Rumour: More Switch 2 Development Kit Rumours Emerge

Third-party games will reportedly be phase two of the launch. Nintendo’s Switch 2 broadcast takes place this week and multiple reports about the system’s development kits have emerged ahead of the anticipated launch. According to Digital Foundry’s John Linneman, “many developers” are still without a kit – especially “medium to small developers” and from what…

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YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay more than $230,000 to Donkey Kong record holder Billy Mitchell in defamation ruling

An Australian court has ordered YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay over AU$380,000 (around $237,000 / £183,000) in damages to celebrity arcade gamer Billy Mitchell, relating to defamatory comments made by Jobst in a video published in 2021. Jobst is a Queensland-based gaming YouTuber with a focus on speedrunning and competitive games. Mitchell’s record-holding Donkey Kong…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Tuesday, April 1

Quickly un-stick your game with our hint for today’s Wordle, designed to give you a solid nudge towards Tuesday’s answer without spoiling all your fun. Have a think, spend a few rows trying out your ideas, and if you’re still no closer to winning just click through to the April 1 (1382) answer—sorted. I love…

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‘You must have played this before!’: Balatro’s creator impressed bystanders with his Balatro skills at GDC, and nobody knew who he was

Balatro developer LocalThunk is notoriously private. It’s not some kind of put-on: Wout van Halderen, communications director of Balatro publisher Playstack, told us at GDC that LocalThunk isn’t “trying to pull a Banksy,” he’s just “a person who doesn’t really like the spotlight,” and choosing to stay anonymous helps him manage the pressures of his…

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