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Planet Coaster 2 arrives later this year and its big update, alongside all the rollercoaster and theme park simulation gameplay of the first title, is the inclusion of water park mechanics. You will be able to create water slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and more. You will also be able to visit your friend’s parks

You might’ve heard about Kevin Costner‘s ambitious four-movie epic western project titled Horizon: An American Saga, but chances are you didn’t show up to watch the first part in cinemas. Now, the box office disaster is so bad that Warner Bros. Pictures (through New Line Cinema) has removed Chapter 2 from the theatrical schedule. The

Samsung’s second Unpacked of the year didn’t stop with new foldables. Samsung also revealed a raft of wearables and other accessories, including smartwatches, a smart ring, and more. Naturally, Samsung claims these devices are also plugged into its ever-expanding Galaxy AI suite, which supports new health and wellness features in its wearables. There are two

Image: Nintendo Life In perhaps the least surprising news of the month, 2K has announced that NBA 2K25 is heading for Switch *gasp*. In September *double gasp*. With a confusingly large number of physical and digital editions *blacks out*. Set to come our way on 6th September, NBA 2K25 will be graced by a trio

Nintendo’s social media accounts have tweeted out a mystery question along with a trailer of something horror related with the hashtag #WhoIsEmio? You can watch the short clip down below. As to what it’s all about? Well, that remains a mystery for now. I’m sure all will be revealed soon. Update: The Japanese text at

PlayStation’s PC efforts are paying off, if the latest U.S. Video Game Market Highlights report from analyst group Circana is any indication. That’s because developer Sucker Punch Production’s Ghost of Tsushima, which originally launched on PlayStation 4 back in 2020, was the best-selling game of May 2024 in the U.S. And that’s almost assuredly due

Xbox Game Pass is getting a price hick across all tiers and platforms, and day-one AAA releases are also getting more expensive. In addition, Xbox Game Pass will be temporarily unavailable on console soon, returning later in September with the new Xbox Game Pass “Standard”. Pre-existing subscribers will not be affected. Here are all the

As you may have heard, the era of the “AI PC” is upon us (ugh). The first wave of these machines has already arrived in the form of Copilot+ PCs using Qualcomm CPUs, and now this phenomenon might also bleed into desktops. According to a new leak, Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake desktop CPUs will offer

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube771k You’ve probably cooked all sorts of delights (and not-so-tasty dishes) in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and if you’re interested in applying these skills to the real world, then this new “unofficial” cookbook based on The Legend of Zelda series might be for you. This is

Mat Piscatella, analyst for Circana, which was formerly The NPD Group, has posted the latest sales data for video gaming software and hardware in the United States. What may surprise you is that this data isn’t for June, but for May. The remake of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door released in May, resulting in the

Developer-publisher GungHo Online Entertainment has revealed Disney Pixel RPG, an upcoming 8-bit adventure starring Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Genie from Aladdin, Baymax from Big Hero 6, and many more beloved characters. It launches in Japan on iOS and Android devices this September, and is expected to be released in other regions of the world at a

Manor Lords’ publisher has defended the strategy game over a post that it thinks espouses an “endless growth” perspective “that causes so much trouble in the games industry.” Earlier this year, Manor Lords released into early access, and it did so very successfully, racking up two million copies sold in its first three weeks.

For decades, the question of whether UFOs were “real” was considered the province of tinfoil-hat nutters and TV shows like Unsolved Mysteries. In recent years, we’ve seen the topic taken far more seriously, even at the highest levels of our government. So, we’re rounding up some evidence to examine whether UFOs are real and what

Image: Nintendo Life We’re now well into July, which means it’s time to look back and survey the last month’s worth of Switch eShop releases and pick our favourite. It was a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical

SEGA and the Sonic Team gave Sonic fans a special look at the teaser to the prologue animation for the upcoming Sonic x Shadow Generations at this week’s Anime Expo. You may have to wait a bit to see the full thing, as that won’t be unveiled until nearer the game’s launch, which is coincidentally

EA has announced that it will delist three Battlefield titles from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 digital storefronts at the end of the month.  On July 31, the PS3/Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, and Battlefield: Hardline, along with their associated DLCs, will be removed from sale. Owners of these games will

Hypercharge: Unboxed has been around for a few years now, but its presence was limited to PC, where it had a small but dedicated following of players looking for quick retro blasts of classic FPS/TPS fun. After a timid Nintendo Switch release in 2020, it’s finally made its way to Xbox, where it’s performed remarkably

Google is planning an early Pixel announcement this year, unveiling its latest hardware on Aug. 13. Plenty of details have already leaked, but a new report points to another upgrade. Google’s new phones could finally solve one of the core pain points, replacing the optical fingerprint sensor with a more advanced ultrasonic version. This report

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube771k NIS America has announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II will be making its way to the Switch in ‘early 2025’. The news comes as the first instalment launches, at the time of writing… today! Crikey, NIS doesn’t hang about, does it? It’s part of the

It was a surprise to learn that the fun looking LEGO Horizon Adventures is Nintendo Switch bound and more details have emerged as to why Sony made the decision to release the first party game on Nintendo’s current platform. Speaking to video games website, Gamefile, James Windeler, Narrative Director at Guerrilla Games, explained that the

Dragon Age features a ton of different customization options. Just within the character creator, there are hundreds of options to customize things like hair, body type, what your playable character Rook’s face looks like, and so much more. There are also a ton of armor options, too.  Companions have an armor slot, a ring slot,

The long-in-the-works Borderlands movie packs an impressive all-star main cast which includes Jack Black and Kevin Hart, but the biggest surprise was Cate Blanchett as the lead. How did that happen? During an interview for Empire, the actress, who’s done a bit of everything (including The Lord of the Rings and Marvel) over the years,

We’ve known for years that threat actors might use generative AI to support their disinformation campaigns, but one man in particular is revealing just how dangerous that work can be. John Mark Dougan, a former US Marine and police officer, has reportedly spent the last eight years using fake news to sow public discord and

Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Last year in May, Nintendo’s Japanese support service revealed it would be ending repairs for the Wii U when its current parts inventory ran out. Now, in an update just over a year later on its website, it’s announced the service for this system (originally released in 2012) has

Something that Nintendo hasn’t really talked about much is AI, especially generative AI. However, that is no longer the case and the company behind the Switch has now spoken about it for the first time. You see, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke to investors in a Q&A, where he was asked about the matter.

Surgent Studios, the developer behind Tales of Kenzera: Zau, has announced it is laying off just over a dozen employees. This follows the release of its first game, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, back in April, which launched to good reviews.  Surgent doesn’t explain why; it says it’s focusing on supporting those affected, continuing work on

Helldivers 2 might be getting a fresh hotfix containing more performance fixes this week, as Arrowhead sticks to its current focus of rectifying as many issues as possible before thinking about going hard with any big content additions. There’s been a bit of debate recently as to whether the studio shouls stick steadfastly to its

Composite of NOAA-20/VIIRS band I5 and NASA Blue Marble imagery, showing Hurricane Beryl over the eastern Caribbean Sea on July 2, 2024. Credit: TheAustinMan/EOSDIS Worldview/Wikimedia Commons Hurricane Beryl has straddled Category 4 and Category 5 storm status as it’s ripped through the Caribbean, shocking meteorologists. With the storm threading the sea this afternoon and racing

Image: EA Surgent Studios, the developer behind the recent Metroidvania Tales of Kenzera: ZAU, is reportedly facing layoffs after staff members were spotted posting messages on LinkedIn that indicate their time at the studio has come to an abrupt end (thanks, VGC). The first comes from Jordan Smee, a technical artist at Surgent, who posted,

When Nintendo normally releases an update for the Nintendo Switch‘s firmware, it results in a version number change and, at the very least, a handful of changes that had been made confirmed via patch notes. For these updates to finish, the console is required to reboot itself. However, this isn’t always the case for updates.