Fancy a singing and talking Yoshi?
Nintendo’s ‘My Mario’ campaign has lifted the lid on multiple Yoshi-themed announcements today, and apart from the new app, there’ll also be a new singing and talking Yoshi released later this month.
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The Switch 2 exclusive launched this week.
As the battle gets underway in Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Imprisonment this week, it seems the team at Koei Tecmo’s AAA Games Studio has already got some future updates planned.
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Over 100 jobs in the UK are potentially affected.
Reports have emerged that Square Enix is the latest video game company to be hit with layoffs today, with job cuts across “nearly all areas” outside of Japan including roles in sales, marketing, and publishing.
VGC broke the news earlier today and reports that Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu held a video call to staff outside of Japan — including Europe, the UK, and the US — to tell employees that a “fundamental restructuring of the overseas publishing organization” will be taking place.
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An avalanche of quality.
The Switch 2 has gotten off to a bit of a weird start.
Although there’s no denying that the console has been a massive commercial success since its launch on 5th June 2025 — officially selling over 10 million units — there’s a niggling, underlying sense of dissatisfaction amongst some fans regarding Nintendo’s first-party lineup (and let’s just save Game-Key Cards for another time, hm?).
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And you can upgrade from Switch 1, too.
At last, Sega has confirmed that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launches on 4th December 2025 for $69.99, right in time for the holidays (via Gematsu).
Note that a physical release, where the game is fully on the cart, will be following in early 2026.
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This will go down well.
Square Enix has laid out plans to automate 70% of QA and debugging tasks with generative AI by 2027.
This comes via a progress report on the company’s ‘Square Enix Reboots and Awakens’ business plan (thanks, VGC) in which it hopes to turn its fortunes around and become a true industry leader. It states that it has initiated a partnership with the Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory at the University of Tokyo, aimed at “improving the efficiency of game development processes through AI technologies”
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Start your engines.
The second Kirby Air Riders Direct wrapped up with the announcement of a ‘Global Test Ride’ demo, speeding onto Switch 2 throughout November.
In this guide, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the free online tasters, including when they are happening, what you’ll be able to play, and how to get involved.
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Racing onto Switch 2 later this month.
Ahead of the release of Kirby Air Riders later this month, Nintendo has now released a new overview video. Yes, if you need even more footage of this new racer after the previous broadcasts, we’ve now got an additional seven minutes!
Although it’s in Japanese, there’s plenty of footage on display that provides a recap of everything revealed so far. This includes the main modes and even mini games, and towards the end, there’s even another look at the new Kirby Air Riders amiibo line. When an English version of this trailer is released, we’ll provide an update.
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“Most of our inspiration comes from the comic books”.
We are mere weeks away from Marvel Cosmic Invasion punching its way onto Switch and Switch 2 on 1st December, and with the full character roster now out in the open, the team at Tribute Games has shared a breakdown of what we can expect from each fighter.
In the above video, the team explains how it assembled a lineup of both familiar and lesser-known faces, and how each character keeps things interesting.
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A Mega Announcement?
We’re just shy of three weeks past Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s release, but tomorrow, The Pokémon Company has some news in store for the upcoming DLC, Mega Dimension.
At 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm GMT (or your local time), we’ll be getting an “update” on the DLC, which will feature two versions of Mega Raichu and the Mythical ‘mon Hoopa.
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