A total of 46 games from third-party studios have been confirmed for Switch 2. Over the course of the hour-longSwitch 2Nintendo Directheld today, 46 games from third-party publishers were highlighted. Of these third-party games, 17 were confirmed to be released on the Switch 2 launch date of June 5, with day one highlights includingStreet Fighter 6,Cyberpunk 2077, Hitman: World of Assassination andHogwarts Legacy. The following is a list of third-party games coming on day one, as well as the other games confirmed to be coming later....

82% of American video game players made an in-game purchase last year. That’s according to Comscore’s 2024 State of Gaming Report, published byGI.biz, which was made in partnership with in-game advertising platform Anzu. According to the report, 62% of adults over the age of 18 played a video game, with millennials comprising 49%, followed by Gen Z at 13%. Of the people surveyed, 77% play on more than one platform, and over a third regularly use a combination of console,PC, and mobile....

Spider-Man Remastered has received a new update which adds support for Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and 120Hz displays. Version 1.007 adds a new 120Hz display mode, which is only designed for displays which support this refresh rate. 120Hz doesn’t mean 120 frames per second – it simply means the screen is refreshed 120 times every second. This can lead to an increase in frame rate and reduced input latency, though....

Sega is reportedly gearing up to announce a Persona 4 remake imminently. That’s according toMP1ST, which claims a remake of the RPG from developerAtluswill be revealed at this weekend’sXboxGames Showcase. A source said to be familiar with the situation told the site that the game is planned for release onXbox Series X/S,PS5andPC, though it’s unclear if aSwitch 2version is also in development. While officially unannounced, the existence of a Person 4 remake has seemingly become an open secret in recent weeks, with two actors who previously starred in the gamesaying they wouldn’t be returning to reprise their roles....

Amazon UK has started replacing PlayStation 5 consoles that never made it to pre-order customers as intended. Last month a significant number of its customersreported that their PS5s did not arrive as scheduledon the console’s November 19 launch date, despite being marked as delivered by couriers. Many consumers reported receiving erroneous items in place of theirPS5consoles, such as kitchen appliances and cat food, or even empty boxes. The issue became widespread enough todraw the attention of mainstream media including the BBC, which featured it during the consumer rights segment of The One Show, which is watched by up to five million viewers each week....

WB Games Montreal has told fans to “stay tuned” to its social channels, after more than seven months of teasing a Batman game reveal. The studio, which created 2013’s Batman Arkham Origins, has been teasing a new game in series since September last year whenit posted Batman-related imagery on its Twitter page. This was followed byanother round of teasing in Januarywhen it posted pieces of an image that when combined, form a sigil....

DICE has confirmed new Battlefield 2042 features including planned support for cross-play and cross-progression. In an updatedblog post, the studio said cross-play was one of fans’ most asked about features. “We can confirm it’s a function we’re looking to build and test forBattlefield 2042,” it said, adding that it has delayed a planned technical playtest from early July to “later this summer so we’ll have the opportunity to test the cross-play functionality”....

A Nintendo Switch version of Biomutant has been officially announced. The port will be released onNintendo‘s console on November 30, publisherTHQ Nordicannounced on Wednesday. The game was initially released onPC,PlayStationandXboxconsoles back in May 2021. In September 2022, a Portuguese retailerlisted a Switch versionwith a release date of October 2022, but this obviously didn’t end up happening. It’s unclear if this was a false listing, or a genuine one posted before an internal delay to the game’s release....

Treyarch has released Call of Duty Black Ops 4 update 1.16, adding the Ancient Evil Zombies map for Black Ops Pass holders, in addition to new multiplayer and Blackout features. Introducing fresh weapons, traps and enemies, including mythological creatures, the new Zombies map is set in the ancient Greek religious sanctuary Delphi. An Ancient Evil trailer can be seen below. Detailing the update onReddit,Treyarchalso addressed the introduction of the much-requested Barebones multiplayer modes....

Blizzard announced three new World of Warcraft expansions at BlizzCon on Friday, as well as confirmation that Cataclysm will come to World of Warcraft Classic next year. The Worldsoul Saga, which is described as an “epic story that celebrates the first 20 years ofWorld of Warcraftand sets new foundations for Azeroth’s future”, will start with The War Within in 2024. This will be followed by the second and third entries in the Worldsoul Saga, ‘Midnight’ and ‘The Last Titan’....

Book of Demons is currently free to download on GOG. The deck-building hack and slash adventure, which was released in 2018 by developer and publisher Thing Trunk, isfree to claimuntil March 25. Currently priced at $24.99 / £19.99 on otherPCmarketplaces likeSteamandEpic Games Store, it has a score of 72 on review aggregation site Metacritic. “Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash Deck-building hybrid in which YOU decide the length of quests,” according to its description onGOG....

Bungie is reportedly working on a new Destiny game for mobile in partnership with Chinese tech and gaming giant NetEase. The Game Postclaims to have spotted “an unannounced FPS mobile game” developed in cooperation withBungielisted on the LinkedIn profile of aNetEaseGames artist. And citing a source said to be familiar with NetEase’s development plans, the site claims the studio has been working on a newDestinygame for well over two years....

Activision has launched Call of Duty Mobile Season 13: Winter War. The latest season of content adds snow-covered multiplayer maps Nuketown Russia and Raid Holiday, plus a winter update for battle royale. Ski Town has been enhanced with new buildings and a ski course, while a new snowboard vehicle can now be used to get around the map. The latest Battle Pass includes a winter-themed version of Ghost, CIA operatives Adler – Mountain Drab and Helen Park – Safehouse fromCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, plus a new automatic assault rifle called the Peacekeeper MK2....