Category: Nintendo

Jennifer Hale Says She Was “Thrown Under The Bus” Amid Bayonetta 3 Casting Controversy

But she’d still “love to play Bayonetta again”.

Jennifer Hale, one of the most iconic voice actors and best known for playing Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy and Naomi Hunter and Emma Emmerich in the Metal Gear Solid series, has spoken about her experience in playing Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3.

Hale, who took over the role from Hellena Taylor for the third entry in the series, told GAMINGbible (via IGN) that she “got thrown under the bus by that whole thing.”

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Anniversary: Monolith Soft Celebrates Xenoblade Chronicles 2 With A Post, But We’re Desperate For A Switch 2 Revamp

Happy birthday, but also why?

Has it really been eight entire years? Yes, it really actually has, so sit up and pay attention at the back.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which as every Xenoblade nerd worth their salt knows is actually the third game released in the series, dropped into existence on this very day back in 2017, and it’s a bit good. We gave it a well-deserved 9/10 in our review, so it’s a bona fide banger as officially ordained by the bona fide banger squad™.

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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Bionic Commando (NES)

Bionic calls.

Get your spiciest takes at the ready, because it’s time to dive into another edition of Box Art Brawl!

It was a special edition affair last time, as we celebrated the 35th anniversary of the SNES by matching up three boxes for the SNES Mini. There was one clear winner in our eyes, and you lovely lot agreed with us! The simplistic Japanese design comfortably walked away with the win, taking 48% of the vote and leaving Europe and North America with the remaining 26% and 25%, respectively.

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Nintendo’s Switch App For Mobile Has Been Updated, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Includes some small but handy updates.

In case you missed it, this week Nintendo released a new update for its Switch mobile app, bumping it up to Version 3.2.0.

This latest update features some notable changes, including notifications displaying what software friends are playing, and the ability to send friend requests to players you’ve spoken to in GameChat sessions.

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More Switch Games Receive Compatibility Updates For Switch 2

Following a system update earlier this week.

Nintendo released a new firmware update for the Switch 2 earlier this week, and it’s now followed this up with more compatibility fixes for select Switch titles.

Apart from the update for NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, several other titles have reportedly received compatibility fixes. Here’s the rundown via Nintendo Everything:

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Stunning Sandbox Survival ‘Core Keeper’ Is Digging Up A Switch 2 Edition Next Year

Core, blimey!

Publisher Fireshine Games and developer Pugstorm dazzled us with the gorgeous survival sandbox game Core Keeper back in September last year, and today they have announced that more is on the way in the shape of a swanky new Switch 2 Edition.

Arriving on 28th January, you can expect this one to feature beefed-up graphical fidelity and frame rate (targeting 60fps), as well as a bunch of visual tweaks in the lighting, shadow, water quality and particle effect departments to keep things looking super sleek.

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Reminder: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Is Available With A Switch Game Voucher

You can also pay to upgrade to the Switch 2 version.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is just days out from launch, and in case you missed it, you can redeem the eShop version of this title with a Nintendo Switch Game Voucher. You could also grab this version with a voucher and then pay to upgrade to the Switch 2 Edition of the game.

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