Denuvo’s Switch Emulation Protection Software Is Now Available on Nintendo Developer Portal

Rival Stars Horse Racing developer PikPok has introduced an enchanting cat adoption simulation game called My Cat Club, which is now accessible worldwide through the App Store and Google Play Store. In My Cat Club, gamers have the opportunity to adopt endearing and distinctive feline companions, construct their ideal homes, and capture photos to expand their in-game social media presence as their cats evolve from kittens to full-grown adult cats.

A new single-player focused mode is available in Blizzard Entertainment’s Overwatch 2 with Hero Mastery. You don’t need the Premium Battle Pass or the Invasion story missions to access it. Check out the release trailer below.

Publisher PLAION and developer Fulqrum Games have released PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of King’s Bounty II. Users who own the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One version will receive a free upgrade and can carry over their save files.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Four classic Nintendo games are now available on Nintendo Switch Online, expanding the evergrowing library. 

Nintendo has announced four new titles added to its Nintendo Switch Online catalogue of classic games. All four titles are available for base subscribers. Check out the trailer below to see them all in action.

After the longest gap between mainline games in the series' history, Assassin's Creed's timeline is about to get incredibly busy. Kicking things off with Mirage in less than a month, Ubisoft has already announced plans for an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan, and also Jade, a mobile game from which footage has already leaked. For tabletop fans, there's also the Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game, available to pre-order through the links below right now.

A new Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator mainline build is now live, introducing emulation improvements for PlatinumGames' Bayonetta 3, which include better and more accurate visuals as well as better stability for select GPUs.

Square Enix has released a free update for Final Fantasy XVI, which adds a weapon-skin feature, Onion Sword weapon, and new outfits for Clive, Jill, Torgal, and other characters, as well as announced that both a PC version and two paid downloadable contents are currently in development, with more information to come before the end of 2023.

There’s a new Xbox console available. Microsoft just launched a new version of the digital-only Xbox Series S in a bold “Carbon Black” color with twice the available storage, 1TB compared to the standard 512GB that ships with other SKUs. It costs $350, features the same matte finish as the more expensive Series X and ships with an official Xbox Wireless Controller. The new console is available at just about every brick-and-mortar and digital retailer after originally being teased at the Summer Games Fest back in June.

A new Yuzu Early Access build that was released online this week introduces massive performance improvements for one of the best Nintendo Switch exclusives ever released.

That a Nintendo Switch successor is in the works isn’t a secret to anyone at this point, though of course, with the Switch itself now deep into its seventh year, questions are being asked with greater frequency about when Nintendo will choose to formally unveil its next-gen console. Interestingly, the Japanese may already have taken the first steps on that front.