Following Mario RPG, the Switch eShop has a sleepy holiday week

The Switch eShop has been bombarded with late-comer indies, AAA releases, and first party Nintendo games forweeks. Now, there’s a calm before the final holiday push, and Nintendo isn’t even headlining anything this week in particular. Instead,Nintendo is reminding folks to check out their holiday sales, and that’s not a bad idea! Their Cyber Deals sale is currently running through December 3 (at 11:59 PM PT), and some stuff is up to 50% off....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · James Mclaughlin

Fruit Fight! codes (May 2025)

Updated: Jul 30, 2025 We looked for new codes! You joinedFruit Fight!and entered the lobby, but everyone seemed stronger than you. That’s because they have better fruit than you. You unlock most fruits by reaching certain KO thresholds, and that’s where codes inFruit Fight!come into play and help you with that. By redeeming codes inFruit Fight!, you will get free KOs and wheelspins. You can spin the wheel inFF!for more rewards, one of them being a very rare Lightning Fruit with cool moves....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 397 words · Jay Myers

Helldivers 2 players have become walking matchsticks following recent fire buff

Helldivers 2players have been feeling a little hot under the collar lately. Followingupdate 01.000.200, divers have been reporting that deaths due to burning have increased dramatically. The patch included a buff to fire tick rate, andHelldivers 2players are turning to ash before they can react. The recent update brought many new changes to the table. Weapons got rebalanced, enemy behavior was tweaked, and fixes were addressed. Nestled in the list of weapon changes was this particular line: Fire damage per tick increased by 50% (from all sources)....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 466 words · Rebecca Davis

How to get the Barrow-Dyad Exotic in Destiny 2

Destiny 2has a unique new Exotic weapon forEpisode: Heresy:the Barrow-Dyad. The circular sub-machine gun certainly has a fun look, but beyond that, it’s a force to be reckoned with. Guardians will want to hunt down the Barrow-Dyad for themselves, but they’ll need to know how first. WhileDestiny 2players may be a bit spoiled after the ease of obtainingthe Lodestar Exoticin this Episode, Barrow Dyad will take a bit more work. A multi-part Exotic Quest will take players across the system, into The Nether, and beyond to earn the chic new gun....

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 1044 words · Annette Snow

How to use Cheat Codes in GTA: The Trilogy – the Definitive Edition on Netflix mobile

Now thatGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – the Definitive Editionis accessible with a Netflix subscription, more people than ever can play the popular trilogy. One of the funniest things to do in the games is use some Cheat Codes to get a fun advantage in the open-world titles. However, it can be tricky figuring out how to use Cheat Codes inGTA: The Trilogy – the Definitive Editionon Netflix mobile. How to access the cheats menu Thankfully, regardless of whichGrand Theft Autoyou are playing, inputting cheats is the same....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 275 words · Leslie Morgan

Mario Tennis Aces just got a sizable patch with several online and offline fixes

On July 1 a rating system will be introduced Mario Tennis Acesarrived just recently on Switch, and fans already have a laundry wishlist of things they want to see Nintendo implement. No longer is this the era of the “ship a game and move on” mentality, as Nintendo has been steadily supporting their online titles — no doubt to prep their fans for their looming paid online service. Acesjust got a new patch (1....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Lisa Bennett

Sakura Revolution launches in Japan December 15

Mobile Maidens Sega has announced that its newSakura Warsmobile title,Sakura Kakumei: Hanasaku Otome-tachi,(or Sakura Revolution)will arrive in Japan on iOS and Android platforms December 15. Developed by Delightworks, Sakura Revolution is a scaled-down take on Sega’s cultSakura Warsseries, as young women of various artistic endeavors take to their “Spiricle Dress” battle armor to fight off invading inter-dimensional monsters and demons.Sakura Revolutionwill feature touch-screen turn-based battles, intense boss fights and – as a free-to-play title – will no doubt come laden with microtransactions....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 123 words · Wendy Rodgers

Shiro Tokisada Amakusa will bring devastating power to Samurai Shodown

Former Samurai Showdown boss Shiro returns to the battle SNK has released the first full gameplay trailer for the next DLC character headed to its claret-splattered fighterSamurai Shodown. Shiro Tokisada Amakusa will be the third fighter to arrive as part ofSamSho‘s Season 3 pass, following on from recent returneesCham ChamandHibiki Takane. The arrival of Shiro has been foretold for some time, withSamurai Shodown‘s post-credits sequence featuring a teasing glimpse of an ominous glowing orb....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 229 words · Samantha Stone

Smash boss Sakurai says he stopped writing about games he plays on Twitter to avoid speculation

You can tell me via DM In case you missed it,Super Smash Bros.boss Masahiro Sakurai likes to share what he’s been up to in Japan’s Famitsu magazine fairly regularly. Whether it’s health updates or insights into the developmental process, Sakurai is one of the more open developers that works on projects for Nintendo of Japan, likely due to the fact that he’s actually an employee of Sora Ltd (his own company), which is contracted out for games likeSmash Bros....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Joshua Jackson

That extremely popular DOTA Auto Chess game is exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC

The one that got Valve’s blessing SoDOTA Auto Chessis really taking over the PC arena. It got so big that Valve actually stepped in and spoke to developer Dragon Nest about it, and allowed them to make their own game withoutDOTAcharacters with their blessing. Naturally, Valve is still supporting the original project within theirDOTA 2architecture. We just spoke about it recently actually! It’s going to be a big thing in some regions and…drumroll, the PC Gaming Show already warned you…it’sexclusive to the Epic Games Storeon PC!...

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Jenna Hill

The consolidated Team ASOBI has begun development on its ‘most ambitious’ game

Astro Souls Sony Interactive Entertainment has made it very clear that it is putting almost all of its eggs in the Team ASOBI basket.As noted by Gematsu, theAstro Botdeveloper — recently consolidated as PlayStation’s “main” in-house studio — has now begun work on a brand new unannounced project, which the studio is calling its “most ambitious game yet.” “We are a new and dynamic PlayStation Studio based in vibrant Tokyo, Japan,”reads a statement on Team ASOBI’s new game website....

August 9, 2025 · 2 min · 318 words · Steven Torres

The Sonic Frontiers main theme brings back memories of playing Sonic in the 2000s

It fits TheSonic Frontiersmain theme is out, and like its title, it makes a statement:“I’m Here.”Ahead of launchwe’ve gotten a look at the ending song, and now it’s the main theme’s time to shine. Tomoya Ohtani, composer for the series,stepped in on Twitter to intro the songand gave the following context for it: “Finally we have released the main theme for the game! How did it make you feel? The Arrangement manages to showcase the multiple emotions ofSonic Frontiers....

August 9, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Paul Huffman

Ubisoft is looking at The Crew 2’s AI rubber banding, loot rates, and exploits

A quick rundown of future bug fixes and improvements I had my funscrewing aroundwith cars, boats, planes, and even a hovercraft inThe Crew 2, but now I’m playing the Waiting Game. As you can see inthis roadmapfor 2018, Ubisoft plans to add two new vehicles each month and, most notably, PvP lobbies in December. In the mean time, the developers will be issuing bug fixes, improvements, and generally getting started on their long-term support plans....

August 9, 2025 · 3 min · 549 words · Jeffrey Lewis