GameSpot • August 25, 2025

Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Aren't Eligible For Japan's Preservation Library

One of the world's largest libraries will not consider Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards for preservation. Japan's National Diet Library, which contains over 9,600 video games in its archives, said that it won't recognize titles in the Game-Key Card format because the games' data are not located within the physical media itself.

GameSpot • August 20, 2025

Starfield Is Coming To Nintendo Switch 2, Leaker Claims

With Xbox bringing more games to other platforms, word has just emerged of Bethesda's first game heading to Switch 2.

GameSpot • August 19, 2025

Ghost Of Yotei Is Getting Free Multiplayer DLC Next Year

The fall release of Ghost of Yotei is quickly approaching, and Gamescom Opening Night Live included a new trailer, offering another glimpse of cinematics and gameplay from the new open-world samurai game from Sucker Punch Productions. While the footage itself didn't provide any new information, the end of the trailer confirmed that a huge feature from the game's predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima, will return.

GameSpot • August 19, 2025

Fallout Season 2 Trailer Suggests It'll Be The New Vegas Remaster Everyone's Been Asking For

The first season of the Fallout series on Prime Video received praise for telling an original story in the world of the games, but Season 2 will get a little closer to the lore that players are familiar with.

ComicBook.com • August 13, 2025

Tekken X Street Fighter Crossover Game Announced 15 Years Ago Gets Official Comment From Developer

One of the most infamous unreleased video games is the elusive Tekken X Street Fighter, which would have been a crossover between the two franchises in the style of Tekken. About 15 years later, Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada offered a few words about whether players will ever see a glimpse of the fighting game.

GameSpot • August 12, 2025

Xbox Is Making It Easier To Track Your Owned Games

An update to the Xbox Dashboard should make big gaming libraries a lot easier to navigate through a simple addition, though only certain Xbox Insiders will be able to try out the new feature first. Per the Xbox Support site, a new Xbox Update Preview came out Monday for Xbox Insiders in the invite-only Alpha Skip-Ahead ring, and it adds a notable quality-of-life feature.

ComicBook.com • August 8, 2025

Why Battlefield 6 Isn't Bad Company 3, According to DICE

For years, Battlefield fans have been hoping for a game hearkening back to the glory days of Battlefield: Bad Company and its sequel, Bad Company 2. While Battlefield 6 isn’t a third Bad Company installment, there’s a good reason why Battlefield Studios, which includes franchise mainstay developer DICE, titled the new game as such.

GameSpot • August 7, 2025

How Did Helldivers 2 End Up On Xbox? It Was All Sony's Decision, Dev Says

In an era where cross-platform releases between Microsoft and Sony are more common, Helldivers 2 is one of the rare PlayStation-published properties heading to Xbox Series X|S. But while another PlayStation exclusive in MLB The Show made the jump between platforms due to an external party (in that case, MLB itself), the big move to launch Helldivers 2 on Xbox was entirely on Sony, according to a key figure behind the game.

ComicBook.com • August 6, 2025

Nintendo Switch's Price Increase is a First in Gaming History

Console owners of a certain age will remember that back in the day, platforms generally received price cuts later in their product lifespans. But that trend appears to be one in the past, with the big three console manufacturers instead raising the recommended retail prices of their platforms.

GameSpot • August 5, 2025

Jump Ship Forced To Change Name To Jump Space Due To Trademark Issues

The makers of an upcoming spaceship co-op title are making a slight change of course: The game formerly known as Jump Ship has been renamed to Jump Space.

GameSpot • August 4, 2025

Tons Of Switch And Switch 2 Co-Op Games Are On Sale Right Now

Read on to see every game part of the Play Together Sale, listed in alphabetical order.

ComicBook.com • August 1, 2025

Microsoft Inherited Call of Duty's Worst Mistake - And They've Finally Fixed It

The worst enemy that every Call of Duty player has had to face in recent years isn’t a juggernaut or a zombie: it’s the bloated Call of Duty HQ launcher. This interface has been a thorn in players’ sides since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II in 2022. But Activision gave CoD fans something to celebrate, announcing that Modern Warfare II and its 2023 sequel, Modern Warfare III, will separate from Call of Duty HQ entirely and become standalone downloads.

GameSpot • July 31, 2025

All The New Switch Games And Demos Released Today After The July 2025 Nintendo Direct

Today's batch of Nintendo Direct announcements from the July Partner Showcase unveiled several new games and ports coming to the new Nintendo Switch 2, along with titles still coming to Nintendo's older Switch console. A couple of these titles, as well as some demos, shadow-launched today on the Nintendo eShop after the Direct.

GameSpot • July 24, 2025

You Will Never Guess What Fortnite's Latest Movie Collab Is With

One battle royale after another.

GameSpot • July 15, 2025

A Mario Game You Can't Buy Anymore Just Got A Switch 2 Update

A collection of Mario games received a surprise patch, but it mostly serves as a rude reminder that Nintendo stopped selling it over four years ago.

GameSpot • July 11, 2025

Sea Of Thieves Is Getting Its Own Subscription Service

A long-requested feature is finally sailing to Sea of Thieves, but players will have to shell out some cash to take advantage of it. Custom servers, along with other unannounced "benefits," are included in a subscription service coming to Rare's live-service pirate game in early 2026.

GameSpot • June 10, 2025

Splatoon Raiders Spin-Off Game Announced For Nintendo Switch 2

Get your Splattershots ready--Nintendo's beloved shooter series Splatoon is getting its first spin-off game. The Nintendo Today app shared the announcement of Splatoon Raiders, a spin-off featuring the Deep Cut idol band from Splatoon 3.

GameSpot • June 8, 2025

Sea Of Thieves Season 17 Introduces Smugglers Faction And New Loot

Season 17 of Rare's online pirate title Sea of Thieves was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase, and it'll add a mischievous new faction to the game's sandbox called The Smugglers' League.

GameSpot • June 8, 2025

Pokemon Studio Announces Post-Apocalyptic Game Beast Of Reincarnation

A new title from Pokemon studio Game Freak was revealed at the Xbox Games Showcase--titled Beast of Reincarnation, the upcoming game is a new action-RPG set in a post-apocalyptic Japan.

GameSpot • June 8, 2025

Xbox Games Showcase: Start Time, How To Watch, And What To Expect

The future of Xbox is uncertain, but the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase, scheduled for today, June 8, should give us an idea of what's coming soon from Microsoft's first-party studios and its partners.