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Atomic Heart developer Mundfish have announced The Cube, an genre-mashing shooter spinoff set in the Atomic Heart series.

Not only is Atomic Heart 2 on the way, but there's a new online shooter in the works too. It's called The Cube, and it throws players into a very unconventional battleground: a giant floating Rubik's Cube-like structure that's full of volatility across an unpredictable, ever-shifting map.

The Cube is an MMORPG shooter that may have roguelike and/or extraction shooter elements, and the design itself is quite stylish and unique with its alternate history themes and visuals. There's a very X-Files meets Control otherworldly mystique with Mundfish's experimental shooter.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly sold the most units out of any console in a 24-hour period, with Nintendo's latest piece of hardware moving as many as 3 million units.

That number has come from Nintendo Prime, a well-known Nintendo YouTuber who got that figure from three independent sources, according to Prime. For comparison, the previous record for the most sales in a 24-hour period was held by the PlayStation 4, which moved as many as 1 million units globally within its first 24 hours of being released.

If the Switch 2 numbers are accurate, Nintendo has completely swept the competition by tripling the previous record. The record-breaking doesn't stop there, as the Nintendo Switch 2 is teed up to break the all-time record for two-month sales after a console launch, which is currently 4.5 million and held by both the PS4 and PS5. At the current pace, the Switch 2 could break that record in a week, not months.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been in the hands of the public for only a couple of days and engineers have already found an exploit within the system, likely causing Nintendo to flex into panic mode to issue a fix.

The very early exploit in the new console was discovered by a developer named David Buchanan, who showcased the ability to display custom graphics (a checkboard pattern) on the Switch 2 screen. Buchnana explained he achieved this through a userland Return-Oriented Programming (ROP) exploit, a hacking method where attackers don't run their own code directly. Instead, they stitch together existing pieces of code already present within memory to make the system do what they want. Essentially, Buchanna used the system's own tools to generate the result.

What does this mean? The displayed graphics are proof that the system can accept external, non-official data without any third-party code being executed on the device. Moreover, it's proof of concept that there is some level of control possible over the Nintendo Switch. As for why Nintendo would be worried about this seemingly minuscule, innocuous exploit is that it's the first step toward potentially more powerful exploits such as homebrew apps, modding, emulation, or even privacy.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has finally made its way into the hands of gamers, and while the vast majority of Switch 2 owners are enjoying their new console, some are reporting a critical problem that is a fire and exploding harzard.

Taking to the r/NintendoSwitch subreddit, user tombyt3 shared an image of their new Nintendo Switch 2 with a bulging back panel. According to the user, the bulge is easily visible, and when running their hand over the back plate, it makes it even more noticeable.

The user writes that they have contacted Nintendo about the issue, and the company has launched an investigation. What is causing the bulge? It appears the problem can be traced back to the battery swelling. The Switch 2 uses a lithium-ion battery, and there are a few reasons why it would be swelling.

Capcom pulled a bait and switch at Summer Games Fest 2025 that eventually ended with Resident Evil 9 being revealed after all.

It's official: Capcom has revealed Resident Evil 9: Requiem, and it comes with a February 27, 2026 release date. Requiem is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Not much is known about Requiem outside of the trailer, which shows a world before it fell to the zombie outbreak and follows FBI technical analyst Grace Ashcroft, daughter of Alyssa Ashcroft.

Yacht Club Games, the developers of the renowned Shovel Knight series, announced the release date for their new game Mina the Hollower at Summer Game Fest 2025.

Mina the Hollower will launch on all platforms on Halloween 2025, Yacht Club has confirmed. The dev's latest game is heavily inspired from old-school SNES games from the early 1990s, with shades of Link to the Past's combat and boss fights, as well as the kinds of environments you might see in RPGs like Final Fantasy VI. There's also heavy emphasis on customization with a multitude of trinkets and what looks to be a layered weapon loot system.

There's a free demo available on Steam and Yacht Club has confirmed that all progress made in the demo will carry over to the final game. Players will have until June 16 to download and play the Mina the Hollower demo.

Mundfish announced Atomic Heart 2 at Summer Game Fest with one of the most dazzling game trailers in recent memory.

It's official: Atomic Heart 2 is in development for consoles and PC. Developer Mundfish didn't confirm a release window, but we did get a bunch of gameplay snippets and info about the sequel.

This time around, Atomic Heart 2 will focus a lot more on player agency--at least in the sense that players will have more freedom and choice--with the familiar alternate history twist. Mundfish is prioritizing RPG elements alongside the action FPS players are familiar with.

Mortal Shell 2 was announced at Summer Game Fest 2025, showcasing new brutal gameplay and a distinct dark fantasy style.

Cold Symmetry is back at the soulslike grind with a follow up to their 2020 game Mortal Shell. The sequel, Mortal Shell 2, is said to be completely standalone and gamers won't have to have played the first one in order to understand the storyline.

Beta registrations have opened for Mortal Shell 2 (click here to sign up) and the game can be wishlisted on Steam.

Bethesda has informed us that it's working on two updates in order to fix a raft of problems with Oblivion Remastered (across all platforms), one of which is in Steam beta now.

It's the second patch that most Oblivion Remastered players will have their eyes firmly locked on, though, which is further down the line.

That's the update which Bethesda notes will "focus on performance" although we don't get any details about exactly what it'll address yet. That info is coming, mind, hopefully before too long.

The second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 was released last month, and since then, a YouTuber has painstakingly recreated it in LEGO.

It should be noted that the above trailer isn't generated with AI, as some people may mistake this trailer for the AI-generated version of Trailer 2 that went viral shortly after Trailer 2 was surprise dropped. The above trailer is created by a person animating LEGO frame by frame, and that YouTuber is "LegoMe_TheOG," a creator that is well-known for recreating trailers as LEGO characters. As for GTA 6's Trailer 2, the creator said it almost took them an entire month to complete the trailer.

In full disclosure, LegoMe_TheOG did say some of the environments are procedurally generated, but "a lot of them" were handcrafted or built manually. In other GTA 6 news, a leaker who correctly predicted the last names of both the main characters has revealed details about what players can expect gameplay-wise.