2023’****** title Star Wars Jedi: Survivor could be coming to the newly revealed Nintendo Switch 2, at least according to a new rumor. Continuing where 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order left off, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sees Cal Kestis embark on a new quest to find a safe haven for any remaining Jedi amid the tyranny of the Galactic Empire and builds off its predecessor's already well-received gameplay with new Force abilities and lightsaber types. View the full article
After months of speculation and leaks, the Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been revealed as part of a surprise-dropped trailer at 7am CT this morning. But that’s about the only surprise about it. A deluge of leaks about the new console definitely took some of the fanfare out of the announcement today, but that hasn’t stopped gamers from across the community from chiming in to react about the new handheld/docked hybrid. View the full article
As we near nine years of Stellaris, the sprawling Paradox space strategy game remains one of the best in the business. Despite maintaining a strong presence on Steam after all these years, thanks to a user rating of 88% from more than 124,000 reviews, it's starting to feel its age. To help it continue to grow alongside the likes of Crusader Kings 3 and Hearts of Iron 4, the developer has big plans for 2025. In a new blog, game director Stephen 'Eladrin' Muray announces Stellaris 4.0, which is set to land in May, around the time of the game's ninth birthday and alongside its next major expansion. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Stellaris dev says espionage "isn't satisfying," so a rework is on the cards Grand strategy game Stellaris gets cheapest price ever on Steam Stellaris dev wants your help to make warfare better in its interstellar 4X game View the full article
The best of the last-gen Nvidia gaming GPUs, including the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, will be out of stock completely by the end of January. A new industry leak claims that graphics cards from the RTX 4070 upwards will no longer have available stock from the end of January, leaving gamers looking to buy a new card with fewer available options. It's no surprise that Nvidia has been shifting its production efforts to cards like the RTX 5090, already likely to be the best graphics card that money can buy once it hits retailer's shelves. However, while the GPU maker has a particularly dominant position, it isn't immune to challenges from both Intel and AMD, and a stock clearout gives the RTX 50-series GPUs a cleaner run without being challenged internally by an older product line. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Nvidia and AMD have excellent year as GPU shipments hit over 251 million Yes, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is a 600W gaming GPU, sometimes This Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 leak appears to show a new budget laptop gaming GPU View the full article
Revealed during last August's Nintendo Direct, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is officially up for preorder. There's a standard and limited edition version of the game available, with the former listed for $59.99 and the latter for $99.99, that are set to release on March 31 this year. Read on for more details about the game, what the limited edition version comes with, and most importantly, where you can preorder it. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Standard Edition Also at Best Buy - $59.99Also at GameStop - $59.99Also at Target - $59.99Also at Walmart - $59.99 The standard edition of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma just comes with the game. Unfortunately, there's no preorder bonus. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma – Limited Edition Also at Best Buy - $99.99Also at GameStop - $99.99Also at Target - $99.99Also at Walmart - $99.99 This limited edition version of Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma comes with a variety of bonuses for fans. They include: A soundtrack CDArt bookA traditional Japanese folding fan“Seasons of Love” DLC bundle with additional Woolby DLC costumesWoolby plush keychainCustom boxRune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Trailer What Is Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma? Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma was officially announced last year during August's Nintendo Direct. Choosing between two protagonists, you'll take on the role of an Earth Dancer. According to Marvelous's website, the synopsis reads: "The classic action-RPG and life-simulation gameplay, beloved by Rune Factory fans across the globe, is taken in a bold new direction in Guardians of Azuma. This all-new adventure takes place in the never-before-seen eastern country of Azuma where you will assume the Earth Dancer powers and fight against the spreading Blight to bring hope back to this once-prosperous land." More Preorder Guides 2025's already looking to have some exciting games releasing. If you want to see even more preorder guides, have a look through the list below. We've got information on a variety of upcoming games, like Assassin's Creed Shadows and Monster Hunter Wilds. Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN. View the full article
After being accused of faking his Path of Exile 2 hardcore character, Elon Musk has now taken to his own “public square” to call out Asmongold for not being “his own man.” This comes after the streamer’s numerous recent comments regarding Musk’s suspicious hardcore PoE 2 performance. In a Jan. 16 response to another YouTuber’s two cents regarding the whole hardcore character controversy where Musk supposedly had a level 97 hardcore character, the billionaire said Asmongold “behaves like a maverick,” and only acts as independent, “but in reality has to ask his boss for permission before he can do anything.” Musk further stated Asmongold is “not his own man,” and substantiated this claim with screenshots of what is supposedly a DM correspondence between Musk and Asmongold. In it, Asmongold said he has editors who he reaches agreements with on content, which, Musk suggested sounds like the streamer has been put under the control of these “mysterious editors,” as he calls them. View the full article
With a style that's a fair bit similar to Minecraft with an expansive universe seen in the likes of No Man's Sky, the recently announced Cubic Odyssey from Atypical Games and Gaijin Network Ltd looks pretty darn fun. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Treyarch and Activision have been accused by the Call of Duty community of allegedly using AI in the new logo for Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6’s The Tomb Zombies map. This isn’t the first time the ****** Ops 6 team has been under fire for seemingly using AI in certain designs, which raises concerns for the artists in the team. The map will be introduced in Season 2 and is also being welcomed to commemorate 115 Day, referring to the ****** Ops Zombies story where the “Element 115” chemical causes the undead to rise. View the full article
Following last year's Until Dawn remaster and a first look at the movie adaptation earlier this week, the full trailer for David F. Sandberg's (Shazam!) flick has just been released. Read more View the full article
In what has become fine tradition, I have learned of an amazing mod on the same day I have learned that the mod has been kiboshed by publishers. The mod in question is the GTA 5 Liberty City Preservation Project, a six year project that rebuilds GTA 4's Liberty City in GTA 5's world. It launched earlier this month - and now it is no more, for Rockstar have descended like briefcase-wielding peregrine falcons and performed what is being called a "friendly takedown" on modding team World Travel. My brother did a "friendly takedown" on me once, and my elbow still doesn't bend the right way. Read more View the full article
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The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally official after the company shared its first reveal, though many questions remain unanswered. If you’re looking for details on the console’s hardware specs, we’ve got you covered. Nintendo‘s reveal video provided a first look at the console, announced a Nintendo Direct presentation in April, and teased a new Mario Kart title after over a decade of waiting. However, though the reveal was full of hype, it lacked specific details. View the full article
The Nintendo Switch 2 is real and fans will be able to try it for themselves during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events in several countries starting in April. Anyone interested can sign up online during January for a free chance to get a ticket. All Nintendo Switch 2 in-person Experience locations There is no guarantee you’ll be able to attend. Image via Nintendo There will be 15 in-person Nintendo Switch 2 Experience events across the world, taking place in the next few months from April to June. The North American events will be the first ones to occur during April. Here are all the Nintendo Switch 2 in-person Experience locations and dates so far: View the full article
Placeholder Gameworks who made Death & Taxes just released Broken Alliance into Early Access with Linux support. An indie love letter to pixel art, old-school adventure games, mythical creatures and fantasy storytelling. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Hello. The Nintendo Switch 2 has now been revealed, in case you missed it, and with a nice bit of new Mario Kart showing off what look like 24 person races that definitely won't contribute to a big family row after your dad gets side-swiped off Rainbow Road and finds himself behind 23 other karts. Read more View the full article
Aloft is a beautifully relaxing survival game set in the clouds, where every floating island is full of opportunities to craft and explore. Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about crafting recipes, workstations, and the materials required to thrive among the clouds. Table of contentsHow to build a Workshop in AloftEvery crafting recipe in AloftGear recipesResource recipesConsumable recipesMiscellaneous recipesAll catalog crafting recipes in AloftBuilding recipesProduction recipes (Workstations)Navigation recipesStorage recipesDecoration recipes How to build a Workshop in Aloft Getting some work done! Screenshot by Dot Esports To craft in Aloft, you’ll need to put together a Workbench during the introduction of the game. Building one is straightforward; you just need five Wood, which you can collect in a couple of different ways in-game. If you’re new and struggling to locate Wood, you’ll find an abundance of it in the starting area. I recommend checking the edges of the area and around any boxes you see. You’re looking for broken sticks that have a white glow that runs across them; this glow signals it’s a resource you can harvest. View the full article
The Nintendo Switch 2 is slated for a 2025 release, so its arrival is imminent. If you’re eager to add this gaming console to your collection, you might wonder how much it will cost. Since there is no official release date yet, knowing how much this gaming system will cost can help you start saving and ensure you’re ready to buy it as soon as it goes live. Here’s everything we know about the Nintendo Switch 2’s price. View the full article
The world looked upon the Nintendo Switch 2, and saw that it was good. Or is it? Observe its enlarged, bezel-shaved screen. Its all-****** colour scheme. Its redesigned, more sculpted controllers. Clearly, this is a naked attempt at ripping off and cashing in on the real best gaming handheld of 2025, the Steam Deck. I, for one, won’t stand for it. Here are five reasons why everyone excited about the Switch 2 is wrong, and should buy a Steam Deck instead. Or maybe the Steam Deck OLED, that one’s better. Read more View the full article
A new report has revealed that the PC industry sold over 250 million GPUs in 2024. That's not just discrete gaming graphics cards, but also GPUs for servers and workstations, as well as integrated GPUs, with the entire market growing 6% year-on-year. With PC gaming exploding in numerous ways, including the race to make the best gaming handheld, the presence of GPUs is expanding all over the place. New chips such as the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme found in the Asus ROG Ally house a full GPU in an all-in-one chip with the CPU cores, and that's in addition to the best graphics card models for gaming. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT deserve "time in spotlight" says team red AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs appear for ***** early, but you won't like the price New AMD Ryzen AI Max laptop CPU like a "Threadripper in your hands" View the full article
Image: Nintendo Nintendo shared the first details about the Nintendo Switch 2 in a video published Thursday. Nintendo doesn’t give a specific release date for the console besides “2025.” The console looks a lot like the original, but it’s *******. In the video, the Joy-**** controllers are ****** with colored accents, and they attach to the side of the console instead of sliding on and off. The Joy-Cons appear to snap on quite easily — leaks have suggested they could be attached via magnets. There’s a new button under the home button on the right Joy-****, which had shown up in leaks. The video also appears to show the Joy-Cons being used similarly to a mouse. And the SL and SR buttons on the Joy-Cons are ******* than they are on the original Switch’s Joy-Cons. On top of the Switch 2, there’s a new USB-C port next to the 3.5mm headphone jack. The kickstand has a new design — it’s shaped more like a U. The dock for the Switch 2 has a more rounded design. And, like with the original Switch, there will also be a separate controller grip that you can snap the Joy-Cons into. The only game shown is what appears to be a new Mario Kart title. But the console will be backward-compatible with both physical and digital Nintendo Switch games — though the video cautions that “certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.” Nintendo is promising to share more details in a Nintendo Switch 2-focused Direct on April 2nd, 2025. The specific time will be shared “at a later date.” Your first chance to try it could come at a series of events in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas that are scheduled over several days later in April — ticket registration will be available here on Nintendo’s website starting January 17th at 3PM ET. [Hidden Content] Image: Nintendo The Nintendo Switch 2 console. The Nintendo Switch will be a tough act to follow. The device was a clever hybrid of a home console and a handheld, and the formula resulted in one of the bestselling consoles of all time. A huge part of the console’s success was that it was home to some of Nintendo’s best-ever games, including hits like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Odyssey, Metroid Prime Remastered, and the very popular Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Fortunately, you’ll be able to play all of those games on the new console — Nintendo said in November that the Switch’s successor will be compatible with Switch games and will have Nintendo Switch Online. The first Switch was also a massive sales hit. The company says that, so far, it’s sold 146.04 million units, making the console its second-highest-selling video game system behind the original Nintendo DS, which sold 154.02 million units. The Switch’s sales figures also mean that it has surpassed the Nintendo Wii (101.63 million units), the Game Boy (118.69 million units), and the Nintendo 3DS (75.94 million units). While we’ve been waiting years for a true Switch successor, the console had mid-cycle hardware refreshes along the way. The Nintendo Switch Lite was a great way to play Switch games on a smaller device, and the Nintendo Switch OLED added a beautiful display and a handful of other nice upgrades. Starting in December, supposed information about Nintendo’s next console began to trickle out from accessory manufacturers. Dbrand, for example, gave us what it believed to be actual dimensions of the hardware and said that its “understanding” was that the Joy-**** controllers would be magnetically attached. And at CES 2025, Genki showed off a 3D-printed mockup of what it believed the Switch’s successor would look like. View the full article
In their latest announcement for the Nintendo Switch 2, some fans noticed that the Mario Kart game showcased looked just a teensy bit off. While there hasn’t been an official game announcement at the time of writing, the internet is already abuzz with speculation of Mario Kart 9 (or at the very least a remastered Mario Kart 8). […] Source View the full article
After 11 long years of waiting, Nintendo has finally teased a new Mario Kart for the Switch 2 with the official announcement of the console. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Nintendo officially revealed a first look at the Switch 2 on Thursday. The video showed the differences from the original console, followed by footage of a mysterious new Mario Kart title. View the full article
Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" has now been released bringing with it many improvements to the desktop, along with enhancements to all the software that powers it. Read the full article here: [Hidden Content] View the full article
Image: Nintendo We don’t know when the Nintendo Switch 2 will launch (aside from later this year), but we do know when you can get your hands on the hardware — at least briefly. Nintendo is taking the Switch 2 on tour with a series of events it’s called the “Nintendo Switch 2 Experience.” Players around the globe will be able to check out the new console for themselves and presumably play brand-new games, like the just-teased next entry in the Mario Kart series. The events will span North America, Asia, Oceania, and Europe and kick off in April — which is also when Nintendo will be hosting a Direct event to share more details on its new console. Here’s the full schedule, and you can keep an eye out for tickets right here. Nintendo says the tickets “will be made available through a free-to-enter, randomly selected drawing.” New York, April 4th–6th, 2025Los Angeles, April 11th–13th, 2025Dallas, April 25th–27th, 2025Toronto, April 25th–27th, 2025Paris, April 4th–6th, 2025London, April 11th–13th, 2025Milan, April 25th–27th, 2025Berlin, April 25th–27th, 2025Madrid, May 9th–11th, 2025Amsterdam, May 9th–11th, 2025Melbourne, May 10th–11th, 2025Tokyo (Makuhari), April 26th–27th, 2025Seoul, May 31st–June 1st, 2025Hong Kong, To be announcedTaipei, To be announced View the full article
Image: Nintendo Nintendo is finally making a new Mario Kart. While the official announcement of the Switch 2 didn’t feature much in the way of game announcements, the company did tease the next entry in the Mario Kart series. We don’t know anything about it really, though. There’s currently no title or details about the game. That should change later this year, as Nintendo is planning a Switch 2 Direct event for April. It’s been a long time coming. Mario Kart 8 originally launched in 2014 for the Wii U, before an upgraded edition hit the Switch three years later, where it became the platform’s bestselling title, moving more than 64 million copies. Of course, it’s not like fans have been without new content; the Switch version of Mario Kart 8 got a huge number of DLC add-ons, which doubled the number of available tracks. Nintendo also released a mobile spinoff called Mario Kart Tour in 2019, though it stopped receiving updates as of 2023. View the full article
Thousands of people who bought the "N95-grade" Razer Zephyr face mask during the Covid-19 pandemic are finally getting a refund for the dodgy mask, months after US agencies ordered a $1 million payout from the gaming hardware company. The Federal Trade Commission are sending out cheques as we speak. I don't know if I should be glad that a trading standards agency has done its job, or depressed that over 6,700 people thought this mask looked good enough to buy in the first place. Read more View the full article
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2023’****** title Star Wars Jedi: Survivor could be coming to the newly revealed Nintendo Switch 2, at least according to a new rumor. Continuing where 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order left off, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sees Cal Kestis embark on a new quest to find a safe haven for any remaining Jedi amid the tyranny of the Galactic Empire and builds off its predecessor's already well-received gameplay with new Force abilities and lightsaber types. View the full article