This year’s GLAAD Media Awards will see Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door in the running for Outstanding Video Game, a first-ever nomination for ostensibly apolitical developer Nintendo.GLAAD describes its awards as honoring “fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues...
How to link your 2K account and unlock Napoleon in Civilization 7
Napoleon Bonaparte can be claimed in Civilization 7 by linking your 2K account to the platform you intend to play on.Napoleon Bonaparte returns as a leader in Civilization 7, and is playable as soon as the game releases on Tuesday, Feb. 11 provided you perform the correct steps.Along with the...
Here’s what readers think the Switch 2 will cost
Last week’s Nintendo Switch 2 reveal came with some surprises — maybe the Joy-Cons are also a mouse? — but mostly it left us with more questions than answers. And near the top of that questions list is the big one for many individuals or families considering an upgrade: What...
Here’s how you remove the Switch 2’s Joy-Cons
A short, repeating video from Nintendo’s official Switch 2 website includes one small detail not included in the reveal: how to remove those fancy new Joy-Cons from the screen.It turns out that chunky button on the back of the Joy-Cons, positioned just beneath the ZR/ZL triggers, is what you’ll push...
The Switch 2 reveal used the iPhone playbook. Let’s hope the hardware doesn’t
It’s hard not to feel a little disappointed by Nintendo’s announcement on Thursday of the Switch 2. The fact that the company seems to be playing it safe with its most conservative new console in years isn’t much of a surprise. What was surprising is just how lackluster the reveal...
I’ll miss you, Nintendo Labo
Nintendo revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 yesterday, but beyond showing off the console – which I can safely describe as a bigger and presumably better Switch – it didn’t say much about what the Switch 2 can do. But there is one line in the press release about what the...
Nintendo Switch 2 reveal ditched showing players in silly scenarios
Nintendo released the first trailer for the Nintendo Switch in 2016. The roughly three-and-a-half-minute-long video focused largely on people playing the console in different scenarios in the real world. Although the trailer likely aimed to showcase the flexibility and adaptability of a console with both handheld and TV connectivity capabilities,...
How to catch an air sprite and water sprite in a single match in Fortnite
One of the quests in Fortnite requires you to find both an air sprite and a water sprite in the same match. These elusive little guys can be annoying to find, and if you’re not looking for them, you may not run into them, making it a quest you actively...
Chaotic co-op platformer Pico Park 2 shows the Switch is still getting great new games
Given the excitement around the rumored Nintendo Switch 2, it’s easy to miss new games released to current Nintendo Switch consoles. Recent Nintendo Direct presentations seem to rattle off a bunch of random titles with little attention to each game, and the console hasn’t gotten any big new releases in...
Genki says it’s never seen the Switch 2, mock-ups were based on other leaks
During a Jan. 10 interview with Japanese gaming site Game*Spark at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES), a Genki representative admitted no one at the company has actually seen the Switch 2 yet. The dimensions of the physical replica they were showing off at CES 2025 and the digital render...