We knew Barrow-Dyad was coming, but even so, this is a surprise. Bungie revealed the new exotic Strand SMG in a preview stream before last week’s launch of Destiny 2’s new episode, Heresy. What nobody expected was just how it would arrive in the game—as part of an elaborate secret quest culminating in a new…
Every Mario sports game, ranked. Nintendo’s mascot has never been shy of a spin-off, and while his karting exploits — not to mention his world-renowned penchant for a party — tend to grab all the attention and the biggest sales, Mario and co. have a long, rich history of starring in Nintendo sports games, too….
It’s easy to slate AI in all its manifestations—trust me, I should know, I do so often enough—but some recent research from Epoch AI (via TechCrunch) suggests that we might be a little hasty if we’re trashing its energy use (yes, that’s the same Epoch AI that recently dropped a new, difficult math benchmark for…
Civ, laugh, love. We certainly didn’t expect to see Sid Meier’s Civilization VII launch on the ageing Nintendo Switch, but here we are! The latest entry in the 4X series has finally marched our way, and while we at Nintendo Life are still getting into the strategy for our full review, we do have some…
Depending on what areas of the internet you frequent, perhaps you were under the illusion that thoughts-to-text technology already existed; we all have that one mutual or online friend that we gently hope will perhaps one day post slightly less. Well, recently Meta has announced that a number of their research projects are coming together…
Many aspects of game development are variable and subjective, but there is one universal truth: games take ages to make. The average turnaround for a big-budget video game used to be four years, but lately that has grown to five, maybe even six years as games have ballooned in size, budget and visual complexity. Even…
I loved Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. You can tell because I wrote like 1,500 words about loving it and then put a big 90% above them in our Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 review, but do you know what would make it even better? If I had some means to mod Henry’s hands into feet. I’m…
Easily the biggest impediment to trying a new tabletop RPG is learning the rules. Reading them all can be a marathon in itself, but then actually digesting and internalising them can be an even bigger ask. As a GM who loves to flit from game to game, I’m always looking for ways to make that…
Flippin’ ‘eck. A new patent from Nintendo suggests that the Joy-Con controllers for the Switch 2 can be inserted into either side of the main console, effectively letting you flip it 180 degrees according to your preference. As spotted by VGC, the patent includes detailed images showcasing the idea, with the two Joy-Con controllers effectively…
A Civ 6 YouTuber who goes by Ursa Ryan has managed to keep up the impressive task of drawing badly (his words, not mine) every single day until Civilization 7 releases, and after 638 days, it’s finally over. It all started just under two years ago when Ryan decided to post the first “drawing badly…