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The NES library of the Nintendo Switch Online Classics has three new titles: Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom, Ikari Warriors, and R.C. Pro-Am II. Each title is available now to subscribers.Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom was released in 1991 as the final NES entry for the series. Its inclusion means the entire classic Ninja Gaiden trilogy is now available to Switch Online subscribers. The same is true of the R.C. Pro-Am racing series, with its 1992 sequel now joining the or

Mario Kart World was the Switch 2's big launch title, finally providing a sequel to the biggest Mario Kart game of all time. However, today Nintendo updated Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, originally released in 2017, enhancing its Switch 2 support with some added features. It's a surprising move, as one might assume Nintendo would have fully moved on to the newer game, but 8 Deluxe is the best-selling Switch game of all time, and many still prefer it to World, so it's a welcome improvement.The most impact

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: Saber Interactive Developer: Saber Interactive Release: TBA Released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, the original Stuntman was a great concept that, for me anyway, proved far too challenging to be fun. Perfection was demanded, and extreme specificity was required for progress. It took all the fun out o

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: Bandai Namco Developer: Bandai Namco Release: October 2, 2026 Rating: Teen The Ace Combat series is riding high on the tailwind of its seventh entry's success, and October will see Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve take off. So far, we've seen quite a bit about its single-player campaign,

The Total War series has portrayed numerous conflicts, both historical and fantastical, but with Warhammer 40,000, the series launches into a new frontier with space, bolters and psykers in tow. It means a lot of changes for what Total War is, but its sense of scale remains intact, alongside a little bit of carnage.I played a three-part hands-on demo of Total War: Warhammer 40,000 at Gamescom 2026, which stair-stepped me up through the layers of strategy. My personal experience with the Total Wa

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: Saber Interactive Developer: Saber Interactive Release: 2027 Rating: Teen Back at E3 2018, I was invited to play a licensed game based on the old-at-the-time movie and even-older-at-the-time book, World War Z. I thought the movie was alright, I enjoyed the book, and I figured an unexpe

No Rest for the Wicked, the action RPG by Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisp developer Moon Studios, has been delayed. After launching in PC early access a couple of years ago, its 1.0 launch was recently confirmed for this October. This will no longer be the case.Moon Studios has decided to push the 1.0 launch to March 2027. Creative director Thomas Mahler explains in a video update that after extensive playtesting, the team felt the game was “not quite there yet.” Specifically, it wants

Konami has announced a new Press Start digital showcase that will air Thursday morning, September 3, shortly after PlayStation’s scheduled State of Play. The presentation will provide new updates on Silent Hill: Townfall, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, and Rev. Noir.The showcase begins at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET and will air on Konami’s YouTube and Twitch channels. A press release states, “In this broadcast, Konami will present information on its latest lineup—including Silent Hill: Townfall (releas

Reviewed on: Switch 2

Reviewed on: PlayStation 5

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: Krafton Developer: Neon Giant Release: 2027 I'm a mark for cyberpunk games, so Neon Giant didn't have to do much to sell me on No Law – you give me neon, corporate dystopia, and some inspired fashion choices, and I'm there. But I won't deny that my initial impression of No Law when it was revealed dur

Reviewed on: PlayStation 5

Following a wild week of announcements from Gamescom, PlayStation is turning the spotlight back on itself with not one, but two State of Play presentations. The first showcase will be a standard State of Play, while the latter is the return of State of Play Japan, and will be hosted by Yuji Kaji. Both will air this Thursday, September 3 at 6:00 a.m. PT / 9:00 a.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. CEST / 10:00 p.m. JST. "First, t

IntroductionGamescom 2026 has arrived, and everyone here on the Game Informer editorial team has a schedule packed with back-to-back appointments. From Control Resonant to other exciting games like The Witcher 3's upcoming Songs of the Past expansion, we plan to bring you our thoughts as quickly as possible in this roundup. For smaller games and bigger games alike, keep an eye on this story here, and for some games, we might even break out our write-ups into larger previews for you to read. Wher

Didn't make it to E3 heir apparent, Gamescom, in Cologne, Germany this year? Don't worry. We've got you covered with our tour video.Join Game Informer editors Kyle Hilliard and Wesley LeBlanc (mostly Wesley), for a tour of the hall floors showing off the impressive spectacle booths, myriad cosplayers, and food options while we only really get lost once.And while we were touring the show floor, we were handing out issues of Game Informer to anyone lucky enough (or unlucky enough, depending on you

Platform: PC Publisher: Dlala Studios Developer: Dlala Studios Though Dlala Studios has other games, it was 2023's Disney Illusion Island that put this team on my personal map. You can read why in Game Informer's Disney Illusion Island review here, but ultimately, it's Dlala's love for its own projects and the accompanying passion that kept me waiting patiently/impatiently for whatever its next game woul

Game Informer traveled to Archetype Entertainment in Austin, TX, to play Exodus, an upcoming sci-fi role-playing game from the creators of Mass Effect, Halo, and more. Eric and Charles return from their trip to share exclusive details about the game, including one of its "awakened" characters, Salt, an octopus inside a railgun-toting mech. You'll also learn more about the lore, backstory, and combat of this promising time-twisting epic. Later in the podcast, Alex shares his impressions of Star W

Platform: PlayStation 5, PC Publisher: 4Divinity Developer: Nekcom Entertainment Showa American Story director Xiangyu Luo was born in China and remembers rumors in the 1980s that Japan's economic prowess had grown so powerful it could buy America. Of course, that didn't happen, but Nekcom's upcoming action RPG, Showa American Story, which is set to launch sometime this year, is set in a world where it d

Each year in August, the gaming world descends upon Cologne, Germany, for Gamescom. Gamescom 2026 featured some of the biggest upcoming and ongoing games, with massive booths reminiscent of the E3 showfloors of old. Not only was Game Informer in attendance at the show that attracts upwards of 300,000 attendees annually, but we had a large, two-booth presence ourselves, with most of our editorial staff on hand, as well as representatives from the rest of our team. En route to the various halls, y

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Release: 2027 Since its announcement, Capcom has made it fairly clear that despite the Dual Override subtitle, this entry in the Mega Man series is not a spin-off. It is a mainline Mega Man game despite being the first to not end in a number, b