The Katamari Damacy franchise is back with its first brand-new entry on consoles in 14 years. Once Upon A Katamari, announced Thursday during the latest Nintendo Direct, will send the Prince of Cosmos back to Earth for a new roll-’em-up action adventure with a time-travel twist. Once Upon A Katamari is the first original entry in the franchise since 2011’s Touch My Katamari. Between that game and today, there have...

During the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, a new Square Enix HD-2D action-JRPG game was announced, called The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. According to the trailer, the game takes place in a land called Philabieldia that’s overrun by beasts, where humans must use a spell of safekeeping to keep their only remaining city, the Kingdom of Huther, safe from invasion. The titular Elliot is tasked with exploring a set...

The Octopath franchise is getting a new title, Octopath Traveler 0, as announced in the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase this morning. Rather than playing as eight heroes who start their journeys in different places, you’ll be following the story of your own customizable protagonist, who has a whole ton of party members to help them out. From the trailer alone, there are quite a few other noticeable differences from the...

Nintendo didn’t have a lot to show at the latest Nintendo Direct, but its third-party partners sure did! During a new Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase broadcast on Thursday, major publishers and indie developers revealed what they’re bringing to Nintendo Switch 2 (and the original Switch) in 2025 and beyond. That includes a new Monster Hunter game from Capcom for Switch 2, two new HD-2D role-playing games from Square Enix, a...

Capcom’s Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection will be released on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. The new entry into the Monster Hunter Stories franchise was revealed on Thursday, July 31, during Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. The game trailer showed off a glimpse of a kingdom at war, with the story centered around a mysterious ginormous monster egg that is on the verge of hatching. The trailer also mentions something...

If you want to open the briefcase in Grounded 2, you need the briefcase code, a two-part set of numbers that pops the lid and lets you explore inside. There’s not all that much to see, but there is one very useful item inside to help you on your way. You can also enter the briefcase code without finding it in the game, which is handy, since half of the...

Blightweaver – Great Centipede is the first real difficulty spike in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. While the boss is optional, you could easily stumble into its arena through the normal course of play. On the plus side, defeating it will reward the Astral Blade, a one-handed sword and a valuable weapon for spellcasters. Our Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Great Centipede boss fight guide will walk you through how to prepare for the...

In Donkey Kong Bananza, there are three types of fossils you can find in the Canyon Layer. You’ll find common leaves, rare trilobites, and a very rare triceratops fossil as you journey through this mining town. Below, we list where to find the rarer fossils in the Canyon Layer. Note that we’re not listing where to find common fossils, like the leaves. There’s simply too many of them to list,...

Getting Grounded 2‘s lingonberries and turning it into lingonberry leather follows a method similar to what you’ve likely already done to get blueberries and blueberry leather. Collecting lingonberries is much more dangerous, though, and requires some additional preparation to make sure you come out from the hedge (mostly) unscathed. Below, we explain where to find lingonberry in Grounded 2 and how to get lingonberry leather. Where to find lingonberry in...

Finding Grounded 2‘s blueberries marks your first step out of the survival game’s introductory stages, as you start exploring further afield and gathering resources to upgrade your Omni-Tool. You need blueberries to make blueberry leather, and there’s one guaranteed place to find them. It’s just not very safe. Below, we explain where to find blueberries in Grounded 2 and how to make blueberry leather. Where to find blueberries in Grounded...