Watch Xenoblade Chronicles 3D run at the clock speed of an original 3DS

The game is exclusive to ‘New’ hardware WhenXenoblade Chronicles 3Darrived earlier this year, exclusively for the New 3DS, fans were skeptical as to whether or not it would have just ran on older hardware. YouTube user Osha has given the experiment a go, using homebrew software to slow down the clock speed of his New 3DS to that of the previous model. As you can clearly see, the game runs, but it’s much slower and clunkier....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 168 words · Becky Gillespie

We’re doing our GotY awards differently this year

No one else is the same The days when games were tailor made to suit the tastes of a small subset of society are over. You can no longer look at a game and know on sight who it was made for and what hardware it’s running on. There are more reasons to play games than ever before, and as such, there are more people playing them than ever as well....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Jorge Woodard

Wizorb, a brick-breaking indie gem, is coming to Nintendo Switch

Tribute Games is celebrating the game’s 10th anniversary with a Switch port on Oct. 6 It’s been a long time since I’ve thought aboutWizorb— long enough that reading mydecade-old reviewalmost feels like peering into a past life. But every memory I’m pulling up is a good one, and I’m stoked to see thisArkanoid-style brick-breaking game resurface. For its 10th anniversary,Wizorbiscoming to Nintendo Switchon Jun 18, 2025. If you were big into Xbox 360 during the Xbox Live Indie Games heyday, you might be pumped too....

July 10, 2025 · 2 min · 323 words · Karen Roberts

WWE 2K18 might be the worst Switch port to date

Also, the screenshot feature was removed We all knew theWWE 2K18port for the Nintendo Switch was a poor showing, but new evidence from Digital Foundry after a recent March patch showcases just how poor it really is. In addition to the low-res textures and shadows, there’s a few other major problems. The side-by-side comparison clips for Switch and Xbox One don’t need to be speed-adjusted: cutscenes are incredibly slow on Switch, to the point where it’s minutes slower for longer scenes (and can dip into 13 FPS)....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Michael Ellis

You are a fish with a gun, and you must shoot other fish

Sh?tshimi Shütshimiis a retro-style shoot ’em up where you are a gold fish with bad memory problems and big beefy arms. With those beefy arms you will shoot up other fish because who cares. You’re a fish with beefy arms and guns, do you really need to know anything else? Shütshimiis up onSteam Greenlightfor voting, and will eventually be released for PC and Xbox Live Indie Games in the near future....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Sheila Robertson

Ys VIII for Nintendo Switch gets new trailer and June release date

Acclaimed RPG arrives in time for Summer NIS America have announced that the 2017 RPGYs VIII: Lacrimosa of Danawill be launching on the Switch in Europe and North America come June, almost day and date with its Japanese release. The RPG has been praised by fans and critics alike, depsite suffering from development woes and localisation issues that resulted in somedamage-controlpost-release. The Switch edition of the game will feature the rewritten, re-recorded dialogue and all previous content made available for the PlayStation 4 edition of the anime adventure....

July 10, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Monica Ingram

Activision has a round of layoffs, entire Minneapolis location may have closed

But Activision won’t confirm Following last week’s investors’ report, it seems as if Activision has laid off an undisclosed number of employees. These layoffs may be, in part, due to the fact that Activision says bothSkylandersandGuitar Herounder-performed. News of the layoffs was reported byGame Informer, who was tipped off via thisTwitter exchange. In it, the significant other of an Activision employee says that the publisher “decided to shut down the Minneapolis office....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 268 words · Mr. Eric Thomas

After making violent games, devs cleanse their palettes with pacifist bird sims

Feather, Fugl, and Falcon Age signal a new trend for the F-word Limbofeatures a lot of deaths, but as many have written about before, these deaths can be interpreted as a protest to the lax attitude most games take towards violence. Back in the old days, if a parent caught one of their children smoking a cigarette, they might force their kid into a closet and refuse to let them out until they’ve smoked the whole pack, with hopes that it will turn the kid off from the habit....

July 9, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Lisa Foster

All Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 1 Battle Pass rewards

The Big Bang has come and gone, bringing with it a cavalcade of new content toFortnite. But for some, the usual grind never stops. This means there’s a shiny new Battle Passfilled to the brim with rewards. So let’s find out which rewards can be unlocked in this brave new world. Let me be clear — I have been playingFortniteprobably since it entered Early Access. But never have I ever spent real human dollars on the Battle Pass until today....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Gregory Gonzales

All new badges added in PEAK Mesa update

PEAK‘s “the Mesa” update introduced a desolate new biome, a campervan’s worth of new items, and a fresh set of badges for all of us aspiring scouts to collect. Every new badge in PEAK’s “the Mesa” update, and how to get them The Mesa update added ten new badges toPEAK, bringingthe total number of badges in the game from 32to 42. As you can probably guess, you can only unlock most of the new badges while playing in the MESA, a craggy, sun-bleached desert full of natural perils and hidden secrets....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Hannah Jones

Bayonetta looks great even in prototype form

Some early test footage of Platinum Games’ balls-to-the-wall action titleBayonettahas made its way to the Internet, and it has to be said that even as a prototype video, it looks quite sexy indeed. The footage shows titular hero Bayonetta beating up on some generic karate dudes, and gives you a good idea of how the combat will flow. I also said “titular” without any trace of irony. Bayonettais definitely among the sexiest releases this year and should hopefully provide a hardcore and entertaining action experience that will at least be better thanNinja Blade....

July 9, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Nathan Smith

Beat Saber’s newest DLC pack features Lizzo’s most iconic songs

Turns out I’m 100% a gamer Lizzo has been one of the most prolific pop artists of the last few years, releasing bop after endlessly catchy bop. She made news recently by elegantly playing the former presidentJames Madison’s crystal flute in the Library of Congress, reminding us that she’s not just a great performer, but also a highly trained musician. Lizzo has brought fresh, bright sounds to pop that have been missing for a while, and she’s also done a lot to give back after all of her success....

July 9, 2025 · 2 min · 276 words · Vanessa Bates

Best Classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 – BG3 Class Tier List

When creating your playable character inBaldur’s Gate 3, you have a host of different options to choose from that will affect your character’s appearance and abilities. As you make your character, you will have to select what Class you’ll belong to. This can be confusing, as there are 12 different classes that each come with subclasses. The Class you pick will affect your playstyle, so it is a choice that should be taken with care....

July 9, 2025 · 5 min · 989 words · Billy Doyle