Category: Nintendo

We go again.

After many years of waiting, fans of the Inazuma Eleven series were beginning to question if Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road would ever see the light of day. Fortunately, Level-5 dug deep and was able to finally release the title on the Switch and Switch 2 in November last year.

It’s already getting some updates (with more to come), but that’s not all – with the Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino mentioning how he’s already started writing the scenario for a “sequel” to Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. Yep, you read that correctly! We’ve even got a little detail about it.

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Following a studio closure last week.

A week after we heard about Ubisoft’s closure of its mobile game-focused studio Ubisoft Halifax, news has now surfaced about the third-party publisher laying off people at two other teams as part of ongoing cost-cutting measures.

According to a report from IGN, Ubisoft “expects 55 jobs” to be impacted at the Swedish Studios Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft Stockholm following a voluntary leave program in fall 2025 that apparently fell short of its target.

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Patch notes haven’t been shared just yet.

Following the surprise release of Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for the Switch and Switch 2 last November, Aspyr said it would continue to update the Nintendo versions with patches over time to provide the “best possible experience for all players”.

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How much Switch 1 & 2 have you played?

At last! Those of you wondering just how much time you’ve lost to your Nintendo Switch 2 (and your Switch), you needn’t wait any longer. Nintendo’s Year In Review is out right now.

This now-annual tradition — which usually drops in December but was pushed back a month to January — is available for those in Europe and North America. Then, within a few seconds, you’ll have all of your gaming data from 2025 at your fingertips.

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“Maybe this is the limit of it”.

AI is absolutely bloomin’ everywhere these days; doubly so if you kept an eye on CES 2026 earlier this month. There’s no getting away from it, and folks are particularly keen to see what game developers think of the whole thing.

Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight Studios and director of both Split Fiction and It Takes Two, recently caught up with Chrisopher Dring at The Game Business. The subject of AI naturally cropped up, and while Fares is keen to highlight the technology’s advantages in game development, he doesn’t see it taking over completely anytime soon, and firmly believes that having someone with a “vision or idea” for a game is vital.

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A demo will also be available “soon”.

Publisher Daedalic Entertainment has today announced that Star Trek: Voyager – Across The Unknown will launch on the Switch 2 on 18th February 2026.

Daedalic has shared a “Combat Deep Dive” (above) from developer gameXcite to mark the occasion. Pre-orders are available now, and it’s also been confirmed that a demo – which is up now on Steam, PS5, and Xbox – will make its way to the Switch 2 “soon”. The demo is inspired by the pilot episode ‘Caretaker’ and contains roughly one hour of gameplay, including a guided tutorial.

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Yes, even the free pre-order gift.

Lego recently revealed its new Pokémon collection, with ‘Eevee’, ‘Pikachu and Poké Ball’, and ‘Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise’ all up for grabs.

The latter set, which costs a whopping £579.99, has already been removed from pre-sale, suggesting that the initial allocation has already been met. As such, listings are popping up on eBay, and when we filtered these out to ‘items sold’, it seems people are already paying stupid amounts of money for the collection’s flagship set.

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Announced alongside a new sales milestone.

Level-5 recently teased more updates for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and alongside today’s news that the game has now shifted more than 800,000 units worldwide, it’s now announced the title’s second major free update.

This second update is scheduled to take to the field on 28th January 2026 and will feature the opening of the Ares Route, along with various other features. This update follows on from “Galaxy & LBX DLC” in December 2025, which added new routes to the Chronicles Mode.

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Airing later this week.

Resident Evil Requiem launches next month on the Switch 2, and as we get closer to this anticipated release, Capcom has announced it will be airing another Resident Evil Showcase this week on 15th January 2026.

It promises to feature “brand new gameplay and news” about the upcoming entry starring Grace Ashcroft and Leon Kennedy. Of course, if there are any other surprises revealed, we’ll be sure to let you know when the news drops.

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A new era begins.

Yes that’s right, although we said a fond farewell to Felix and Zion over the last few months, Alex has now been joined by a brand new face over on YouTube: please say hello to Mai Ladyman!

Mai is no stranger to making YouTube videos, but she now joins Alex full-time as we storm into 2026. We’ve no doubt she will flourish as Nintendo ramps up its Switch 2 plans over the coming months and years.

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