Gaming in Brazil. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released sometime in March 2025, and the first reveal of the highly anticipated system will be coming this Fall.

Nintendo has revealed that fans can expect an announcement about the upcoming Switch successor, or Switch 2 as it has come to be known, sometime before the end of the current fiscal year. Rumors about the next iteration of the Nintendo Switch have been swirling for the past couple of years, which is understandable considering that the company’s unique hybrid console originally launched in 2017. Even upon its release, the Switch was considered to be one generation behind the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, and many gamers have been waiting for Nintendo to release hardware that could compete graphically and technically with ninth-generation consoles.

Brazil has officially adopted a new law redefining video games in the country and establishing guidelines to guarantee and regulate its industry's future growth.

Despite the series insisting that the Great War was a global, thermonuclear event, the franchise has only visited several locations in the United States, even in its outing as an Amazon Prime Video series. It isn't as though other locations don't exist in a similar vein to the post-apocalyptic ruins of America, since there are characters from other countries, like Zao from With the mod in the news, it brings attention to other international locations which the post-nuclear survival series could take place in.

One talented Sonic the Hedgehog fan recently recreated the iconic loop-de-loop from Green Hill Zone in cake form. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has allowed players to speed through countless memorable locations over the years, but the original Green Hill Zone remains one of the most remembered and revisited levels in the franchise. This colorful oceanside paradise was the very first level of the original Sonic the Hedgehog game and set the tone for the rest of the series thanks to its bright visuals, catchy theme music, and signature loop-de-loops.

It's been a fascinating journey for the developers behind indie game studio Evening Star. Much of the crew got their humble starts working together on Sonic the Hedgehog fan games. Their work was so highly regarded that they would eventually be recruited by Sega to develop Sonic Mania, a throwback to the franchise's 2D heyday that would go on to become the highest rated Sonic game in over 25 years.

The newly-released Fallout TV show has been watched by more than 65 million people to date.

Amazon's Fallout TV program hit 65 million viewers 16 days after release.

The Fallout TV adaptation continues to go from strength to strength as Amazon has revealed the series has received 65 million viewers, making it the second most-watched show in the streaming service's history. It's also the most popular series on the platform since The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debuted in 2022.

Fallout has been a massive success for Amazon Prime, while the show’s success has also resulted in resurgent sales and player numbers for Bethesda’s Fallout games. Last week, it was reported that the show had had more than 5 million views in its first full week, racking up over 2.5 billion hours of collective watch time. Now, updated figures have been revealed.

Single-player life simulation game Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game will launch digitally for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC via Steam this fall, publisher Private Division and developer Weta Workshop announced. It will support English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese language options.

The Vision Pro saw daylight last year at the WWDC event, but it took its sweet time to hit the shelves as the company was creating the necessary hype and preparing developers to create proper use cases for the headset. While the reviews shared positive feedback, the possibilities for the device are endless as developers work to expand the Vision Pro's applications in the real world. We are now hearing that an orthopedic surgeon in Brazil used the Apple Vision Pro to successfully perform surgery on a patient's shoulder.

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If you've been eager to watch the animated Ark: Survival Evolved TV series, but your attempts have so far been thwarted by your failure to live in the US or Canada, there's some good news: it's now officially available in 11 other countries, including the UK, via Paramount+.

Red Hook Studios' 2023 roguelike dungeon crawler Darkest Dungeon 2 is officially coming to PS4 and PS5 consoles on July 15. The sequel to 2016’s award-winning game known for its punishing difficulty and well-executed gameplay, Darkest Dungeon 2 was initially released only on PC. But like its predecessor, it seems that the game will gradually be doled out to other platforms as well.

Red Hook Studios’ acclaimed roguelike turn-based RPG Darkest Dungeon 2 is finally launching for PlayStation. After launching last year on PC on the back of an extended early access period, the game will be releasing for PS5 and PS4 on July 15, Red Hook Studios announced in a PlayStation Blog post. Check out the game’s PlayStation announcement trailer below.

This article contains potential spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World

A Pokemon fan artist created a new Mega Evolution for the Ice and Psychic Pokemon called Jynx, and shared their artwork with their peers. The Pokemon fan artist shared the normal and shiny versions of Mega Jynx, explained the inspirations that went into the designs, and received compliments from other trainers.

Rumors are beginning to spread that one of the best Medieval-set games, may be getting a sequel. The action role-playing game was released in February 2018 to universal acclaim, with a focus on historically accurate content as players explored the Kingdom of Bohemia, an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire during a raging civil war.

The rumored April 2024 Nintendo Direct may not be happening after all. This news, which is likely to disappoint some Nintendo fans, comes from the same insider who originally reported on the possibility of Nintendo doing an early spring game showcase.

Darkest Dungeons 2 is receiving a new game mode as a free update sometime this year, developer Red Hook Studios has announced. Dubbed Kingdoms, the developer says it’s a standalone campaign, and describes it as a “race against the clock to find and defeat a monstrous threat before it overwhelms and destroys the Kingdom.”

Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter is a game nearly every fighting game fan wants to see. But is it actually a good idea, and how will it work?

Microsoft is limiting Xbox Game Pass subscription extensions in certain countries to deter players from stacking their membership at a cheaper rate.

Niantic has revealed the specifics ofPokemon GO's highly anticipated Bellsprout Community Day, alongside the event-exclusive move, Magical Leaf. This is shaping up to be a really exciting Pokemon GO Community Day as the bonuses have got fans really excited as well.

There’s been no shortage of recent indications that Star Wars Outlaws is going to release sooner than many expect. In addition to age ratings going up in Brazil, Australia, and South Korea, promotional pre-order material for the game has also been spotted in the wild, while leaks have previously claimed that the game is due out in the first half of the year. Now, a release date has leaked, and though it’s not quite in the first half of 2024, it’s still not terribly far away.

Rolling Games just soft-launched a new game on Android called Cooking Wonderland Global. If you’re in Australia, The Philippines, the USA, Brazil, India or Malaysia, then you can get your hands on this game from the Play Store.

X Corp, formerly Twitter, has been "forced by court decisions" to block certain popular accounts in Brazil and is prohibited from giving details of the order, the company said on Saturday.

An accidental upload from Pokemon GO's official Brazilian Twitter account may have just revealed Bellsprout as the featured Pokemon for April 2024's Community Day. The massively popular monster-catching mobile game from Niantic offers plenty of ways for players to catch their favorite Pokemon within the game, often running exclusive events. Events like Pokemon GO's Community Days provide the chance to capture tons of a specific Pokemon, offering increased rates for fans to find Shiny Pokemon as well. Now, April's Community Day might have just been leaked.

Rumblings around Star Wars Outlaws have been growing increasingly louder in recent days. Recently, Ubisoft revealed that it would be premiering a new story trailer of the open world action-adventure title on April 9, and with many hoping that the trailer comes with a release date announcement, it’s now also looking like pre-orders for the title will be going live soon as well.

Marketing for Star Wars Outlaws is about to kick off in a big way, with the world premiere story trailer slated to air on Tuesday, April 9 at 9 AM Pacific Time/noon Eastern Time/6 PM Central European Time.

Fans of a galaxy far, far away are finally getting the games they’ve always wanted. After the less-than-ideal handling of the Star Wars franchise by EA up until the two Star Wars Jedi games, fans have been eager to explore new stories in this vast universe, as well as lore that isn’t addressed in the films.

Earlier today, Ubisoft revealed it is not waiting for the recently announced Forward event (slated to air on June 10 live from Los Angeles) to show off Star Wars Outlaws again. The game in development at Massive Entertainment is getting a new world premiere story trailer next week, on Tuesday, April 9 at 9 AM Pacific Time/6 PM Central European Time.

Ahead of its Ubisoft Forward showcase on June 10th, Massive Entertainment’s Star Wars Outlaws will receive a new story trailer. It premieres on April 9th at 9 AM PST/6 PM CET.

Iconic capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo is now available in Tekken 8 as part of the game's season pass.

Another region has published their rating for Massive Entertainment’s upcoming bounty hunter simulator, Star Wars Outlaws.

Following ratings in South Korea and Australia, Massive Entertainment’s Star Wars Outlaws has been rated in Brazil. With Ubisoft announcing its next showcase for June 10th, it seems more likely than ever that a release date could be announced.

The Spring 2024 anime season is finally here, and while there's a lot to be hyped about, two of the heaviest hitters in shōnen anime, My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer, aren't starting until May. Now, Demon Slayer is another story, but Crunchyroll intends to keep MHA fans occupied every week until the new season starts, with a new four-part special, My Hero Academia: Memories.

Eagle-eyed Tekken 8 fans have noticed a cheeky reference to Christie Monteiro in the Eddy Gordo gameplay trailer, which has raised some questions about what has happened to her.

YouTube content creator and streamer Addison Pierre Maalouf, popularly known as YourFellowArab, has been kidnapped for ransom in Haiti. The YouTube star is known for covering various topics in America and other countries.

Diablo IV is now on Game Pass.

The next game from the studio behind Celeste and TowerFall won’t be releasing this year as originally planned.

For the past four-years-plus, animal lovers have been able to live out their dreams on PC with Frontier Developments’ acclaimed Planet Zoo, and now, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 owners can get in on the fun. It seems like Frontier has gone the extra mile with this port, as it features full support for both controllers and keyboard-and-mouse, and the ability to share zoos between XSX and PS5. The console port will also have a “zoo complexity meter” which will allow you to keep an eye on the scope of your zoo to make sure performance stays high (very large zoos could get quite demanding on PC). You can check out a new trailer for the console version of Planet Zoo, below.

If you missed the Max Payne craze of the early 2000s, don’t worry; Remedy Entertainment and Rockstar Studios have you covered. This might be old news at this point, but Remedy Entertainment entered into an agreement with Rockstar Games back in April 2022, announcing that they would be remaking both Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as a single title. We are here to talk about how gorgeous this next-gen Max Payne remake is going to look.

Shift Up and Sony Interactive Entertainment revealed that a free demo for its upcoming sci-fi action game Stellar Blade will launch this Friday, March 29.

Greetings. This is Hyung Tae Kim, director of Stellar Blade. We are pleased to officially announce the upcoming free playable demo for Stellar Blade, coming March 29 to PlayStation 5.

An inventive Overwatch 2 fan has shared their idea for a Mythic Lucio skin, which would see players customizing the music the hero plays. Since the first Overwatch, Blizzard has released countless skins for the characters within its hero shooter, but with the release of Overwatch 2, the devs have introduced a new skin tier with a unique feature.

The career of Yoshitaka Amano, the Japanese artist who is well-known for his art in the franchise, spans over 50 years, long before his work on Square Enix’s (formerly Square) popular gaming series. Amano’s work started off in the anime industry and has since reached far beyond, extending to games, graphic novels, comic books, and even music. Amano is wildly popular as an artist, having even illustrated the cover of .

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Sony has established a brand new production line for PlayStation 5 discs in Brazil, which should help make it easier for players in Latin America to obtain physical media for the console.

Sony has set up a new production line in Brazil, where it will manufacture physical PlayStation 5 game discs.

The Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Worldwide Beta Test Demo will launch for Switch on March 28 at 4:00 a.m. PT / 7:00 a.m. ET / 20:00 JST, LEVEL-5 announced. It will support English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese (Brazil) language options.

There's a new Soulslike on the block called Deathbound that brings forth a unique party-based system, promising to innovate upon other iterations of the punishing subgenre. Deathbound is a Soulslike developed by Trialforge Studio, which recently showcased a demo at Steam Next Fest. After numerous players had a taste of the game, the Brazilian studio collected all the feedback and pledged improvements for its second upcoming demo, available starting March 21 on Steam.

KONAMI has remained silent about the release date of the Silent Hill 2 remake. However, several clues point to an inbound announcement.

Developer Plot Twist announced in September last year that its sidescrolling Metroidvania game The Last Case of Benedict Fox was headed to the PS5 with an upcoming Definitive Edition, which would also a substantial free update for existing players on Xbox and PC that would bring new content and gameplay features. Now, a release date for it has been announced.

Google announced a number of new features for Google Play listings for games including AI-powered FAQs, displaying the latest YouTube videos, new immersive ad formats, and support for native PC game publishing. The announcements were made at the Google Games Developer Summit held in San Fransisco.

Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence by Ubisoft has delayed its launch yet once again. The third-person shooter was supposed to roll out later this month, but that’s not happening now. The launch date has now been pushed to December 2024. I know, it’s quite a drag!

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is now available across consoles and PC, following its previous launch for smartphones via Netflix.

Details regarding the expected console versions of Darkest Dungeon 2 have been revealed ahead of any official announcements thanks to publicly available data. Developer Red Hook Studios previously told fans that the beloved roguelike would get ports.

You may remember the cult hit indie game Darkest Dungeon, which arrived on PS4 and PS Vita back in 2016. In the years since, developer Red Hook Studios has been beavering away at Darkest Dungeon 2, which successfully launched on PC last year. If you've been waiting to see if the sequel would venture onto consoles, it's now all but confirmed thanks to a newly posted age certification.

After spending a couple of years in early access, Darkest Dungeon 2 launched in full for PC last May, and though it’s certainly a very different experience from its predecessor in several key ways, it’s also one that’s gained its fair share of devoted fans. Of course, thus far, the brutal RPG has been available only on PC, though that might be about to change soon.

If you’ve read the last 10 issues of my Forgotten Gems column, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. I pick a game that may either spark some recognition and you’ll go “oh, yeah – what happened to it?” – or you’ve never heard of the game I’m profiling and you google what year I was born so that you can rest easy that it’s not you, it’s me. Inevitably, the column turns gloomy. An awesome-sounding sequel was planned, but never made. Or, somehow, an entire series of games is no longer accessible to play.

It was recently revealed that Return to Silent Hill – a new movie based on Silent Hill 2 – has finished filming. Yeah, even though it has flown a bit under the radar, a new Silent Hill movie based on the events of Silent Hill 2 has been in the works for a while, and I’m cautiously optimistic about it.

The number of studios in the Brazilian games industry grew by 3.2% in 2023, from 1,009 studios in 2021 to 1,042 in 2023.

A well-known Sega leaker has corroborated a recent report claiming the Switch 2 is targeting a March 2025 release. They also offered some additional insights into how Nintendo handled the widely reported internal delay of the Switch successor.

Rainbow Six Siege's sequel dreams have been dashed by the title's director, as he believes pushing out one would be a mistake.

Rainbow Six Siege's creative director Alexander Karpazis doesn't believe the elderly shooter needs a change of game engine or for that matter, a sequel. He feels that Siege can "last forever", adding that "I'm not going to name names, but you see games go through sequels and just completely drop the ball."

Nintendo's next console, tentatively called the Switch 2, may be released as early as March 2025. That's according to a newly emerged report that also revealed some other alleged details about Nintendo's plans for the upcoming system.

Rainbow Six Siege’s creative director, Alexander Karpazis, has seemingly shut down the idea of the first-person shooter switching away from its game engine, and has claimed that the game can “last forever.”

The creative director on Rainbow Six Siege, Alexander Karpazis, has said that there are no plans to make a sequel to the long-running online shooter.

In spite of being nearly a decade old and having suffered quite a horrid start upon its launch all those years ago, Rainbow Six Siege has, over time, turned into one of the successful and widely played live service games out there.

 Tech giants are racing to ward off a carbon time bomb caused by the massive data centers they're building around the world.

Rainbow Six Siege “can last forever”, according to the game’s creative director.

Beloved tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons has revealed that the company will end official Portuguese translations for the game's sourcebooks following this year. First released nearly 50 years ago, the tabletop RPG now published by Wizards of the Coast has become one of the world's most iconic tabletop games. The game has featured multiple iterations throughout its long life, with Wizards of the Coast regularly expanding Dungeons and Dragons with new sourcebooks, modules, and rulesets. Now, however, the developer is reportedly set to end support for one language.

Rainbow Six Siege's creative director seemingly doesn't have any plans for a sequel.

It would be difficult to pinpoint the moment the smartphone took control of my life. Like Japanese knotweed, it grew surreptitiously in my mental garden, gradually throttling other forms of attention until it had insinuated itself into almost every activity. I check my screen time rarely, but I remember a sense of vague discomfort a few years ago on seeing that it had passed a daily average of six hours. Recently, it stood at more than 11.

 Tinder is expanding its identity verification program at a time when artificial intelligence (AI) can make it hard to tell who's real and crime is rising on dating apps. Tinder, the world's most popular dating platform, is rolling out the system in the US, the UK, Brazil and Mexico over the coming weeks and months. It's already been testing the feature in Australia and New Zealand, where people who had been verified saw a 67% increase in matches compared to those who didn't, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. 

The gaming world is eager to get their hands on Nintendo’s next hardware, but it seems plans regarding the Switch 2 have been shifting behind the scenes. We recently heard rumors from numerous reliable sources that while the Switch 2 was originally slated for a late-2024 release, it has now slipped to Q1 2025, and it seems that may have a knock-on effect on how and when Nintendo reveals the hardware.

New leaks about Natlan in have revealed concerning details about the continuity of a problematic character trend. Natlan is known as the Nation of Pyro in the world of Teyvat and will be the sixth major region that players will explore when it arrives later this year – if there are no delays in development. According to information provided by in-game lore, this is a land plagued by constant wars between various different tribes. More will be revealed once the release date for Natlan in is confirmed, though that is still likely a few months away.

Nintendo is planning to reveal the Switch 2 in June, a reliable industry insider has said. The same source also chimed in on the speculation about the timing of the next Nintendo Direct focused on first-party games.

Honor of Kings, Tencent’s massively popular mobile game, has its eye set on the international market in 2024.