New HoriZ-Aons. We’ve (read: this writer) has been banging on about a Pokémon life sim for ages, and today, our wish has finally come true. Pokémon Pokopia was announced during today’s Nintendo Direct; it’s got a pastel aesthetic and blocky structures, a little bit like Minecraft or Dragon Quest Builders, but with a cosy little…
Borderlands 4 is finally here and the reaction is… well, mixed. Players mainly seem irked by a slew of performance issues on PC, though stuff like 2K’s overbearing terms of service haven’t helped either. But it’s easy to get too negative: the patches will flow, Gearbox will improve the performance, and we’ll be left with…
Ah, you know how it is. You start looking for a pen, or a sticky note, or maybe some spare change, and suddenly you start finding things you lost years ago. In Intel’s case, that appears to be a load of Comet Lake-era Core i5 10400 CPUs, but not to worry—it’s simply rebranded them as…
It’s the best one! The really rather frightening Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly is getting a fancy remake. Hooray! Team Ninja is involved. Hooray again! And it’s headed to Switch 2 in 2026. Ok that’s terrifying, but also hooray…we guess. This Japanese horror effort, which scared this writer good and proper back when it released…
Physical version will be a Game Key Card. It was announced during today’s Nintendo Direct that Dragon Quest VII is getting a remaster early next year. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is coming to the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 5th February, 2026. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
From former Bungie CEO’s new studio. We love the 80s. We love anime. We love them there computer games. And so, it stands to reason, there’s a fair chance we could end up loving Storm Lancers, a rather retro-cool-looking 2D action roguelike that’s available for Switch today. Exciting! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Fortune of battle. Closing out today’s Nintendo Direct was a surprise announcement — we’re getting a brand new Fire Emblem game on Switch 2 in 2026. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave looks absolutely incredible and appears to take place in an arid region with a huge colosseum seemingly a central feature. Read the full article on…
Recruitment Drive is just the second mission in Borderlands 4, after Guns Blazing, but you’re likely to already run into an issue: how to get elevator clearance. Towards the end of the mission, after clearing out Rippers, beating the Splashzone boss, and fixing the elevator for Claptrap, you then need to ride the lift. It…
And it’s not a Cloud Version! Following recent rumours, Capcom has confirmed that Resident Evil Requiem will launch on the Switch 2 alongside the other platforms on 27th February 2026. This entry will follow Grace Ashcroft as she investigates mysterious deaths, including that of her mother, RE: Outbreak’s Alyssa Ashcroft. The game will also feature…
There’s a bit of a generational divide in the Fallout fanbase. Those who hopped on board with Fallout 3 tend to rather like Bethesda’s take: sure, it’s not doing much of enormous narrative ambition, but it’s fun to explore the great rambling wastelands the studio gins up for its game. Decrepit grognards (me), meanwhile, get…