“Two legendary icons, two epic crossovers”.
In case you missed it, it’s been announced Pac-Man is joining the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Season Pass.
Pac-Man and the “iconic rival ghosts” will link up with not only Sonic’s crew but also characters from other Sega universes and beyond. Apart from this, there will also be a track inspired by Pac-Man’s modern and classic arcade-era titles.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Indiana Jones! He-Man! Absolum!
Wrapping up the summer of gaming in Cologne, Gamescom 2025 has kicked off with Opening Night Live, a two-plus-hour showcase of new game announcements and updates.
And, well, things started off strong for the hybrid consoles, but as the show progressed, the announcements slowed down. That didn’t stop us from getting a few big surprises, including a port we desperately wanted to see.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Cats, monsters, and… James Sunderland?
Bloober Team has unveiled its latest trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn on Switch, and it’s probably the best one yet.
Starting from the perspective of a cat, of all things, it quickly descends into chaos, with monsters roaming about, weird telekinetic abilities, and even some nifty anti-grav sections.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
No Song 4 u, though.
Bandai Namco has finally confirmed the next Tales series remaster, and — shocker! — it’s Tales of Xillia Remastered, and it’s coming to Switch 1.
So, we all saw this coming after last week’s leak, but here’s the surprising bits of news — it’s coming out on 31st October 2025, and only Xillia 1 is included, not Xillia 2. Well, the latter was sort of expected, but we hoped the sequel would be bundled too.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Update: Confirmed in today’s Direct.
Nintendo Music is mostly known for regular retro soundtrack updates, but this week it’s completely different, with the Japanese firm announcing we’re actually getting some music from a game that’s not even out yet.
It’s songs from Masahiro Sakurai’s upcoming release, Kirby Air Riders. Of course, this links up with the game’s Nintendo Direct, which is airing later today and will run for a whopping 45 minutes.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
There’s just one thing bugging us…
Accessory manufacturer Gulikit has launched a new range of budget controllers with Switch 2 wake-up support.
The ES and ES PRO Wireless Controllers are out now and priced at £24.99 / $24.99 and £29.99 / $29.99 respectively (exchange rates working wonders there, we see). Aesthetically, both models are pretty similar and seem to be based on the overall design of the Xbox controller, with off-set concave analogue sticks, a faceted d-pad, and an almost identical shape.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Play like it’s 1999.
Nightdive has called on physical distributor Limited Run Games to help out with its latest hard copy release. This time it’s for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and apart from the standard physical version, there’ll also be a classic “Big Box Edition” on offer.
This will be available for Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC and is priced at $69.99 (or your regional equivalent), with pre-orders opening on 22nd August 2025 and closing on 21st September 2025. This package comes with the game, a booklet (for console only), soundtrack, keychain and a double-sided poster. Here’s a look:
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Download this update on Switch 2 now.
Mario Kart World has received a new update, bumping the game up to Version 1.2.1. It’s a small one compared to previous updates, addressing some bug issues.
Here’s the full rundown, courtesy of Nintendo’s Japanese support page:
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Illustrative text-based-bangers ahoy!
If you’re already all clued up and in the know about Moral Anxiety Studio’s Roadwarden, you’ll already be in the know about how it was one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2022. And now it could be repeating success on Switch as it comes to the console on 25th August 2025.
Preorders for this one are now available on the Nintendo eShop, and it’d be remiss of us not to point out that there’s a 20% launch discount at the moment, which brings the price down to a very nice £7.91 / $8.79 until 15th September. Yessir.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
This is the Ray.
We Pokémon fans are no strangers to a mispronunciation or two, and at the recent World Championships, The Pokémon Company was on a mission to put one legendary debate to bed (thanks for the heads up, IGN).
If the above image wasn’t enough of a giveaway, we’re talking about Rayquaza, the Gen III legendary dragon. As it turns out, there are a few different ways that folks have been pronouncing this one, with the big split being between ‘Ray-KWAY-zuh’ and ‘Ray-KWAH-zuh’. At least, that was the big divide, because TPC laid out the official pronunciation at this week’s competition — it’s Ray-KWAY-zuh.
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
