BOOM! There have already been multiple layoffs and closures in the opening weeks of 2026, and in case you missed it, Meta (formerly Facebook) last week announced the closure of three studios. Apart from Armature, one of these developers was Sanzaru Games, which was acquired by Meta in 2020 and had been working under Oculus…
Now, how about Spirit Tracks? To get the Zelda 40th anniversary celebrations underway, Nintendo Music has this week added The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass soundtrack. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Free updates are available for each of these titles. Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last June, Nintendo has served up enhancements for multiple first-party games. These come with all sorts of updates from optimised visuals, HDR support to Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. Now that the holiday season is pretty-much over, and there’s likely…
New characters, new balls. Just when we thought we were out, BALL x PIT drags us back in. Yes, after being teased back in December, Kenny Sun has today announced that the immensely addictive roguelike will land its first free major update on 26th January — that’s just one week away! Read the full article…
You were almost a Jill sandwich! Resident Evil has a special place in my heart, and not just because it’s a stone-cold classic of gaming, a bona fide icon of the horror genre, and all that sort of guff. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Earnest Evans! Rumble Fish! Cassette Boy! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America arrived last week, but thanks to all the Animal Crossing update excitement, it slipped off our to-do list. Well, let’s swing back and catch up, shall we? As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down…
Lost in memory. Team Cherry set a new genre standard with Hollow Knight. That legacy has recently been reaffirmed by the long-awaited Silksong, a release that developers and publishers alike are now clamouring to match. These are beautifully animated combat platformers, built around tight controls and striking art direction. Players explore compelling, labyrinthine spaces in…
Who would have thought it? Famitsu has shared its rundown of 2025’s best-selling games in Japan, and it’ll come as a surprise to no one to hear that it was yet another good year for Nintendo. You might recall that Nintendo revealed the most-downloaded eShop titles in the region at the end of last year,…
Meet the new boss. Nintendo of America has a new President and COO, and during the 15th Annual New York Game Awards, Devon Pritchard made her first public appearance in her new role. Introduced by ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé and New York Times columnist Harold Goldberg, Pritchard appeared via a pre-recorded video to…
Complete global saturation. Resident Evil Requiem, the next mainline entry in Capcom’s survival horror series, is scheduled to launch in just over a month on 27th February 2026. It seems, however, that Capcom might have another title lined up for a reveal later this year. According to Dusk Golem, who has had a history of…