As revolutionary as Nintendo’s original Switch was, it came with a big — or, rather, very, very small — problem: Its tiny Joy-Con controllers were pretty terrible. Sure, they were novel, rumbled in neat ways, and lent themselves, in theory, to multiple playstyles, but they were also far too little, uncomfortable to hold, and not the most reliable when it came to motion controls. After spending a few weeks with...

The idea of Rematch is much the same as it is for soccer: group up with other players and beat the other team. This largely means kicking the ball, scoring some goals, and picking your victory pose at the end of the match. It’s not that simple, though. A match in Rematch involves more than casually kicking a ball around with friends on the weekend. It requires you to learn...

Blitz Royale is a new limited-time game mode introduced in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Super that is available until Tuesday, July 15. Blitz Royale is Fortnite as you know it, but at a much faster pace. Blitz Royale is meant for those on the go as each game can take five minutes or less. Although Blitz Royale is “made for mobile,” it’s available on every platform. As Blitz Royale...

Hades 2 has been in early access for a year now, and while the game was functional and had most of the gameplay elements that will ship in the final game, many of those features initially sported placeholder art. Sometimes, that artwork was a rough draft of the design, but other times, Hades 2 relied on a generic, green-hooded character who stood in for the god in question. For most...

The Storm Beast’s Pom Poms are a Hero Item in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Super that allow you to transform into, well, the Storm Beast. As part of a weekly quest, you’ll need to eliminate five opponents as the Storm Beast, but to do that, you’ll need to find a pair of pom poms. The Storm Beast’s Pom Poms can be a little tricky to find, but luckily, the...

Let’s face it, Nintendo Switch 2 games and their box art can be kind of ugly. No one wants a giant block of tiny text blocking key art. But why stop there? Some Switch 2 fans are taking matters into their own hands by creating Switch 2 cassette tapes with bespoke art and killer red transparent casing. Even if you have zero nostalgia for the days of Walkmans, Switch 2...

If you collect Pokémon cards in real life, you might be eyeing the Prismatic Evolutions Super-Premium Collection, an Eevee-focused set that’s been in high demand. People risk getting caught in a tornado over these cards. Well, the next best thing to that set might be coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket on June 26, when its Eevee Grove expansion drops. As the name suggests, the update focuses on the brown fox...

Nintendo has finally revealed more information about Donkey Kong Bananza as part of a new Nintendo Direct. Shockingly, there’s more to this game than I initially expected. And everything that Nintendo showed off is the best argument for why this game isn’t simply a Super Mario Odyssey or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild clone. The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct went down on Wednesday, diving deeper into the...

Nintendo Switch 2 owners — including multiple Split Fiction players — are reporting that their consoles are automatically disabling the rumble feature after “prolonged use.” What exactly constitutes prolonged use is up for debate, as some players have reported on Reddit that the feature was disabled after about a minute of nonstop rumbling; others say it’s disabled on and off throughout 90-minute gameplay sessions. The Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t come...

We already suspected that New Donk City mayor Pauline might make an appearance in Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2, but Nintendo just confirmed in a new Nintendo Direct the one-time-damsel-in-distress will not only show up in the game, she’ll be Donkey Kong’s co-op partner in their new adventure. Pauline will also appear as Odd Rock, a small purple gemlike gremlin cursed by enemy apes VoidCo. But she’ll also be...