Gaming - Page 11

No Man's Sky gets a free Switch 2 upgrade when the new Nintendo console launches, and the devs at Hello Games give players an idea of what to expect from the Beacon update.

Tomorrow, Nintendo launches its new 4K-ready Switch 2 console. The new horsepower upgrades mean the Switch 2 can now push more demanding gameplay and enables a new level of fidelity and functionality within Switch 1 games.

That's the case with No Man's Sky, which is getting a free next-gen upgrade on Switch 2 (for reference, Nintendo has opted to charge extra for Switch 2 upgrades of some previously-released Switch 1 games). The Switch 2 upgrade is coming as part of the game's new Beacon title update which adds full-scale online multiplayer to the Switch version of No Man's Sky, along with 9 years of free content updates.

Capcom's mysterious new sci-fi game Pragmata gets a new update five years after it was announced.

Today, Capcom confirmed that its new sci-fi franchise Pragmata would launch in 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, while also revealing key story beats for the upcoming game.

Pragmata is a sci-fi action game with third-person combat, and gameplay footage looks to be a mix of Dead Space over-the-shoulder third-person views complete with Dark Souls-style boss fights. Capcom also says that Pragmata will have a "unique hacking twist" where players will control both Hugh, the main protagonist, and his android sidekick Diana, at the same time. How exactly this will work remains to be seen, but Capcom says more updates will come soon.

NiOh is coming back with a third game, and this time Team Ninja is introducing their namesake to the series.

Today at Sony's State of Play event, Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja announced NiOh 3, the continuation of its action-packed Samurai souls franchise. NiOh 3 is due out in early 2026 on PlayStation 4, and an alpha demo is currently available on the PlayStation 5 via the PS Store.

The big change with NiOh 3 is the addition of new ninja-based combat to the game. The franchise has used stance-oriented combat with a variety of weapons, including some that ninjas would use, but NiOh 3 will have techniques to match the ninja weapons this time around.

Undertale creator Toby Fox just launched his new game today, and it's already doing major sales numbers on PC.

The final chapters of Deltarune, the not-a-sequel anagram to 2015's smash indie hit Undertale, were released today. Now that gamers can buy and play the turn-based Deltarune through its entirety, full game sales appear to be going through the roof, at least on Steam.

At the time of writing, Deltarune is the #1 best-selling game on Steam and has amassed an incredible 133,224 all-time concurrent players peak, as per SteamDB. Deltarune is currently beating out newcomers like Elden Ring Nightreign on Steam, which is #2, and Dune: Awakening, which is #3.

Yesterday's big new Witcher 4 tech demo was running on a base PlayStation 5 at 60FPS with raytracing on, CD Projekt has confirmed.

Now that we've passed the middle of the 9th console generation, CD Projekt is squeezing out the max capabilities of Sony's PlayStation 5 using Unreal Engine technology. Years ago, CD Projekt announced it was switching from its internal RED Engine to Unreal Engine 5, culminating in a multi-year deal between the developer and Epic aimed at optimizing Unreal for open-world games.

Now the fruits of this union have been borne with a 14-minute Witcher 4 tech demo that's a spectacle in its own right. CD Projekt was careful to say that this isn't gameplay for The Witcher 4 itself but just a technical presentation that shows what the game could look and play like, especially on a standard PlayStation 5.

The Nintendo Switch 2 officially launches globally on June 5, and since that date has already ticked over in some region, some buyers have already got their hands on the new console and downloaded the update that enables it to be used.

However, not everyone who has access to the Nintendo Switch 2 is using it as Nintendo intended, as the first teardown video of the new console has already appeared online. ProModding has posted a video showcasing a full deconstruction of the Switch 2 and then put on display everything Nintendo has put under the hood to power the new console. We get an extremely close-up look at the main component powering the new handheld, and that is the NVIDIA GMLX30-A1 SoC, a custom-made chip based on NVIDIA's Ampere technology.

The teardown also revealed the Switch 2's small motherboard and the rest of the components, such as the memory, storage, fans, heatsinks, and more. Lastly, ProModding provided some closing remarks on the internal design of the Switch 2, with the modder saying the Switch 2 screen has a film from the factory, just like the OLED model of the original Nintendo Switch. Moreover, both thermal pastes (red and gray) are the same as the original Switch, "which means that in a year and a half the gray one will dry almost to stone."

The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally become available globally, and Nintendo has released the update that enables the Switch 2 to become a usable console.

The Switch 2 was scheduled to release globally on June 5, and since the date has ticked over, some regions have been graced with the new console along with its update. Video Games Chronicle has got its hands on a Switch 2 and showcased what looks to be the first look at the new Nintendo eShop. For those hoping for a complete redesign, you will be disapointed as Nintendo has kept things looking pretty much exactly the same.

The above video showcases the new user interface, and as you can see, Nintendo has made some subtle changes, but has mostly kept things exactly the same as the original eShop. As for the Switch 2, there will be approximately 28 games available at launch for the new console, and of those games, some are Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive titles, such as Mario Kart World, others are Switch 2 Edition upgrade titles, and the rest are third-party games ported over to the new console.

The Hell is Us demo is out, and it's proving to be yet more trouble for NVIDIA's newest Blackwell GPUs - and last-gen graphics cards too - with a nasty crash ruining the experience for some gamers.

As you can see in the above post on X, the developer has highlighted a problem where players can't get past the opening cinematic to actually try the game, which is particularly affecting those with RTX 5000 and 4000 GPUs.

The good news is that there's a workaround, and a fix is also being implemented (but isn't available so far, not at the time of writing).

Insiders have been pointing to a new God of War project being in the works for many months now, with initial predictions pegging the project to be a remaster of the old God of War games, or even a prequel title that would take players back to the events that happened before God of War 2018.

Insiders Jeff Grubb and Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming have been discussing what they have been hearing about the God of War project for quite some time. Both of the insiders say they have been hearing similar things about the game's future.

Henderson, in particular, stated he was hearing rumors that the new God of War would take Kratos back to Greece, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore, as the reporter has recently stated that he has heard the scope for the new God of War project is much smaller than initially anticipated, and that it could actually be a 2.5/Metroidvania-style spinoff game.

The Witcher 4 has graced our screens once again, but this time in the form of a tech demo born out of a partnership between game developers CD Projekt Red and Epic Games.

The new footage was showcased at the State of Unreal event, and viewers should note that this is not actual gameplay, but a tech showcase, which is a specific build to demonstrate the capabilities of certain tech within the game engine. Tech demos are different from actual gameplay, but do give an idea of what players can expect in the upcoming release. However, they aren't 100% representations of what players will actually play. With that being said, let's break down what CD Projekt Red and Epic Games showcased.

The tech demo showcases big improvements to horseback riding compared to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which was one of the few weak points of that game, as it felt quite stiff. CD Projekt Red's improvements are demonstrated with Ciri, the main character, and her horse Kelpy. The first is Multi-character Motion Matching, which enables Ciri and Kelpy to synchronize perfectly when riding. Moreover, this new tech enables smooth mounting from any angle and speed.