Split Fiction Movie Adaptation Reportedly Casts Sydney Sweeney

The game arrives on Switch 2 this June.

Josef Fares and Hazelight’s latest co-op action-adventure Split Fiction is on the way to the Switch 2 this June and now to add this, Variety is reporting the upcoming movie adaptation has cast Sydney Sweeney.

Sweeney’s role has not been decided yet, but according to Variety’s “sources” she’ll be playing either Zoe or Mio. Jon M. Chu (Wicked) is reportedly directing and the script is supposedly being handled by the Deadpool & Wolverine screenwriters.

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Viral Horror Co-op Game Is The Latest Victim Of Shameless eShop Scam

“BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!”.

Horror fans on PC have been raving about R.E.P.O., developed by Swedish studio semiwork. It’s an online co-op game which launched back in February 2025 where you and up to five friends need to work together to discover a long lost age of humanity. You need to balance quiet and careful with panic and hilarity as chaos ensues. It went viral when it dropped early access, and rightly so.

So, if you’re browsing the Switch eShop and happen to spot something that looks very similar, a warning: don’t buy it. Over on the NintendoSwitch subreddit, one user is cautioning fans about a “total fake” game called “REPO Horror“, and the evidence is pretty damning,as Gamesradar and PC Gamer report.

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Most US amiibo Pre-Orders Have Gone Live, But Someone’s Still Missing

Clearly not ready to roll.

Yesterday saw the flood gates open for a whole bunch of Nintendo pre-orders across the US, including a first chance to pick up the new Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sage amiibo. We’ve been excited to get our hands on these initial fab four since they were revealed in the Switch 2 Direct, but, as many discovered yesterday, only three of them showed up to play.

Riju, Tulin and Sidon are all present and correct, with pre-orders appearing on the likes of GameStop, Walmart and Best Buy as expected, but our beloved Yunobo is nowhere to be seen. The US pre-order information for the Goron Sage still hasn’t appeared online, and we’ve read that any in-store attempts have been just as fruitless.

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New Nintendo Music Update Beefs Up A Bunch Of Track Runtimes

Keep the extensions coming.

Aside from the usual track additions, Nintendo occasionally performs Nintendo Music updates to tweak the content that’s there, rather than adding anything new. One such patch has been applied today, focusing on letting us all play tunes for longer.

As brought to our attention on BlueSky by OatmealDome, the music app has today added its ‘Extended Playback’ feature to a bunch of tracks, increasing the number of tunes that you can play for up to an hour.

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Street Fighter 6 Releasing Final ‘Year 2’ Fighter Alongside Switch 2 Game Launch

Update: Elena returns with new gameplay footage.

Capcom announced it would be bringing Street Fighter 6 to the Switch 2 last week and today it has confirmed the release date of the final ‘Year 2’ DLC fighter Elena.

This character (first appearing in Street Fighter III: New Generation) will be released the same day as Street Fighter 6’s Switch 2 launch on 5th June 2025. She’ll be available across all the game’s modes including World Tour, the Battle Hub, and Fighting Ground.

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Hitman’s Switch 2 Pre-Order Trailer Shows Off Mario-Inspired Outfits And Goodies

Luigi, too.

In case you missed it, the talented team at IO Interactive is bringing Hitman: World of Assassination – Signature Edition to the Switch 2.

The team has today released a new look at this particular version of the game while also promoting some extra-themed goodies Switch owners can expect. Admittedly, this isn’t the first time Mario has been referenced in the Hitman series.

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Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure ‘Trident’s Tale’ Sets Sail On Switch Next Month

Sea for yourself.

The bright and colourful pirate adventure Trident’s Tale launches on the Switch eShop on 22nd May 2025 for £22.49 / $24.99.

Developed by 3DClouds, a studio best known for creating kid-friendly games based on big IPs such as Hot Wheels and Transformers, this looks to be an inviting way of introducing younger gamers to more open-world adventures.

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Poll: So, Did You Manage To Get A Switch 2 Pre-Order In? (North America)

A pre-orderly fashion.

Well, Switch 2 pre-orders are finally live across North America and we’re interested in getting a sense of how it’s been for Nintendo fans on the ground in the US and Canada.

Following a 15-day delay from the planned date, Switch 2 pre-orders went live at retailers across North America at 9pm ET / 12am ET. Europeans have been busy pre-ordering the system for weeks, but “the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions” caused Nintendo to postpone retailer pre-orders and assess the situation.

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Sonic X Shadow Generations Is Confirmed As A Launch Title For Switch 2

Update: Upgrade seemingly not available for current owners.

Sega has already confirmed that Sonic x Shadow Generations will be heading to the Switch 2, but now we have a date: 5th June, 2025. Yes, the Switch 2 launch date.

This means that Sonic X Shadow Generations will be joining Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut and Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S on day one, making Sega one of the most staunch early supporters of the Nintendo Switch 2. The publisher will also release RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army on 19th June 2025, and Two Point Museum at a later date.

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