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5 Switch-Exclusive Games That Run Better On Switch 2 (Without A Patch)

The Nintendo Switch 2 is already one of the most successful consoles ever launched, and with it came a roster of exclusive launch games that we can only describe as…a little lackluster. Don’t get me wrong, I am the target audience for a new Mario Kart and a remaster of a throwback 3DS RPG. And with Donkey Kong out in…

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Ironmouse Ignites Vtuber Exodus After Accusing Agency Of Failing To Pay $515,000 Owed To Charity

Last fall, popular Twitch streamer Ironmouse broke Kai Cenat’s subathon record with over 314,146 subscribers signing up and many of the proceeds went to the Immune Deficiency Foundation. But nine months later, the Vtuber says the talent agency that reps her, VShojo, has failed to pay more than half a million dollars…

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New PS5 Feature Will Limit Performance In Some Games To Save Power

Sony has announced that a new beta firmware update for the PlayStation 5 will begin rolling out to select users starting this week. One noteworthy aspect of this update is that it will include a feature that lets you cut back on your PS5's power consumption while playing games, though doing so will come at a hit to…

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It Took Me 10 Minutes To Hit A Paywall In The New Free-To-Play Pokémon Puzzle Game

I know “free-to-play” is often a misnomer, and these games should actually be called “free-to-try,” but I haven’t played one that felt as blatant in its efforts to extract money from me as Pokémon Friends in a hot minute. The puzzle game/plush collector is cute and clearly geared toward young children, like a lot of Pokémon’s…

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Persona 5: The Phantom X Holds Stream To Address Player Criticism, Just Makes Everyone Madder

Persona 5: The Phantom X’s saga of post-launch controversy continues, as Atlus and Black Wings Game Studio’s response to player backlash has only made some members of the game’s community more angry, as they don’t feel like their concerns are being heard.

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5 Things We Just Learned About The Best-Selling Games In June 2025

Last month was a big deal for games. Nintendo finally released the Switch 2 and reversed a long-running downward trend in the market. The device has been making waves, even if it feels like people aren’t buzzing about the new launch as much as they have about past ones. We now know it’s the fastest-selling console…

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Xbox's First $80 Game, The Outer Worlds 2, Gets A $10 Price Cut Ahead Of Launch

The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian’s bigger and wilder sequel to the original RPG from 2019, was planned to be the first Xbox game to be sold at $80 when it arrives on October 29. However, just about a month after making that announcement, Xbox and Obsidian have reversed course and dropped the price of Outer Worlds 2 from…

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How To Kill Simon Dead In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wears its Final Fantasy inspirations on its sleeve, so it makes sense that it has its own swath of optional super bosses. And there’s one particular boss at the end of the game that’s a cut above the rest: Simon.

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Super Mario Party Jamboree TV Sounds Like A Half-Baked Switch 2 Upgrade

Super Mario Party Jamboree – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Jamboree TV is a hideous title for a video game and possibly even a little misleading. According to early reviews, the base game remains essentially unchanged and doesn’t take advantage of the new hardware’s extra power, while the $20 Jamboree TV add-on is…

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R.I.P. Julian LeFay, The Father Of The Elder Scrolls

Julian LeFay, known as the Father of The Elder Scrolls, died yesterday at 59. The developer best known for his early work on Bethesda’s seminal fantasy series was most recently part of OnceLost Games, a studio he co-founded to develop open-world action RPG The Wayward Realms. It was announced last week that LeFay, who…

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The Biggest PlayStation Game Of 2025 Is A Four-Year-Old Former Xbox Exclusive

Microsoft’s push to separate the concept of Xbox games from the Xbox console itself has always felt a little...annoying? The corporation’s “This is an Xbox” campaign has been more confusing than anything else. However, the really significant aspect of this detaching of the games from the machines is the releasing of…

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New Awesome-Looking Fallout Shooter Is Actually A Fan-Made Doom Mod

The big new reveal trailer for Fallout: Bakersfield makes it look so awesome, you might come away thinking it’s an official new boomer shooter from Bethesda set in its popular post-apocalyptic universe. But nope, this upcoming standalone game, built in a modern version of the classic Doom engine, is in fact a very…

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Early Fantastic Four Reviews Say It’s Visually Striking But Plays It Too Safe

Fantastic Four: First Steps kicks off the sixth phase of the MCU. Depending on who you ask, those titular strides came off as either a bold, confident march forward or the haphazard lumbering of a robot that’s still not sure how to walk. But generally, the first wave of reviews describe the latest MCU blockbuster as…

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Remembering The Late Ozzy Osbourne's Short, Sweet Stint In Video Games

Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of the foundational metal band Black Sabbath and, later in life, a reality TV star, has died at the age of 76. His passing comes just two-and-a-half weeks after Black Sabbath’s final show on July 5 in Birmingham. Osbourne performed from a throne, as he was unable to walk the stage due to…

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It Sure Sounds Like Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Coming To Switch 2 This Year

The Switch 2 seemingly has the capacity to be a perfect port machine for recent blockbusters. Will Assassin’s Creed Shadows be one of them? Reading between the lines of a recent Ubisoft earnings call, it certainly sounds like that’s what the French publisher has planned.

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Ancient, Rediscovered Halo Fan Art Proves That Fans Have Imagined A Marathon Crossover Since The Beginning

If you consider yourself a fan of Halo and love some digital archaeology, boy, do I have some treats for you. As you may or may not know, the original Halo went through several conceptual iterations before it became the first-person shooter that’d take the world by storm as an Xbox exclusive. Hell, it was damn near a…

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Splitgate 2 Fails To 'Make FPS Great Again,' Shuttering Before Relaunching Next Year

Things have gone from bad to worse for Splitgate 2. The portal-based sci-fi multiplayer shooter has been bleeding players and continues to face negative Steam reviews, as fans clamor for basic features like leaderboards and balk at the free-to-play live service’s microtransaction prices. As a result, 1047 Games CEO…

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Borderlands 4 Launches On Switch 2 Just A Few Weeks After Other Consoles

Borderlands 4, the next big entry in Gearbox’s popular sci-fi looter shooter franchise, is coming to Switch 2 on October 3. This is just a few weeks after it arrives on other platforms. Borderlands 4 launches on PS5, Xbox, and PC on September 12. So not a long wait for the open-world shooter.

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Capcom Is Once Again Remaking Resident Evil 2

If there is one thing I know about Capcom, it’s that the publisher just loves remaking Resident Evil 2. And now, it’s doing it again. Resident Evil 2: Dead Shot is a new arcade reimagining of the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake.

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Guy Goes Viral Painting Donkey Kong Bananza Yellow And Ruining His Switch

Nintendo had fun with the Donkey Kong Land trilogy for the original Game Boy and made the cartridges yellow. It had fun again with Donkey Kong 64 and made that one yellow, too. A fan thought he’d also have some fun and make Donkey Kong Bananza yellow as well, and now it’s trapped inside his Switch 2.

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Pokémon is Updating Its Iconic 'It's Super Effective' Line For The First Time Ever

If you’ve ever played a Pokémon game, you’ve probably heard the phrase “It’s Super Effective!” at least once in your life. It’s used to communicate to the player that an attack has struck an opponent’s elemental weakness. So if my Raichu brings down the Thunder on a water-type Pokemon, the text box will say the attack…

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Stalker 2's Three-Line Rifle Is Essential For Long-Range Combat

Most of the time, whether you’re fighting mutants or bandits, you’re rocking a fully-automatic assault rifle designed to clear a room. But what if you’d rather sit atop a hill and avoid close-quarters combat altogether? Stalker 2 offers a handful of scoped rifles capable of long-range encounters, but before the 1.5…

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Sharpen Those Chompers With These 4 Essential Tips For Shadow Labyrinth

Shadow Labyrinth reimagines the Pac-Man franchise in the darkest and weirdest way you could possibly expect, but it manages to be a hell of a good time nonetheless. Whether you’re someone who loves anything starring the little yellow pellet-muncher, or just want a challenging Metroidvania to sink your teeth into, this…

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The Drifter Is A Dark Pulp Horror Game With Stunning Art

It’s odd how rare it is to hear an Australian accent in a video game. In point-and-click adventure The Drifter, however, you’ll hear a lot of them, along with some superb Aussie vernacular. The Drifter is a lengthy tale of an itinerant man who, on discovering he cannot die, becomes entangled in a conspiracy of…

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Somebody Give Charlie Cox A PS5

Charlie Cox, the man behind the Daredevil mask and the voice of Gustave in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, has admitted he doesn’t know much about the RPG. He spent about four hours recording his lines, and that was that. He even said he feels like a “total fraud” being asked about Sandfall Interactive’s surprise hit,…

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Cyberpunk 2077's Photo Mode Is Wonderful Because It Focuses On What Matters: The Punks

Spend any time on the internet where fans of CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 gather and you’ll see endless photos of various versions of protagonist V hanging out with any number of NPCs from the game. Some shots depict scenes that are very much inspired by the direct gameplay: car chases, shootouts, explosions, and…

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Nintendo Music App Gets 20+ Game Soundtracks, Including Some Of The Worst Songs Yet

Nintendo has updated its popular music app and added over 200 new songs from over 25 classic NES games. Some of these are genuine bangers that you’ll likely remember from back in the day if you’ve played any of these classics. And then, there’s the horrible “soundtrack” for NES Golf.

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Battlefield 6 Officially Announced And Teasing Attack On NYC

The next main entry in EA’s long-running Battlefield franchise has finally been given a name. Say hello to Battlefield 6 and get ready for a big new trailer on Thursday, revealing more about the upcoming military FPS. And is that New York City I see in the teaser image?

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Pokémon's Unbelievably Bad Summer Showcase Leaves Fans High And Dry

This year, The Pokémon Company took the unusual step of announcing today’sPokémon Presents nearly two months in advance, way back on May 28. Usually revealed to be happening with just a few days notice, this peculiar two-month run-up suggested that big things could be in store. Oh my goodness, was that ever not the…

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Wait, The Free-To-Play Pokémon Puzzle Game Is Not Free On Switch?

As is often the case with Pokémon Presents, The Pokémon Company made some announcements during its showcase this morning that initially sounded like cool and fun new things but gradually got worse as the reality became clear. Pokémon Friends, a new puzzle game in which you solve old-fashioned brainteasers to create…

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