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Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed some more details about the successor to the Nintendo Switch to Nintendo investors, following the announcement that the next-generation hybrid console is set to be unveiled during the current fiscal year.

It was recently confirmed that the Asus ROG Ally 2024 will come later this year as a refresh of the popular handheld Windows gaming PC. Now, it seems as though Asus has sneakily teased the ROG Ally 2024 — in black, no less — in a throwaway birthday celebration post on social media.

Hades II has finally launched, with fans eagerly clamouring to get back to the dungeon-crawling indie roguelike inspired by Greek mythology. Within the first 24 hours after Hades II launched, it passed 100,000 concurrent players on Steam alone.

With the Fire Vapor Special Edition, Microsoft's Vapor series received a new addition yesterday, which is designed to represent a blazing fire. The controller can be personalized down to the smallest detail and unlocks an exclusive background for the Xbox Series X/S.

The PlayStation 5 Pro’s GPU could be even more powerful than the 33.5 TFLOP figure mentioned previously according to the latest leak stemming from Sony’s developer documents. Coupled with more RAM and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) upscaling, the console could provide enough headroom for developers to target 4K/60 FPS.

Nintendo confirmed it will announce its next-generation Switch model before March 2025. A Nintendo Direct has also been scheduled June, but the event will not reveal any information about the upcoming console.

The Asus ROG Ally 2 (or 2024) will apparently make an appearance at Computex 2024. While details on the new handheld device are still unclear, it could really use an update to the display, controls, and ports, as well as a proper fix for the pesky microSD card issue. Here's what Asus should do, in one writer's humble opinion.

A dataminer has found a reference to 240 Hz support in the latest version of the Switch engine. Whether the Switch will be technically capable of this is questionable. However, this compatibility could give the Switch successor a 40FPS/120 Hz mode.

Arrowhead has announced PC players will be required to link their copy of Helldivers 2 with a PSN ID. Players will start seeing mandatory login screens on May 30. If an account isn’t linked by June 4, you might not be able to play the game.

In an interview with a Chinese news outlet, Hidetaka Miyazaki confirmed the company has no plans to add further content to Elden Ring. In essence, Shadow of the Erdtree will be the only DLC the game ever gets.

MIG Switch currently has a monopoly on Nintendo Switch flashcarts. However, it may soon face a rival in the UnlockSwitch. The two are already claiming that both are scam artists, though.

Xbox is holding a new “Xbox Games Showcase followed by [REDACTED] Direct” in early June. The presentations are expected to highlight titles including this year’s Call of Duty. Per Xbox, the showcase will include games from Xbox Game Studios, Activision/Blizzard, Bethesda, and 3rd-party partners.

Bethesda announced a new update for Starfield. It adds numerous QoL improvements, such as a city map, new ship customization options and added difficulty modifiers. Users in the Steam beta channel can download it now.

According to new reports, the so-called Nintendo Switch 2 could prove more powerful in docked mode than previous rumours suggested. Unsurprisingly, the next-generation console will be unable to maintain its docked performance in handheld mode, though.

Lenovo has confirmed that it is working on a Legion Go 2. Lenovo's original gaming handheld is and was an impressive device, but the next iteration definitely needs a better screen, variable refresh rate, and a better controller experience to make it a worthy competitor to the likes of the Asus ROG Ally and Nintendo Switch.

A teaser on Housemarque's X handle suggests a potential Returnal sequel or DLC might be on the way soon. It simply says "tomorrow", which refers to April 30, the game's third anniversary.

The MSI Claw has received new BIOS and driver updates. It promises an impressive performance boost in games such as GTA V, Cyberpunk 2077 and Diavlo IV.

Helldivers 2 has received a new balance patch (version 01.000.300). It brings forth many QoL improvements, bugfixes and changes that affect many popular weapons and strategems. It is out now and available for download on PC and PS5.

An unexpected Nintendo Switch 2 leak has turned up courtesy of a Switch accessory manufacturer called Mobapad. The details for the device were shared on the Chinese Bilibili site under the title “Nintendo Switch 2 – everything we know”. There was information offered about the display, Joy-Con, game cartridges, and design.

Details about the Nintendo Switch 2 have appeared in two different reports lately, offering what seem like conflicting release dates. There is also some information provided about the Switch 2 hardware, including just how much of it is purportedly coming from Samsung. On top of that, it has been claimed that the device will come with magnetic Joy-Cons.

Epic space shooter Warframe is set to receive yet another round of meta-breaking changes, with sweeping quality-of-life changes announced for the Jade Shadows update coming in June this year. The hope is that these changes will make gameplay more interesting and diverse.

Bazzite Linux 3.0 has officially launched, bringing with it Gnome 46, KDE Plasma 6, as well as improved HDR gaming on the Steam Deck OLED and more features for more handhelds, including the Lenovo Legion Go, Asus ROG Ally, and two Ayn handhelds.

ProtonDB is the Linux gaming community's attempt at trying to fix Steam's lack of compatibility documentation surrounding Windows games on Linux. It is a fantastic tool for Linux gamers, but unfortunately, it only adds to the chaos, thanks to how games are labelled.

A modding group called Superstar South Studios was able to get GTA 5 running on the Nintendo Switch. While the handheld gaming console could play through the prologue chapter, it eventually crashes after a few minutes. Also, even with heavy modding done to the game, it’s still a very choppy experience.

The MSI Claw might’ve just gotten the performance boost it required to catch up to its competitors. As announced by the company, with the new BIOS and GPU driver update, the Intel Meteor Lake gaming handheld can offer up to 43.5% better FPS. However, we have yet to see a proper benchmark comparison with the new BIOS and graphics driver installed.

Industry insider Shpeshal_Nick has heard that Sony isn’t averse to the idea of bringing Helldivers 2 to Xbox. However, the talks are in very early stages and the actual port is unlikely to arrive anytime soon.

Certified refurbished models of Valve Steam Deck are currently available for way less than their new options. For example, you can grab the 512 GB configuration of the gaming handheld for just $359, which is a generous $90 slashed from the new retail unit. The base refurbished config, on the other hand, goes for just $279.

There are many exclusive films and series on Apple TV+. Sports fans also get their money's worth. Xbox owners can currently test the streaming service for 3 months free of charge.

JSAUX has taken the $1,000,000 or so it earned from the Kickstarter campaign for its innovative FlipGo product and has used it to bring the innovative folding external dual monitor to retail. It comes in 2 sizes (13.5- and 16-inches), both of which have a one-cable design and touchscreen options.

Provenance, another multi-system emulator built for iOS, is supposedly coming to the official App Store soon. It follows on the heels of the Delta emulator, which has already topped the App Store's Entertainment category.

Delta, the multi-system console emulator developer by Riley Testut, is now available on the official iOS App Store. The emulator was previously available only through Testut's AltStore service, which would use some iOS trickery to sideload apps onto an iPhone or iPad. Delta is not available in the European App Store; European iPhone users will have to use the AltStore PAL third-party app store.

Evercade has offered up hardware refreshes of its popular EXP and VS game consoles. Now called the EXP-R and VS-R, the refreshes have been designed to make the EXP and VS more affordable while maintaining their core feature sets. The Evercade EXP-R and VS-R will be joined by Tomb Raider Collection 1, the company's first 'Giga Cart' that contains Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III all on one cartridge.

Sony is rumoured to have decided to make 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' a more open category than previous expectations. Seemingly, there will be very few instances when a game fails to reach 'PS5 Pro Enhanced' status. Even then, the PS5 Pro's new 'Ultra-Boost' mode will be on hand to deliver higher frame rates and resolutions.

The release of the PlayStation 5 Pro (PS5 Pro) remains a while off yet, with an autumn release reputedly being targeted. Nonetheless, leaked internal documents have revealed even more details about the Sony PS5 Pro, including one that would put it ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 in certain scenarios.

Many fans believe that the Gold and Ultimate Editions of Star Wars Outlaws are overpriced. Adding to the conversation, well-known streamer Asmongold has recently expressed his opinion on the matter.

Walmart is holding the Spring Savings event, in which the online retailer has slashed prices of a lot of top-rated products, and the Nintendo Switch OLED happens to be one of them. The gaming handheld's Japanese edition is currently up for grabs at just $279.

As other providers have already done in recent months, Electronic Arts is now also increasing the prices of its EA Play subscription model from May 10. The costs for the online service will increase by 60% in some cases. But there is a worthwhile alternative.

If you fancy immersing yourself in a post-apocalyptic adventure on the occasion of the new Fallout series, the current free-play event gives you the opportunity to play Fallout 76 for free. If you like the game, you can buy it at a heavily discounted price as part of the event.

Bethesda will launch a new update for Fallout 4 in the coming days. It features new quests, in-game content, cosmetics and QoL improvements for PC, Xbox and PlayStation.

EA has officially announced that Battlefield 2042 will end with the current Season 7 and the publisher now wants to focus on the planned "Battlefield Universe".

Razer has released versions of its BlackShark V2 Pro wireless headset compatible with either the Xbox or PlayStation. The OEM touts them as ideal for their respective consoles thanks to their "crystal-clear" TriForce audio, and noise-isolating cups with "all-day comfort" memory foam reinforcement.

The popular pirate game Sea of Seaves is coming to the PlayStation 5 at the end of April, but players can set sail earlier. The closed beta starts on April 12. We explain how to register.

The action shooter Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has not been particularly successful since its release in February of this year. According to leaker Miller Ross, the game has been such a failure that it could be discontinued after Season 5.

The day has come when the online services of Nintendo Wii U and 3DS will be shutting down. After today, you won't be able to play online with these gaming consoles anymore. But offline play will work just as it did when the servers were active.

MINISFORUM has added a whole new category to its portfolio with the MSS-A156. The 15.6-inch portable monitor has a 144Hz refresh rate to go with its 1440p resolution - not to mention a 10-point touch response rating. The OEM touts it as an ultra-slim plug-and-play accessory to extend the user's laptop, smartphone or tablet on the go with generous I/O that include USB-C and an audio jack.

President of Xbox since late October 2023, Sarah Bond has recently set up a special team that will handle future-proofing the digital Xbox game libraries. The task of this team will not end anytime soon, as they will continue to ensure that old titles will remain compatible with future Xbox hardware as well.

Until now, gamers have only been able to connect their Switch cables to the dock from one side, which can be quite annoying in some situations. A new Nintendo patent shows a docking station with a rotating plug hub and gives hope that this problem will soon be a thing of the past.

Six games will be leaving the Xbox Game Pass in mid-April. If you want to continue playing the games after that, you can currently buy them at a significantly lower price thanks to Microsoft's member discount.

Although this is not a title to be desired, Minecraft has just been labeled "the video game with the most cheaters" in the US. The study, conducted by Guide Strats, also placed The Sims 4 and GTA 5 on the podium. The results were based on the search volume for various terms connected to video game cheats.

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) frame generation is slowly making its way to console games. Having debuted on Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora for consoles, the technology will soon be ported to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of Immortals of Aveum through a free update.