News Pokémon Unite Ending Service For Switch In March 2027
"Thank you for playing"
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News Hori Unveils Brand New Legend Of Zelda Switch 2 Products
Just in time for the OoT remake
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Adjustments, fixes and more
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News Capcom Reveals Another Robot Master For Mega Man: Dual Override
Meet the "robot oil manager"
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News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles
Update: Avenging Spirit, Mole Mania & Revenge of the 'Gator are now available
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Both events have already "sold out"
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TodayTue, 27th Oct 2026
News Pokémon Unite Ending Service For Switch In March 2027
"Thank you for playing"
There's been a lot of talk about the free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite potentially winding down since it was officially dropped from the World Championships in July, and The Pokémon Company has today announced it's ending the service. This will be taking place on 23rd March 2027, and applies to "both the Nintendo Switch and...
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- Nintendo Switch
- Switch eShop
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News Hori Unveils Brand New Legend Of Zelda Switch 2 Products
Just in time for the OoT remake
Timed in with the launch of Ocarina of Time for the Switch 2 next week and Zelda's 40th anniversary celebrations, Japanese accessory maker HORI has announced a brand new line of Zelda-themed products. As highlighted on its website and social media, these items include a "slim hard pouch" (4,480 yen), a shoulder...
- Zelda
- Nintendo Switch 2
- Accessories
- Hori
- Nintendo
Adjustments, fixes and more
Earlier this month, Capcom mentioned how it was currently working on an update for the Switch 2 version of Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, and it's now officially live. It comes loaded with adjustments and fixes addressing issues with vocations, pawns, enemies and much more. So if you've encountered any bugs in the...
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- Capcom
- Updates
News Capcom Reveals Another Robot Master For Mega Man: Dual Override
Meet the "robot oil manager"
Capcom has been building excitement for Mega Man: Dual Override with new details and gameplay footage. Now, it's shared some footage of the Robot Master, Tank Man. As highlighted by Rockman Corner, this news was shared last week at Capcom's Paris Games Week Panel. It also gives us a brief look at his stage, which shows...
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- Nintendo Switch
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News Nintendo Expands Switch Online's Game Boy Library With Three More Titles
Update: Avenging Spirit, Mole Mania & Revenge of the 'Gator are now available
[Fri 23rd Oct, 2026 02:25 BST]: Following a Switch Online update last week adding three GBA titles, Nintendo has today announced it's adding three more Game Boy games to the subscription service next week. On 27th October 2026, this classic handheld library will be...
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- Nintendo Classics
Both events have already "sold out"
Ahead of the launch of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Switch 2 next week, Nintendo has officially revealed its midnight launch plans for the New York and
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YesterdayMon, 26th Oct 2026
Top Piks, as ranked by you
26th October 2026 marks the 25th anniversary of Pikmin's Japanese debut on GameCube. To celebrate, we're republishing this reader-ranked list of the best Pikmin games ahead of Pikmin 4's return on Switch 2 on 12th November. Enjoy! Beginning with the original Pikmin on GameCube back in 2001, Shigeru Miyamoto's...
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Community 42 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You
Part 13 - Unlucky for none
And we're back for the next instalment of our 'Games We Missed' series, where Nintendo Life readers nominate great Switch games we weren't able to cover with a review. For Part 13(!) of this twice-yearly series, we've got a whopping 42 games to consider for your wishlist spanning Switches 1 and 2, with trailers for your...
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News Nintendo Has Scheduled 3DS And Switch Maintenance For This Week
Never too late
Nintendo has released its weekly network maintenance schedule, and what do you know, the 3DS is back getting some TLC. Despite having all of its online servers shut down over two years ago now, 'All network services' for the beloved clamshell are being tinkered with later today for two hours from 10pm GMT / 11pm CET / 3pm PT. This...
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Mini Review Minecraft (Switch 2) - A Satisfying Upgrade Overall, But Where's Mouse Mode?
Another day, another Minecraft port
Minecraft has received around 20 different ports and versions since 2011. It was only a matter of time before one would show up for Switch 2, and while there aren't any big new features, it's a solid upgrade over the now-creaky Switch version. At its core, Minecraft is still just as infinitely deep and...
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Guide Modern Warfare 4's Best Guns In Multiplayer
The top weapons to aim for
The best guns in Modern Warfare 4 include a lethally-quick marksman rifle, an all purpose assault rifle, and a shotgun that can be wielded for fast hip-fire takedowns. To make the most of your first few hours in multiplayer, you’ll want to prioritise levelling up only the very best weapons. This guide explains the...
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News Nintendo's New Switch 2 Ad Is As Wholesome As They Come
We're not crying, YOU'RE crying
Trust Nintendo to catch you off guard on a Monday morning with a Switch 2 ad so wholesome it brings an actual tear to your eye. The latest from Nintendo UK is exactly that. It has it all — a break-up, university isolation, finding comfort in family — crammed into a swift one minute, and it shows us just how smug...
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- UK
- Nintendo Switch 2
Lava to see it
We imagine that most of you here will have heard of a little game called Super Mario Bros., right? But how many of you have thought about how strange the big showdowns with Bowser are? As far as 'boss battles' are concerned, there's very little... battling. Well, in a recent press conference celebrating his Order of Culture award,...
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UK Charts Switch Sports Resort And Call Of Duty Are Fast Off The Start Line
Modern Thumb Warfare
We made it to the final week of October, and the new releases show no sign of slowing down. Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 were the biggies this time around, and the multi-platform appeal of the latter meant that it secured the top spot (with a mere 3% of sales coming from Switch 2). Sports...
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- UK
News "We Couldn't Believe It" - Man's Forgotten Pokémon Collection Sells For $2 Million
Money where your Meowth is
We've heard all kinds of wild Pokémon resale stories over the years, but this one might just be the craziest of the bunch and has left us ringing our parents telling them to get up in the loft and look for our old collections again. Last week, we heard that a man from Woking, UK, had received an eye-watering £1.56...
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News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Lands New Roguelike Game Mode In Upcoming Doomsday-Themed DLC
Dormammu, I've come to bargain
Tribute Games and Dotemu have been teasing us with Marvel Cosmic Invasion's upcoming 'Siege of Castle Doom' DLC for a while now. We learnt that Sue Storm and Doctor Doom will be joining the fray as playable characters in the last news drop, and today, we've finally got some details on the expansion's new game mode...
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Time Extension High resolutions! Widescreen! High Framerates! Mod Support! & More!
Here's some exciting news to kick your week off with a bang! Rare's demolition-themed action game Blast Corps has just received a new "100% gen-AI free" static recompilation, reimagining the classic N64 title for Windows PCs, macOS devices, and Linux. This will allow fans of the...
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News Shenmue 3 Enhanced Has Been Delayed Into Next Year
Shenmove over
Those looking forward to dive into some Shenmue III Enhanced before the year is up better temper their expectations, as ININ Games has today announced that the remake is being shifted into 2027. Despite sitting on a mysterious 'Q4 2026' release window for a while now, the dev today announced in a newsletter (via Shenmue Dojo) that it...
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Sunday25th Oct 2026
PSA Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Switch 2 Update Now Live, Here Are The Details
Get downloading
If you're playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 on Switch 2 this weekend, you might need to update the game since your last session. Activision hasn't shared any official notice about this at the time of writing, but a new patch for this version of the title has now gone live. Players are reporting this update requires a download...
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The Making Of Addams Family Values, Ocean Software's Attempt to Mix Hollywood & the Legend of Zelda
Time Extension "Management didn't really understand development or the creative process"
The Addams Family Values for the SNES and Sega Mega Drive isn't exactly regarded as a 16-bit classic, but it's a game I still have a lot of affection for, having grown up obsessively playing it on my Super Nintendo. Arriving in stores in 1995, nearly two years after the movie...
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News "Forward Now, Into Oblivion's Inky Embrace" - Darkest Dungeon II Now Has A Switch 2 Edition
A paid upgrade is also available
A lot of Switch games have been getting Switch 2 Editions recently, and the latest one is for the roguelike role-playing title, Darkest Dungeon 2. It's priced at $42.98 / £36.24, or if you own the existing version on Switch, you can get the upgrade pack for just $2.99 / £2.24 (or your regional equivalent). The...
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Feature Box Art Brawl - Duel: Avenging Spirit (Game Boy)
Spirits, Assemble
We are back with another Box Art Brawl! Last time, we took a look at a head-to-head match-up for Metal Slug Advance — celebrating its arrival on the NSO GBA library — and it was yet another one-sided affair. North America and Europe took a commanding win with 73% of the vote, leaving the Japanese variant with the remaining...
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Feature 30 Years Later, I'm Finally Learning To Play The Ocarina (And You Should Too)
Ocarina of Mine
My first ocarina was from a hippy shop in Birmingham that also sold dreamcatchers. It was a circular brick-coloured one with zig-zag patterns, probably meant to look ‘ethnic’? A few years later I found some charcoal-dark, pebble-smooth pendant Ocarinas whilst backpacking in China. They look and feel almost naturally formed,...
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- Nintendo Switch 2
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Video The Tomb Raider Series Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary This Week
"Here's to our lady of tombs"
Earlier this week, the third entry in Lara Croft's Tomb Raider 'Survivor' trilogy got shadow-dropped on the Switch 2. This lines up with Tomb Raider's 30th anniversary this week. Now, to add to this, Aspyr has released a special celebration trailer. It showcases all the games this particular team has helped revive in...
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Saturday24th Oct 2026
ICYMI Cult Of The Lamb Summons A Switch 2 Version, Includes Free Upgrade Path
Join the cult today
Cult of the Lamb has continued to receive all sorts of updates since it launched on the Switch, and now developer Massive Monster has shared some massive news. The title, where you start your own cult and build up a loyal following, will be getting a Switch 2 version next week on 22nd October 2026. If you own the existing...
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- Nintendo Switch
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- Reminders
News Epic's Tim Sweeney Doesn't Think Gamers Have a Right to Know When GenAI Is Used
Steam Hype "These AI statements are just as partisan as mandatory political essays"
The entire internet is groaning under the weight of low-effort GenAI slop right now, but Epic's Tim Sweeney thinks forcing developers to acknowledge their use of the controversial tech is "abhorrent". Sweeney and Epic Games have long supported Generative AI and its use in game...
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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (24th October)
Peak gaming
The weekend? Already? It was a reasonably busy one in Nintendo Land this week, as we marked 10 years since the big Switch 1 reveal, got a nostalgic throwback with the new Ocarina of Time trailer, received yet
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Feature 15 Years Ago, 'Return To Dream Land' Ushered In Kirby's Golden Era
Kirban legend
Kirby has always been one of Nintendo's more consistently successful franchises. While the little pink puffball never had anything remotely resembling a 'dark era' like many other Nintendo series, there was a time around the turn of the century where Kirby began to spin his wheelies a bit. After the 2000 release of Kirby 64: The...
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Time Extension "It reminded me of being at the eye doctor"
Gail Tilden is a Nintendo legend. She joined the company in 1983, helped launch the NES in North America, and went on to become the editor-in-chief of Nintendo Power, the official in-house magazine. Later in her Nintendo career, she became VP of brand management and helped bring Pokémon to the West...
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News "Final Battle" - Nintendo Music Expands Its Library With The ARMS Soundtrack
"Raise your hands (and arms)"
It's an exciting week if you're an ARMS fan, with Nintendo updating its music application Nintendo Music with the game's soundtrack. Here's what you can expect from this latest update for the service, including the full list of songs and various other details, including the game's composers. ARMS (Nintendo Switch,...
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Friday23rd Oct 2026
The Price you pay
It's been a while since I played a Call of Duty, but Modern Warfare 4 felt all at once familiar and refined to the Nth degree. Basic movement in this game is just majestic. Infinity Ward has had plenty of practice honing the fundamentals, of course, but there's a balletic precision to CoD's locomotion that feels elegant, 'natural'...
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- Call of Duty
Guide 61 Switch 1 & 2 Games You Should Check Out In Nintendo's 'Halloween Sale' (Europe)
Every game we scored 9/10 or higher, plus a personal pick
After Nintendo of America launched its 'Screaming Deals' sale earlier this week, we knew it wouldn't be long before Europe followed suit. The 'Halloween Sale' is now live for those in Europe, with delicious discounts on a boatload of titles available until 1st November. So, naturally, we...
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Saturday24th Oct 2026
News The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 ESRB Rating Summary Published
Cover up?
Back in July, the game rating for the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was spotted on Nintendo's official store page. In case you missed it, it's E10+. The title contains "animated blood" and "fantasy violence". Now, in a small update, the rating summary has officially gone live on the Entertainment Software Rating Board...
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Friday23rd Oct 2026
News Switch 2 Supposedly Jailbroken Via Software-Only Exploit
Nintendo responds by delisting a Switch title
Nintendo appears to have removed the programming software SmileBASIC 4 from the eShop following the supposed discovery of a Switch 2 jailbreak. The "software-only" tethered jailbreak 'ns2jb' was apparently created by Sammy 'pepsipu' Hajhamid, with the help of OpenAI's Codex. It allows arbitrary native...
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News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom "Exclusive Edition" Statue Officially Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Open
Get an early bird discount
[Tue 13th Oct, 2026 01:40 BST]: The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary is well underway, and following an "exclusive edition" Link statue earlier this year, First 4 Figures has now revealed a Zelda figure. This "sneak peek" offers a brief look at a 12" painted pvc statue based on Princess Zelda from
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Review Village In The Shade (Switch 2) - A Farm Sim That Plays With Cosy Tropes In Clever Ways
Tricks of the shade
The farming-sim genre needed Village in the Shade. The horror-tinged cosy game plays all the right beats to slot seamlessly into the library of farming adventures that seemingly come out every month. In fact, its visuals, mechanics, soundtrack, and overall feel would make it one of the better cosy titles to come out in the past...
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News Mass Effect: Universe Trailer Leaked Online As BioWare Shuts Down
"This is a real trailer"
Yesterday, it was revealed EA would be shutting down the RPG developer BioWare and ending "early development" on its next Mass Effect project. Now, in an update, a trailer of this game has apparently surfaced online, with Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier confirming it's the "real" deal. BioWare was supposedly working on it...
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"We would like to sincerely apologize"
Third-party video game giant Capcom has suffered a major data breach recently, exposing the personal information of more than 11.7 million customer "CAPCOM ID" accounts around the world. The data leak includes emails, client IP addresses used during the last login, and other details such as account creation...
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- Capcom
News Shigeru Miyamoto Becomes First Game Dev To Receive Japan's Prestigious Culture Award
Onward and upward!
Adding to what is surely the most stacked roster of lifetime achievements, Shigeru Miyamoto is set to be awarded the prestigious Order of Culture award next month. The award, which first began way back in the 1930s, will be given by the Emperor of Japan on the nation's Culture Day (3rd November), and is awarded to those who have...
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Gallery iam8bit's Sonic Legacy Cartridges Are Stunning, But Are They Worth The Money?
For a select few, potentially
When iam8bit announced its Legacy Cartridge Collection for Sonic and Sonic 2 on Sega Genesis a few months back, it's safe to say that most people were taken aback by the price. Available via iam8bit's official store page, each cartridge — complete with authentic case, instruction manual, and poster — is priced at...
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PSA Hitman: Absolution's Switch 2 Upgrade Path Is Free For Now, But Be Quick!
Limited-time freebie
Hitman: Absolution - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition finally snuck onto the new console earlier this week, and it's free to all those who own the game on Switch 1! At least, it's free for now. Yes, as flagged by Feral Interactive, the upgrade path to the Switch 2 edition is only free until 4th November, while the game itself is...
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Time Extension "It provides an opportunity to reflect on what’s really important"
The legendary Shigeru Miyamoto has just received Japan’s Order of Culture award, and after accepting it, the creator of Mario and Zelda had something to say about the rise of GenAI in video game development. Generative AI has become a hot topic in recent years, and with good...
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Countdown Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Dungeon Crawl #6 - Forget The Hate, It Still Floats My Boat
These boots are made for sinking
It's the one we've all been waiting for. I am six weeks into my Ocarina of Time N64 playthrough, taking a look at one dungeon each week, and I have finally arrived at the most-discussed of the bunch. After clearing the halfway point with the Fire Temple, it was time to tackle the Ice Cavern and head back over to...
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Thursday22nd Oct 2026
Opinion I May Never Play The Original Ocarina Of Time Again
A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts
A classic xkcd webcomic came to mind while I watched last week’s Zelda Direct live. In the one-panel comic, two people from the far future (as evidenced by their Jetsons-style bubble ship) say their goodbyes. Here’s the interaction: “Bye!” “May the Force be with you!” “Huh?” “It’s just...
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News Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5) Officially Revealed, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Coming to Switch 2 soon
CD Projekt Red has now shared the official details about the Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2 Update (2.5). The good news is the Switch 2 version is getting everything, including cross-platform mod support. However, as noted by CDPR, Nintendo players won't receive Update 2.5 alongside the Xbox and PlayStation versions. The...
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News EA Shuts Down Legendary RPG Developer BioWare
"Early development" on the next Mass Effect is also ending
After more than three decades, Electronic Arts has today confirmed the closure of the legendary RPG developer BioWare. The studio has released an official statement on its website about the shutdown. It's also announced "early development" on the next Mass Effect project is ending...
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News Surprise! 'Shadow Of The Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition' Has Shadow Dropped On Switch 2
Trilogy bundle also gets a surprise launch
After the previous two games in the 'Survivor' trilogy arrived on Switch 2 with no fanfare, we shouldn't be surprised by today's news. But alas, here we are! Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition has shadow dropped on Switch 2. 'Shadow' caps off the Tomb Raider trilogy in style, with Aspyr once...
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Review Steins;Gate Re:Boot (Switch 2) - The Timeless Visual Novel Gets A Fresh Lick Of Paint
El Psy Kongroo
Want to know why life in a world without time travel is such a bummer? No matter when you decide to take the plunge or how many other games you play, you can only ever experience Steins;Gate for the first time once. Even more than 15 years on from its debut, it is no exaggeration to call 5pb and Nitroplus’ quirky little character...
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Nintendo Download 22nd October (North America)
Final Fantasy! I Am Your Beast! Wuhu Island!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Also, seeing as we missed last week's Download, we've bundled that in at the...
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News Digital Foundry Dives Into Monster Hunter Wilds' Switch 2 Demo
It's Wild out there
We are still a good few weeks away from Monster Hunter Wilds' 4th December Switch 2 release date, but earlier this week, Capcom released a demo for it on our beloved hybrids, and the tech experts over at Digital Foundry are here with an analysis of how it all plays. Cutting straight to the point, DF's Oliver Mackenzie seems very...
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