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A few months after Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios is delivering its Kombat Pack. Quan-Chi from Mortal Kombat joins the roster after Omni-Man’s launch. He will be available in “early access” next week on December 14. He’ll be released fully on December 21. In January 2024, Kameo Fighter Khameleon will join the roster. Finally, this trailer shows DC’s Peacemaker, the ...

Yahoo! Japan has released its 2023 stats. Since you asked, it’s still going and has a big following in Japan. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was Japan’s “most searched” game of 2023. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Sleep, Pikmin 4, and Honkai: Star Rail followed. Splatoon 3 won last year, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus placed second. Game ...

Nintendo announced that Suika Game will be available for free to European NSO subscribers from December 7–11. The Suika Game is among 2023’s most successful games. Complexity is secondary in this fruit-based puzzler that went viral in Japan earlier this year. At £2.69 or $2.99 on the eShop, it’s hard to pass up the chance to play it for free. ...

Fitness enthusiasts, settle in. Conami’s Contra: Operation Galuga, created by WayForward Technologies, might not be physical on Switch.Amazon UK says boxed games will have download codes instead of cartridges. Darn it. This decision will frustrate Contra fans and Switch collectors, and we can only assume that Konami won’t pay to fit the game onto a cartridge. Due to the information ...

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered will not release in 2023. Skunkape Games announced this game will be released on all platforms, including Nintendo Switch, in spring 2024. Here’s the next episode recap: “Max has always been the more unhinged member of the Freelance Police, but recently his abilities have taken a supernatural turn. It all started when he ...

With the addition of new units, Minecraft Legends received its “biggest update” ever this week. There are nice and rude people, but this update is free. New allies include The Witch (with their cauldron), a fearless frog mount that swims faster and jumps higher than other mounts, and Piglin threats like ‘The Clanger’ and ‘The Air Chopper’. This update adds ...

Microsoft and Xbox have stated their desire to make gaming more accessible, and Xbox CFO Tim Stuart reiterated this at the Wells Fargo TMT Summit this week. While it’s a “bit of a change of strategy” for Xbox and nothing serious is happening right now, the goal is to bring its “first-party experiences” and subscription services to “every screen” that ...

After years of meandering messages and bankruptcies, Atari SA appears to be turning a corner with a retro focus. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, CEO Wade Rosen reiterated the company’s commitment to retro, following the 2022 release of the magnificent Atari 50 compilation and the recent release of the emulation-based Atari 2600+ (more on that from Time Extension). Rosen says ...

The next Splatoon 3 update is coming this week, either today or tomorrow, depending on your location. The Chill Season 2023 update adds 2 stages, 2 special weapons, and Megalodontia. Plus, multiplayer, battles, Salmon Run, and more have been changed. SplatNet 3 received a large update with game-wide fixes. The full rundown is on Nintendo’s support page: Splatoon 3: Ver. ...

As the Monster Hunter 20th anniversary approaches, Capcom has announced Monster Hunter Rise’s “end of collab DLC” content. You must download this free content before January 21, 2024, to “keep using it as normal.” It will be unavailable after this date. Sonic, USJ, and Sengan-en collabs are included. The table below shows which collab content will be affected: “Monster Hunter: ...