“Your right hand comes off?”. Hello folks, and welcome to the first 2026 edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at the iconic, if under-appreciated Ice Climber for the NES, and would you believe it, we had a tie! North America and Japan achieved a total of 38% each, with Europe trailing at…
Switch Online GameCube controller support also confirmed. GRID: Legends: Deluxe Edition was announced for the Switch 2 at the end of last year and will be “coming soon” to the new hybrid system. It’s already been confirmed this version of the game will feature graphics and performance modes, and more details about these modes have…
The next update arrives next week. In case you missed it, Atlus is celebrating Persona‘s 30th anniversary this year, and to get the party underway, it’s now opened a special website. The Persona 30th Anniversary Portal includes an original illustration from character designer Sigenori Soejima, showing off the faces of the franchise. Apart from this,…
Will your design feature in the game!? When Capcom lifted the lid on Mega Man: Dual Override at the end of last year, it also announced a Robot Master Design Contest. This competition asked fans to submit a unique design for a Robot Master with a “giant suction arm” and provided an existing template to…
Dragon questing since 1986. 2026 is a big year for video game anniversaries, and one of the many celebrations already getting underway is for the Dragon Quest series. This year, the long-running role-playing series will turn 40 years old. To kick things off, Square Enix and its official Dragon Quest social accounts have now shared…
New year, new plans? You made it. You’re here reading these words in 2026! Well done, old bean. As is traditional, it’s been a quiet week in the world of video games as most industry people take some time off over the holidays. Although not Eric Barone, it seems, as Stardew Valley: Nintendo Switch 2…
Get a Sceptilite Stone. Pokémon Legends: Z-A has announced Season 5 Ranked Battles are “coming soon”. This time round, when you reach Rank S, you’ll be able to claim a Sceptilite stone. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Is it finally happening? The Final Fantasy XIV Online director Naoki ‘Yoshi-P’ Yoshida has spoken about bringing the popular MMORPG to Nintendo platforms on multiple occasions. During a New Year chat, he has now been asked once again about the possibility of this title coming to Switch systems and has reportedly told fans to “please…
“Dare to peek into the darkness”. Bloober Team has become really bloomin’ prolific in recent years, having released Cronos: The New Dawn and a Switch 2 port of Layers of Fear in 2025, with none other than Silent Hill 2 the year prior. It’s currently hard at work on a remake of the original Silent…
Every confirmed Switch 2 game. Switch 2 released on 5th June 2025 with over 25 launch games. Loads more have launched since then, with new game announcements coming on a near-daily basis. How many new games, though? We’ve compiled the following list of all confirmed Switch 2 games, including a section with rumoured releases. Read…