Video Game News 6/5/2025

#Switch2
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Switch 2 Launch Day: Everything Happening As Fans Finally Go Hands-On With Nintendo's New Console

Don't Make This Mistake When Setting Up Your Switch 2

How Many Hammer Smashes Does It Take To Break A Switch 2?

Staten Island GameStop Stapled Receipts To Switch 2s And Punctured The Screens Because Nintendo Boxed Them In The Weirdest Way Possible

An Ode To Those Of Us Whose Switch 2s Are Arriving Late

One Of The Switch's Worst Ports Is Hugely Improved On Switch 2

Now That's A Bummer: Mario Kart World's Free Roam Mode Doesn't Have Splitscreen

Get Deals On Super Mario And Zelda Games With Free Switch 2 Upgrades

How To Move Games To An SD Card On Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 Auto-Applies HDR To Everything, Here's How To Change It

Watch This Guy Smash His Brand-New Switch 2 With A Hammer

How To Transfer Your Nintendo Account To Nintendo Switch 2

Zelda Upgrade Process Is Mildly Confusing For NSO Members

Every Legend of Zelda Game on the Nintendo Switch in 2025

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 2 Compatibility Issue Breaking Matches With Mii Fighters, Nintendo Politely Asks Fans to Stop Using Character Until Fix Deployed

Nintendo Fans Surprised to Find Switch 2 Edition Game Cartridges Also Work on Switch 1

How GameShare and GameChat work with Nintendo Switch 2

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom load significantly faster on Switch 2

Turns out Cyberpunk 2077 makes a great Switch 2 launch title

Switch 2 quietly makes shiny hunting in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet way better

Your Switch controllers will (likely) work on Switch 2 — we tested them

How to get Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom’s Switch 2 upgrades

Oh, it turns out Cyberpunk 2077 is getting one more update after all, and it's not too far away

Nintendo warns Switch 2 users not to play Smash Bros. with Mii Fighters

Switch 2 launch ends in disappointment for some as major retailer accidentally staples receipts into console's screen

Switch 2 back-compat fixes Batman: Arkham Knight - Switch 1's worst triple-A port

The Switch 2's best launch exclusive might not be Mario Kart World, but another racing game (and it's under £15)

Nintendo Switch 2 launch day live

Rumour: Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Version Is Real, Out This Year

Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5, Xbox Series Update Rumored Releasing In 2025

Monolith Soft Worked on Mario Kart World Character Designs

FFVII Remake Cloud & Aerith Voice Actors in Final Fantasy Tactics

Nintendo lists Switch 2 repair prices

Pokemon Legends: Z-A reveals release date [update: trailer]

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour Trailer Details Minigames

Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Sells Over 800,000 Copies

Reports of Switch 2 screen punctures raise questions over hardware packaging

Nintendo Switch 2 – Several Fans Report Screen Damage From Stapled Receipts on Packaging

Check out the Switch 2 launch trailer for Sonic X Shadow Generations

HITMAN World of Assassination – Signature Edition Now Available On Switch 2, Check Out the Launch Trailer

Nintendo Switch 2 Launches and Gamers Are Already Divided

Review In Progress: Mario Kart World (Switch 2) - The Perfect Introduction To A New Console Generation?

Talking Point: Does Your Switch 2 Vent Smell?

PSA: Switch 2's Flashy New Kickstand Is Perfect For TATE Mode Play

Genki's 'Mimic Chest' Stores All Your Switch 2 Games In Plain Sight, But We're Struggling To Understand Why

Unsurprisingly, SSD Adapters Aren't A Suitable MicroSD Express Stand-In On Switch 2

Video: The First Full Switch 2 Hardware Teardown Is Here

The Switch 2 Fixes Its Predecessor's "Worst Performing" Game

The Switch 2 GameCube Controller Has Gyro And A Better D-Pad

Gallery: Nintendo Switch 2 Size Comparison - Here's How It Compares To (Nearly) Every Handheld Known To Humankind

Video: Super Mario Odyssey Shines On Switch 2 In This Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison

Random: Switch 2 Owners Are Already Stripping Down Joy-Con To Check The Stick Tech

Random: One GameStop Apparently Stapled Receipts To Brand New Switch 2 Boxes, And Guess What Happened...

Video: Check Out How Snappy The Switch 2 eShop & Menus Are In This First Look

Video: Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And Link's Awakening Are Improved On Switch 2

Guide: Nintendo Switch 2 Guide: Ultimate Resource

US: A few Switch 2 owners get punctured screen thanks to GameStop and staples

A console premiere

#NintendoSwitch2
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Nintendo Switch 2: Three Great Travel Cases To Consider

Nintendo Switch 2 And All Its Accessories Unboxing

Switch 2 Launch Prompts A Problem With Smash Bros. Ultimate, But A Fix Is Coming

Red Dead Redemption 2 reportedly getting next gen update alongside Switch 2 port

Konami Made AI Voice Library for Shine Post Idol Game

ShackStream: Labbing fighting games on the Switch 2

How to create groups of games - Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo Switch 2 consoles arrive damaged as retailer staples receipts on outer packaging

As the Nintendo Switch 2 launches, these are our hopes and dreams for the console

Split Fiction Nintendo Switch 2 launch trailer

One GameStop store stapled receipts onto Nintendo Switch 2 boxes, ruining the system in the process [update: statement]

7 Star Porygon2 guide for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 set for Nintendo Switch 2 release [update: launch confirmed]

Survival Kids launch trailer

Borderlands 4 Price Announcement Coming “Soon,” Says Gearbox CEO

Splatoon 4 Tease Could Hint at Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement

The Nintendo Switch 2 console has officially hit store shelves – are you grabbing one?

Nintendo Switch 2 Error Code 2813-0171 Plagues Mario Kart World Users

Fortnite Supercharged for Nintendo Switch 2 Launch with 60 FPS Upgrade

Nintendo Switch 2 Drops Three GameCube Classics – Wind Waker, F-Zero GX, and SOULCALIBUR II

Video: Check Out 14 Minutes Of Blistering Fast Fusion Gameplay On Switch 2

Split Fiction Now Available for the Nintendo Switch 2

Mario Kart World user icons available for Nintendo Switch Online members

Digital Foundry: Nintendo Switch games do run better on Nintendo Switch 2

US: Nintendo Download 5th June, 2025

007 First Light announcement trailer from Hitman developer IO Interactive

Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World available today

Split Fiction Nintendo Switch 2 Impressions - A Solid Handheld Co-Op Experience

#Nintendo
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Every Nintendo Console: A Full History of Release Dates

Stray Children, the oddball RPG from the devs behind cult classic Moon, is coming to PC in English later this year

Mario Kart World replaces Donkey Kong’s voice actor – Peach, Toad, and Toadette voice actor also apparently recast

Mario Kart World seemingly changes Donkey Kong, Princess Peach, Toad and Toadette voice actors

Publishers Are "Thanking" Nintendo For Game-Key Cards On Switch 2

Feast Your Eyes On The Official Switch 2 Launch Trailer

#MarioKartWorld
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How to unlock all outfits in Mario Kart World

How to unlock characters in Mario Kart World

Xenoblade studio reveals it co-developed Switch 2’s big launch game

After working its magic on Zelda and Splatoon, it turns out Monolith Soft also aided development of Mario Kart World

Surprise, Xenoblade Chronicles Dev Also Helped Out On Mario Kart World

Monolith Soft reveals it helped out on Mario Kart World

#Cyberpunk2077
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Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Refuse To Stop Making The Game Better As They Tease Another Massive Patch

Big Cyberpunk 2077 Updates Were Thought To Be Done, But 2.3 Patch Launches Soon

CD Projekt isn’t done with Cyberpunk 2077, announces yet more surprise content

'The last one wasn't the last one': CD Projekt has cyber punked us again, announcing another surprise update for Cyberpunk 2077

New Cyberpunk 2077 update officially coming soon, as CDPR confirms version 2.3

New 94%-rated strategy game is a mix of Cyberpunk and XCOM

New Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.3 Coming This Month, CD Projekt Red Confirms

Cyberpunk 2077 2.3 Update Announced

#PS5
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Final Fantasy Tactics Is One Of The Best Games Ever And It's Getting A Remaster This September

Get The Collectible Edition Of One Of 2024's Most Charming Games For A Big Discount

Sony's All-New First-Party PlayStation Fight Stick 'Project Defiant' Goes On Sale in 2026

Marvel is lapping DC in video games right now, and it isn’t close

PS5 showcase surprise ‘Romeo is a Dead Man’ is Suda 51’s ‘bloodiest action game yet’

Poll: What Were Your Favourite PS5 Games from State of Play? (June 2025)

Reaction: Sony Finally Understands the Assignment with One of the Best State of Plays of the PS5 Era

Round Up: What Was Announced During Sony's State of Play Livestream for June 2025?

Just What Is Going on in Capcom's Long-Delayed PS5 Game Pragmata, Then?

First MindsEye PS5 Copies Leak, Dev Stresses to Wait for Day 1 Patch

James Bond's Origin Story 007 First Light Will Run at 60fps in Quality Mode on PS5 Pro

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Collector’s Edition Includes Jupitermon

Dragon Ball Project: Multi Becomes Gekishin Squadra Ahead of Network Test

Capcom Dealing With Monster Hunter Wilds Cheaters Tampering With Quests and Content

Review: To a T Would Work Better as a Show

The Witcher 4 Developer Doesn’t Want to Copy its Own Ideas

NetEase’s new multiplayer RPG Sea of Remnants is gorgeously weird and punk (and probably a gacha game)

Death Stranding 2 PS5 File Size Revealed and It’s Good News

PS5 Players Surprised With Free Demo for Gorgeous New Game

#Switch
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Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games: Release Dates for 2025 and Beyond

Mega Man 11 Model Kit Being Rereleased

Mario Kart World – Xenoblade Chronicles Studio Helped Develop Open World

Switch 2 improves multiple Switch titles Nintendo hasn't even mentioned

The Switch's 'Repairability Score' Has Tanked Following Reassessment

Random: What Do Switch 2 Cartridges Taste Like? The Experts Weigh In

Bandai Namco Is Bringing Its Free-To-Play Dragon Ball MOBA To Switch

#RPG
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The New Persona 5 Spin-Off Is Sapping My Excitement With Gacha Mechanics

Everything To Know About The Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy Pre-Release Events

Nioh 3 officially revealed - and it's not a PlayStation exclusive, even if there's a demo you can only play on PS5

Downhill is a fourth wall breaking action RPG whose protagonist knows you exist, and might not agree with your actions

Nioh 3 release date window, demo, trailer, and more

Fantasy MMORPG Blade and Soul gets a remaster, immediately torn apart on Steam

HSR codes June 2025 and how to redeem

Best Dune Awakening settings for PC and Steam Deck

Raid: Shadow Legends launches Chaos Awakes event from next month

Etheria: Restart officially launches, letting you save humanity with powerful Animus across a post-apocalyptic RPG

Sea of Remnants sets you off on a seafaring adventure where choices have lasting consequences, coming next year

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Dev Believe Game’s Brevity is its Virtue

People Can Fly cancels 2 games including Square Enix project

The Witcher 4 Tech Demo Invites Excitement…and Skepticism

Want To Go On An Ocean Adventure? NetEase’s Sea Of Remnants Has You Covered

#FinalFantasyTactics
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The Internet Reacts To A New Marvel Fighting Game Without Capcom

The Director Of Final Fantasy Tactics Gets Political

Final Fantasy Tactics Was Made To Rally Against Division and Inequality, Creator Says — 'The Will to Resist Is In Your Hands'

Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster's Expensive Collector's Box Doesn't Include the Game

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles Announced, Launching September 2025

"The Will To Resist Is In Your Hands" - Final Fantasy Tactics Creator Shares Heartfelt Message

Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles Launching September 30

June 05, 2025: Final Fantasy Tactics Was Made To Rally Against Division & Inequality

#SilentHill
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Silent Hill revival continues with Silent Hill f, set to release on original game’s anniversary

Silent Hill f gets a release date, plus a creepy new trailer with more limb cracking noises than a chiropractor convention

Silent Hill F is ‘more action orientated’ than SH2, new look reveals

Silent Hill f Launches September 25 with Pre-Orders Now Live

#June
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Here are the games Prime Gaming members can claim in June

Oblivion Remastered Patch 1.1 Revealed, PS5 Performance to Be Addressed Later

NVIDIA reveal more GeForce NOW titles for June including Dune: Awakening and FBC: Firebreak

Pre-register for Tree of Savior: NEO Now To Get Exclusive Rewards

Opinion: Nintendo New York's Switch 2 Launch Event Felt Like Coming Home

Indie Double Bill: Going Commando!

#NintendoSwitch
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League of Legends Inspired Dragon Ball: Gekishin Squadra Beats Down PS5, PS4

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation getting Nintendo Switch release in Asia with English support [update: pre-orders]

Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Announced for 2025

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection coming to Nintendo Switch consoles

Final Fantasy Tactics coming to Nintendo Switch consoles September

#ArcSystemWorks
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Roster - Every Character Revealed (So Far)

The bruisers who develop Guilty Gear are making a Marvel fighting game

All Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls characters revealed so far

Out of nowhere, ArcSystem Works sends the fighting game genre into chaos as the outlook suddenly changes for Riot's 2XKO

'Why Isn't PlayStation in This Space?' Sony Pondered Before Greenlighting Marvel Fighter

Here's Fighting Game Fan Maximilian Dood's Viral Reaction to PS5, PC's New Marvel Fighter

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls confirmed character roster

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Revealed After Years of Development

#SwordSea
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Sand surfing game Sword Of The Sea rides glittering dunes toward a summer release date

Sword of the Sea: hands-on report

Gorgeous Journey-Like Sword of the Sea Lands on PS Plus Day One

New PS Plus Day-1 Game Announced for August 2025 Lineup

Sword of the Sea Launches August 19 on PS5 and PC

Giant Squid’s Sword of the Sea Launches This August

#StatePlay
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Sony wheels out Ghost of Yotei just to tease a dedicated State of Play for it in July

Fans Convinced They've Figured Out Who Plays James Bond in 007 First Light

No, Nioh 3 Isn't Open World, Despite Team Ninja's Rise of the Ronin Experiment

James Bond, Silent Hill Among the Most Viewed Trailers at State of Play

Sony State of Play June 2025 - All the News and Announcements

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement Announced for 2026

#SquareEnix
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FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles announced for September 30

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Remake Arrives as ‘The Ivalice Chronicles’ With New Features This September

Bravely Default HD Remaster Finally Drops But Gamers Are Mad About One Thing

#Nintendos
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Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, Which Everyone Thinks Should Be Free, Requires $95 of Accessories and a 4K TV for 100% Completion

Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour requires pricey extra accessories and a 4K TV to fully complete

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