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News Zelda: TOTK Players Discover Simple Way To Make Rupees With 'Frozen Meat Glitch'
Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!
In the month since its launch, players have found a variety of different glitches in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to make filling up the inventory that bit easier. With each patch that Nintendo has implemented, more of these glitches have been fixed, but that hasn't deterred some brave souls...
News Atari's Neo-Retro Platformer, Mr. Run And Jump, Hops Onto Switch Next Month
Stick (man) the landing
Atari has today announced that its upcoming neon adventure-platformer Mr. Run and Jump will be coming to Switch on 25th July. Revealed just last month, the game is a frantic platformer set in a neon-drenched world that immediately had us thinking of VVVVVV with its tight, spike-dodging gameplay. Mr. Run and Jump is developed...
"To some extent, all of the characters in the game reflect the theme"
Nintendo's 2023 started off with a bang. Fire Emblem Engage launched in January and brought the series back to its combat-focused roots, forgoing the relationship-sim elements that had worked so well in its predecessor, Three Houses, for a game where the action came thick and...
News Temtem's Season Four Update Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Splash splash
Developer Crema Games has today announced a brand new update for the Pokémon-inspired MMO Temtem. This one brings the game up to version 1.4.0 and kicks off its fourth season, 'Splash Up!'. The new season's theme looks to be all about the summer with pools and beaches galore. Alongside a long list of improvements, the update also...
News Did You Know Gaming Uncovers The Truth Behind The Long-Rumoured 'Star Fox Grand Prix'
Stop your engines
If you cast your mind back to 2018, you might remember that rumour of a Star Fox racing game, dubbed 'Star Fox Grand Prix', took the gaming world by storm. There was a logo mockup, comparisons to other Nintendo IPs and countdowns to every
Soapbox Fortnite On Switch Is Five Years Old, And I Have No Idea What It Is Anymore
Was that Ariana Grande shooting Spider-Man?
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim returns to Fortnite to celebrate the Switch port's fifth anniversary, and he's not sure what he's dropped into... When Fortnite first made the jump...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (June 17th)
Another day of sun
After this week, we think it's fair to say that showcase season is well and truly upon us. Coming off the back of Summer Game Fest, a collection of our brilliant writers came together to give their hands-on impressions of a boatload of games coming to Switch including the excellent Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown,
News The Next Scarlet & Violet TCG Expansion Is A Throwback To The Original 151 Pokémon
'Scarlet & Violet - 151' launches this September
The Pokémon Company has today revealed the next set of cards in the Scarlet and Violet TCG collection and this one is all about the Pokédex that started it all. 'Scarlet & Violet - 151' (as the name suggests) will feature all 151 original Pokémon from the Kanto region, reimagined in a Pladean...
News Minecraft Goes Super Powered In New Incredibles DLC
We are talking about the greater good...
Mojang has today expanded the range of Disney Pixar tie-ins in Minecraft with the release of the new The Incredibles DLC. This new add-on will see you taking to the streets of Municiberg and fighting off some familiar foes (the Omnidroid, Screenslaver and The Underminer) as the Parr family and friends. Mr...
News Chaotic Couch Co-Op Game Moving Out 2 Unpacks On Switch This August
Ticking boxes
It was back in August 2022 when we first heard that the brilliant Moving Out would be getting a sequel — creatively titled, Moving Out 2 — and we then got another sneak peek at the game just last week when a teaser appeared at this year's Future Games Show Summer Showcase. Now, Team17 have provided a little more information about...
Random Players Are Recreating Zelda Music With Zonai Devices In Tears Of The Kingdom
Anyway, this is Wonderwall
You might remember at the start of the week we realised that it was possible to make music in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by hitting a Zonai Stake with a beam, the pitch varying based on how deeply the stake is buried in the ground. In our original coverage, we predicted that "it will only be a matter of time before we see...
Random Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Player Builds A Fully-Functional In-Game Adder
Add-venture of Link
It seems that every week from now until the end of time we are going to see something be built in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom that will blow our Hylian socks off. This started with Korok torture devices, swanky vehicles, and working Mechs, but all of that looks like child's play compared to what we have seen today...
News Legend Bowl Is Bringing More Arcade-Inspired American Football To Switch This Summer
Get on the gridiron
Publisher Top Hat Studios has today announced that it will be throwing Legend Bowl — the retro-inspired American football title — onto the Switch later this summer. There are a couple of different modes available in this one, headlined by Franchise Mode, which will see you taking on the role of a coach and building a team to...
News A Dead Cells Animated Series Is In The Works For Next Year
Bringing the heat
Animation studio Bobbypills is teaming up with Evil Empire and Motion Twin, to create a Dead Cells animated series which will air in 2024. The series will consist of 10 seven-minute-long episodes and will initially stream on ADN (which is also co-producing the show) in France before being made available worldwide afterwards. We...
News RPG Puzzler Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes - Definitive Edition Heads To Switch Next Month
The return of a DS classic
After being revealed back in April, Dotemu has today announced that Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition will be bringing the classic DS puzzler to Switch on 20th July. The news was accompanied by a brand new trailer (above) which serves as an introduction to the game's turn-based RPG-meets-puzzler...
News Disney Speedstorm's Toy Story Season Adds New Racers, Tracks And Game Modes
There's a snake in my boot!
Gameloft has just unveiled the next season in Disney Speedstorm, titled "To Infinity and Beyond". If that wasn't enough of a giveaway, this one is set to be all about Toy Story, and the new features are available right now. Chief among the additions this time around is the new racers. Woody, Buzz, Jessie and Bo Peep are...
Random Google Easter Egg Lets You Pick Up Your Search Results With A Rolling Katamari Ball
Just roll with it
There are a boatload of video game-themed Easter eggs on Google just waiting to be discovered — you might remember the ink-firing Splatoon one from last year and if you are still yet to search "Sonic the Hedgehog", then we'd suggest fixing that as soon as you can. One more has just been brought to our attention, and it's perfect...
News Good Smile Company Announces Mario And Luigi Nendoroid Rerelease, Pre-Orders Now Open
Let's-a buy
Good Smile Company has taken to Twitter to announce that the highly popular Mario and Luigi Nendoroid figures are getting a rerelease, with pre-orders now open. This is the third time that the bros. have been restocked, so we would be hesitant to say that this is your last chance to pick one up. That being said, if you are still after...
News New Splatoon 3 Update Shoots Onto Switch Soon, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Launching tomorrow in Europe
Nintendo has announced that a brand new update is on the way for Splatoon 3, continuing to tweak any problems that came with the initial release of Sizzle Season 2023 at the start of this month. The update isn't half as packed full of new content as the season opener, with the main focus this time appearing to be around...
Random You Can Use Zonai Devices To Make Music In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
KoROCK and roll
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out for one month today (yes, we are also slightly shocked by this information) and while we have been frankly amazed at some of the things that we have seen players achieve in the game so far, we have a feeling that the level of creativity might just be on track to move up a gear...
News Action Rogue-Lite 'Ember Knights' Slashes Its Way Onto Switch Next Month
Hot head
Publisher Twin Sails Interactive took to yesterday's PC Gaming Show to announce that the highly-praised action rogue-lite Ember Knights will be making the leap from Steam to Switch on 18th July. The game has been in early access on Steam for a while now, but the above trailer shows that there is much more on the horizon for the version...
News Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age Is A Hand-Drawn 2v2 Fighter Offering "A Fresh Take" On The Genre
Bring on the tag team
Modus Games took to the PC Gaming Show to reveal Diesel Legacy: The Brazen Age, an all-new tag-team fighting game that will be making its way to Switch. This is a genre that increases in size by the day, but Modus (also on development duties here via the in-house Modus Studios) is attempting to stand out from the combat crowd...
Soapbox Modern Zelda Bosses Are Getting Harder, But They're Nothing Compared To The Oldies
Fairies at the ready
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Jim gets bossy... Note. This article discusses certain elements of some Regional Phenomena boss battles, including tactics and screenshots. If you are still maintaining an...
Talking Point What Do You Wish You Knew Sooner In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
Wait, you can fast travel??
Having been out for the best part of a month now, we think it's fair to say that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is going to be one of those games where we never stop discovering new things. In our playthroughs so far, these discoveries have had us grinning cheek to cheek on a pretty consistent basis, but that...
