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Microsoft has announced its next wave of Game Pass titles, including Metaphor: ReFantazio, Tales of Kenzera and much more arriving throughout the rest of May.

After just 3 years, Sony’s ‘new’ PlayStation Stars loyalty rewards program is winding down later this year - fully shutting in 2026.

In an interesting move, it seems Sony is planning to skip the typical Summer game announcements, with their next showcase currently penned for September.

Despite launching with an LCD screen, Samsung is reportedly pushing Nintendo to go for an OLED panel for the Switch 2’s expected system refresh.

Microsoft looks set to revamp Xbox Game Pass once again, with one insider claiming new tiers and a higher price are on the way.

After Skipping Gamescom last year, Nintendo is set to return to the show, announcing their presence at the upcoming industry event.

As part of the latest firmware update, Xbox users can now declutter their consoles’ homescreens with new app customisation options.

It seems that despite announcing their new controversial Game-Key Card system, first-party Switch 2 games will not be using these cartridges.

Nintendo Switch 2’s controversial Game-Key Cards will be slightly more user-friendly than it initially seemed - being untethered from the eShop.

.In the month following the official Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, we’ve gotten a drip feed of new details surrounding the upcoming system. While far from a game changer, the Switch 2 is set to include a much-welcome battery preservation feature – similar to that seen on other mobile devices.

Nintendo’s official big blowout reveal for the Switch 2 did not quite go as the company had hoped, with the upcoming console sparking backlash for its across-the-board increase in pricing alongside new incentives for subscriptions; the reduction in focus on physical media and more. With regards to the final point, a new leak has revealed another issue with Nintendo Switch 2’s cartridges and why so many publishers are opting for game-key cards.

In recent months, we've heard rumblings about an upcoming Xbox handheld, created in partnership with Asus. Xbox and Asus ROG began to tease that something was up back in April. Now, photos of the Xbox handheld have leaked online.  Following on from the teaser shared last month, the first photos …

After many years of service, The Louvre museum is finally retiring their Nintendo 3DS audio tour guide later this year in September.

Nintendo’s recent big Switch firmware update has caused some systems to be bricked. Nintendo is currently working on a fix.

The OG Switch has gotten a surprise system firmware update, bringing more uniformity between the UI of the last-gen console and its upcoming Switch 2.

Following leaks back in 2023, we’ve now gotten new details on Microsoft’s upcoming next-gen Xbox controllers, with 3 reportedly currently in the works.

With the industry becoming increasingly expensive, Sony has found success thanks to their new PS5 console rental service in Japan.

Despite a general trend toward digital games purchases, physical media still has a major presence, especially in Europe and the UK.

10 years on from its last console release, Toho has announced plans to make a new Godzilla video game for home consoles - though no further details were shared.

Though Switch 2 pre-orders are currently paused in the USA and Canada, these regions could finally open up orders by next week, according to one insider.

Unlike the Xbox version, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will include a physical disc on PS5. Unfortunately, it features less than 20% of the data on-disc.

Following the USA and Canada, Nintendo has now announced that they are halting pre-orders for Switch 2 in China, with no new date in sight.

Despite not adding proper support for themes, the PS5 is set to get a dozen new animated backgrounds for its Welcome Hub page.

Ahead of the official pre-orders for Switch 2 going live, Nintendo has announced that alongside the USA, Canadians will not be able to pre-order the system.

Nintendo’s controversial Game-Key Card system for Switch 2 will be quite a bit more user-friendly than initially expected.

The 2nd of April marked one of the most important dates the video games industry has seen in quite some time, owing to the big unveiling of the Nintendo Switch 2 – showing us everything from the hardware, games and even the system’s release date. Unfortunately, much of what has been revealed so far shows Nintendo is squandering the good will it built up during the Switch 1 generation. 

Despite their ubiquity across all other gaming systems/platforms, the Nintendo Switch 2 will still not feature any kind of achievement / trophy system:

Despite a generational leap in power, the Switch 2 will still only support maximum cartridge sizes of up to 64GB - sparking concerns for current-gen titles.

While the Nintendo Switch was an undeniable success, one of the handheld’s core issues was in its Joy-Cons. Suffering quite easily from Joy-Con drift, the Switch 1 was on the receiving end of a ton of lawsuits. Hopefully though, when it comes to Switch 2 this shouldn’t be a concern as Nintendo claims to have fixed the issue...

Despite offering an upgraded display in many aspects, the Switch 2’s HDR screen is unfortunately using a rather basic edge-lit LCD panel.