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There isn't really a better way I could describe Hytale, the new survival crafter from some former Minecraft modders, than to say it's basically Minecraft 2. From the block-by-block breaking and building, to the stylized environments and enemies, to the procedural world generation, this feels like the, "What would we ...

Visual quality upgrades, improved resolution and more!Since the arrival of the Switch 2 last year, many third-party developers have been updating their existing Switch games for Nintendo's new hybrid system.With this in mind, Psyonix's latest update for its vehicular soccer game Rocket League has today added Switch 2 visual and ...

After watching Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s gorgeous opening cutscene on Switch 2, I instinctively reached for the PlayStation 5 controller sitting on my coffee table instead of my Switch 2 Pro Controller. That’s not to say VII Remake looks exactly as good on Switch 2 as it does on ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the best-selling console of 2025 in the U.S., both in unit sales and dollar sales, selling a total of 4.4 million units in the U.S, and continuing its streak of selling faster than the original Nintendo Switch.This comes from Circana's full-year reporting on the U.S ...

Text-based games, management RPGs, and visual novels – of whatever kind – rarely make the most exciting previews. It's just not easy to build a rich interest in the world and characters of a story you can only get the slightest taste of. I'm very pleased to say that a ...

Forza Horizon 6 is set to release for Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 19 — unless you buy the most expensive edition, which comes out May 15. This latest installment of the reliably excellent Microsoft racing series whisks drivers to Japan to get their speed on. It’s available ...

Wonder Wall (of text).Nintendo has lifted the lid on a bunch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park info today. We got a new trailer packed with fresh playable characters and challenges, three new amiibo, a closer look at that darn 'real' ...

• Category: Developer_Direct

January 22, 2026 Xbox Developer_Direct 2026 Recap: Everything Revealed, Including a Surprise New Double Fine Game

• Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief

Developer_Direct kicked off 2026 with new gameplay and developer insights for four games coming to Xbox, all of which players can enjoy this year. The development teams ...

For the first time in the franchise’s history, Fable is coming to PlayStation 5 in Autumn 2026. Today we’re excited to reveal the most detailed look yet at our fresh take on Albion – a world that’s familiar in spirit, but newly reimagined for modern RPG players. Play Video ...

The highly anticipated next expansion for Pokémon TCG's Mega Evolution series, Ascended Heroes, is (as per usual) increasingly hard to get hold of right now. Preorders are unavailable at most major retailers, and if you missed The Pokémon Center's latest drop, then you're hard out of luck. Well, not entirely ...