Which is why we also love the leaks and rumors that fill in the gaps between major game news. The terminally online love to speculate, gossip, and claim that their uncles and aunts who work at Valve told them that Half-Life 3 is finally right around the corner (more on that below). 2024 was full of juicy leaks and rumors, some of which were true and others that were nothing but hot air. From the divisive reactions to its multiplatform plans to layoffs and the shuttering of lauded studios like Tango Gameworks, there hasn’t been much of a reason to be excited for Xbox recently. Microsoft is hoping to change that on Sunday as it will hold its annual Xbox Games Showcase to give us a glimpse at titles coming from its first-party studios and third-party partners over the course of the next year or two.
An April 11 report from IGN originally elevated May 8 as the new US pre-order date, but the publication has since walked that back. In fact, that date was already the one slated for Nintendo to confirm the first batch of pre-orders through its site. The Nintendo Switch 2 has a 1080p 7.9-inch display with a 120Hz refresh and HDR compatibility. It also supports up to 4K output at 120Hz (with variable refresh rates) when docked. We don’t know who is making Donkey Kong Bananza, but all signs point to it being Nintendo’s star team.
NEWS Marathon is an extraction shooter, but also a “story engine”, according to Bungie. Bungie reveals a brand-new gameplay trailer for its new game Marathon as well as when it will be releasing to the masses. Nintendo Switch fans can soon look forward to a brand-new cozy game inspired by beloved titles like Stardew Valley and Pokemon. Blacknut’s library now includes four new titles from Blowfish Studios, enhancing genre variety with horror, mystery, and strategy games.
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The console will launch with exclusive titles like Mario Kart World and will be backward-compatible with most Switch games. Mobile gaming is a behemoth in terms of annual revenue, and our gaming news coverage includes iOS, Android, mobile web and more, including companies like Netflix trying to get a foot in the door. We also report on the AAA gaming studios, which are increasingly a target for acquisitive giants like Microsoft and Sony. On April 2, Nintendo announced that the Switch 2 would cost $450 standalone, or $500 with a bundled digital copy of the new Mario Kart game, Mario Kart World.
Xbox leadership has been more wishy-washy when it comes to confirming how prevalent and widespread this initiative will be. We’ll have to wait and see if games like Avowed and Fable wind up going multiplatform in 2025. Nintendo confirms that the Nintendo Switch 2 will release on June 5th 2025.
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Could these games be enhanced to take advantage of the increased horsepower of the Switch 2? In an “Ask the Developer” page on its site, Nintendo says that old games are working through a real-time translation system, which sounds similar to how Rosetta allows modern Macs to run old software. With that said, the new and old Switch are much closer in hardware than that. As of April 1, the vast majority of Switch 2 games are marked as compatible, but many popular games are said to have some issues. Nintendo has marked most of these as “under investigation,” suggesting a fix may be on the way in time for launch. In the initial Nintendo Switch 2 press release, Nintendo reiterated that physical and digital Switch games will work on the new system.