Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Announced For Switch 2, Launching In February 2026

Experience a brand-new tale in Dark Ties.

Sega isn’t slowing down any time soon when it comes to the Yakuza series, and with this in mind, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has today announced it’s bringing Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties to the Switch 2 and multiple other platforms next year.

During this year’s RGG Summit livestream, the studio confirmed this particular entry would be arriving on 12th February 2026, with pre-orders now available.

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Donkey Kong Bananza Version 2.0.1 Is Now Live On Switch 2, Here’s What’s Included

Following the release DK Island & Emerald Rush.

Following the recent arrival of DK Island & Emerald Rush, Nintendo has now updated Donkey Kong Bananza to Version 2.0.1.

This follows the major 2.0.0 update earlier this month which added this paid DLC to the game and also included multiple other adjustments. This latest update fixes multiple issues tied to the previous update and also makes several other changes to improve the overall gameplay experience.

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Review: Agatha Christie – Death On The Nile (Switch) – Monsieur Poirot Shimmies Into The ’70s In Style

Pyramid scheme.

Isn’t it comforting to settle in with a good book that you already know? Microids certainly seem to hope so, as their Studio Lyon is snuggling yet another Christie classic right into your Switch.

A follow-up to 2023’s Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile may not be as big as that choo-choo colossus, but it nearly is. So, Studio Lyon has brought the same challenge upon itself: how can a classic this classic be made to feel fresh? And how can you make a mystery game when so many of the audience are already expecting the solution? Luckily, the devs hit upon a formula for it last time, and now it’s back with bells and whistles.

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Switch 2 Gets Its Flowers At The Japan Game Awards 2025

As if there was any doubt.

Switch 2 has been a huge deal since it launched, and at last night’s Japan Game Awards, the console was recognised for its monumental achievements so far.

Nintendo’s latest hardware took home the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 2025 ceremony. It’s a long and somewhat confusing title, but the basic gist is that it’s an award given to an individual, production team, organisation or project that has notably contributed to the games industry in recent years.

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Classic Mech Anime And Tactical Card Combat Collide In ‘Battle Chef Brigade’ Dev’s New RPG

Arriving on Switch next month.

If you cast your mind back to the early days of the Switch eShop, before the storefront was swamped by slop and rip-offs, you might recall Battle Chef Brigade — a weird fusion of cooking sim and action RPG all wrapped up in a sweet anime-inspired art style. It was a lovely little game from developer Trinket Studios, and what do you know, the team is back with something that looks equally intriguing.

Battle Suit Aces is a sci-fi RPG that mixes the bold visuals of old-school mech anime with some particularly deep-looking card combat. It boasts the same visual style as its predecessor and another interesting mash-up of gameplay styles

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Rumour: New Zelda LEGO Set Rumour Links It To Fan Favourite Entry

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Lego released its first Zelda-themed Lego set last year after ongoing rumours, which turned out to be accurate. Now, in an update, there’s a new rumour doing the rounds about the next set in this particular series.

Instead of a hybrid set bringing together two different games, this next one is rumoured to be based solely on Link’s N64 outing, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. According to a story from BrickTap (via Brick Fanatics), it will be a Ganondorf Diorama.

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Capcom Switch 2 Launch Title Gets Its First Big eShop Discount

Capcom’s Switch library is also on sale.

If you’ve been hanging out for a Switch 2 eShop bargain, it seems the first major third-party one has arrived. Capcom is currently offering Street Fighter 6 (which was a launch title for Nintendo’s new system in June) for half price in the US.

This takes this title, which has now surpassed five million sales globally, from $39.99 down to just $19.99.

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Opinion: Why Focus On Silksong’s Difficulty When We Need To Talk About How Cute It is?

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Over a week after beating Hollow Knight: Silksong, I’ve decided that we’re all focusing on the wrong things. Hornet’s fast-paced movement and range of options are breathtaking, sure, and the game can be maddening. But instead of succumbing to the difficulty discourse, instead of falling into a pit of spikes for a 13th time after a pogo-platforming section, let’s all take a deep breath and give in to the truth about Silksong.

This game is so gosh-darned cute.

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Do Bananza And Odyssey Share The Same Pauline? Donkey Kong Dev Won’t Confirm Anything

“I’d like you to use your imagination”.

From the second Nintendo revealed Pauline was in Donkey Kong Bananza, a timeline theory began to take shape in our heads. But then we wrapped the game up, and our prequel presumptions weren’t as nailed on as we’d expected.

We still don’t have an official answer for how Bananza Pauline is related to Odyssey Pauline, and according to producer Kenta Motokura, we ain’t going to get one any time soon.

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