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Minecraft announced for Switch 2 with enhanced graphics

  • Minecraft launches natively on Switch 2 on 27 October
  • Native version adds "Vibrant Visuals" graphics overhaul by default
  • Existing Switch owners get an upgrade path, not a full repurchase

Minecraft is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this autumn, with Mojang building a native version of the sandbox game specifically optimised for the new console. The release brings the "Vibrant Visuals" graphics update as standard, giving the game a substantial visual overhaul including enhanced lighting, volumetric fog, improved…

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Scalping Has Gotten So Bad That The Pokemon Company Is Limiting Certain TCG Packs to Japanese Citizens Only

  • Pokémon Company limits some TCG packs to Japanese ID holders only
  • Digital ID app and My Number Card required to verify citizenship
  • Follows facial recognition checks and wider scalping problems industry-wide

The Pokémon Company will restrict sales of several premium Pokémon Trading Card Game items to Japanese citizens only, requiring official government ID to combat rampant scalping. Buyers will need to verify their identity using Japan's Digital Identification App alongside their My Number Card, marking the company's first-ever ID-guarded…

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Bubbly Basin Habitat Dex list for Pokémon Pokopia DLC

  • Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC adds 36 new "Basin" habitats
  • Requires the Expansion Pass; some Pokémon still unconfirmed
  • Habitats use DLC items found in-area or via Environment Level ranks

Polygon has published a guide detailing the new "Basin" habitats added to Pokémon Pokopia's Habitat Dex as part of the Bubbly Basin DLC. Habitats work the same as those in the base game, where players place specific items together to attract and register a Pokémon, but the new…

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Xbox Celebrates 25 Years With New Community Designs, Updates and FanFest Tour Dates (Gaming News Roundup)

  • Xbox marks 25th anniversary (15 November) with new digital content and badges
  • Curated Game Pass collections showcase classic franchise titles
  • FanFest Tour continues through Cologne, Tokyo, London, Mexico City, Sydney and Toronto

Xbox is marking its 25th anniversary, which falls on 15 November, with new community-designed content, curated Game Pass collections and a schedule of FanFest Tour stops across the globe. The celebration highlights how Microsoft is leaning on community creators and nostalgia-driven game bundles to mark the milestone, while…

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Big Walk devs have heard your complaints about a pesky bug, and they are sprinting to fix it

  • Big Walk, from Untitled Goose Game's makers, has a 94 Metacritic score
  • Bug makes co-op players' voices too quiet even nearby
  • House House says a fix is in the works; game discounted to $14.99

Big Walk, a co-op indie game from House House (the studio behind Untitled Goose Game), has quickly become one of the best-reviewed titles of 2026, sitting at 94 on Metacritic. However, players have reported a bug affecting the game's proximity chat system, which makes teammates' voices too quiet…

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Xbox Is Planning Its Own Version of the Platinum Trophy

  • Xbox is developing its own version of PlayStation's platinum trophy
  • Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the feature is coming later this year
  • Details on format, gamerscore impact and retroactivity remain unconfirmed

Microsoft is developing an Xbox equivalent of PlayStation's coveted "platinum trophy" for players who complete every achievement in a game. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the feature is planned for later this year as part of wider updates to the achievements system, which was originally introduced with the…

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Wilson responds after platforms pull explicit Baldur’s Gate 3 stream

  • Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 livestream banned by YouTube and TikTok
  • Cause: an explicit scene with incubus character Harleep
  • Stream continued on X; host joked about the bans

A Baldur's Gate 3 livestream hosted by developer Larian Studios was pulled from YouTube and TikTok after an explicit in-game scene fell foul of the platforms' content rules. Senior communications developer Aoife Wilson was streaming a heavily modded Dark Urge playthrough when her character had a sexual encounter…

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ARCTIC passes tariff refunds back to consumers, puts the ‘cool’ in ‘PC cooler’

  • ARCTIC receives US tariff refunds following Supreme Court ruling and passes entire amounts to customers via price rollbacks across product categories
  • Company couples pricing reductions with investments in tech education and grassroots PC communities
  • Decision presented as contrast to typical corporate cost-retention practices in technology sector

PC cooling manufacturer ARCTIC has said it will pass US tariff refunds directly on to customers by cutting prices, rather than keeping the windfall as extra profit. The move, announced under the company's "ARCTIC Promise" initiative, stands out in an industry where hardware and gaming costs have generally…

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Russo Brothers Congratulate Spider-Man: Brand New Day on Box Office Record

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day beat Endgame's domestic opening weekend record
  • Russo brothers congratulated the film's cast and crew on Instagram
  • Film has passed $1 billion worldwide in under a week

The Russo brothers, directors of Avengers: Endgame, publicly congratulated the cast and crew of Spider-Man: Brand New Day after the film overtook Endgame's record for the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time. Joe and Anthony Russo shared the tribute on Instagram, calling it a passing of the…

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