Minecraft has answered the prayers of anyone looking for a longer-reach melee weapon rather than relying on the bow. That’s right, the spear is here courtesy of the Mounts of Mayhem drop, and don’t let its simplicity fool you—there’s a lot to love about this little weapon. Working out how to craft a spear is…
Minecraft‘s Mounts of Mayhem drop introduced the Nautilus to the game; an underwater mount that whips you around under the waves much faster than swimming. If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to finally explore underwater, then finding a Nautilus might be your key to success. But, much like a lot of Minecraft’s underwater mobs,…
“This is one you won’t want to miss”. The Game Awards is taking place later this week, and ahead of the big industry event, Lara Croft’s return has been teased. As highlighted by the show’s creator and host Geoff Keighley and the official Tomb Raider social media account, fans of Lara will be able to…
Welcome back, Yoshi’s Crafted World! Following on from a sample of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond‘s soundtrack last week, Nintendo Music has now followed this up with the 2019 Switch title Yoshi’s Crafted World. This follows on from other Yoshi-themed albums like Yoshi’s Story from the N64 era and Yoshi’s Island on the Super Nintendo. This…
Download it now! Nintendo’s been busy getting in its final updates of 2025, and alongside a system update for the Switch 2 and Switch this week, it’s also put out a new update for its battle royale racer F-Zero 99. According to the official patch notes, this includes “new additions”, various adjustments and changes, as…
When Microsoft laid off an astonishing 9,000 people in July, the long-awaited Perfect Dark reboot was among the casualties. The main studio working on it—The Initiative—was shuttered, but co-developers Crystal Dynamics tried to salvage the project by cutting a publishing deal with Take-Two. The deal never eventuated because Take-Two and Microsoft couldn’t agree on who…
Available for Switch as well. Following a firmware update for the Switch 2 and Switch in November, Nintendo has now rolled out a December update (and perhaps the final system update of 2025). According to the official Nintendo support page, this latest update includes some general system stability improvements. If we hear about anything going…
It’s scheduled for “next week”. Last week, we ran a story here on Nintendo Life about how Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2 was “unplayable” for some players due to repeated game crashes. Now, in a post on the official Assassin’s Creed social media account, Ubisoft has acknowledged these “stability issues” and how it can…
Every so often, a wonderful thing happens: someone young enough to have missed out on using computers in the early 1990s is introduced to the Windows 3.1 “Hot Dog Stand” color scheme. Back in the day Windows was pretty plain looking out of the box, with grey windows and blue highlights as the default. A…
On your way to becoming a blacksmithing master, The Forge tasks you with learning the ins and outs of gathering with Umut The Brave’s quest, The Basics of Mining. He has a fairly simple request—just bring him a few resources—but you’ll need to know how to get Stone in The Forge to check off the…