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Nintendo players share their weekend gaming plans

  • Nintendo Life staff shared their weekend gaming plans.
  • Splatoon Raiders and Pokémon Pokopia featured heavily.
  • Pokémon Pokopia’s story took one contributor over 95 hours.

Nintendo Life’s weekly feature asked its contributors and readers what they planned to play over the weekend, with Splatoon Raiders and Pokémon Pokopia among the most prominent choices. The post is primarily a community discussion, but it also reflects current interest in Nintendo’s games and upcoming releases following…

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Watchtower Chest Key location in Mistfall Hunter

  • The Watchtower Key drops randomly at major map locations.
  • Search Elite enemies and Guarded Loot to improve your chances.
  • The chest can contain three to five items up to Legendary.

In Mistfall Hunter, the Watchtower Chest requires a Watchtower Chest Key, which has no fixed spawn point and must be found as loot at major points of interest. The chest is valuable because it can contain several unidentified items, potentially including high-rarity equipment, but reaching it is risky…

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Best Withered Knight build in Mistfall Hunter

  • Withered Knight rewards precise Wither-based combos.
  • Greatsword is recommended for aggressive solo play.
  • Parry offsets the lack of a shield.

The article presents the Withered Knight as a versatile but demanding class in Mistfall Hunter, capable of strong damage, tanking and varied weapon builds. It argues that success depends on correctly timing attacks to apply the class’s Wither mechanic and then following up with the appropriate combos; poor…

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Virtual Boy Cardboard Model Gets A Limited-Time Discount In Select Locations

  • Cardboard Virtual Boy headsets are discounted in selected regions until 17 August.
  • Australia and New Zealand price falls to A$19.95.
  • Two unreleased Virtual Boy games join Nintendo Classics next week.

Nintendo has reduced the price of its cardboard Virtual Boy headset in Australia, New Zealand and Japan for a limited period. The offer coincides with the upcoming addition of two previously unreleased Virtual Boy games to Nintendo Classics, making the accessory cheaper for players wanting the intended stereoscopic…

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Best players for FC 26 Bruise Control Evolution

  • Bruise Control upgrades one defensive FC 26 card.
  • It adds strong defensive, physical and passing boosts.
  • Choose carefully because the Evolution is single-use.

FC 26’s Bruise Control Evolution is now available through the Third Time Lucky objective, allowing players to enhance one eligible defensive-focused card. As it can only be used once, the article stresses choosing carefully or using an existing evolution chain to maximise the upgrade’s value. Eligible cards must…

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The Anime-Inspired Racer ‘Screamer’ Has Been Rated For Switch 2

  • German rating hints at a possible Switch 2 release
  • Screamer rebooted a racing series from 1995
  • No official Switch 2 announcement yet

Screamer, an anime-inspired arcade racing game, may be heading to Nintendo Switch 2 after a Nintendo version received a rating from Germany’s USK classification board. The rating is not a formal announcement, but suggests that a Switch 2 release could be planned for the rebooted racing series. The…

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Palworld 1.0 review: A solid creature collector with a mild identity crisis

  • Palworld is enjoyable but creatively uneven.
  • Version 1.0 formalises its early-access success.
  • Its mixed influences limit its distinct identity.

Palworld 1.0 is judged to be a competent and enjoyable creature-collecting survival game, but one that lacks a fully coherent identity. The review suggests its appeal comes from combining familiar systems effectively, while its uncertainty over what it wants to be prevents it from feeling especially distinctive. The…

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In happier times, Sony was courting PC gamers with lavish magazine ads for its ‘most popular CD-ROM titles’

  • PC Gamer revisits an old Sony CD-ROM magazine advert
  • Advert shows Sony once heavily courted PC gamers
  • Framed as nostalgic contrast to Sony's current PC stance

A PC Gamer piece looks back at a vintage Sony advertisement that once promoted the company's "most popular CD-ROM titles" directly to PC gamers, a reminder of an era when Sony actively marketed its software to the wider PC audience rather than focusing solely on its own console…

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Everything Coming to Disney+ in August

  • August brings Disney+, ESPN, Hulu and National Geographic programming together.
  • The Ninth Jedi and Wizards Beyond Waverly Place headline 5 August.
  • Live sport includes WNBA, PGA Tour, Banana Ball and League of Legends.

Disney+’s August 2026 schedule combines new original series, returning programmes, live sport, music coverage, documentaries and esports. - 1–2 August: Lollapalooza livestreams, ESPN documentaries, National Geographic’s Time and Water, Banana Ball and a WNBA game. - 3–4 August: Live coverage of the League of Legends KeSPA Cup, plus…

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One of the best indie platformers of the year now has 8 player co-op: “Tongue swing from other players”

  • Frog Sqwad now supports eight-player co-op.
  • Tongues enable swinging, hauling and teammate chaos.
  • Collect food, meet quotas and grow into Megafrogs.

Frog Sqwad, an indie co-operative puzzle-platformer, has introduced support for up to eight players. The update expands its chaotic, physics-based play by allowing frogs to use their sticky tongues to swing, pull objects and interact with teammates, making co-ordination and mishaps central to the experience. Players explore changing…

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