Category: Gaming

Best Buy are not in Nintendo’s best books (Nintendo) A leak that seemed to reveal when pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 will start may not be as reliable as it first seemed. When a new game or console is announced there’s only one thing publishers are interested in: pre-orders. The lack of them, in the immediate aftermath of the Xbox One’s reveal, put Microsoft into a tailspin they still haven’t got out of, and similar problems have rushed many … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order details leaked but there’s confusion over the date”

An awful lot happened with Nintendo today (YouTube) GameCentral runs through all the key reveals from the Switch 1 focused Nintendo Direct, from the next Dragon Quest remake to a brand new Gradius game. With all of Nintendo’s big name reveals being saved for next week’s Nintendo Switch 2 showcase, it was peculiar to learn the company also had a Nintendo Direct for the Switch 1 scheduled for Thursday. Once it was announced, speculation ran rampant for what could be … Continue reading “Every trailer and everything you need to know from Nintendo Direct March 2025”

This is the newly revealed box art for the game (Nintendo) A new trailer for Metroid Prime 4 has revealed the first details of the plot and some new gameplay mechanics, but not whether there’ll be a native Switch 2 version. Thursday’s Nintendo Direct, for the original Switch, was strange for any number of reasons, not least because that the long-anticipated Switch 2 Direct is only next week. That and the fact that the most notable new announcements were two … Continue reading “The new Metroid Prime 4 trailer has the best Switch graphics ever”

Did anybody have these on their bingo card? (YouTube) Rumours of a niche Nintendo franchise being brought back for the original Switch have proven true – in fact there’s going to be two of them. With the Nintendo Switch 2 showcase happening next week, the annoucement of a surprise Nintendo Direct for the current Switch, on Thursday, was something of a shock. Although, when rumours of a Switch 1 focused showcase first made the rounds last month, it was suggested … Continue reading “Nintendo really is bringing back two niche franchises for Switch in 2026”

Now that was unexpected (Bandai Namco) The Switch 1 Nintendo Direct has been party to some shock announcements, as Sony follows Xbox’s lead in terms of multiformat releases. Nobody knew what to expect from Thursday’s surprise Nintendo Direct, which was focused on the original Switch console, but going in there were some vague rumours, the two main ones of which turned out to be true. One suggested that Nintendo was bringing back a niche franchise, which they are (in fact, … Continue reading “Two PlayStation exclusives coming to Nintendo Switch as Sony goes multiformat”

It’s not officially confirmed but, after Suicide Squad, going back to Batman makes perfect sense (Warner Bros.) The next Batman game from Arkham Knight developer Rocksteady is hiring new staff and the job ads give away quite a bit of information. After Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League flopped hard for Warner Bros., developer Rocksteady is reportedly going back to what it does best, with a new single-player Batman game. Exact details are unsurprisingly nebulous, but it’s been described as … Continue reading “Rocksteady’s new Batman game is coming to PS6 and next gen Xbox”

Only a week to go (TikTok) With only a week to go until the first of the Nintendo Switch 2 live events, fans have spotted that preparations have begun. People were already obsessed with the Nintendo Switch 2 before Nintendo formally announced the thing, but things got even more out of control when details started leaking at the end of 2024. The January reveal only heightened fans’ excitement and while Nintendo has kept quiet on the specifics, plenty have made … Continue reading “Obsessive Nintendo Switch 2 fans are getting hyped over footage of a building”

Is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe happening? (Nintendo) Fan expectations are through the roof for today’s Nintendo Direct, with theories including a Smash Bros. rerelease and a Halo port. Despite the big Nintendo Switch 2 showcase happening next week, Nintendo still wants to give the original Switch some love, with a shorter but no less intriguing showcase scheduled for later today. Officially, there’s no clue at all as to what the Direct will talk about – other than there’ll be … Continue reading “Smash Bros. rumoured for today’s Nintendo Direct after director hints at reveal”

Will we see more of Metroid Prime 4 today? (Nintendo) The Thursday letters page is convinced a new Donkey Kong game is coming to Nintendo Switch 2, as one reader worries when the new The Witcher trilogy will be completed. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Farewell giftWell, I wouldn’t have betted on that. All the rumours were true and there really is going to be a Switch 1 Direct this week. The dangers of casual gamers … Continue reading “Games Inbox: What games will be in today’s Nintendo Direct?”

The First Berserker: Khazan – all it’s lacking is some new ideas (Nexon) A spin-off from the Dungeon & Fighter series proves to be one of the best new action role-players of recent years, with influences from Nioh and Sekiro. If you don’t know what Dungeon Fighter Online (aka Dungeon & Fighter, aka DNF) is then The First Berserker: Khazan must seem like the most generic-sounding and uninteresting game imaginable, based solely on the name. It certainly doesn’t make it … Continue reading “The First Berserker: Khazan review – the best Soulslike of 2025”