
Rhythm Heaven Groove's RPG Mode Stole the Show
Every outlet that went hands-on with Rhythm Heaven Groove came away talking about Beatspell, the new RPG mode that turns rhythm inputs into spell-casting combat.
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Every outlet that went hands-on with Rhythm Heaven Groove came away talking about Beatspell, the new RPG mode that turns rhythm inputs into spell-casting combat.

A free update in August will let Pokemon Pokopia players build entire towns on the ocean floor, while the game's first paid Expansion Pass kicks off with a new underwater area called Bubbly Basin.

France's consumer watchdog hit Nintendo of Europe with a €35 million fine, not for selling defective Joy-Cons, but for deliberately keeping customers in the dark about the problem for years.

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Nintendo announced Switch Sports Resort during today's Direct, bringing 12 sports to Switch 2 this October. Skateboarding and prop plane flying are in. So is thumb wrestling, apparently.

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Square Enix just added a suite of built-in cheats to FF7 Rebirth, including infinite HP, 9999 damage, and a level 65 head start. And they don't disable trophies.

The Star Fox Switch 2 remake keeps the classic rail-shooting gameplay almost untouched, but Fox McCloud himself has undergone a dramatic personality transplant that changes the tone of the entire game.

A new ESRB filing quietly lists Minecraft for Nintendo Switch 2, almost certainly spoiling what was meant to be a Summer Game Fest announcement this Friday.

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A small Finnish studio just announced a sequel to one of the best Mega Man-style indie platformers in years, and you can grab the original for free on Steam right now.

A remastered Rayman Origins briefly appeared on the Xbox Store for $1,999.99, revealing 4K resolution, 60fps, and previously Vita-exclusive content before Ubisoft could pull the listing.

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