Twitch has finally come to the Nintendo Switch with a new app debuting on the Nintendo eShop right now.Twitch has already existed on other platforms such as PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S for years.
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Activision Blizzard has announced that Overwatch players can change their Battletag name for free.The offer is only available until November 5 but should prove useful for anyone who regrets their previous name choice.
Regret being the key word here as in a blog post by the Overwatch team, it’s explained that the change is because “as we introduce a new name, you might have the desire to do the same”.The news follows the announcement that Activision Blizzard has finally renamed Overwatch
.Twitch has finally come to the Nintendo Switch with a new app debuting on the Nintendo eShop right now.Twitch has already existed on other platforms such as PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S for years.
Overwatch 2 coming out’? Well, thanks to Blizzard’s recent delay announcements (triggered, no doubt, by the ongoing sexual harassment case that’s shaken the company to its core), we’re not even Blizzard knows the Overwatch 2 release date at this point.
Apex Legends Season 11 dropped a week ago today (November 2) and the new Gravity Cannons have been causing havoc for players.The new season of Apex Legends introduced its new map Storm Point, which is the largest yet for the series.
Super Mario Odyssey, and it looks like Nintendo are thinking big.After a six months financial results meeting (spotted by VGC), questions were floated to Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa and Shigeru Miyamoto, where Miyamoto was asked about his thoughts on the differences between 3D Mario and the 2D side-scrolling titles.When referring to Super Mario Bros.
Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is available to pre-load on consoles ahead of its November 11 release, but PC players will have to wait.The upcoming Grand Theft Auto remasters officially launch on November 11, available digitally before a physical release in December.
Nintendo has released a patch for Super Mario 3D All-Stars which means players can now use the Switch Online N64 controller with it.The Version 1.1.1 update adds support for the N64 controller but only in Super Mario 64.
Nintendo has released the last major update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons a day early.Originally expected to launch on November 5, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been updated to offer plenty of free content in its Version 2.0.0 update. The paid DLC component – Happy Home Paradise – has not arrived yet on the system but there’s still plenty of content to sink your teeth into.That includes the return of series favourite, Brewster and his cafe The Roost.
Activision Blizzard has been mired in a series of lawsuits and allegations of sexual harassment, Blizzard‘s total player count across titles like Diablo 2 and World Of Warcraft has remained unchanged.As reported in Activision Blizzard’s latest financial report (thanks, PCGamesN), Blizzard’s monthly active users has remained at 26million in quarter 3 – the same number that was announced in quarter 2.That being said, the monthly active users have been steadily decreasing since 2019, which reported
Nintendo has confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ recently announced Happy Home Paradise expansion will be the first and only paid piece of DLC.In a new statement to IGN, Nintendo has explained that New Horizons‘ Version 2.0 and its expansion update will be the final free and paid update for the Nintendo Switch game.“The free update launching on Nov. 5 will be the last major free content update.
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has outlined plans for more DLC coming to the game in the near future, including a mystery crossover character.In a blog post on the game’s official website, developer Artplay wrote that, in a change from the previous content roadmap, “our next update will introduce a new playable character to the game.”While there’s no word on who this playable character will be, ArtPlay said, “we can confirm that this new character is NOT from the world of Bloodstained” and
Nintendo’s expansion for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available to preorder and preload.Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise is now available on the Nintendo Switch for preloading.
Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity is now available for Nintendo Switch.Guardian Of Remembrance follows on from the first DLC pack released in June called Pulse of the Ancients.But while the previous DLC added new characters and weapons to the action-oriented Zelda spin-off, Guardian Of Remembrance is a considerably more substantial offering, as it includes two new story arcs, Battle for Kakariko Village and Battle of Goponga Village.It also includes new stages, which will also let players visit
Apex Legends next map, Storm Point, discusses the size and verticality of the landscape.Respawn’s battle royale Apex Legends is close to releasing its 11th season with a new map. Storm Point is the largest map released for Apex Legends, and its designer Rodney Reece has spoken to The Loadout about its design.Reece explains that he pushed for more verticality because he knew that legends would be coming to the game to exploit the added height.
Pokémon Unite developer has announced that hiding the score during matches is intentional in order to prevent players from quitting early.In email correspondence with Kotaku, Pokémon Unite’s producer, Masaaki Hoshino said “The matches last 10 minutes and players have the possibility of making a comeback, so we wanted people to play without giving up to the very end.”The easiest way for a team to make a comeback in Nintendo’s popular MMO is by defeating Zapdos, who appears in the last minutes of
Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack has launched today (October 26), adding a new library of N64 games that are available to play for subscribers.
Respawn has released a new gameplay trailer showing the next map coming to Apex Legends: A tropical island called Storm Point.The latest Apex Legends trailer gives fans a first look at the next season of Apex in action. A significant focus of the trailer is the new map, Storm Point.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will be available via Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Now.Rockstar Games announced today (October 22, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of GTA 3) that GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will release on November 11 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC (via the Rockstar Games Launcher), which includes GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreasas a package price for £54.99 ($59.99).While that suggests there’s no
Minecraft has added some brand-new music in a preview of its upcoming Caves and Cliffs Update part two.Mojang has released a new Minecraft snapshot which features a ton of new music. According to PCGamesN, this new preview of the Caves and Cliffs Update reveals some new tracks in-game.
Respawn has revealed that Ash will finally become a playable character in Apex Legends next season. The season is titled Escape.A new trailer for the upcoming season of Apex Legends reveals more about Ash’s backstory and confirms that she will be the next playable legend.The video, titled Ashes to Ash, shows how the new legend became a simulacrum to begin with.
Minecraft developers Mojang has put a strong emphasis on preserving players’ worlds in the new 1.18 update which will be coming in “a month or two”.During its Minecraft Live showcase on October 16, it announced that the new 1.18 update featuring ‘Caves and Cliffs part 2’ would be released soon as it is almost finished.