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Looks like it’s not just boats and planes you’ll get to drive in Mario Kart World (Nintendo) Ahead of a dedicated Nintendo Direct, people have already uncovered some of Mario Kart World’s secrets at a recent Switch 2 event. While there remains some understandable controversy regarding Mario Kart World’s price, it’s hard not to be excited for what is set up to be the largest entry in the series. We were very impressed by it after our hands-on preview and … Continue reading “Mario Kart World has secret vehicles and a ‘damn good’ 120fps mode”

Grab the PS5 cheap while you can (Sony Interactive Entertainment) SHOPPING – Contains affiliated content. Products featured in this Metro article are selected by our shopping writers. If you make a purchase using links on this page, Metro.co.uk will earn an affiliate commission. Click here for more information. If you’re looking to pick up a Sony PS5 before the price increase, several UK retailers have deals on a cheap Astro Bot bundle. Amid looming US tariffs and ‘fluctuating exchange rates’, … Continue reading “PS5 and Astro Bot bundle will save you £160 before Sony’s price hike”

People may think twice about modding Switch consoles if this is going to be the norm (Nintendo) Although he’s been hit with a prison sentence, a man arrested for selling modded Nintendo Switch consoles in Japan won’t be serving jail time. It has been repeatedly demonstrated how ruthless Nintendo can be when it comes to protecting its property. You’re likely already aware about its lawsuit against Palworld developer Pocketpair, but Nintendo won’t just target other companies. In the past, it … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch modder handed suspended prison sentence in a first for Japan”

A modest makeover (Nintendo) New pictures provide a better look at the Nintendo Switch 2’s user interface, and it looks like a minor upgrade over the original console. The Nintendo Switch 2 might sport mouse functionality and vastly improved technical specifications, but the console itself is largely an iterative upgrade. This is most clear in the system’s user interface, shown off during the Switch 2 Direct earlier this month, which is basically the same as the original console aside from … Continue reading “Nintendo Switch 2 online menu revealed and it’s a small improvement”

Verdansk’s return brought a lot of players back to Call Of Duty (Activision) There was a lot of fan demand for Call Of Duty: Warzone to bring back the Verdansk map and yet Activision could still take it away a second time. Amid chatter of dwindling player counts and a possible shutdown, Call Of Duty: Warzone reintroduced its original map, Verdansk, as part of its season three update earlier this month. Considering there have been fan demands for Verdansk to … Continue reading “Call Of Duty: Warzone devs say Verdansk map is here to stay… for now”

You will need a separate mobile app to make use of this change though (Nintendo) Nintendo is adding an option to repair weapons in the Legend Of Zelda games for Switch 2 though not in the way some fans would have hoped. There were once claims of an enhanced version of The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild running on the Nintendo Switch 2 but, at the time, it was unclear if this was a tech demo or something … Continue reading “Legend Of Zelda Nintendo Switch 2 ports will address their most controversial feature”

A cuddly nightmare (Netflix Games) An episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror has spawned a virtual pet sim, described as a ‘Tamagotchi-gone-wrong’. Several episodes of Black Mirror have explored dystopian near-future depictions of games, between the interactive Bandersnatch and the augmented reality nightmare in Playtest, but an episode in the latest season takes a different approach. In season seven episode Plaything, a former games journalist who is obsessed with a mysterious game from the 1990s becomes the main suspect in a … Continue reading “Black Mirror’s freaky Thronglets is an actual game you can download for free”

How much would you pay for Marathon? (Sony) Bungie and Sony plan to sell the new Marathon as a ‘premium’ product though they have promised it won’t be a full price game. It’s been nearly two years since Sony announced it was reviving Bungie’s Marathon series, albeit as the publisher’s next crack at a live service game. After a long silence and a change in directors, Bungie finally lifted the lid on Marathon over the weekend via a livestream, where … Continue reading “PS5 live service game Marathon launches this year with even less content than Concord”