With the Switch 2 fast approaching its first anniversary, Nintendo has released a major new update for its console that aims to make last-gen Switch games perform better on it. Switch 2 firmware version 22.0.0 adds a new “Handheld Mode Boost” to the console–alongside a whole lot more–that will allow…

Switch on your Switch 2 this morning and it’ll ask you to install the latest upgrade (thank you Eurogamer). A fairly normal experience, even a faintly irritating one, except that today’s is going to improve your console significantly. Along with all the usual tweaks, fixes and a controller update, is…

Last week at the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft shared more details about its upcoming console/PC platform, Project Helix, including more information on the high-level technical details and that the platform will begin shipping to developers in 2027. In the wake of the announcements, GameSpot caught up with industry analysts to…

People were becoming increasingly suspicious about Crimson Desert. While the forthcoming action-adventure from Pearl Abyss—a spin-off from 2016’s Black Desert Online—built up a lot of hype with its astonishing PC footage, console owners began to notice there was never any sign of the game running on Xbox or PS5. Well,…

Want to know when the next Honkai: Star Rail update is? Thanks to official livestreams providing banner and event details for each new patch, we usually know well in advance what’s awaiting us in the new version of Star Rail.Each new update for Honkai: Star Rail brings new banners to…

Xbox Game Pass has added DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse: Ready to Party to its ever-expanding content catalog. This is the eighth title to reach the subscription service in March 2026 and the 46th new Xbox Game Pass release since the start of the year. DreamWorks Gabby’s Dollhouse: Ready to Party is…