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Rhythm Heaven Groove (Switch 2) Review

In 2002, a tech demo for a drum kit on the Game Boy Advance slowly began to take shape as another project with much loftier ambitions. After working on the WarioWare series, developer Kazuyoshi Osawa proposed his idea for a rhythm game that…

XREAL Announces Price-Conscious Tier of AR Glasses

XREAL is a well-known consumer AR glasses maker selling its popular products in over 40 countries. With its most popular pair retailing for $599.99 USD, one of the major barriers for the average tech enthusiast has been that entry price. Now, with…

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Nintendo Switch 2) Review

There’s nothing quite like the world of Final Fantasy VII. With the third and final entry in the remake trilogy on the way in 2027, Xbox and Nintendo gamers can now play the first two entries that were once Sony-exclusive. As a Switch…

Five Things to Know About the July Xbox Reset

In an expected announcement from Asha Sharma, Xbox announced a new round of layoffs. Nearly 4,000 people will be let go from Microsoft, starting with about half of that total number dismissed today. There’s a lot in the announcement, so here are…

Dead or Alive 6 Last Round (Xbox Series X) Review

First released in 2019, Dead or Alive 6 is the latest entry in the Dead or Alive franchise. Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo built the game on a brand-new graphics engine, released tons of characters and outfits, and, most interestingly, sought to slightly tone down…

Moonlight Peaks (Nintendo Switch 2) Review

Developer Little Chicken knows it isn’t launching the first farming life sim players have seen. Publisher XSEED understands this, too, having published a handful of games in this genre itself. The difference-maker, as I’ve written in the past about games like farming…

New Knockout Tour Routes Added to Mario Kart World

In a new update to Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch 2, new routes have been added to Knockout Tour, one of the game’s signature modes. A few other updates are included in the Ver. 1.7.0 update, but new ways to explore the…

Splatoon Raiders Nintendo Direct Rundown

On June 30, 2026, Nintendo hosted a Splatoon Raiders Nintendo Direct for the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. A single-player experience is a big shift for the Splatoon franchise, so a deeper look at what to expect should help players determine if…

Is the Star Fox Method of Replayability Fit for 2026?

Star Fox is out now on Nintendo Switch 2 and is selling quite well by some metrics out of the gate. As noted by VGC, Star Fox led the UK charts in its opening week, starting more strongly than the last two entries in the…

Grand Theft Auto 6 Price Revealed Ahead of Pre-Orders

Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 will go live this week, a game sure to be the center of the largest entertainment launch of a consumer product in history. There’s a lot we still don’t know about the game, given that it’s set to release…