New Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone update adds an Attack on Titan crossover

The mid-season update for Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone Season 1 has been detailed ahead of this week’s launch. Aspreviously uncovered by dataminers,VanguardandWarzonewill receive an Attack on Titan crossover to coincide with the popular anime’s final season. Players will be able to become a Survey Corps member with the Tracer Pack: Attack on Titan — Levi Edition Bundle, which features the Titan Piercer weapon blueprint and Legendary Steel Cut finishing move....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Gregory Hughes

New episodes of Sonic Prime will arrive on Netflix in July

The second batch of Sonic Prime episodes is set to arrive on Netflix in July. A tweet posted on the official Sonic the Hedgehog Twitter account on Wednesday read: “Ready to re-enter the Shatterverse? Sonic Prime returns on July 13th.” The first eight episodes of the show arrived onNetflixon June 12, 2025. It’s not clear how many more episodes will be added in July, but given that animation studio WildBrain previously stated thatthe show was 24 episodes longit will likely be either another eight episodes, or all the remaining 16....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 321 words · Gina Lawson

Neymar and Paul Pogba skins for Modern Warfare 2 appear online

Modern Warfare 2 skins of footballers Neymar and Paul Pogba have appeared online. Screenshots that have been circulating across Twitter appear to show the skins, which depict the players in military-style attire. Pogba & Neymar in COD MW2 🎯🔫pic.twitter.com/Of3pezLBJs A football-themed crossover with the hugely popular shooter has been rumored for some time, with names of popular footballers being found as part of a recent datamine. Some upcoming unreleased Operators for#ModernWarfareIIAkselConnorKlausLunaMessiNeymarPogbaRozeReyesGromscopic....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Mark Rose

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black is getting ‘balance adjustments and additional features’ next month

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black will be getting an update next month which will address the game’s balance and add new features. Team Ninjaannounced today that it had released a version 1.0.6.0 patch for the game, fixing an issue where the options for DLSS and XeSS weren’t appearing on thePCversion of the game. “Based on the feedback received, we are preparing a patch aimed for release in mid-February with some balance adjustments and additional features,” it added....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Alan Lowe

Nintendo and Niantic have released a browser-based Pikmin AR game

Nintendo and Niantic have released a simple browser-based AR game called Pikmin Finder. Available for camera-equipped mobiles and tablets,the free gamechallenges players to locate AR Pikmin in their home or immediate surrounding. Depending on the time of day, players will be able to find different types of Pikmin. Once found, the plant-like creatures can be plucked from the ground with a swipe of a finger and can then be followed as they retrieve different ‘treasures’ located nearby....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 193 words · Connie Carpenter

Nintendo doubles Mario Maker 2 course limit

Nintendo has increased the number of custom courses players can upload in Super Mario Maker 2. In an in-game message sent to players on Wednesday, the company confirmed the course upload limit has been increased from 32 to 64 courses per user. Nintendoalso said it will raise the course limit “one more time” in the future. Mario Maker 2players are expecting an updateenabling online multiplayer between friendsin the future too, but there was no word on that in Wednesday’s update....

May 19, 2025 · 1 min · 177 words · Madeline Roberts

Nintendo releases creepy teaser trailer for mystery M-rated Switch game

Nintendo has released a teaser trailer for what appears to be a mystery horror game. On Wednesday, the company’s social media channels published links to a trailer titled “Emio”. It’s titled “Smiling Man” in Japanese,Gematsureports. The trailer, which is viewable below, opens with aNintendo Switchlogo and carries an M rating from the US Entertainment Software Ratings Board and an 18 rating from European classification body PEGI. Update17th Jul 2024 / 2:05 pm Nintendo has announced the next instalment in the Famicom Detective Club series, Emio – The Smiling Man:Famicom Detective Club....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Adrienne Wong

Nintendo Switch 2 website accidentally reveals Donkey Kong, Mario Kart surprises

Nintendo’s Korean website has seemingly spoiled future surprises planned for Switch 2 launch window games Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World. As spotted byResetera, the KoreanNintendosite briefly hosted different key art forDonkey Kong Bananzathan that shared by other regions. The art appears to feature Pauline, the damsel in distress from the 1981 Donkey Kong arcade game, who also appears as the mayor of New Donk City in 2017’sSuper Mario Odyssey....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Brent Wong

Oscar Isaac will reportedly play Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid movie

Star Wars and Dune actor Oscar Isaac will reportedly play Solid Snake in the planned Metal Gear Solid movie. According to a new report byDeadline, Isaac has been attached to lead theSonyPictures adaptation, which has been in development under director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) for some years. It’s worth noting that the Metal Gear film has been in development for almost a decade and could yet, like so many video game movie adaptations, fail to materialise as a final product....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Marissa Thompson

Palia studio Singularity 6 has laid off 36 employees

Palia developer Singularity 6 has laid off 36 employees. The latest cuts at the Los Angeles-based studio follow another round of layoffs which saw 49 employees lose their jobs in April, according to Polygon’sNicole Carpenter. “Unfortunately we have had to restructure and reduce the size of our team as we stay focused on supporting Palia and serving our community long term,” reads a statement issued toGame Developerby a Singularity 6 spokesperson....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Elizabeth Kemp

PC modder creates fully functioning water cooled PlayStation 5

A Vietnamese hardware modder has built a custom water cooled PlayStation 5 console and suggested he’ll soon make them available to buy. CustomPCcreator Nhenhophach built the console over two months, first by deconstructing aPlayStation 5console and then creating entirely custom plates and parts, in order to reassemble it with a new water cooling system. Water cooling is a method of heat removal using water, which is often more efficient and less noisy than traditional air cooling systems which use large fans....

May 19, 2025 · 3 min · 486 words · Grant Glenn

PlayStation live stream: Watch State of Play here

Sony will host a PlayStation live stream on Tuesday featuring new game announcements, among other news. The 20-minute live streamwon’t include PS5 news, but will feature “new game reveals, release date announcements, new gameplay footage,PlayStationWorldwide Studios updates, and more,” according to the platform holder. The finalState of Playepisode of 2019 is scheduled to begin at 6am PT / 9am ET / 2pm UK / 3pm CET. You can watch it here via the YouTube stream embedded at the top of the page, while it will also be available on Twitch, Twitter andFacebook....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 219 words · Meredith Jackson

Pokemon TCG Pocket’s second expansion and trading feature have release dates

The Pokémon Company has confirmed the release date of the second full expansion for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. The Space-Time Smackdown expansion will be released on January 30 and features two separate types of booster pack featuring LegendaryPokémonDialga and Palkia. The expansion will add a number of new cards and illustrations to Pokémon TCG Pocket, with some Pokémon appearing for the first time in the app including Lucario, Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup....

May 19, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Mark Short