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Feel the beat. Keen to make sure no one missed any hot Rhythm Heaven Groove content, Nintendo plonked it right at the very start of today's Direct, and it continues to look wonderful. Today's new overview trailer gave us a taste of some of the 80 new rhythm minigames available in Groove, but the thing that really caught our eye was the multiplayer modes, which will be slotting straight into our game night rotations.

And some companies even reckon prices will get worse before they get better.

Blizzard Entertainment announced hero 52, Shion, for Overwatch, who is coming to the hero shooter with season 3.

Pokémon Go's "Candela's Quest for Victory" event runs from June 9-15 and features incentives to power up your Pokémon. Our guide lists all the perks.

Nintendo's next sports game bundle will include... thumb wrestling?

Grand Theft Auto 6 was notably absent from Summer Game Fest 2026, so we've explained why that's likely the case.

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Creeping out later this year. A little game called Minecraft, you might have heard of it, is getting a native release on Switch 2 later this year. You'll be able to enjoy the new(ish) 'vibrant visuals' display with enhanced lighting, while importing any creations you've already done on the Switch version. Unfortunately, there are no details as to whether current owners will be able to take advantage of any discounts, but we'll let you know if we hear any different.

Big Walk, from the creators of Untitled Goose Game, will be available August 4.

Wuhu Island is calling once more: Nintendo has revealed it'll be taking us back to its well-travelled retreat for a spot of Joy-Con-powered action when Nintendo Switch Sports Resort comes to Switch 2 on 22nd October.

NASA has announced the crew of its critical Artemis III.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is getting a Dark Arisen DLC expansion that introduces a chilly new mountainous area, in which there are flaming castles, some awful emaciated dragons, and ice giants who can freeze you solid by yawning. It'll arrive on October 9th after two free "major" updates, the first of which lands tomorrow. The base game is also getting a permanent discount from June 24th. Surely, all of this is incentive enough to finally stop griping about those niggling launch-day microtransactions, qu...

With a Mario-themed Bananza event in tow. We heard rumours of some incoming NSO challenges yesterday, and in today's Direct, they materialised. The 'DK Challenge' event kicks off tomorrow, 10th June, at 2am BST / 3am CET / 6pm PT (9th) / 9pm ET (9th), and will be sticking around until 1st September.

Here's where to find a lockpicking skill trainer and how to make picking locks easier in Gothic 1 Remake.

Apple has added direct touch input to Sidecar with macOS 27 Golden Gate and iPadOS 27, allowing users to tap and interact with macOS interface elements using a finger on their iPad for the first time. Previously, ‌Sidecar‌ was deliberately limited as a touch interface. While multi-touch gestures like two-finger scrolling, pinch-to-zoom, and three-finger editing gestures for copy, cut, paste, and undo have been supported for years, directly tapping to click links, open apps, or interact with macO...

The slim GPU pickings look set to continue.

Stellar physics. Korean dev Shift Up's hit action-adventure Stellar Blade is coming to Switch 2 this year. As revealed in today's Nintendo Direct, the game came out on PS5 back in 2024 with Sony publishing. Featuring scantily-clad ladies battling an assortment of vile monsters, it caused quite a stir, too, with its pretty ladies and impressive combat, and was generally well received by critics, having landed on a Metascore of 81.

We are so back, keyblade warriors.

Kingdom Hearts 4 finally returns with a new gameplay trailer, revealing fresh details about Quadratum, combat, and its Switch 2 launch.

Minecraft's 26.2 Pre-Release 5 update includes a change that makes it impossible to use commands to cheat in the game's Hardcore mode.

Stars Reach uses some incredible procedural simulation tech to power its worlds, and this also helps stop players from relying on wikis.

The first HD-2D game in the FINAL FANTASY series, FINAL FANTASY RESONANCE is set to arrive October 22nd

That company that makes the games about the plumber man, elf boy, and half-donkey half-gorilla held one of its "Directs" today, and lo and behold was the surprise showcase of a game that's been MIA for a surprisingly long time: Kingdom Hearts 4. The sequel was originally announced for the series' 20th anniversary in 2022, but has been noticeably absent for the past four years.

Try before you fly. We are approaching Nintendo's next big Switch 2 release with Star Fox, and today, we've learnt the development team behind it all. As revealed on Bluesky, Velan Studios is behind this one. "We’ve been passionately working on this for a while, and we’re so proud to finally share it with the world: Velan Studios is the developer of Star Fox," the accompanying message reads. "Collaborating with Nintendo and bringing Fox McCloud and crew to Nintendo Switch 2 is truly an honor."

Nintendo dropped a lot of news for Xenoblade fans this morning.

On top of showing off Kingdom Hearts 4, Square Enix also gave us a release date for DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World as it arrives December 3rd

Secretlab returns with its first brand new gaming chair design in years, and this one's all about clean design and task-focused function.

Steven Spielberg's new sci-fi thriller Disclosure Day harkens back to previous films by Spielberg, particularly from the 1980s

Fantaztic. Sega and Atlus brought the big guns to the Nintendo Direct today with Persona Metaphor: ReFantazio for the Switch 2. Originally released in 2024, the JRPG garnered critical acclaim across the board for its visuals and mechanics, and fans have been itching to see it launch on Nintendo's console. Your wait is almost over – it will release on 12th November 2026.

Nomad today introduced two new products in its Stellar Orange colorway, expanding the number of accessories it offers in the unique shade. Stellar Orange matches the Cosmic Orange color that Apple used for the iPhone 17 Pro and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max. The Stellar Orange Stand One is a 2-in–1 charging stand that's priced at $135. It was previously available in silver and carbide, but it now comes in bright orange. It is a Qi2 charger that charges a MagSafe iPhone at up to 25W. The upright charger su...

An affordable 1440p mini-LED gaming monitor with truly eye-popping performance.

The 20 Year Celebration edition includes all DLC content. Rise of the Tomb Raider, the second in Crystal Dynamics’s Lara Croft reboots that was originally released in 2015, has been revealed for Switch 2 - and it’s out now. Developed by Aspyr, who also handled last year’s Tomb Raider: Definite Edition port, Rise Of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration features all previously released add-ons seen in other releases, including:

Kingdom Hearts 4 (styled as KINGDOM HEARTS IV) from developer Square Enix is actually alive and well, with a new teaser trailer

Final Fantasy Resonance is the first game in the series to employ the popular modern-retro art style.

Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote may have seemed relatively quiet on the Vision Pro front, but the visionOS 27 beta contains a decent amount of new features and quality of life improvements that are likely to be welcomed by the headset's user base. As you'd expect, visionOS 27 is getting the new Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features that Apple has brought to iOS 27 and macOS 27, but this time they feel more seamlessly integrated into the platform compared to previous efforts. For example, Vision Pro ...