Maple, one of the 2026 World Cup mascots featured in FIFA Heroes
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FIFA Heroes Is an Arcade-Style 5v5 Soccer Game Coming Next Year

Soccer governing body FIFA, together with New York-based development studio Enver, has announced FIFA Heroes, a new 5v5 arcade-style soccer (or "football", for the enlightened) game coming to…

October 2, 2025 | 09:00 EDT

Daft Punk in artwork for the new Fortnite collab
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Fortnite Daft Punk Collab Confirmed, Launches Later This Week

Epic Games has announced the latest band to make its way into Fortnite as a crossover, and it's none other than legendary French house duo Daft Punk, who will feature in the game as an "experience"…

September 22, 2025 | 11:11 EDT

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Two Charming New GBA Classics Are Coming to Nintendo Switch Online

Nintendo has announced it will add two more GBA classics to the Nintendo Switch Online library, and if you're a fan of cutesy platformers and puzzlers, you're in for a treat. Following on from the…

September 18, 2025 | 10:24 EDT

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Sega Playfully Revives Nintendo Rivalry in New Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Trailer

Sega has released a brand new trailer for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and it contains some not-so-subtle jabs at racing rival Mario Kart World, as well as Sega's general history of rivalry with…

September 16, 2025 | 08:47 EDT

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Fae Farm IP Snapped Up by "Experienced Collective of Video Game Leaders"

A new "experienced collective of video game leaders" has snapped up the IP rights to Phoenix Labs' Fae Farm, and the group says it plans to ensure the game's "enchanting online experience continues…

September 15, 2025 | 11:08 EDT

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Deltarune Chapter 5 Not Coming in 2026's First Half, Chapter 6 Officially Confirmed

Deltarune creator Toby Fox has revealed that the game's fifth chapter isn't going to be ready until at least the second half of next year, but there's some good news as well: a sixth chapter has…

September 15, 2025 | 09:11 EDT

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Nintendo Direct September 2025 - All the News and Announcements

Today, Nintendo held a fully-fledged Nintendo Direct presentation that offered around an hour of information about upcoming Switch 2 and original Switch games. Here's everything that was announced…

September 12, 2025 | 11:31 EDT

Five characters lined up against a green background in Fortnite
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Fortnite Is Getting An Exact Amount V-Bucks Option Next Month

Epic has announced that you'll soon be able to buy exact amounts of V-Bucks in Fortnite, so if you want something that's 500 V-Bucks but you've only got 400, you won't need to buy hundreds more to…

September 11, 2025 | 09:27 EDT

Mega Malamar in Pokemon Legends: Z-A
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Mega Malamar Revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The Pokemon Company has announced another Mega Evolution form for the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and this time, it's the turn of topsy-turvy squid Malamar. Over the last few weeks, the publisher…

September 10, 2025 | 10:15 EDT

Lundi and Lagi in Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake artwork
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Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake Still Happening, Platforms Confirmed

Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake publisher Forever Entertainment has reassured fans that the game is still very much in development, and that a demo will be playable for attendees at this year's Tokyo…

September 9, 2025 | 10:50 EDT

Artwork of Hornet in Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Hollow Knight: Silksong's First Update Will Make Some Bosses Slightly Easier

Team Cherry has revealed what you can expect from the first major Hollow Knight: Silksong update, and if you've been having a tough time with a couple of the game's early bosses, you'll appreciate…

September 9, 2025 | 09:07 EDT

A creature moving to kiss Hornet in Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Crashing Storefronts

After many years of waiting, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally out, but you may have a little trouble actually buying the game, because it appears to be crashing the digital storefronts on which it'…

September 4, 2025 | 10:48 EDT

Artwork for Forsaken 64 (now on Nintendo Switch Online), which shows a woman with a heart tattoo on her cheek crying and the game's logo
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N64 Shooter Forsaken 64 Joins the Nintendo Switch Online Library This Week

Nintendo has revealed that another retro N64 game is coming to Nintendo Switch Online tomorrow, and if you're a fan of relatively obscure 90s shooters, you're in for a treat with this one. As…

September 3, 2025 | 08:32 EDT

Mai and Pim transferring some kind of energy between them in ToeJam and Earl co-creator Greg Johnson's game Dancing with Ghosts
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ToeJam and Earl Co-Creator Reveals Emotional Life Sim Dancing with Ghosts

ToeJam and Earl co-creator Greg Johnson has announced his new game Dancing with Ghosts, which he and his company HumaNature Studios describe as a "life sim about finding joy from grief". Set in a…

August 29, 2025 | 03:00 EDT

Four Genshin Impact characters, including the protagonist and Paimon, in Genshin Impact Version Luna I
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Genshin Impact Version Luna I Kicks Off a Year-Long Event in September

HoYoverse has revealed the release date for Genshin Impact Version Luna I, a brand new update that's kicking off a year-long series of events themed around the moon. Version Luna I, also known as "…

August 29, 2025 | 10:56 EDT

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Mega Hawlucha Officially Revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The Pokemon Company has announced a brand new Mega Evolution for the upcoming Pokemon Legends: Z-A, and unlike the last two reveals, this one is a bona fide Generation VI native. Pokemon Legends: Z-…

August 28, 2025 | 09:18 EDT

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Nintendo Switch Online SNES Classics Catalog Gets Two Brand New Features

Nintendo has announced two brand new features for its SNES Classics catalog on the Nintendo Switch Online service, and if you're a connoisseur of strategy and puzzle games, this one's for you. First…

August 27, 2025 | 08:30 EDT

Nate climbing a Hollow Knight: Silksong Hornet replica in Baby Steps next to Little Witch in the Woods' main character crying beneath a silhouette of Hornet
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Causing Indie Game Delays Galore

Several indie game developers have announced that they're moving the release dates of their games in order to avoid clashing with Team Cherry's hotly-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong. Last week,…

August 26, 2025 | 09:42 EDT

A close-up of Hollow Knight: Silksong protagonist Hornet's face
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Date Finally Revealed for September

Well, it's finally happened; after six years of development and lengthy silences on the part of developer Team Cherry, the Hollow Knight: Silksong release date has been revealed at last. As revealed…

August 21, 2025 | 10:45 EDT

A close-up of Mega Victreebel in Pokemon Legends: Z-A
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Mega Victreebel Revealed for Pokemon Legends: Z-A

The Pokemon Company has revealed a brand new Mega Evolution for Pokemon Legends: Z-A in the form of Mega Victreebel, and if you've ever felt like Pokemon could stand a little more horror in its diet…

August 21, 2025 | 09:39 EDT

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Tales of Xillia Remastered Officially Confirmed for October

Bandai Namco has revealed that the next Tales game to be getting the remaster treatment is none other than Tales of Xillia, and the remaster is due to land later this year. Last week, the studio…

August 19, 2025 | 11:28 EDT

A close-up of Hornet in Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Major Hollow Knight: Silksong Announcement Set for This Week

Hollow Knight: Silksong developer Team Cherry has teased a major announcement regarding the game, and it's coming in just a couple of days as well. In a post on social media, Team Cherry says that…

August 19, 2025 | 11:00 EDT

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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Sales Top 500k Worldwide

Developer and publisher Marvelous has announced that Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma has reached a major sales milestone across all platforms worldwide. Per a press release (which is in Japanese,…

August 18, 2025 | 08:28 EDT

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Lego Voyagers Release Date Brings Cute Co-op Fun in September

Developer Light Brick Studio and publisher Annapurna Interactive have announced the release date for upcoming cute co-op adventure Lego Voyagers, and it's not too far off at all. Per a new trailer,…

August 13, 2025 | 12:37 EDT

Two characters looking out over a body of water in Fae Farm
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Fae Farm Updates and Online Services to End in September

Phoenix Labs has announced that Fae Farm updates will be coming to an end in September, and that the game's online servers will be shutting down at the same time. In an update on the game's Steam…

August 13, 2025 | 09:01 EDT

Tanks and warplanes assembled on a Civilization VII map
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Take-Two Head Admits Civilization VII "Off to a Slow Start"

Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick has admitted that Civilization VII, the latest game in the long-running Civilization strategy series, is "off to a slow start", but he's confident that 2K and Firaxis…

August 11, 2025 | 11:46 EDT

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Date Everything! Sales Hit Half a Million, Team17 Announces

Publisher Team17 and developer Sassy Chap Games have announced that their dating sim Date Everything! has managed to hit a major sales milestone in the weeks since its release. Per a press release, …

August 11, 2025 | 11:23 EDT

Four characters talking as Faye says "I'm pretty sure it's demonic possession" in Demonschool
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Long-Delayed RPG Demonschool Finally Gets September Release Date

Developer Necrosoft and publisher Ysbryd have announced that Demonschool, the long-delayed tactical RPG about balancing demon-hunting and university life, is coming this September. This news was…

August 7, 2025 | 10:30 EDT

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Nintendo Indie World August 2025 Showcase - All the News and Announcements

Today, Nintendo held a brand new Indie World showcase packed with information about indie games coming to Switch 2 and Switch in the near future. Here's everything that was announced during that…

August 7, 2025 | 09:21 EDT

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Genshin Impact PS4 Support Ending Next Year

HoYoverse has announced that Genshin Impact PS4 support will be ending next year, and that various functions relating to the game's PS4 version will be winding down over the next few months as well…

August 6, 2025 | 08:30 EDT

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Nintendo Direct Indie World Showcase Announced for Thursday

Nintendo has announced that a new Nintendo Direct Indie World show will be airing later this week, bringing new information about indie games heading to both of the Japanese gaming giant's currently-…

August 5, 2025 | 09:26 EDT

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Nintendo Switch Price Hike Coming This Weekend

Nintendo has announced that it will be raising the prices of all of the original Nintendo Switch models, plus certain accessories for the console, this weekend. According to an update on the…

August 1, 2025 | 10:44 EDT

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Switch 2 Sales Hit 6m Worldwide as Nintendo Revenue Soars

Nintendo has released its financial statement for the first quarter of the fiscal year, and shockingly enough, the company's revenue is up when compared to the previous year, while Switch 2 sales are…

August 1, 2025 | 08:28 EDT

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Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase July 2025 - All the News and Announcements

Today, Nintendo held a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, which contained around 25 minutes of info pertaining to third-party Switch 2 and Switch games coming in the future. Here's everything that was…

July 31, 2025 | 09:43 EDT

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Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Announced for Tomorrow

Nintendo has announced a brand new Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase for tomorrow, so while we won't be getting info on first-party Nintendo titles, we will get to learn what third-party publishers…

July 30, 2025 | 09:54 EDT

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Mario Paint Comes to Nintendo Switch Online, Joy-Con 2 Mouse Controls Supported

A brand new retro SNES gem is now available via Nintendo Switch Online in the form of Mario Paint, and if you happen to own a Switch 2, you're in luck. As revealed on social media, Mario Paint is…

July 29, 2025 | 07:04 EDT

Hornet in artwork for Hollow Knight: Silksong
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Gamescom Demo Coming as Release Window Looms

Xbox has revealed its plans for this August's Gamescom show, and among them is a playable demo of Hollow Knight: Silksong, although unfortunately, the demo is only for show attendees. In an…

July 28, 2025 | 10:09 EDT

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Trails Beyond the Horizon Scores January 2026 Release Date

Trails Beyond the Horizon, the latest game in the long-running JRPG series' Calvard arc, has finally received a Western release date, and it won't be too long before you can check this one out. As…

July 25, 2025 | 08:15 EDT

Juliet looking at the camera in Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, which is getting some sort of followup
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New Lollipop Chainsaw Game and Anime Adaptation Coming

Dragami Games and Nada Holdings have announced that they're working together on a new Lollipop Chainsaw game, as well as an anime adaptation that will presumably focus on the events of the original…

July 24, 2025 | 08:18 EDT

A character being targeted by Pink Team Leader wearing Young-hee's getup in Fortnite's Squid Game crossover
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Fortnite iOS Return in UK "Uncertain" Thanks to CMA Decisions, Epic Says

Epic Games has revealed that it doesn't know whether Fortnite will be returning to the iOS platform in the UK, following the release of two CMA (Competition & Markets Authority) roadmaps…

July 23, 2025 | 09:38 EDT

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Genshin Impact Version 5.8 Arrives in Late July

HoYoverse has announced that Genshin Impact Version 5.8 will be launching in late July, bringing with it a brand new permanent summer resort map, a new playable character, and more. Following on…

July 18, 2025 | 11:55 EDT

Shohei Sato and Joe Teng from Dragami Games and Nada Holdings shaking hands, cementing the new Lollipop Chainsaw partnership
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New Lollipop Chainsaw Projects Coming as Dev Signs New Partnership

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP developer Dragami Games has announced it's signed an agreement with Taiwanese "IP investment and development" company Nada Holdings to develop new projects based on the…

July 17, 2025 | 11:24 EDT

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No Plans for Dragon Quest I + II HD-2D Remake Switch 2 Upgrade, Square Enix Says

Square Enix has revealed that it isn't planning to implement any kind of upgrade path for the Switch 2 version of the upcoming Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake package. In a new FAQ on its…

July 15, 2025 | 10:01 EDT

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NBA 2K26 Announced for September, Switch 2 Version Also Coming

2K has announced that NBA 2K26, the latest installment in the long-running NBA 2K series of basketball sim games, will be launching in September, and that the game is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2…

July 10, 2025 | 09:21 EDT

A character playing a flute in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
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Fantasy Life i Photo Mode Revealed as Sales Pass 1.2m

Developer and publisher Level-5 has announced that its cozy open-world RPG Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has passed another big sales milestone, and that a major update is coming to the…

July 8, 2025 | 08:59 EDT

Key art for Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition, which shows a worm firing a bazooka with some other random objects in the frame
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Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition Gets Three More Old-School Worms Games

Team17 has released a brand new update for Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition on consoles, bringing three more retro Worms titles to the collection, as well as a new cheat code that will be…

June 26, 2025 | 09:36 EDT

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Chained Echoes Ashes of Elrant DLC Gets August Release Date

Developer Umami Tiger and publisher Deck13 have announced the release date for Ashes of Elrant, the upcoming story expansion DLC for the JRPG-inspired throwback Chained Echoes. Per a new Steam post…

June 26, 2025 | 09:18 EDT

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Little Nightmares III Release Date Set for the Spookiest Month

Bandai Namco has announced the Little Nightmares III release date, with the third installment in the spooky cinematic platformer series set to arrive in the most appropriate month for its release.…

June 25, 2025 | 09:48 EDT