Super Mega Baseball 2 is the latest game on the PlayStation 4 to support cross-console play with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Like several games, Super Mega Baseball 2 already supported cross-platform play between PS4 and Steam, and cross-play among Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam versions of the game. Super Mega Baseball 2 launched in the spring of 2018 and addressed a significant disappointment in its otherwise outstanding predecessor — namely, the lack of any online multiplayer. Related

The latest free games to hit the Epic Games Store are masocore platformer The End is Nigh and immersive diving adventure game Abzu. Because The End is Nigh is rated M, Epic is also giving Abzu away for free this week. (The company confirmed earlier in 2019 that it will offer an alternative when parental controls would prevent some users from downloading a free game.) Abzu is an immersive underwater exploration adventure game developed by the appropriately named Giant Squid Studios. Both The End

Days Gone’s next update will add a new game plus mode one week from Friday, Sony’s Bend Studio announced this morning. Jeff Ross, Days Gone’s director, said the new game plus mode was the player community’s most requested feature since the game launched on PlayStation 4 in April. That includes two more difficulty modes, too: Hard 2 and Survival 2, basically harder and survival-er versions of the original modes. These modes are available throughout the game, not just to new game plus playthroughs

At present there have been 11 Wii U games ported — or are in the midst of being ported — to the Switch. We’re not going to list every Wii U game that we expect to see eventually come to Nintendo Switch, just the gems. Super Mario 3D WorldThis is the biggest of the bunch. Moving away from the spherical level designs of Super Mario Odyssey, Super Mario 3D World is a more traditional, yet truly fantastic, entry in the long-running series. It was the first 3D Mario game to offer full multiplayer sup

Now the Texas-based developer is back with a fast-paced multiplayer dungeon crawler called ReadySet Heroes. Announced by publisher Sony Computer Entertainment back in March, it’s coming out on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC on October 1. While many hack-and-slash dungeon crawlers are presented in a Diablo-style overhead view, ReadySet Heroes goes for a lower action-adventure perspective. The multiplayer set-up – in split-screen local play or online – features two teams of two players, or four sing

In a hotfix released on Thursday afternoon, Epic removed the Combat Shotgun, one of the best guns in the game, and introduced a few other balance changes. This hotfix to last Tuesday’s patch removes three guns from Fortnite: the Combat Shotgun, the Drum Shotgun, and the Proximity Launcher. Storm phase 3New spawn rates33.3% chance to spawn 0 33.3% chance to spawn 1 33.3% chance to spawn 2Old spawn rates25% chance to spawn 0 25% chance to spawn 1 25% chance to spawn 2 25% chance to spawn 3Storm ph

Developer Epic Games, in a partnership with Warner Brothers, is releasing a brand new cosmetic bundle for Fortnite that will be available as a download, but also in retail stores. The new bundle, called the Darkfire Bundle, will package together what Epic claims is $80 worth of in-game cosmetics for $29.99 when it is released on Nov. 5. The Darkfire Bundle will include three new Legendary skins, three Legendary dual-wield pickaxes, three Legendary Back Blings, three Epic Wraps, and one new emote

Nintendo just teased a brand new peripheral for the Switch in a video published to YouTube. Nintendo hasn’t revealed a name, a purpose, or games that might work with the new thingamajig. In each setting, one player uses the device — a large ring with two Switch controllers strapped on its side — to perform physical activities. The device itself also seems to have some resistance: in a couple activities, players try to smoosh the band with their hands or thighs. Nintendo has a history with exerci

The latest Nintendo Direct showed off more of the upcoming Pokémon coming to Pokémon Sword and Shield. More Galar region Pokémon was shown off, like Polteagiest a ghost ‘mon that chills in a broken teapot. There’s also Cramorant, the flying- and water-type Pokémon, who keeps a fish in its mouth and spits it out at enemies when attacked. Luckily, the fish isn’t identified as any water-type fish Pokémon we’ve seen so far. Pokémon Sword and Shield is slated for release on Nov. 15 for Nintendo Switc

Magic: The Gathering — Arena, the newest iteration of the original collectible card game, will be released on Sept. 26. The date is just one day shy of the one-year anniversary of the launch of the open beta. The launch of the free-to-play Windows PC game will coincide with the release of Magic’s next set of cards, called Throne of Eldraine. Players will be able to earn and play cards from that set before the physical release on Oct. 4. Today’s announcement was accompanied by the release of a ne

Jonathan Hickman’s X-Men relaunch, House of X/Powers of X, sent the X-Men on a highly dangerous trip to the sun last week. In House of X #4, the X-Men succeed at sending Mother Mold hurtling into the sun, but paid the ultimate price. Their entire strike team, including Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey, Archangel, Monet St. Croix, Nightcrawler, Husk, and Mystique, die in the attempt. Does the solution have anything to do with the pod people X-Men Professor X was greeting in House of X #1? House of X

The Wicked + The Divine has always been a comic obsessed with the end. “We’d done what we wanted to do with the book,” McKelvie says. As the plot continued to twist and turn, The Wicked + The Divine kept the focus on Laura’s grief, depression and self-destructive behavior. note: The rest of this piece contains major spoilers for the final two issues of The Wicked + The Divine. In The Wicked + The Divine #44, the book’s penultimate issue, Laura manages to break this cycle.

Nintendo has announced that a new Kirby game called Super Kirby Clash is headed to Nintendo Switch. We got a first look at the game during today’s Nintendo Direct stream. The game is available now, and is “free to start.”Up to four players can team up, with each taking on a specific role. The combined forces of Kirby, Kirby, Kirby, and Kirby are in for some wicked boss fights in #SuperKirbyClash! Super Kirby Clash is available today.

The latest Nintendo Direct announced that the popular mystery game Return of the Obra Dinn is coming to Nintendo Switch in the fall. The mystery game focuses on figuring out what happened on the 19th-century ship called the Obra Dinn, playing as an insurance adjuster. The ship washed up with all its crew dead or missing, and it’s up to you to figure out what happened. The game has only been playable on Windows PC and Mac, so its port to Switch is welcome. Update: Shortly after the announcement,

Terry Bogard, long the staple of the SNK fighting game franchises, is joining the ever-growing cast of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as its latest character. Nintendo announced his addition at its Sept. 4 Nintendo Direct, though it was highly rumored upon leading up to the event. Terry Bogard has been the iconic frontman for SNK’s fighting game franchises, first appearing in 1991’s Fatal Fury: King of Fighters. Nintendo said Terry Bogard is “in development;” his add-on content will come to Super Sm

A sequel to 2010’s cult favorite Deadly Premonition is finally on its way and it will release on Nintendo Switch. Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise was announced this evening with a brief trailer during the Nintendo Direct. For Switch players who missed out on the first game when it was released, they’ll still be able to catch up. A new version of the original game, called Deadly Premonition Origins, will be available on the Nintendo eShop on Wednesday night, sometime after the Ninten

Nintendo is expanding the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service with Super Nintendo games, the company announced Wednesday during a Nintendo Direct presentation. Twenty games will join the Nintendo Switch Online lineup, including Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, Super Metroid, and — for the first time on any platform besides the SNES — Stunt Racer FX, Super Soccer, and Super Tennis. A wireless SNES controller will be sold for $29.99, available exclusively for Ninte

The newest installments of Pokémon, Sword and Shield, will have some pretty detailed character customization options, as revealed in today’s Nintendo Direct. Nintendo also revealed a new feature, Camp, which allows you and your Pokémon to spend some time in the wilderness. You’ll be able to play with a handful of Pokémon in this 3D environment, waving toys and showing them affection. You can even cook for them, as the Camp features a pot where you can make over 100 different curry recipes. Today