Earlier this week, the Nintendo of America Twitter account put a tweet to make players aware that it would be taking down servers to investigate an issue with Nintendo Switch Sports. “A bug has been found in the Nintendo Switch Sports Ver1.2.1 update which causes the software to close during the pre-match loading screen,” reads the tweet. “This is unfortunately affecting both online and offline play modes. We have therefore temporarily suspended the rollout of this update....

At the end of this early mission waits the horse-headed demon, Mezuki, ready to ruin your day with huge swings of his giant sword and massive horny head. Like the Enki earlier in the level, this boss forces you manage your stamina efficiently because you need to block, dodge, and reposition yourself at a moments notice depending on the attack. The brave-of-heart can dash in to score a few chips of damage, but your main openings come from Burst Counters....

“Sorry to those who are disappointed you can no longer play The Long Dark on GeForce Now,” the post reads. “Nvidia didn’t ask for our permission to put the game on the platform so we asked them to remove it. Please take your complaints to them, not us. Devs should control where their games exist.” “They offered us a free graphics card as an apology,” van Lierop added. “So maybe they’ll offer you the same thing....

Oculus has announced a major software upgrade for the Quest 2 is now live, and the patch has enabled Home, Guardian and Passthrough to run at 90Hz on the headset by default. This update means that game developers will be able to ship 90Hz titles, a step up from the previous default of 72Hz. Superhot, Echo VR, Beat Saber, Vacation Simulator, Job Simulator, Racket: Nx, and Space Pirate Trainer will all soon be updated to support the higher refresh rate....

If you’re not at the pinnacle of OSRS progression, there’s no need to worry since the Tombs of Amascut features an invocation system that allows you to adjust the difficulty of different elements of the raid. These come in the forms of buffs and debuffs that alter that challenge you can expect to run into. This raid continues the story established in the Beneath Cursed Sands quest, and has players venture below the desert to stop Amascut’s nefarious plans....

To put it simply, Emotions operate like a slightly more complicated game of rock-paper-scissors. A character whose current emotional state is strong against an enemy’s state won’t automatically win a fight against them. However, the character with advantage in the situation will see their base stats deal more damage to their enemy. What does the Emotions Chart do in Omori? Other emotions How to inflict emotions Enemy emotions and rewards...

A film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid has been in the works for coming up to a decade now, and Oscar Isaac joined the project back in 2020 as Solid Snake himself. Since then, we haven’t heard too much, but in a recent interview with Comic Book, the actor touched on the project, even if he didn’t have a definitive update on what exactly is going on with it. “We want it to happen,” Isaac said....

Then, Blizzard removed its controversial SMS Protect system (for Overwatch 1 players) that was also locking out some players from jumping into all the action. There was a chat bug that saw players accidentally making purchases, and Bastion’s ultimate is completely broken. Ultimately, Overwatch 2 is the latest in a long line of terrible game launches, beyond the initial grudges we had against the queues. In most recent news, Blizzard is trying to amend issues, but this has resulted in two heroes being temporarily removed from the roster....

Blizzard had previously promised that changes would be coming to Overwatch 2’s battle pass, though it didn’t specify exactly what changes would take place. With Season 2 starting today, the game’s director Aaron Keller shared one way the battle pass would be different, specifically to do with unlocking this season’s new hero, Ramattra. “After reviewing data for Season 1, we’re moving Ramattra in to Tier 45 of the Battle Pass and making a few more weekly challenges easier to complete,” wrote Keller on Twitter (thanks, PCGamer)....

In Persona 5 Strikers, you can play as your favorite Phantom Thieves character as the team takes you on a road trip where you will strike back against corruption in cities across Japan. It was released in Japan in February 2020 as Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers and is a collaboration between P Studio and Omega Force. The hack and slash role-playing game is a crossover between Dynasty Warriors and the Persona franchises....

Platinum Games has updated its Platinum 4 teaser site again with a fifth reveal set at some point in the future. The developer is calling this a “bonus stage” after the fourth announcement on Wednesday, April 1 turned out to be an April Fools’ joke. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings — PlatinumGames Inc. (@platinumgames) April 3, 2020 In actuality, this will be the fourth reveal, considering....

It’s Pilot Week in GTA Online, and Rockstar is handing out triple GTA$ and RP along with a free Nagasaki Ultralight. Play Stockpile this week and you will earn the triple rewards, and you can earn double on all Air Cargo Sales until July 15. Speaking of double, you can earn it at Flight School as well. If you head to the casino and give the Lucky Wheel a spin, you could win the really green Dewbauchee Vagner....

The head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, has said that he looks forward to finding out if Bethesda titles like Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6 will be released on PS5. Speaking to Russian news agency TASS, the exec said that the decision is out of his hands after Microsoft snapped up Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media for a whopping $7.5 billion in September. “That’s a decision that is out of our hands, we’ll wait and see what happens,” Ryan said....

According to the head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst, Sony’s development studio has over 25 titles in development and almost half of those are new IP. The other half are titles set in franchises that PlayStation fans already know. “New IP is incredibly important to us,” said Hulst. “New IP is the lifeblood of gaming. But, new IP is just one aspect of our strategy. Ultimately, I want PlayStation Studios to be fiercely daring, to take risks....

During a stream today, Nintendo announced what to expect out of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, with news on customization, a revamped Underground, and a fun sounding rhythm game. One of the changes coming to the games with the updated version is that the Underground has been revamped. Now called the Grand Underground, in this vast subterranean world that spans the entire Sinnoh region, you will be able to visit and participate in activities such as digging up valuable treasures and Pokemon Fossils, or creating your own Secret Base....

If you play Pokemon Go, you’ll have the chance to encounter the Mythical Pokemon Shaymin during the event. On the second day, a certain Pokemon will be making its debut in five-star Raids and to help you catch it, you will be able to acquire up to nine Raid Passes by spinning Photo Discs at Gyms. Here’s everything you need to know about Pokemon Fest 2022: Pokemon Go Fest 2022 - Day One On day one, June 4 from 10am to 6pm local time, all Trainers will enjoy the following features regardless of whether they have an event ticket....

Pokemon Go players can enter a code to enjoy free in-game items to celebrate Niantic’s birthday. The code is valid through October 13 at 5pm PT, 8pm ET, 1am UK (October 14). Just enter the code DJTLEKBK2G5EK on the redemption page and you will walk off with some nice freebies. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings — Niantic, Inc. (@NianticLabs) October 6, 2020 The items are 20 Ultra Balls, one Star Piece, 10 Pinap Berries, and 10 Niantic Stickers (thanks, serebii)....

The Pokemon will be available once the Festival of Lights goes live on Friday, October 14, 2. The event will end on Monday, October 17. It’s all part of Pokemon Go’s Season of Light which kicked off on September 1. During the Festival of Lights, you’ll have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Chinchou, 2× XP for catching Pokemon, 2× Candy when catching, and Incense activated during the event will last for two hours....

During this time, the Season of Heritage Story continues with Team Leader Spark who believes the mysterious door encountered during part one requires the help of Rock- and Steel-type Pokemon to unlock it. Pokemon from the regions of Johto and Sinnoh will be more prevelent during this time such as Zubat, Machop, Nosepass, Barboach, and Geodude. And a shiny Slugma will make its appearance for the first time, so if you are lucky, you may catch one....

The October Community Day is set for the 9th, and will run from 11am to 5pm local time. During this time, the Pokemon will be appearing more frequently in the wild, and if you are lucky, you may even encounter one that is shiny. If you evolve Duskull’s evolution Dusclops during the event or up to two hours afterward to Dusknoir, it will know the Charged Attack Shadow Ball. To help evolve Duslops into Dusknoir, you will be able to earn up to four Sinnoh Stones by completing free Timed Research during the Community Day....