It’s judgement day for Charlemagne of the Roman Empire (not ‘Holy’ Roman Empire, I hasten to add, as leaders are no longer attached to their historical civilisations in Civilization 7). I’m playing the grand strategy game for PC Gamer’s forthcoming review—it’s out February 11—and after several millennia of strained diplomacy with Charlemagne, throughout which I’d…
After what feels like an eternity of rumour milling and speculating, Nintendo’s finally caved and given the world what it wants: an official view of its upcoming Switch 2 handheld console. It’s done so a little on the sly, too, springing it on the world via a trailer on its YouTube channel. What we see…
Obsidian head honcho and all around RPG veteran Josh Sawyer did another Tumblr Q&A earlier this week (seen above), wherein he dispensed some more of his design wisdom. For the uninitiated, Sawyer is a seasoned developer—having worked on games like Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and the Pillars of Eternity series—as well…
So what is it..?! The Nintendo Switch 2 trailer seemingly confirmed many of the leaks and rumours ahead of its release, including the magnetic Joy-Con, the colour scheme, the mouse functionality, and more. One thing that continues to baffle, however, is the rumoured additional button on the right Joy-Con, sitting just below the Home Button….
Switch Inspection. After months (more like years) of speculation, Nintendo has finally revealed its new hardware: Switch 2. Today’s brief teaser trailer was nothing more than a ‘first look’ of what’s on offer, but there was enough there to get us suitably excited. We caught our first official glimpse of the console itself, with close-up…
Now you’re playing with mice. The new Nintendo Switch 2 trailer has just dropped, confirming the existence of what might well be the most leaked console in history. In addition, this debut look at the successor seemingly confirms that the Joy-Con controllers will indeed include mouse functionality. A brief segment of the footage shows both…
Followed by a hands-on tour. Nintendo has announced that it will host a Nintendo Direct presentation focused on the upcoming Switch 2 on Wednesday, 2nd April 2025. Following this, a hands-on tour will commence in which members of the public can try out the new console for themselves at locations in the US, Europe, Asia,…
After a bit of an awkward silence moment during CES 2025 when AMD refused to divvy over RX 9070 / 9070 XT deetz, things might now finally be hotting up on the RDNA 4 front, as we’re seeing plenty of stirrings regarding the upcoming GPUs. None of these stirrings are official, mind, but when there…
It’s looking good! Folks, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been officially revealed, and alongside that, we also know we’re getting a brand new Mario Kart game. Okay, we probably could have predicted that, but we did get a little bit of footage during today’s Switch 2 reveal video. It’s only a glimpse, but you can…
The wait is over! Nintendo has finally unveiled its next console in an official reveal trailer: Say hello to the Nintendo Switch 2! Following months of leaked details and industry rumours, the official Switch 2 trailer confirms many previously leaked hardware details, including a larger screen and magnetic Joy-Con, and showcases previously unannounced games. Check…