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Bloober Team's Switch 2 Exclusive Onyx: The Dark Grip Is the Most Nintendo-Sounding Game Ever

Bloober Team revealed Onyx: The Dark Grip, a 2.5D "dark adventure" launching exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 next year, developed by its subsidiary Broken Mirror Games. Players act as a god possessing an ordinary man named Holden, using touchscreen, microphone, and gyroscope gestures to intervene in his world. The game has been in development for three years, with a score by Jan Borysewicz recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Have Four Performance Modes On PS5 Pro

Final Fantasy VII Revelation will offer four graphics modes on PS5 Pro: Quality, Performance – Sharp, Performance – Soft, and a mode using PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution for 4K image quality and 60 FPS gameplay. Director Naoki Hamaguchi said the modes differ in hair, environmental detailing, and shading. The game launches on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, and PC on April 8, 2027.

Lord of the Rings Games Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War Finally Come to Switch 2

The acclaimed Lord of the Rings games Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War are finally coming to Switch 2 on 30th September, with all previously released DLC included. Aspyr handled the conversions, and both games are available in a new bundle that can be pre-ordered for 50 percent off, with the bundle priced at £62.99 / $70 without the discount.

IO Interactive delays 007 First Light on Switch 2 for a third time, now set for March 2027

IO Interactive has delayed the Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light for a third time, moving its release to March 2027. Technical producer Cristina Vega told Korean outlet Inven Global that the team needed a breather and that marketing requests and other factors left no choice, with the aim of letting fans play the most polished version on Switch 2. She said the port is close to its final phase and that compromises on Switch 2, such as lower object detail at a distance, are limited to areas that are not crucial to players. The game sold 4 million copies within three months of its May release this year.

Official Pokémon Account Shares Suspiciously HD Ruby and Sapphire Footage, Fueling Switch Port Rumors

An official Pokémon social media account posted a 30-second clip of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire running in high resolution, prompting fans to speculate that Switch ports are coming. The clip's length matches the Switch and Switch 2's automatic 30-second gameplay capture, and official channels normally don't use emulated versions of older Pokémon games in promotional clips. Dataminers previously found that this year's Switch ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen seemingly included ROM support for all third-gen mainline games, including Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald.

Tokyo Game Show 2026 celebrated the past, and an uncertain AI future | Opinion

Tokyo Game Show 2026's 30th instalment ran only four of its five days after the final day was canceled due to an oncoming typhoon, with remakes and legacy IP dominating the showfloor. A preliminary CESA report found 86% of developers self-reported using AI tools, up from 51% last year, while Level-5 drew controversy for prominent AI use in its showcase and trailers, prompting CEO Akihiro Hino to apologize.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave After 130+ Hours – Was It Worth It? | Podcast

This episode of The Game Informer Show spends a large chunk of time on Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, with Eric sharing thoughts after putting 130+ hours into Intelligent Systems' strategy-RPG. The show then briefly touches on early impressions of Control Resonant, and Alex reports back from Blizzcon 2026, including hands-on time with the World of Warcraft: Forever beta.

The Video Games And More You Should Play This Weekend – September 18, 2026

Game Informer rounds up the games worth playing this weekend, including this week's releases Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave and Marvel's Wolverine, plus Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, and Aniimo. The Crazy Taxi-inspired Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! is now available on Switch 2. At BlizzCon, Blizzard announced World of Warcraft: Forever, expanding vanilla WoW with new zones, raids, and 1,000 new quests.

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Review – Let The Games Begin

Game Informer's Eric Van Allen reviewed Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave for Switch 2, calling it one of his favorite settings and stories in the series even as repetition and overabundance weigh it down. The game uses a three-act structure with four Flame Lords who each get their own route, and players can confront the final boss Balor at any time, with more assembled lords making the last campaign easier. He reached the credits in over 130 hours while still missing some scenes and events, praising the chapter bookend and coliseum battles while finding dungeon exploration and the daily activity loop repetitive enough to auto-battle through.

Assuming Nintendo doesn't release any more Switch 1 games (reminder: they didn't announce last week)...

Survey: over 40% of US users cancelling Xbox Game Pass, PS Plus and Switch Online cite rising costs

Circana survey data shows that over 40% of US users cancelling Xbox Game Pass Essential, PS Plus Essential and Nintendo Switch Online cite cost as a primary driver. Analyst Mat Piscatella stressed the figure reflects why existing cancellers leave, not how many people are cancelling. Among recent Nintendo Switch Online cancellers, 50% said they liked the service but couldn't justify the cost within their budget, up from 40% earlier in the year, while the same figure for Xbox Game Pass Essential and PS Plus Essential rose from 37% in Q1 to 40% now.

Nintendo hasn't announced a new Nintendo-developed/published game for Switch 1 since March 2025

What We Want From The Ocarina Of Time Remake | The Game Informer Show

This week's Game Informer Show discusses what the team wants from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, which showed off a new look for Link during a Nintendo Direct. The episode also covers reactions to two back-to-back Nintendo Directs featuring Metroid: Ravenous and Kirby and the World Beyond, plus impressions of Marvel's Wolverine and highlights from Gamescom 2026.

Newzoo: Most established live-service and evergreen titles were flat or down year over year in H1 2026

Newzoo data shows most established live-service and evergreen titles were flat or declined year over year in H1 2026, with growth limited to titles including World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, Overwatch, Roblox and select Tencent international releases. The firm forecasts 3% console player growth this year, up from 0.5% in 2025, driven by Grand Theft Auto 6 and PlayStation. Tencent led Q1 2026's top 10 public games companies with $10.8 billion in revenue, up 11.9%, as the group totaled $37.4 billion, up 6.7%.

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Anomaly President Early Access Review: Dead Cells Meets Fallout Shelter

Anomaly President from Phew Phew Games is now in Early Access on Steam, blending Dead Cells-style roguelike combat with Fallout Shelter-style base building. By day you manage a campaign bus with food, storage and sleeping space; by night you kill rivals to earn votes, then spend run resources on new carriages and skill trees. Combat feels fluid, though bus management can frustrate when staff deaths shut down rooms.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Gets 3.0.2 Update for Series' 25th Anniversary

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has received a surprise 3.0.2 patch celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series, available on both Switch and Switch 2 versions. The update adds a single leaf item, claimable from the in-house mailbox after installing the patch, with a message to fans and a Nintendo N64 stamp. The rest of the patch notes cover various bug fixes.

30 Best Nintendo Switch 2 Games To Play Right Now

GameSpot rounds up the 30 best Nintendo Switch 2 games to play right now, including Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, with some Switch 1 games improved through paid upgrades or better performance. The list also features Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, which includes the Phantom Liberty expansion and adds motion and mouse controls.