NetEase Games has shared a pre-launch developer update for Destiny: Rising, confirming 200+ free draws, endgame plans, and monthly content drops. Destiny: Rising is almost here. And yes, it’s a free-to-play mobile shooter with gacha pulls at its core. The global release for the game hits on August 28, with pre-download on August 27 at 6 AM PT, and launch …
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Image: Nintendo Life Finally receiving a firm release date for Hollow Knight: Silksong is one thing, but to hear that it’ll be launching in less than two weeks is something else entirely. Yes, after years of speculation, Silksong has finally been confirmed to launch on the Switch and Switch 2 on 4th September 2025. Its mere presence is causing other …
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Developers large and small are reportedly having a hard time getting their hands on development kits for the Nintendo Switch 2. That news comes from the newly-independent Digital Foundry, which discussed the topic on this week’s DF Directly Weekly livestream. During the stream, senior staff writer and video editor John Linneman explained that during the team’s visit to Gamescom, they …
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Watch on YouTube Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube832k We’re almost three months on from the Nintendo Switch 2’s release, and while we have plenty of third-party games to come on the newer hybrid console, many developers say that they’re still having issues getting hold of dev kits. This comes from the folks at Digital Foundry in response to a …
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We’re a few months behind the launch of Nintendo Switch 2, but apparently getting development kits hasn’t gotten any easier. Digital Foundry shared its latest findings following Gamescom 2025 last week. The outlet’s John Linneman, after speaking with various developers, has heard that Nintendo is encouraging teams to simply ship their games on Switch 1 and “rely on backwards compatibility.” …
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The Switch 2 launched just a few months ago and was immediately a smash hit, selling more than 3.5 million devices within four days of launch. Since then, Nintendo’s sold nearly twice that much, sitting at roughly around six million machines. Those are great numbers for Nintendo, which is why it’s strange that a recent report indicates that the console …
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AWS has introduced new pricing for Kiro, its AI-driven coding tool, but unlike the pricing originally announced, the latest plans are “a wallet-wrecking tragedy,” according to many of its users. “Kiro’s spec-driven AI IDE is a gem,” said open source PHP and Laravel engineer Antonio Ribeiro on GitHub, “until I saw your new pricing.” AWS introduced Kiro last month as …
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Mafia: The Old Country developer Hangar 13 has confirmed Free Ride mode is coming to the game as part of a free update for all players. Hangar 13 also revealed “new activities and gameplay” are coming as part of the free update, which is due out in “the coming months.” The developer didn’t offer any more information, but did issue …
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Following the hugely popular Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 1, developer DICE has outlined the changes and additions fans can expect for the upcoming Weekend 2, and confirmed its start time. Weekend 2 kicks off today, August 14, at 8am UTC (1am PT), and runs until Sunday, August 17. In a blog post, DICE outlined the playlist adjustments it has …
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A League of Legends player who claimed to have built a career around boosting accounts and selling them replied angrily on social media to a developer at Riot Games. He was worried about how he would make money now. The dev’s response was a link to McDonalds’ careers page. On August 11, Riot Games announced plans to ramp up its efforts …
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