A new co-op king? The review embargo for Orbitals has lifted, so we’re starting to see a bunch of verdicts making their way online ahead of its Switch 2 launch on 3rd September 2026. Now, we thought it was a cracking co-op experience, and so we awarded Orbitals a score of 9/10. Here’s a snippet…
The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX E2W is in many ways the polar opposite of the other MSI laptop I recently tested, the Stealth 16 AI+ B3W. The latter is an ultra-expensive, sleek and subtle machine that limits its power for the sake of thermals, efficiency, and form factor. Not so with the Crosshair: it’s…
Atlus, my love has come along. Metaphor: ReFantazio appeared on the Gamescom Switch 2 show floor last month, but for those who weren’t lucky enough to attend, you may still be wondering how Atlus’ 2024 fantasy RPG holds up on our beloved little hybrid. Enter today’s new ‘pre-order trailer’. Atlas has dropped a brand new…
Celestial. Every moment in Orbitals feels electrifying. From the first blast of its excellent theme song to soaring through a technicolour galaxy while firing lasers, teaming up with a pal to fix space junk and save our colony, and occasionally stopping to check out a new freaky little alien. This co-operative title moves at a…
Ancient Magic: Bazoe! Mahou Sekai launches this November. The SNES had more than its fair share of amazing RPGs, so you’d be forgiven for having not heard of Ancient Magic: Bazoe! Mahou Sekai, which was released exclusively in Japan by Hot-B in 1993. Thanks to the lack of an English localisation, Ancient Magic doesn’t have…
40 minutes covering the latest news. With Gamescom wrapped, the focus now shifts to the Tokyo Game Show later this month. As part of this, Capcom has now announced it will be broadcasting a Capcom Spotlight Presentation. This event will take place on 16th September 2026 and will bring fans the latest news on Capcom’s…
The studio behind Star Wars Zero Company furloughed up to 80 percent of its staff in the lead up to the RPG’s launch, a Game File report reveals. That means affected staff are technically still employed by the company, but will receive no wage during the furlough period. A representative from Bit Reactor confirmed the…
Here’s what the critics had to say. Capcom has already delivered a solid line up of games in 2026, and this week it adds to this with Onimusha: Way of the Sword. This includes a Switch 2 version, and if you haven’t already seen it, here’s a quick sample of our Nintendo Life review. We…
Return to the court today. Mario Tennis Fever for the Switch 2 has received a small update today and it’s now running Version 1.1.1. In this latest patch, there are some general changes. One adjusts the return of a high ball to produce a Star Shot, and along with this are some bug fixes tied…
“Added support for the Switch 2 display”. Nintendo has rolled out an update for the Switch title Pikmin 3 Deluxe today, bumping the game up to Version 1.2.0. According to Nintendo’s official support page, this update adds support for the Switch 2 display, which results in a “sharper image”. This apparently applies to both the…