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Nintendo Music gets desktop, tablet and car versions as Mario Kart World soundtrack is added
The app now offers nearly 150 soundtracks from Nintendo's history
New Zealand games sector hits $1bn revenue two years earlier than anticipated
New Zealand's game development industry has exceeded $1 billion in revenue, reaching this milestone two years ahead of schedule. Read more
007 First Light is so visually detailed that a mirror jumpscared me
007 First Light isn’t just an excellent James Bond experience, but it’s also the only non-horror game to make me jump, thanks to one mirror.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire Is Getting Performance And Optimisation Improvements On Switch 2
The first update has also gone live. Mouse: P.I. For Hire was one of the highlights of April, and if you happen to be playing this noir-style cartoon detective FPS on the Switch 2, Fumi and PlaySide have today released the "very first patch" for this version of the game. Alongside this, the team has also announced a second "larger patch" for Nintendo's new hybrid system is on the way. This one will come with quality of life enhancements, more bug fixes, and "importantly", performance and optimisation improvements. More information about this update will be shared in the coming weeks. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Rumour: LEGO's Next Pokémon Sets Might Have Been Revealed
Update: More sets have reportedly leaked. : LEGO is now releasing Pokémon sets and a new one has reportedly been leaked ahead of the official announcement. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The Adventures Of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Estimated Playtime Revealed
It apparently takes "around 30 hours". Although Square Enix is currently focused on the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the Switch 2, later this month its attention will shift to The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales . If you're wondering about the length of this brand-new action RPG, the game's director Shota Fukebara has now revealed what players can expect from a regular playthrough and the mileage you'll get out of this new title if you "really dive in". Read the full article on nintendolife.com
I'm not usually a fan of lightweight Esports mice, but the latest one from Asus ROG upped my kill-count in my favorite game so I'm now questioning my bizarre taste in clickers
The Asus ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 is a highly luxurious gaming peripheral that combines an epic black and gold look with excellent build quality.
If you thought the price of previous ROG Azoth keyboards was bad, the 20th anniversary one is going to give you a heart attack - but the undeniable quality of this keyboard range is present in every keystroke
Like the Esports mouse launched alongside it, the Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 combines a stunning anniversary design with luxurious, premium build quality.
Mario Kart World Races Onto Nintendo Music Today, App Web Browser Support Added
Listen "anytime, anywhere". The Nintendo Music mobile app for Switch Online members has today been updated with the Mario Kart World soundtrack. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Valve reportedly threatened Ubisoft with a total delisting of Rainbow Six Siege "by end of day tomorrow" when it tried selling it cheaper on Uplay
New report sheds light on Valve's allegedly aggressive approach to competition
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE review - a new mid-range graphics card champion
With a price and specs that slot in just below the RX 9070, the new 9070 GRE is a solid choice for those with a $550 GPU budget.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE review (Acer Nitro)
Navi 48 proves it's still a great GPU with this cut-down-for-China card's global release. If its divisive MSRP holds.
Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Final Fantasy VII Rebirth For Switch 2?
Go on, tell us! Square Enix has already shown plenty of support for the Switch 2 since it arrived on the scene last June, and this week it delivers its biggest game yet - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth ! After escaping Midgar, the second game sees Cloud and the rest of his friends journey across expansive new environments, as new adventures (and chocobo) await. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
RPG devs apologize to "Steam staff and all of our players" after their game draws 164,000 concurrent players and starts breaking Valve's marketplace
"The current situation is the fault of our development team for failing to follow Steam's technical guidelines"
RetroTINK 5x v3.98 Firmware
Mike Chi has just released what is most likely the final firmware of the Version 3 variant. This is mostly just an official release of the previous experimental firmwares, as they’ve been thoroughly tested and no major bugs were found. There is one new feature, that’s important for pixel-perfectionists: The RT5x will now automatically switch […] The post RetroTINK 5x v3.98 Firmware first appeared on RetroRGB .
The California State Assembly passes AB 1921, Stop Killing Games' Protect Our Games Act
The California State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 1921, the Protect Our Games Act, in a landmark ruling on game preservation. Read more
The League of Legends MMO adds another World of Warcraft vet to its team
Former WoW lead combat designer Brian Holinka has found a new home.
In 1997, Warren Spector told us the upcoming PC classic Deus Ex was inspired by Final Fantasy, Miyamoto, and 'the console guys'
Before it was a classic.
Forbidden Solitaire
2026 has seen an unexpected indie success, due to the fact that it’s an extremely unexpected team up. On one hand, you have Grey Alien Games, long time grinders of the solitaire genre, most known by you HG101 readers as the creators of Shadowhand. On the other, we have Night Signal Entertainment, a newcomer created ... Forbidden Solitaire was first posted on June 1, 2026 at 4:17 pm. ©2017-2025 " Hardcore Gaming 101 ". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at kurt@hardcoregaming101.net
Tekken 8 director Kohei Ikeda leaves Bandai Namco just months after Katsuhiro Harada's exit
Tekken director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco after more than 20 years. Read more
Guild Wars teaser has fans hyped up about a potential Guild Wars 3 announcement, and ArenaNet isn't outright denying it
Signs point to maybe.
3.0 Zenless Zone Zero Stream Set and PS5 and Xbox Collector’s Edition Pre-Orders Start
The 3.0 Zenless Zone Zero Special Program stream for Season 3 airs this week and pre-orders for the PS5 and Xbox CEs are live. The post 3.0 Zenless Zone Zero Stream Set and PS5 and Xbox Collector’s Edition Pre-Orders Start appeared first on Siliconera .
After 10 years and a whole other incredible RPG, CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 3's best expansion "remains one of our most unforgettable projects"
Blood and Wine still holds up all these years later
Marathon's first 'PvP-lite' experimental mode sounds like a delightfully terrifying alternative
Just your squad, hostile NPCs, and an escalating number of Rook chaos agents.