The Switch 2 launched just a few months ago and was immediately a smash hit, selling more than 3.5 million devices within four days of launch. Since then, Nintendo’s sold nearly twice that much, sitting at roughly around six million machines. Those are great numbers for Nintendo, which is why it’s strange that a recent … Read more
On Sunday, a cameraman inexplicably walked onto the court during a US Open first-round match between tennis pros Daniil Medvedev and Benjamin Bonzi. This led to the judge giving Bonzi a new serve, angering Medvedev and leading to a six-minute delay after he rallied the crowd to boo and yell at his opponent and the … Read more
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater overhauls the storied PS2 game with modern visuals. It plays great on PC but the console experience prior to launch is surprisingly bad. The Konami remake can’t hit a consistent 60fps on PlayStation 5 even in performance mode, and the PS5 Pro enhanced mode is especially disappointing. It might … Read more
Music has a way of bringing people together. That’s literally the whole point of KPop Demon Hunters, the anime-inspired musical phenomenon that is approaching the top of Netflix’s most-streamed movies of all time. Its titular trio of demon-slaying songstresses are the latest in a long line of hunters masquerading as a pop act, using the … Read more
What has Sony learned from its biggest gaming blunder one year later? Why is Ubisoft’s CEO headed to court five years after a sexual harassment scandal rocked the company? And how many more copies will Hollow Knight sell as everyone rushes to play it ahead of Silksong‘s launch next month? Welcome back to Morning Checkpoint, … Read more
Later this year, veteran Pokémon GO players will finally get something many of them have been asking about for years: The game’s level cap for trainers is getting increased. Currently, players max out at level 50. But in October, the level cap will be increased to 80 for all players, doubling the limit Pokémon Go … Read more
The Switch 2 has been out in the wild for several months now, but we still know very little about what Nintendo has planned for its future. Could that be about to change? The next Nintendo Direct is reportedly planned for mid-September and seems poised to offer way more than just a deep-dive into the … Read more
Reflecting on my time with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance while I watched the credits roll, I recalled a close friend of mine from high school. Before the start of first period, she’d usually vent to me about how stressed she felt juggling so many extracurricular activities that she wound up staying at school for nearly … Read more
It’s been a heck of a year for Love and Deepspace, but it’s clearly on its way to more wider, global recognition. The Infold Games-developed romance visual novel has won big at gamescom this year. Love and Deepspace grabbed the award for Best Mobile Game at the German show, beating other major – and much … Read more
Hello! Here we are at the end of yet another week, and that means we’re taking a look at our gaming shelves, physical or digital, with an eye for something appealing to spend some hours with on our time off–something which may inspire you as well, should you be at a loss for what to … Read more