Nintendo Cuts Switch 2 Production as US Holiday Sales Disappoint
Nintendo is scaling back Switch 2 manufacturing by 33%, cutting planned quarterly output from 6 million to 4 million units following disappointing US holiday sales.
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Jake Nguyen 
PlayStation Plus and Game Pass Price Hikes Hit Harder for Australian Gamers
PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass have raised prices sharply in Australia since mid-2025, with Game Pass Ultimate now AU$35.95/month. The trend highlights a broader squeeze on gaming budgets as multiple subscription tiers fragment the market.
Jake Nguyen 
A $5 detective game proves indie developers can still captivate
Lost Wiki: Kozlovka, a newly released indie detective game, demonstrates that ambitious storytelling doesn't require massive budgets. The $4.99 title has already earned overwhelming user approval.
Daniel Kovac 
Battlefield Hardline Closes Console Doors in June, Marking End of Visceral Games Era
Electronic Arts is bringing the curtain down on Battlefield Hardline's console life, removing the 2015 police-themed shooter from digital storefronts in May and closing multiplayer servers in June.
Tom Whitfield 
Square Enix Drops AI Chatbot Into Dragon Quest X
Square Enix has partnered with Google to add an AI chatbot character called Chatty Slimey to Dragon Quest X, designed to help new players navigate the game.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Mario Galaxy Movie Spoiler Leaks One of Nintendo's Biggest Mysteries
The British Board of Film Classification may have just answered one of gaming's longest-running questions: are Peach and Rosalina actually related?
Jake Nguyen 
Blizzard Nerfs Diablo 4's Bloodsoaked Sigils After Players Hit a Progression Wall
Blizzard is significantly reducing the difficulty of Bloodsoaked Sigils in Diablo 4 Season 12 after admitting many players cannot reasonably complete the endgame content, a balance issue that emerged just weeks into the season.
Patrick Donnelly 
How Baldur's Gate 3 Writers Found Common Ground Between Shadowheart and Lae'zel
Baldur's Gate 3's writers realised Shadowheart and Lae'zel were exploring remarkably similar character arcs from opposite directions, making their romance feel earned rather than forced.
Priya Narayanan 
Jensen Huang's DLSS 5 damage control fails to quiet the backlash
Nvidia's Jensen Huang attempted to win over critics of DLSS 5 by admitting he understands their concerns. But leaked technical details and widespread developer pushback suggest the controversy runs deeper than his diplomatic shift suggests.
Tom Whitfield 
High on Life 2 Delayed for Switch 2, Pushed to July
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of High on Life 2 has been delayed from April 20 to July 1, 2026, with digital preorders now cancelled as the developer seeks additional production time.
Tom Whitfield 
A Decade Later, Witcher 3 Modders Still Uncovering Hidden Scenes
Over a decade after release, The Witcher 3's modding community continues discovering and restoring deleted scenes, including new sequences featuring villain Olgierd von Everec.
Oliver Pemberton 
Writing Companions in Baldur's Gate 3: The Design Compromise That Keeps NPCs Real
Larian's reputation system prevents companions from becoming narrative doormats, but forces writers to embrace randomness in romance mechanics to preserve emotional authenticity.
Priya Narayanan 
When Placeholder Art Slips Through: Crimson Desert's AI Problem Reveals Industry Gap
Crimson Desert launched with AI-generated paintings embedded in the final game, sparking industry backlash over poor quality control and the gap between dev intentions and shipped products.
Sophia Vargas 
Players Are Building Working Calculators in Pokopia. Here's Why That Matters
Two players have independently built functioning calculators inside Pokémon Pokopia using only in-game mechanics. The feat reveals something crucial about why the game sold 2.2 million copies in four days.
Megan Torres 
How Epic's Free Games Strategy Works, and Why It Actually Matters
Epic Games reveals the strategy behind its weekly free game giveaways. The approach balances blockbuster appeal with indie discovery, and the results suggest it's paying off.
Jake Nguyen 
Marathon's Hardest Raid Struggles with Time, Complexity, and Player Access
Bungie's new Cryo Archive raid for Marathon is garnering praise for its complexity, but its weekend-only schedule and grueling requirements are proving too steep for many players.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Crimson Desert's Dragon Cooldown Frustrates Players After Marketing Hype
Players of Pearl Abyss' new open-world game Crimson Desert are pushing back against severe cooldown restrictions on the dragon mount, a feature that was central to the game's marketing but arrives with limited usability.
Mitchell Tan 
Capcom's Anniversary Art Sparks Expansion Rumours for Dragon's Dogma 2
Capcom's Dragon's Dogma 2 anniversary artwork contains hidden clues that have sparked community theories about an upcoming expansion set in a previously inaccessible northern region.
Oliver Pemberton 
Minecraft Chaos Cubed brings hazardous caves and shape-shifting mobs to the game
Minecraft's Chaos Cubed update will introduce sulfur caves filled with toxic pools and a new mob that absorbs blocks, arriving mid-2026. The announcement came as part of Minecraft Live on 21 March.
Oliver Pemberton 
Seven-Year Wait Between Final Fantasy Games Is Costing Square Enix Its Future
Final Fantasy director Naoki Yoshida has acknowledged that the lengthening gaps between major releases are making it harder for younger players to keep pace with the franchise, with some waiting six years between major entries.
Sophia Vargas