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Switch 2

I played the Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s worth the hype

Nintendo’s hybrid console gets new gimmicks, new games, and a tech upgrade to meet the wider games industry.

  • Tim Biggs

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The Nintendo Switch 2 will launch on June 5.

Nintendo unveils Switch 2, set for June release

The system supports 4K graphics, has an integrated voice chat platform and will cost $700.

  • Tim Biggs
Billy Mitchell in 1999 after achieving a perfect Pac-Man score in Florida.

Arcade champion wins lawsuit against Queensland YouTube creator

American videogame champion Billy Mitchell has been awarded $350,000 in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Karl Jobst.

  • Rex Martinich
Netflix has announced a multiplayer online game called Spirit Crossing, developed by Spry Fox.

After dominating television, Netflix is setting its sights on gaming

In a matter of years, Netflix’s new head of games believes we’ll all be playing Netflix games on any device we choose.

  • Tim Biggs
Split Fiction

Video game auteur’s latest two-player tale is another bizarre hit

New adventure games you can play on the couch next to a friend are vanishingly rare, but Josef Fares has the genre dialled in.

  • Tim Biggs
The Sims has been around for 25 years, but gamers certainly aren’t bored with it yet.

‘You feel like God’: How The Sims has remained wonderfully wacky for 25 years

A game in which you can build your dream home, become a celebrity, and get revenge without consequence? The Sims cracked the code on life simulation.

  • Nell Geraets
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Magic plays a big role in the world of Avowed, even if you like to stick to swords and shields.

Microsoft’s first big game of the year is an RPG masterpiece

Avowed is a brilliant story, a wonderful world and an excuse for a lot of crunchy first-person combat rolled up into an excellent and breezy RPG.

  • Tim Biggs
The latest Assassin’s Creed is set in Japan, and features a pair of protagonists.

Assassin’s Creed is finally heading to Japan. It needs to hit the mark

The long-awaited feudal Japan episode of the long-running series follows a ninja and a samurai in a period of civil war. For Ubisoft, it could be a make or break.

  • Tim Biggs
The first edition of the Chromatic comes with a new official version of Tetris.

The modern Game Boy with ties to a military weapons contractor

Despite its strange provenance, the Modretro Chromatic is an incredible device if you’re looking for a direct replacement for a 1998 Game Boy Color.

  • Tim Biggs
The Nintendo Switch 2 comes with magnetic controllers that can attach to the system, as well as a dock for playing on a TV.

Nintendo’s successor to its wildly popular Switch appears to play it safe

The Switch 2 will have rather large shoes to fill when it releases later this year.

  • Tim Biggs

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