January’s Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event took the wraps off the console, but left a lot of details unanswered until now. After the initial reveal, I put together an analysis of the possible pricing for the console, using Nintendo’s own historical pricing strategies to guide my thinking. My conclusion then was that it would cost $399. I… was wrong. The Nintendo Switch 2 will debut in June starting at $449.99,...
As if Canada didn’t have enough reasons to hate Donald Trump, the reality-TV-star-turned-politician’s excessive tariffs will delay Switch 2 pre-orders not only in the United States but in the Great White North as well. Statement from Nintendo of Canada:Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in Canada will not start on April 9, 2025 in order to align with the timing of pre-orders to be determined in the U.S. Nintendo will provide...
Say “Predator period piece” three times fast — or say it slow, because that’s what Predator: Killer of Killers is. A three-episode animated miniseries from the director of Prey, featuring Predator attacks in three different periods of humanity’s past. A newly released trailer for the show has all the gore, ominous de-cloaking, and weird clicking sounds you could want from the franchise. The series — which takes place in historical...
At least one analyst expects the price of Nintendo Switch 2 to increase in response to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Research firm DFC Intelligence said Monday that it’s “modeling a 20% price increase over the next two years” for Switch 2, which could put the base price of the next-gen console as high as $540. Nintendo announced the launch price of Switch 2 at $449.99 last Wednesday, but that...
After a three-year break, Netflix’s adult animated sci-fi anthology series, Love, Death & Robots, returns! A first, very M-rated trailer shows off some of the new shorts, which include dinosaurs, incredibly fluffy cats, giant babies, flashers at a concert, and a whole lot of explosions. All very intriguing concepts, but we’re specifically on the look out for the promised love, death, and robots. For the past three seasons of the...
For the first time since Diablo 4 was released, Blizzard is giving us a look at what’s going on with it months in advance. Not only has it detailed the permanent additions to the game coming this year, it also has revealed the season themes leading up to the launch of its second expansion in 2026. Later this month, Diablo 4 Belial’s Return — the title of season 8 —...
New games for the Nintendo Switch 2 can cost as much as $79.99, but Newegg is currently offering a deal that’ll save you some money at the Nintendo eShop. For today only, you can save $5 on every $50 gift card purchase for the Nintendo eShop. This promotion is valid for today only and is limited to purchases of $250 or less, but is an easy way to get a...
BDS, a pro-Palestinian human rights movement focused on pressuring Israel to comply with international law by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country and its economic partners, added Microsoft and Xbox to its list of targets on April 7. “Microsoft partners with the apartheid regime of Israel and its prison system,” the Palestinian BDS National Committee’s official statement explains. “It provides the Israeli military with Azure cloud and AI...
You’ll need to “hire a supply or medic specialist” as part of Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2’s Week 7 weekly quests. Doing so will reward you with a whopping 30,000 XP, so you might as well pick up one of these NPCs if you’re nearby to get that. Below, we explain where to find supply and medic specialist NPCs for hire in Fortnite. Where to find a supply or medic...
The C button is one of the Switch 2’s most talked-about features. First, it was because of the secrecy about what it does. Then, after the tell-all Direct showcase, where some of us were slightly deflated to learn its actual purpose (which is to initiate GameChat in any game, and GameShare with select titles), the discourse then shifted from curiosity to concern. It’s going to be a subscription-gated button after...