Hogwarts Legacy for Nintendo Switch will launch on November 14, 2023, after a nearly four-month delay. Developer Avalanche Software says the delay is to create “the best possible experience”. On May 5, 2023, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One released the game, which topped the UK boxed charts again. Hogwarts Legacy launches on Nintendo Switch on 11/14/23. We know fans are ...
Read More »15th Anniversary: LostWinds Launched Today
LostWinds, a WiiWare launch title and one of the console’s best bite-sized games, turns 15 in North America today. Frontier Developments published LostWinds in the West, but Square Enix published it in Japan in December 2008. The game briefly appeared on iOS in 2011 and was added to Steam in 2016. Frontier Developments’ LostWinds won IGN’s 2008 Best Use of ...
Read More »A speedrunner beat Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 94 minutes
Zelda speedrunner gymnast86 completed the game in 1:34:33 without using any amiibo (note: the video contains major spoilers, including the ending). Since the game was released today, this record will likely be broken many times in the coming days, weeks, and years. Given the size of the game, completing it in 1:34:33 on day one is impressive. Gymnast86 explains his ...
Read More »GYLT, Google Stadia’s Biggest Exclusive, Is Coming to PS5, PS4
GYLT, Google Stadia’s last major exclusive, is getting a multiformat release. “Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions” in Tequila Works’ gothic horror, coming to PS5 and PS4 on July 6. The original cloud-based version received a Metacritic score of 68, despite its high profile. As expected ...
Read More »Goodbye Volcano High Delays Again, Released August 29th
Goodbye Volcano High has more delays than trailers. After delaying it again to next month, KO_OP has delayed the PS5, PS4 game to 29 August 2023. In a blog post on the team’s website, the studio said it couldn’t meet its June release date without “significant cuts to the quality and scope of the game. This would mean delivering something ...
Read More »Japan Sales: Golden Week Boosts PS5 Nears 100k Units
The latest Japanese sales charts from gaming bible Famitsu cover two weeks. However, Golden Week sold 99,938 PS5s. With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom coming soon, the Nintendo Switch outsold Sony’s system as usual. Hogwarts Legacy for PS4 sold 31,918 more units than its PS5 predecessor. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, another new release, sold 16,742 PS5 copies. ...
Read More »Switch Online’s N64 App Updated to 2.10.1
Pokémon Stadium joined Nintendo Switch Online N64 last month. Nintendo has updated this app to 2.10.1. This is why your N64 library updated recently. No new games, unfortunately. Dataminer and Nintendo Life user LuigiBlood has hinted at Pokémon Stadium changes via social media: “So Nintendo 64 Switch Online has updated to 2.10.1 out of nowhere… Pokémon Stadium has seen changes ...
Read More »Switch Will Get “Mortal Kombat 1”
Following last night’s @MortalKombat Twitter tease, PS Plus leaker @billbil_kun claims the next fighting game will be called Mortal Kombat 1. It’s also coming to Switch. The game will be available in three editions—Standard, Premium, and “Kollector’s”—and an official announcement “should be close”—possibly at PlayStation Showcase or June’s Summer Games Fest? EXCLUSIVE🚨UPCOMING RELEASE🚨 Next Mortal Kombat game from NetherRealm Studios ...
Read More »Pokémon Developer Announces Project Bloom, GTA Owner-funded IP
Pokémon developer Game Freak is working with Private Division, a publisher of Grand Theft Auto owner Take-Two, on a new action-adventure IP. Project Bloom will release in fiscal year 2026, from April 2025 to March 2026. The first concept art is above, but no platforms have been announced. Take-Two Interactive’s chief strategy officer Michael Worosz praised Game Freak’s 30 years ...
Read More »Insomniac ‘Working Hard’ to Make Spider-Man 2 Best Ever
Insomniac Games will never admit to slacking off Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 development and playing pool in the staff cafeteria, so narrative director Jon Paquette’s new quote isn’t much. The first-party studio’s “best game ever” would be a treat for PS5 owners. “Boy, am I excited about [Marvel’s] Spider-Man 2,” Paquette said during an Insomniac Games livestream of Marvel’s Spider-Man. I ...
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