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[notebookcheck.net] Nintendo selling Hogwarts Legacy Switch 2 for $10 If you bought it digitally - only works through website Edit notebookcheck.net gamingeek
[gameunder.net] Game Under Podcast Ep 171 You won't believe what Foolz thinks of Clair Obscure. Gaming news as well. Edit gameunder.net editorial impressions media news aspro
[mynintendonews.com] Media will not have Switch 2 reviews before launch Edit mynintendonews.com impressions gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Nintendo likely to become "primary partner for third-parties" This generation Edit eurogamer.net gamingeek
[gamefront.de] Kingdom Hearts 4 screens Edit gamefront.de media gamingeek
[notebookcheck.net] Switch 2: “Performance-upgraded” variant with 5 nm chip Under consideration Edit notebookcheck.net gamingeek
[ign.com] EA Pushes Full Return to Office CEO states, "Long COVID, schlong COVID, get back to work" Edit ign.com news aspro
[gamesindustry.biz] Giant Bomb Staff Buy Giant Bomb Jeff Bakalar and Jeff Grubb are the new owners. Edit gamesindustry.biz news aspro
[eurogamer.net] New Super Mario Movie Announced Then quickly retracted. Edit eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] MS Laying off 3% of Staff Affecting employees across the business. Edit eurogamer.net news aspro
[eurogamer.net] WB Failed To Release a Game Last Quarter Resulting in 48% drop in gaming revenue. Edit eurogamer.net aspro
[eurogamer.net] Switch 2 VRR portable only? Edit eurogamer.net gamingeek
[ign.com] Gamereactor: Red Dead Redemption 2 out on switch 2 in 2025 Next gen patched too Edit ign.com gamingeek
[ign.com] Kojima says he left his staff a USB stick with game ideas. Like a will when he dies. Edit ign.com travo
[pcgamer.com] Bungie confirms it stole art once again will undertake a 'thorough review' of Marathon assets Edit pcgamer.com impressions news Ravenprose
[yahoo.com] Shuhei Yoshida: "$70 or $80" games are a "steal" "As long as people choose carefully how they spend their money, they should not be complaining" Edit yahoo.com gamingeek
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Thu, 15 May 2025 18:46:41
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If Switch 2 CPU and GPU ran at their documented max speeds it would be a 4 teraflop device.

I don't get this 3gb RAM reserved for Gamechat. I'm not using that damn camera so would my games have access to more resources, compared to someone streaming video to someone else?

3GB for video chat? That's nuts.

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Thu, 15 May 2025 19:02:02
Someone at S-E really needs their head looked at. I still can't believe they went with a more realistic art style for the new Kingdom Hearts.
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Thu, 15 May 2025 19:09:19
Dvader said:

I also started Doom, I get 90fps with everything super max so great performance. I only played 4 levels but I am not enjoying as much as I hoped. I am one of the Eternal lovers, there are those that hated the direction Eternal went with maybe they like what they did her, to me its a huge step back at least early in the game. Its too much just parrying and shield bashing into punch combos. Its a ton of punching things... in Doom. Ehh.

It's a prequel so it has to have simplified gameplay. Nyaa It look fun but repetitive. It reminds me of the Serious Sam games.  

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Thu, 15 May 2025 21:14:09
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Someone at S-E really needs their head looked at. I still can't believe they went with a more realistic art style for the new Kingdom Hearts.

It didn't seem like that much of a departure to me. Sora learned to comb his hair.

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Thu, 15 May 2025 23:01:25
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Someone at S-E really needs their head looked at. I still can't believe they went with a more realistic art style for the new Kingdom Hearts.

It didn't seem like that much of a departure to me. Sora learned to comb his hair.

That shot of Mickey Mouse on the chandeliers looked cool. I don't have an opinion beyond that, though, since I've never played that series

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Thu, 15 May 2025 23:39:57

Nice to finally start seeing some Kingdom Hearts 4 stuff. Hopefully we’ll start seeing some trailers and the game isn’t too far away now. Really enjoyed the previous games so am looking forward to this new one.

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Fri, 16 May 2025 01:04:33
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That shot of Mickey Mouse on the chandeliers looked cool. I don't have an opinion beyond that, though, since I've never played that series


Mickey does look great. But I think they're making Sora too human looking now. In the first games he was cartoony and exaggerated looking, and while they did take a step in that direction for KH3, he still kept that overall look.
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Fri, 16 May 2025 18:59:43
Nintendo released info on free Switch 2 upgrades on existing games.

In typical Nintendo fashion they didn't give specific framerate or resolution numbers.

But all games seem to have resolution improvements, presumably 1440p or 4k?

And alot of the games get framerate improvements too. As well as HDR support.

And gameshare is being added to multiple titles.

I'm personally most interested in Mario Odyssey. Portable it was too soft and with hdr should look great.

Also the enhancements to ARMS should spark a second wind. I think it was already 1080p 60fps so it will now be higher with HDR and apparently the framerate won't be halved with multiple players now.

I know most people ignored this game, but played with a controller grip or pro controller it's great.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 00:05:08

I was reading that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold 74 million copies. It sold four million copies this year, more than the latest Assassin's Creed. Crazy numbers.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 02:46:16
Ravenprose said:

It's a prequel so it has to have simplified gameplay. Nyaa It look fun but repetitive. It reminds me of the Serious Sam games.  

But I don't want serious Sam lol

GG Doom still has good level design. Yeah some levels are way more spread out but there are plenty of nooks and crannies with secrets to make it feel fun. The large flat levels serve to put loads of enemies on screen which is where the serious Sam comparisons come in.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 04:23:48
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But I don't want serious Sam lol

GG Doom still has good level design. Yeah some levels are way more spread out but there are plenty of nooks and crannies with secrets to make it feel fun. The large flat levels serve to put loads of enemies on screen which is where the serious Sam comparisons come in.

I've played it for a couple hours so far tonight. It has Quake, Painkiller and Serious Sam DNA  for sure. It's a LOT of fun. Finally, 90s PC FPS' return!

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Sat, 17 May 2025 09:47:43
Dvader said:

But I don't want serious Sam lol

GG Doom still has good level design. Yeah some levels are way more spread out but there are plenty of nooks and crannies with secrets to make it feel fun. The large flat levels serve to put loads of enemies on screen which is where the serious Sam comparisons come in.

There's some many enemies it looks like a chore to get through. I've already hit a wall in Doom Eternal where I'm not bothered doing a section if it's too repetitive with too many enemies.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 12:15:28

I'm currently playing A Link to the Past. Is there any other Zelda game as polished as this one?

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Sat, 17 May 2025 12:27:05
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There's some many enemies it looks like a chore to get through. I've already hit a wall in Doom Eternal where I'm not bothered doing a section if it's too repetitive with too many enemies.

It is repetitive but there's quite a bit to the parry mechanics that keep the battles interesting. id has toned down the default difficulty too. I'm playing on "Hurt Me Plenty" and I haven't died once yet. Theres lots of options to make it harder, though.  It's a great stress relief game after a long, hard work week, lol.

Graphically, it's looks great but it also looks artistically less appealing than Eternal on PS5. It's plays quite differently from Eternal too. No crazy platforming; Glory kill are mostly gone.  Controlling mechs is cool.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 13:52:36

Switch 2 only supporting VRR in handheld mode is so stupid. WTF, Nintendo? Fix it.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 14:30:13
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It is repetitive but there's quite a bit to the parry mechanics that keep the battles interesting. id has toned down the default difficulty too. I'm playing on "Hurt Me Plenty" and I haven't died once yet. Theres lots of options to make it harder, though.  It's a great stress relief game after a long, hard work week, lol.

Graphically, it's looks great but it also looks artistically less appealing than Eternal on PS5. It's plays quite differently from Eternal too. No crazy platforming; Glory kill are mostly gone.  Controlling mechs is cool.

Can you ride the dragon wherever you want like a car in gta?
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Switch 2 only supporting VRR in handheld mode is so stupid. WTF, Nintendo? Fix it.



They might be able to patch it, but DF is saying the hdmi display port in the dock might not be compliant.

Seems a touch ridiculous if they planned VRR as a screen function but forgot to update the dock to use it on a tv.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 14:56:26
No, you can't fly the dragon whenever you like. Just specific levels. The game is very linear. It's not a open world game at all.

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Sat, 17 May 2025 15:53:42
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No, you can't fly the dragon whenever you like. Just specific levels. The game is very linear. It's not a open world game at all.

Aw I was worried about that. Given the larger environments, vehicles might be cool. Or horse riding?

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Sat, 17 May 2025 15:57:47
So there's various snippets of this Take Two CEO interview going round.

Some have some of it but are missing other bits.

He sounded like he was saying that they will be selective over where they put games. And support won't mean every game coming over, to Switch 2 or other platforms.

I think GTA 6 was to be inferred here. We also have the rumor yesterday that RDR 2 and GTAIV and V might be popping up on switch 2 this year or later.

Here's the part of the interview that was intresting to me:

[Third-party games often find it harder to succeed on Nintendo platforms…

That is true. Historically, Nintendo has done a better and more supportive job with first-party titles. But I think they are aiming to change that. And we have basically risen to the challenge and opportunity, and we’ll see how it goes. We voted with our feet. Nintendo has asked us to be supportive, and we do believe we’re doing that. Now we will see what happens.]

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Sat, 17 May 2025 16:41:15

I feel rdr2 is a given and the rumored GTA4 remaster.

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