Mario Kart World has been confirmed as the headline launch title for the Nintendo Switch 2. As previously teased when we first got a look at the game in January, Mario Kart World will feature 24 characters per race across 7 new cups. With a stacked grid, the game will feature a load of new playable characters to the racing franchise, including Hammer Bros, Lakitu and the Cow from Moo Moo Meadows.

Known for its comprehensive online presence, India Today Gaming has consistently delivered quality editorial pieces, including news, event updates, an… This can be good for those who enjoyed the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3. However, I’m hoping it doesn’t stray too far from the original’s corniness and dry humor. It’s not like I really need an excuse to play Resident Evil 4 for the umpteenth time. It’s one of my favorite games of all time, so I’ll be there, campy jokes or otherwise. Exoprimal, the game that shattered everyone’s dream of a new Dino Crisis, got a new trailer at the 2022 Capcom Showcase.

James Bendon and Krafton have revealed the Dinkum 1.0 release date, with the cozy Aussie farming and life sim due out in full later this month. Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada have been delayed in order to “align with the timing” of US pre-orders. Blizzard has released the 2025 roadmap for Diablo 4, and while there’s lots on the way, much of what’s being added won’t be sticking around. Bloodborne and Demon’s Souls producer Teruyuki Toriyama has announced new studio Sirius, which is aiming to go big right out of the gate.

Then Microsoft started releasing its games on PC, and a select few of Sony’s games also came to PC. Not only did MLB The Show 21 release for Xbox One and Xbox Series X

Since the launch of Battlefield Labs, things have been coming out like a broken faucet. On this week’s Vergecast, I spoke with David, covering the good, the bad, and the painful parts of my hands-on with the Switch 2. Listen to me gush about Donkey Kong Bananza, gripe about the price, and reaffirm just how much the Joy-Con mouse mode plays hell on my shoulders. On X he posted several clips talking about how he championed the idea to include Wii Sports with the system over the objections of Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto.

At the same time, small entertainment website The Den merged into IGN and added non-gaming content to the growing network. Snowball held an IPO in 2000, but shed most of its other properties during the dot-com bubble. IGN prevailed with growing audience numbers and a newly established subscription service called IGN Insider (later IGN Prime), which led to the shedding of the name “Snowball” and adoption of IGN Entertainment on May 10, 2002.

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Bandai Namco has shared some fun stats regarding Elden Ring Nightreign’s recent network test, including the number of times players killed its Nightlord. Monster Hunter Wilds has hit another major sales milestone, developer and publisher Capcom has announced, and it’s broken another company record too. NetEase has revealed the release date for Marvel Rivals season 2, and it looks to be bringing two new playable characters and more next week. Krafton’s inZoi has reached a major sales milestone just a week after launching in Early Access, the developer has revealed. A new Pacific Drive update is here, and it’s bringing a brand new roguelite-style game mode, as well as lots of other improvements and tweaks. Geoff Keighley has revealed the date on which the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase in summer will air, and it’ll feature more info about The Outer Worlds 2.

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Throughout 2024, companies like Sony Interactive Entertainment, EA, Riot Games, Embracer Group, and more laid off developers, shut down studios, and canceled video games in development. “Survive until 2025” currently seems to be the mentality of many in the video game industry; hopefully, things get better next year rather than getting worse. 2023 was historic when it came to the number of video game industry layoffs that took place during it. Companies like Embracer continued their downsizing initiatives, but it wasn’t the only major culprit this year. That dubious honor goes to Microsoft, which has laid off nearly 3,000 Xbox developers this year following its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

These ranged from games getting pushed back several weeks or months to games not even scheduled for 2021 releases getting bumped into 2023. It affected everything from giant games like Overwatch 2 to smaller indie titles, and many of the announcements blamed the pandemic for slowing down the workflow. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators’ opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands.

Go to the Rewards hub on the Xbox profile across devices and look for the Candy Crush gift card in the Rewards catalog. Once redeemed, an email with the gift card code and instructions on how to redeem will be sent to the King account on file (wherever Candy Crush Saga or Candy Crush Soda Saga is played). Check out the full list of cloud-playable games available to stream on supported devices here. The original Switch has, to put it mildly, struggled to run some of the late-generation software that’s come down the pike.

Some lucky fans will be able to play Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon way early, courtesy of a newly announced playtest that’s fast approaching. Bungie at last reveals four classes from its upcoming extraction shooter Marathon, while promising even more are on the way. Nintendo has announced the release date for the upcoming live-action Zelda movie, but it’s going to be a while before you can see it. Atomfall’s player count has passed a major milestone within its first week of release, developer and publisher Rebellion has announced. FromSoftware and Nintendo have announced The Duskbloods, a Switch 2-exclusive multiplayer action-RPG coming sometime next year.

The company now seems in a position to take on some of the biggest processors from rivals, such as AMD’s Z1 and Z2 chips that you’ll find in some of the best gaming handhelds. Stay tuned to Xbox Wire for future updates and the latest and greatest Xbox news. For support related to Xbox updates, visit the official Xbox Support site. Besides Xbox gift cards, Rewards points can also be used for a $3 Candy Crush gift card. This comes with 48 hours of unlimited lives so players can continue to solve tasty puzzles while getting rewarded with in-game combos.

However, it noted that “certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.” We now have more information on which games are working thanks to a guide Nintendo put together. Nintendo confirmed in November 2024 that the Nintendo Switch 2 will be backwards compatible. It will also feature access to Nintendo Online, so users will be able to play all of those old retro titles.

When launching Assassin’s Creed Shadows, players can select other Assassin’s Creed games from an in-game hub and see a pop-up with information about each game. They can then directly launch the available Assassin’s Creed games with one-click from within Assassin’s Creed Shadows. If the game is not owned or isn’t available on the cloud, players will receive a notification.