Last week, Nintendo predicted it would sell 15 million Switch 2 consoles in its current financial year. This would actually be a fantastic result — equalling Switch, and just about any console you care to mention — but analysts called the figure “conservative” and “on the low side.” That’s just how high the expectations for Switch 2 sales are. The consensus was that Nintendo’s conservative estimate was due to uncertainty...
It’s officially been a year since Marvel Rivals took the PvP hero shooter world by storm with its Closed Alpha Test, and to thank the fans, the devs have announced the return of its Season 0 Battle Pass. NetEase Games, in its recent dev diary entry, said following the May 15 update, they’re dropping a Galacta’s Gift event, where players can earn Nameplates, Sprays, and Chrono Shield Cards as free...
Lionsgate first announced the John Wick spinoff Ballerina in 2017 and put it on the fast track to production in 2019. That track turned out to be very bumpy. The film was initially scheduled for release in June 2024 but got pushed back to this year. In the interim, John Wick co-director Chad Stahelski assumed control of the overall franchise and spent two weeks doing additional photography to enhance director...
Get ready for more Wasteland adventures because Prime Video’s Fallout has already been renewed for season 3. The news arrives months before the show’s December season 2 premiere, which is set to explore New Vegas. Prime Video said in a press release on Monday, that season 2 of Fallout “will pick up in the aftermath of Season One’s epic finale and take audiences along for a journey through the wasteland...
If only every random scroll through Reddit was as productive as the one that changed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer Jennifer Svedberg-Yen’s entire life. Not too long after ditching the finance world to pursue creative dreams, but in the thick of the COVID-19 lockdown, Svedberg-Yen was wasting away an afternoon on the community forums when she stumbled upon a call from former Ubisoft producer Guillaume Broche for voice-actor help....
Yet another big release this year has been delayed until 2026; this time, it’s Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, the World War II-era action game co-starring Captain America and Black Panther. Developer Skydance Games explained the delay in a statement posted to X, noting that the development team wants to add some polish to its product: We have an important update: Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra will now be launching...
Half a faction no more. Helldivers 2’s newest threat, the Illuminate, just got a big upgrade. Developer Arrowhead Game Studios added three new Illuminate enemy types on Tuesday, alongside a major new weapon customization update and sweeping balance changes. In addition to the existing Voteless, Overseers, and Harvesters, Helldivers will now face a more diverse lineup of Illuminate enemies, including the: Stingray, jet fighters that provide Illuminate support from above...
Mullet MadJack, the latest title from Hammer95, hit Game Pass in early March and has since held it down for the boomer shooter genre on the jam-packed subscription service. Mullet MadJack is a game that thrives on linear action — a throne that most games have since abdicated. While most shooters nowadays offer tremendous customization, loot, expansive worlds, loot, endless updates, loot, and other “forever-game” mechanics, Hammer95 wants you to...
Pocketpair has announced that the next major update for its hit creature-collection game Palworld will be a crossover event with Terraria — which, apropos of nothing, is something Nintendo would never do with the legally distinct (or is it?) creature-collection game Pokémon. The update, titled “Tides of Terraria,” will be released this summer. Pocketpair didn’t reveal much about its collab with Re-Logic’s 2011 indie smash in its press release. Instead,...
Personally, I slightly lose interest above 240 Hz when it comes to monitor refresh rates. Of course, I hung up my competitive shooter aspirations a decade or more ago. But if you want to be really, truly competitive, you can't have too many hertz. Which is why the new Samsung Odyssey OLED G6 is big news. It's the world's first 500 Hz OLED gaming monitor.We've seen 500 Hz panels before,...