Cracking down on piracy. Earlier this week, a major Switch ROM site known as ‘nsw2u’ was seized by the FBI as part of a ‘law enforcement operation’. Now, we’ve got an official statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, highlighting the other sites seized. Here it is in full (via the official FBI website): Read…
“We’re aware that performance may drop”. Donkey Kong Bananza is shaping up to be an excellent outing for DK, but the recent previews did highlight some performance concerns. The game’s director Kazuya Takahashi has now reportedly acknowledged these issues in a chat with the Spanish outlet Lavanguardia – seemingly confirming these frame rate drops will…
Latency, performance and resolution investigated. GameCube has joined the Switch 2’s library of classic games, and it was recently updated with Mario Smash Football. While the service’s experience has been fun so far, there have also been some reports of underlying issues with the emulation. Now, Digital Foundry has tested GameCube emulation and backward compatibility…
Fun in the sun. It’s looking like it’ll be a hot one this weekend, and while gaming may not be the first thing that comes to mind, you know we’re all going to need some time chilling in the shade at some point. Before we get into this week’s What Are You Playing, let’s recap…
Launching in Japan this month. The Switch 2’s packing a lot more horsepower than the original system, and as a result, a lot of games and series can now ship with higher resolutions and improved performance. With this in mind, the upcoming release Ys X: Proud Nordics will apparently support up to 120fps on Nintendo’s…
Available at select retailers in Canada. We’re now less than a week out from the arrival of Donkey Kong Bananza and Nintendo has announced it’s releasing more playable demos into the wild. If you happen to be located in Canada, Nintendo of Canada has revealed there will be playable demos of the new game at…
It’s selling “pretty well” at this point. Back in May, we reported how The Hundred Line developer Too Kyo Games was “on the brink” of collapse. Fortunately, the strong sales of the game appear to have turned the company’s future around. Speaking to Bloomberg, co-director (and Danganronpa creator) Kazutaka Kodaka has revealed the title is…
Ollie, Ollie, Ollie, Oi, Oi, Oi! I have to admit, I was really nervous about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4. I played the first ‘1 + 2’ collection back in 2021 and absolutely loved it, but my early teenage years were shaped by the Birdman’s third and fourth console outings. So to say…
“I believe it could continue for a long time, just like The Simpsons”. At the time of writing, we’re now just a few short weeks away from the launch of No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES for the Switch and Switch 2 on 25th July 2025. It’s the third entry…
Thank goodness. Hitman: World of Assassination launched on day one with the Switch 2, and despite being an incredible game in its own right, there are undoubtedly some rather hideous performance issues on Nintendo’s new console. Primarily, the unlocked frame rate rarely manages to hit that 60fps sweet spot, resulting in some horrible stuttering that’s…