It’s not taboo.
If smashing your way through armies of Bokoblins and Lizalfos seems like perfect festive fodder, then Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment‘s next patch should make you very happy.
Koei Tecmo and Nintendo have announced that version 1.0.3 will drop on 18th December 2025, version 1.0.3 is adding new features, more Battle and Hyrule Challenges in the post-game, and a brand new difficulty mode (Thanks, OatmealDome!).
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Latest update landed 11th Dec.
Following the latest update for the Nintendo Switch Online GameCube app (which added Wario World), users are reporting “greatly reduced” input lag for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
According to a post on Reddit from user ChrisCube64, the reduced input lag has now made the game “actually playable”. The original post reported lag of around 14 frames, but a follow-up comment noted that the speed running community timed the input lag at 6 frames. The update has now reportedly reduced this down to around 4 or 5 frames.
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Announcing the ‘Woolhaven’ expansion.
Every developer is rushing to get their last announcements of 2025 out the door, and with this in mind, the team behind Cult of the Lamb has today locked in a date for their new expansion, which will be dropping on Switch and multiple other platforms.
The Massive Monster family confirmed in a special “mid-winter showcase” that Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven would be releasing on 22nd January 2026 for $16.99 (or your regional equivalent).
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Listen to 33 tracks.
Nintendo’s been bolstering its Nintendo Music app library with new (and old) songs throughout 2025, and the latest album to join the service this week is based on Super Mario Land.
Although this is a soundtrack dating back to the Game Boy era, it’s actually packed with 33 tracks (some of those are brief sound bytes, but there’s still plenty to listen to). Combined, the album has a total runtime of 24 minutes. It’s filled with bangers like Birabuto Kingdom BGM and Muda Kingdom BGM.
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Listen to 33 tracks.
Nintendo’s been bolstering its Nintendo Music app library with new (and old) songs throughout 2025, and the latest album to join the service this week is based on Super Mario Land.
Although this is a soundtrack from the Game Boy era, it’s got 33 tracks (some of those are brief sound bytes, but there’s still plenty to listen to). Combined, the album has a total runtime of 24 minutes.
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It can’t quite make the top, though.
Metacritic’s annual round-up of the worst reviewed games of the year is upon us. And, by and large, there have been a lot of good video games in 2025. But there will always be a few that hit the bottom. And, well, if you’ve been keeping up with gaming news this year, number one shouldn’t surprise you.
As a reminder, the aggregate site determines the list based on games released between 1st January and 31st December 2025 and with at least four critic reviews. Obviously some games will have more than others on this list, so make of that what you will. And in multiplatform releases, only the lowest-scoring platform will appear here.
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Metroid, Mario, Kirby and more.
2026 is almost upon us, so naturally, everyone is thinking about end-of-year awards. Geoff Keighley hosted his ceremony last week, and today, it’s time for the tech experts from Digital Foundry to get involved, as they run down their best graphics of 2025.
It will come as no surprise that the shortlist this year is mainly comprised of titles found on PS5 and Xbox Series, with the likes of Ghost of Yōtei, Mafia: The Old Country, and Silent Hill f getting their flowers, but a handful of Switch newbies got a nod too.
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Pray to Eywa.
Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has garnered some pretty positive reception since its release in 2023, with numerous updates providing more content and quality-of-life improvements, and graphics that stand as some of the best in the business.
If you were perhaps hoping to see Avatar on the Switch 2, however, then you might want to just temper your expectations somewhat. According to a brief interview at FRVR, Ubisoft currently has no plans to bring the game to Nintendo’s new console.
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Guess who reclaimed pole position.
We’ve got our latest look at the UK physical gaming charts and, rather expectedly, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has taken quite the tumble from its bronze-medal debut last week.
Samus’ latest now finds itself in 15th position, with the top 10 awash with Switch and Switch 2 titles as we approach the holidays. Mario Kart World reclaimed pole position (shock, horror), followed by EA SPORTS FC 26 and Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has somehow popped back up to fifth, and both Donkey Kong Bananza and Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2 have snuck back into the top 10 too.
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Digital Eclipse and Atari confirm you’ll need to “download” it.
If you ended up getting the physical version of Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection for the Switch or Switch 2 last week, we’ve got some news you might not be too happy about.
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