Developing ‘Overwatch 2’ on Switch may require “some compromises”

Xbox Series X|S had the highest dollar sales out of any console in America.Mat Piscatella, Executive Director at The NPD Group, has used Twitter to help break down the statistics on how the video game market performed in the U.S.

Ludosity, the developer of the upcoming Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, says it would like for the game to have a competitive scene. Speaking to Kotaku, a few members of the team talked about where they want the game to be post-launch and how it came to be in the first place. Joel Nyström, CEO of Ludosity, said: “Nickelodeon is absolutely on board with having the game be competitively viable”.“That’s been in the conversation from the start.

Nintendo Switch OLED is getting a big price hike compared to the original Nintendo Switch.Going on sale for $50 more than the original Nintendo Switch, this new version sets a precedent for console makers.According to Bloomberg, this is a significant decision from Nintendo.“In an industry where consoles typically get mid-life price cuts, the Switch is moving into a higher tier — largely on the strength of a larger and better OLED display and some added storage,” they explain.“The upgrades are

Respawn developer John Larson has appeared on the Apex Uncut podcast and spoke about some potential changes coming to recon legend Crypto.The tech-savvy legend was added in Apex Legends season 3 and uses his trusty drone to scout ahead, cover flanks, and disrupt enemy shields.

Blizzard Entertainment has revealed that Diablo II: Resurrected players will be able to hoard three times as many items thanks to a hugely expanded stash.Diablo II: Resurrected was originally planned to have 100 stash slots. That’s still an improvement on the original game – in line with a popular Diablo II mod.

Nintendo Switch using nothing more than a bit of cardboard. YouTuber ‘VK’s Channel’ released a video on July 14 outlining the hardware problem, and how they appear to have found a way to fix it. VK’s Channel says in the video “it seems that increasing the pressure on the Joy-Con makes the drift disappear, if I keep holding [then] the drift is gone.

Microsoft has revealed a number of details for the next major Minecraft update in an experimental snapshot beta.The beta provides players with the first real preview of the upcoming changes to caves and world generation.

Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that development on Apex Legends cross-progression has slowed down due to recent hacking problems.As spotted by Eurogamer, earlier this week (July 10), Apex Legends game director Chad Grenier responded to a fan question on Twitter regarding the development of cross-progression.Grenier said: “In development, although recent hacks on Apex and TF [Titanfall] have slowed down the progress of it as we context switch to solving live game issues.”Earlier this month

Atlus is launching a yearlong celebration of the Persona franchise to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the series. The webpage lists seven projects to be announced, with the first listed for September this year and the last in August 2022.The other five are listed as coming soon.

Mojang Studios has announced a new DLC coming to Minecraft Dungeons called Echoing Void arriving alongside an ultimate edition.Minecraft Dungeons has received five DLC expansions so far, and now the sixth has been announced. Echoing Void will release on all platforms on July 28.The new DLC will take players to The End, a biome familiar to players of Minecraft.

Twitter that he still thinks a Nintendo Switch Pro could be coming in 2022.When asked about whether or not he thinks the newly announced Nintendo Switch (OLED model) is the Switch Pro, Grubb responded by saying that he has still only heard that a potential Switch Pro would arrive in 2022.“I still have only ever personally heard 2022 for a Switch Pro.

Nintendo Switch fans can rejoice as Wadjet Eye Games’ point-and-click adventure Unavowed is available on the platform from today.Originally launched on Microsoft Windows on 8th August, 2018, Unavowed is a narrative adventure game from the mind of Dave Gilbert (The Blackwell Legacy) that takes inspiration from the likes of Monkey Island.The game was reviewed highly – currently sitting at an 87 on Metacritic – and was nominated for several awards, including Best Storytelling at the 2018 Golden

Nintendo Switch OLED model will not boast any other hardware upgrades over the existing console beyond the improved screen, Nintendo has confirmed.When the new Nintendo Switch OLED model was revealed yesterday (July 6), many players were caught unawares – not because it was unexpected, but rather because the hardware that Nintendo announced didn’t match up to most of the rumours of its existence over the last several months.While the mythical “Switch Pro” was purported to offer 4K video, faster

Nintendo product marketing manager has advised players to stick with their current Nintendo Switch consoles if they aren’t interested in the new model’s OLED screen.As reported in VGC, the comment was made by Nintendo of America’s JC Rodrigo, manager of product marketing, who tweeted about the new Nintendo Switch OLED model yesterday (July 6) to highlight the new OLED display: “The screen is pretty, y’all.”When a follower replied whether the console would run any better, Rodrigo responded:

Nintendo has broken cover and revealed their new Nintendo Switch (OLED Model), which will be available to buy on October 8.The new machine will feature a 7-inch OLED screen, a wide and adjustable stand for letting the console stand in several positions on the move, vague promises of enhanced audio, 64GB of internal storage, and a new White colourway for both the dock and console.Generally, OLED means things will look sharper in handheld mode.

Nintendo Switch update released yesterday (July 5) adds functionality for players unable to update games due to full storage.Update 12.1.0 released on Nintendo Switch today and is a fairly humble update, adding only one major feature. Players will now be able to delete previous update data for a game in order to download a new update.Previously, players have often had to delete other games to make room for updates.

Harmonix’s music mixing Fuser is free to play for anyone with a Nintendo Switch Online membership until July 5.Fuser is a music mixing rhythm game from Harmonix, the creators of Guitar Hero and Dance Central. Nintendo Switch users with an online membership can download the game and play for free until July 5.

Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope is reported to be three times the size of the team which worked on the original.The news comes from an interview between Multiplay.it and the game’s creative director Davide Soliani and producer Cristina Nava (translated by VideoGamesChronicle).Soliani and Nava confirmed that the studio for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was developed with just over 100 staff members during the interview.An increase in staffing and the addition of other Ubisoft divisions means that

Nintendo has released a public network test for the upcoming cross-platform MOBA Pokémon UNITE on the Japanese Switch eShop.The Pokémon Company announced the release via its official Japanese Twitter feed.

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 has officially landed on Nintendo Switch, marking the franchise’s first return to a Nintendo platform in over a decade.The remaster of the first two games previously released last September on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.