No plans for the holiday weekend? An insatiable thirst for retro gaming? Nintendo’s got your back. In the early hours of July 4, the company added no less than seven Nintendo Entertainment System games to the Nintendo Switch Online service, and it’s as eclectic a list as you could wish...
Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console
Nintendo, notoriously secretive, has so far said almost nothing on the record about its next game console. As the Nintendo Switch celebrated its seventh birthday in March 2024, questions about how much longer it will last are natural: Seven years is a typical lifespan for a console generation, Switch sales...
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom fan art shows us a new (and hilarious) side to the princess
Nintendo has revealed that Princess Zelda will lead as the playable protagonist in the newly announced game, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Instead of swinging the iconic Master Sword, Zelda wields the Tri Rod, a magical tool that can allow her to replicate items and creatures from the...
Nice, you can kill Conor McGregor in Hitman’s new DLC
Agent 47’s next assassination target is Conor McGregor, the MMA fighter and star of this year’s Road House remake, developer IO Interactive announced Thursday. McGregor will serve as the next elusive target in Hitman World of Assassination, and he’s available in all versions of the game from June 27 through...
It looks like Zelda games have changed forever
The biggest shock of Tuesday’s The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom reveal was, of course, that Princess Zelda will be the playable protagonist. The second-biggest shock was that the game exists at all, and that it’s coming out in three months. The third-biggest shock took a little longer to...
Fortnite had to do away with all its crossovers to find its fun
To know Fortnite is to experience the absolute fever dream and a mishmash of assorted media that comprise it. The current season, Chapter 5 Season 3, takes war vehicles that look straight out of a Mad Max movie, combines those with items from the Fallout games, and then adds in...
What time does Fortnite Reload release?
Fortnite Reload is a surprise new mode featuring classic locations from early Fortnite seasons. A mix of 2023’s Fortnite OG and Warzone’s Rebirth Island, it features a more compact map with a reduced player count, and not a vehicle in sight. The good news is you don’t have long to...
Surprise! Fortnite is getting a new map and mode on Saturday
It’s time to return to Tilted Towers. Fortnite is getting a surprise update this weekend. It’s called “Reload” and it’ll launch on Saturday, the official Fortnite account said on X. A teaser trailer revealed it this update will introduce a new map and mode to Fortnite. You can view the...
Beyond Good & Evil 4K remaster is finally official, out next week
The original Beyond Good & Evil is getting a 4K overhaul for its 20th anniversary, Ubisoft announced Thursday during a Limited Run Games showcase. Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition will bring updated graphics, controls, and audio to the beloved original. Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary...
Echoes of Wisdom’s swordless Zelda is not about what’s canon — it’s about good gameplay
It’s big, big news that in the Zelda game announced during Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct — The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — players will assume control of Princess Zelda rather than Link. It’s the first time in history you’ll be able to play a full game as the title...