five years old today! It feels like just yesterday that we were watching it toddle around the place, and now it’s already been in our lives for half a decade. To celebrate the console that keeps […]

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Age of Empires IV in 2022 – introducing Seasons, an updated roadmap and feedback tools

Shortly after the release of Age of Empires IV last year, we shared a quick view of what we were planning with our first ever Community Roadmap. Since then, we’ve been keeping an eye on your feedback across a variety of social platforms; assessing data to better understand what civilizations need more tuning in the […]

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Free Couples Update For ‘Haven’ Adds Same Gender Options

“This update is special to us”. Back in February 2021 Haven arrived from The Game Bakers, a stylish game that’s best played in co-op. It’s ultimately a love story about a couple, with their relationship evolving amongst all the resource gathering and rhythm-puzzle combat; we quite liked it in our Haven review. The development team […]

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Unofficial F-Zero ‘World Championship’ Aims To Celebrate The 30th Anniversary Of The Series

(That’s 30 years in Europe, by the way). F-Zero burst onto the scene over 30 years ago now as a launch title for the Super Famicom. Since then, Captain Falcon and his pals have enthralled millions of players – but even so, there hasn’t been a new entry in the franchise since 2004’s F-Zero Climax. […]

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Frantic Party Game ‘Baby Storm’ Gets A Demo, Out Now On Switch

Kind of a digital ‘open day’. Kids, eh — who’d have ’em? In real life, there’s not really any opportunity to ‘try before you buy’ with children; sure, you can look after your adorable niece or nephew for a few hours before chucking them back to their parents, but it will never quite give you […]

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Guide: Best Nintendo Switch Games Ever – The Best Switch Games 2022

The very best Switch games ever (so far). Today, 3rd March 2022, marks exactly five years since Switch first launched. My, how time flies! In that time we’ve seen a colossal number of amazing games come to the system, so today we’re republishing our reader-ranked list of the top 50 very best Switch games available. […]

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Free Play Days – Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and Rims Racing

Hone your angling skills this weekend in Free Play Days. Bassmaster Fishing 2022 and Rims Racing are available this weekend for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members to play from Thursday, March 3 at 12:01 a.m. PST until Sunday, March 6 at 11:59 p.m. PST. How to Start Playing Find and install […]

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A Concert Will Be In Session For Ace Attorney’s 20th Anniversary

All rise in 7th May! Hold it! How is Ace Attorney already 20 already? While the series debuted in Japan on the GBA in 2002, the West had to wait until the DS ports to play these magnificent games. Many were concerned the series was done and dusted, just kept alive by various re-releases, but […]

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‘BullFighter NEON’ Swishes Its Cyber-Cape On Kickstarter, With Switch As A Stretch Goal

Toro! Toro! Bullfighting is arguably a barbaric practice in the 21st century and not something that we particularly condone here. Robotic bullfighting, though? Yeah, now you’re talking! Over on Kickstarter, indie developer Revelo has launched its new project Bullfighter NEON, a ’90s inspired arcade experience that takes the general gist of bullfighting and adds in […]

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Guide: Where To Pre-Order Min Min Super Smash Bros. amiibo

Update: My Nintendo Store adds pre-orders. Update: The Min Min figure has now gone up for pre-order at the My Nintendo Store. We’ve added the link to our full guide below. The next amiibo to launch in the Super Smash Bros. series is just around the corner, and as fans of these collectable little figures […]