New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update adds Piranha Plant

There’s a new playable character available in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, namely Piranha Plant, famous for its appearances in the Super Mario series. The Piranha Plant is available now as part of the 2.0.0 update, and its free to all players who purchased Super Smash Bros. Ultimate before Thursday 31st January. After that, Piranha Plant … Read more

Fortnite’s latest patch adds controller support for mobile and vaults the bolt-action rifle

Fortnite’s v7.30 patch is now live on all platforms and there are a number of changes, a couple of which are bound to cause some degree of controversy among players. The first of those changes is the vaulting of the bolt-action Sniper Rifle, which has been in the game for as long as I can … Read more

Wargroove will have cross-play

Wargroove, the turn-based tactics game by Chucklefish, will feature cross-play when it launches for PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on Friday 1st February, the developer has announced. Chucklefish announced the news via Twitter: Sometimes your friends aren’t in the same faction as you, and that’s okay! No need to start a war, keep your … Read more

Metroid Prime 4’s development is being restarted

We have bad news for people who are impatiently waiting for Metroid Prime 4 – development of the highly anticipated Nintendo exclusive has been completely rebooted. The heartbreaking news came in the form of a developer update on the game from Nintendo executive Shinya Takahashi, in which he said that “the current development process has not … Read more

FIFA’s Ultimate Team Future Stars are here

EA has announced the full list of 21 players who make up the Future Stars roster. What Future Stars are, essentially, is stat-boosted versions of players that EA think are on the cusp of becoming special players. These cards are designed as imaginings of just how good these players could be if they go on … Read more

City of Brass is coming to the Nintendo Switch

City of Brass, the first-person rogue-lite from Uppercut Games, is coming to the Nintendo Switch on February 8th. City of Brass—which released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in May 2018—is set in a procedurally generated, Arabian Nights-themed metropolis that features lots of corridors and courtyards filled with traps and enemies. Players are tasked with … Read more

Sony enables cross-play support for Rocket League on PS4

Sony has enabled full cross-play for Rocket League on the PS4, meaning that PS4 players can now compete against players on Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Cross-play has been enabled between Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC players for a long time, with Sony being the only company standing firm and not enabling it. … Read more