Month: July 2025

Can someone cast Haste on Square Enix? Final Fantasy IX is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary; the incredible turn-based RPG launched on the PS1 on 7th July 2000, and in 2025, Square Enix has been busy building up to the event with frequent new merch drops (much to the chagrin of this author and…

“Ready for business”. The welcome news that Street Fighter 6 was getting its own range of amiibo was countered somewhat by the less welcome news that they would also be getting a price increase, but Nintendo can at least argue for that rise on one front: these figures are bigger than what has come before….

Every Mario sports game, ranked. With Super Mario Strikers arriving on Nintendo Switch Online’s GameCube service for Switch 2 tomorrow (3rd July), we thought now was a good time to re-share this list. Better than kicking a ball about, eh? Nintendo’s mascot has never been shy of a spin-off, and while his karting exploits —…

King and ZeniMax among those hit. Microsoft has begun informing staff of a huge second wave of job cuts this year, and the layoffs are expected to hit over 9,000 employees. In a report published by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, studios affected include King — the team behind Candy Crush — where around 200 staff (roughly…

Just another day for The Big N. Nintendo’s ability to essentially ‘brick’ Switch 2 consoles has landed it a legal challenge from Brazil’s consumer rights watchdog (thanks, IGN). Reports began to emerge recently which indicated that Switch 2 consoles in use with the MiG carts could be outright banned by Nintendo, restricting access to all…

With some exclusive Switch 2 tweaks. Level-5 is showing no signs of slowing down with these Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time updates, as it has just rolled out another one for both the Switch 2 and Switch 1 editions of the game. Nintendo’s new hybrid lands some exclusive tweaks this time around,…

Just like the classics. Atari and developer Choice Provisions have provided a new update for Breakout Beyond on Switch. It’s good news for those who weren’t keen on the new landscape orientations – you can now play in TATE Mode! With the new update applied, all you need to do is head into the options,…

Corporate talk in 3… 2… 1… Nintendo has today published the transcript of its 85th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, in which company president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked to comment on the Switch 2’s Game-Key Card releases. Unsurprisingly, he came to the defence of the format. Equally unsurprisingly, we’re still not convinced. As highlighted on…

Pre-orders go live next week. Sonic the Hedgehog is getting another First 4 Figures statue and if you’re wondering what could be next, it’s the classic and iconic title screen. To be precise, it’s the screen from the Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Genesis release. As mentioned in the official description, it’s got Sonic’s “signature smirk…

Update: It’s still waiting on a dev kit. : The popular team-based hero title Marvel Rivals has experienced an incredibly successful launch and as it continues to grow developer NetEase Games is looking at new ways to expand the experience. While it’s reportedly ruled out a release on the original Switch, it seems there’s a…