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Nintendo has teased that it is working to build the next integrated hardware-software gaming system but remains vague on when that system might be released. In a presentation to investors, Nintendo said the system could be released in “20XX.” “Nintendo plans to continue to expand its business around the core concept of creating unique integrated hardware-software products,” the company wrote in its presentation, explaining that the 2017 release of the Nintendo Switch console “introduced the ability to link to a Nintendo account and created a foundation for maintaining relationships with consumers going forward.” When pressed for details on the new gaming system during a Q&A session, Nintendo executives remained quiet. “We are still going through internal discussion on concept, timing, ...

Gamers have been given a sneak preview of what Elden Ring gameplay will look like when it releases in February. Developed by FromSoftware, twenty minutes of gameplay were streamed at an online showcase from its publisher Bandai Namco. The action-adventure game takes place in a mythical world called The Lands Between, occupied by dragons, trolls and other fantastical creatures. Players explore the lands by navigating a character named the Tarnished, along the way, facing off with humans and creatures alike. Battles appear to be mostly combat-based and players can even summon spirits, which are described “vary greatly in type,” to assist them with fighting. Players can experiment with different spirits to find their personal favorites. Online multiplayer mode will be available, with cooperat...

With the recent announcement of chip shortages, Nintendo is one of the most recent electronic devices that will have to face production issues and the possibility of being unable to meet demands. Nikkei Asia recently reported that the Japanese gaming console company may be making approximately 20% fewer Nintendo Switch consoles by the end of the fiscal year. This would mean there will be about 24 million fewer units available for sale, making it much more difficult to purchase the consoles over the holiday season. Though this puts a pin in Nintendo’s production, the company has had quite a successful 2021 year with the release of the Switch version of Wii U’s Super Mario 3D World which was bundled with Bowser’s Fury. Together, the package sold almost 6 million copies. With the release of t...

With just over a week to go before its highly anticipated release, Electronic Arts and DICE have now offered a closer look at Battlefield 2042‘s new Portal mode. Designed to be an extensive configurator for your own servers, Portal will allow players to create and host custom games with all the assets from the game itself as well as a few of the franchise’s most beloved installments, including Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 3. You’ll get to pick and choose exactly what you want to have in your sessions, including everything from game modes, maps, weapons, and vehicles to a whole range of modifiers such as weather events, friendly fire, damage multipliers and even projectile speeds. You’ll also be able to customize other details such as the ...

Nanoleaf has long been a favorite among Twitch streamers, with plenty sporting the company’s mesmerizing Shapes, Canvas and Elements panels on the walls of their decked-out gaming pads. Now, the company is moving onto something a little sleeker than its previous designs with the launch of the all-new Lines. Created to spice up your personal battle station, Lines functions much like Nanoleaf’s previous lighting options, providing LED illumination in more than 16 million color tones and thousands of sequences and combinations. Unlike its panels, however, the new release uses wall-facing LEDs to blast light onto its surface, creating a luminescent effect outlining whatever shape or pattern you construct them in. Each bar snap fits easily onto a hexagonal hub, which then connects the entire pa...

More than a year after the game’s original release, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is finally joining the team on Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics‘ Marvel’s Avengers. Unveiling its roadmap for the game over on Twitter, the developer revealed that a whole range of new updates will be dropping on November 30, including a special hero event that will introduce Spider-Man into the Avengers lineup — but only for those on the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5. The addition shouldn’t come as a surprise to most fans of the game since Crystal Dynamics has teased his entrance for some time now, and was supposed to bring him into the title earlier this year. Unfortunately, there’s no first look at his character model yet, but fans should look out for more updates from the company. Spidey asi...

The premiere of Netflix and Riot Games‘ Arcane animated series is just around the corner, and now League of Legends is celebrating its launch by collaborating with Epic Games by creating a Jinx skin for the massively popular battle royale Fortnite. Aside from creating a screen-accurate character model of Jinx based on her look from Arcane, as usual the game is also offering a range of items based on her, including a Dream Monkey Back Bling, a Pow Pow Crusher Pickaxe, an instrumental Playground Lobby Track drawn from the animated series’ original soundtrack, a Jinxed Spray, and two different Loading Screens named Wreaking Havoc and Katchoo! For those interested, the Jinx Fortnite skin is now available over at the game’s Item Shop, with Arcane launching on Netflix Novembe...

Following the massive success of Netflix‘s Squid Game, it didn’t take long until gamers started making clones of the show’s iconic mini-games on other platforms like GTA Online, but for those who don’t have access to Rockstar‘s title, worry not: Steam has now come to the rescue with a free-to-play clone called Crab Game. Created by Norwegian developer Dani — who is also responsible for the summer blockbuster rogue-lite Muck — Crab Game is a completely free PC game mimicking many of the events on the massively popular Korean series. Donning a blue tracksuit instead of a green one, you and your friends will be able to participate in games such as Red Light, Green Light and Glass Stepping Stones on top of a range of other additions including King of the Hill, Hid...