Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania screenshots and box art have seemingly leaked ahead of an official announcement. The unconfirmed titlewas rated by the Australian Classification boardin mid-April, leading many to believe an official reveal was imminent. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Maniawas alsorated in Brazil this month, with the country’s classification board listing the game forPS5,Xbox Series X/S,Switch,PS4,Xbox OneandPC. And today, freelance journalist Nils Ahrensmeier tweeted what are claimed to be the first screenshots of the game, along with PS5 and Switch box art....

Nintendo has confirmed when Switch 2 will be available to pre-order directly from Nintendo. According to a page on the MyNintendoStore, pre-orders will be available from April 8. At the time of writing, the UK My Nintendo Store currently has a large queue of more than 44,000 users waiting to access the site. However, when arriving at the site, they will be met with a message telling them that pre-orders won’t be available until next week....

Nintendo Switch has now shipped nearly 80 million consoles worldwide, meaning it’s officially outsold the lifetime sales of Nintendo 3DS (76m). Only Wii (101.6m), Game Boy (118.7m) andNintendo DS(154m) have sold more units than Switch, according to the company’s latest financial results for the three months ending June 08, 2025. During the first nine months of its current fiscal year, Switch shipped 24 million units (16.7m of which were the normal Switch console), according toNintendo, which represents the console’s most successful ever period and an increase of more than a third year-on-year....

Nintendo Switch is now the best-selling video game system of all time in Japan. Following the release ofNintendo’s financial results, which put the console at 33.34 million lifetime sales in the region, the Switch has now overtaken theNintendo DSfamily of handhelds (32.98 million) asNintendo‘s best-selling system in its homeland. Both theNintendo Switchand Nintendo DS sales figures incorporate all variations of the systems – the Switch, Switch Lite and Switch Oled make up Switch sales, while the DS, DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL make up DS sales....

Target is reportedly expected to make a new batch ofPlayStation 5 consoles available to purchaseon Friday morning. Highly reliableconsole restock trackerJake Randallclaims most stores have around 20-30PS5disc consoles available following its latest restock. Target’s PS5 drops tend to happen between 6am and 9am ET / 3am and 6am PT, but we’ll update this story if and when the consoles are made available as expected. UPDATE 7.37AM ET:Randall has now said that Target’s previously expected PS5 restock is unlikely to happen today....

The Epic Games Store will give away three free games next week. Killing Floor 2, Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition and The Escapists 2 will be free to download from July 9-16. They’ll replace puzzle adventure Hue, which normally costs £11.99 but is currently free to download. Open world survival gameConan Exiles was also due to be free this week, butEpicpulled it at the last minute with no explanation. “TheEpic Games Storeteam has decided that Conan Exiles will not be free, but will be available for purchase on the store at a later date,” itsaid....

The latest teaser for the next Mortal Kombat game appears to further suggest that a reboot is on the cards. “It is almost time,” the officialMortal KombatTwitter account said in a message accompanied by the video below. The video shows the second hand of a clock ticking from 9 to 10 to 11, before bypassing 12 and jumping straight to 1. Does anyone know what time it is?#MortalKombathttps://t.co/pXY2wlidde The last franchise reboot occurred with 2011’s Mortal Kombat, which was the ninth mainline entry inNetherRealm‘s fighting game series....

Microsoft has announced that it will be closing down the Xbox 360 Store next year. In a new post on the officialXbox Wire blog, it was announced that the ability to buy new games, DLC and other entertainment content from theXbox 360store will end on July 19, 2025. This specifically refers to the ability to buy content directly through the Xbox 360 console, and the ability to buy content from theXbox 360 Marketplace site....

Pro skater Tony Hawk surprised fans in London on Saturday by turning up unannounced to a video game tribute band’s gig – and joining in on stage. ‘The 900’ describes itself as “the UK’s first and only Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater cover band”. The group are currentlytouring the UKperforming “all the bangers from THPS1 to American Wasteland”. On Saturday, The 900 performed at East London’s Signature Brew, and seemingly unexpected to everyone, Tony Hawk himself turned up and performed two songs from the Pro Skater games on stage....

Sega and Two Point Studios have announced the third game in the Two Point series, Two Point Museum. The game – which has no release date but will be available onPC,PS5andXbox Series X/S– tasks players with creating their own museum, and puts them in charge of acquiring and displaying its exhibits. Players will use a world map to explore undiscovered areas in search of relics to place in their museum....

Ubisoft has said it’s actively exploring the market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) opportunities. During the Q&A section of the publisher’s full-year earnings call on Thursday, an analyst suggested some game companies might be struggling in the current economic climate, particularly if they don’t have a back catalogue of live service titles, before asking ifUbisoftthinks the likelihood of M&A has increased. “We are studying carefully the market these days and if there are opportunities we will take them,” Ubisoft CEOYves Guillemotresponded....

The UK games industry has revealed plans to restrict access to loot boxes for under 18-year-olds. UK games industry body Ukie has published a new set of principles that it says will leave room for the industry to self-regulate. The principles surrounding loot boxes in video games are recommended by the Technical Working Group. The Technical Working Group was convened by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. “We’ve been clear the video games industry needs to do more to protect children and adults from the harms associated with loot boxes,” said Minister for the Creative Industries, John Whittingdale....

Sony is planning to make Uncharted 4 one of its next PC releases, according to presentation documents published as part of its 2021 investor day. TheNaughty DogPS4title is listed alongsideDays Goneunder its list of titles planned to release for thePC. Days Gone released onSteamearlier this month. Speaking during an investor call on Wednesday,Sony Interactive EntertainmentCEOJim Ryansaid that further PC releases would happen this year “and beyond”. Although no details have been revealed forUncharted4’s PC port, the PC version of Days Gone contains a number of new features, including support for ultra-wide monitors, an unlocked framerate and improved graphical detail....