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We have a full view of Nintendo Switch 2 games now the April 2 Direct has come and gone — including a number of exclusives and launch titles , and that all-important release date for the console itself. It follows months of slim pickings following the console’s initial hardware-focused reveal in January, which also saw developers and publishers holding fire of their involvement until now. The following Switch 2 games list explains the exclusives, third-party games, and confirmed developers and publishers for the console from the launch and beyond. Latest update (April 29): Added Sonic X Shadow Generations . Switch 2 exclusive games list First, let’s look at the exclusive games coming to the Switch 2, whether that’s from Nintendo itself or from third-parties: Mario Kart World — This exclusive launch title has one big titular twist — each course is set amongst one continuous open world that you can also go off-piste and freely explore. Combine that support for up to 24 rac...

Interior art from Ryoko’s Guide to the Yokai Realms by Loot Tavern. Many of my most anticipated tabletop role-playing game books of 2025 won’t be released until convention season kicks off this summer, but the year has started strong for the hobby. While Wizards of the Coast seeks to maintain its dominance by emphasizing customization and adding more support for high-level play in the 2024 Dungeons & Dragons rules refresh — a very welcome change for my gaming group, which is in the midst of a level 10 adventure using the new rules — small designers are offering alternatives for medieval fantasy using systems with lighter rules and less baggage.  Beyond spanning multiple rulesets, the best games of the year so far also offer the opportunity to play through stories with a wide variety of tones and themes, from restoring harmony with nature to finding your place in a city full of supernatural creatures. Some of my favorite game systems have new editions or supplements that ...

I have a love-hate relationship with Stranger Things . Like many of my friends, I was fully charmed by the first season, but each subsequent season has filled me with growing frustration. The series touches on so many elements that cater to me specifically, like coming-of-age narratives threaded in with supernatural hijinks. But as Stranger Things ’ scope has grown, all that good stuff has been buried by extra plot elements and increasingly puzzling character directions .  So I went into the Broadway prequel Stranger Things: The First Shadow doubting that I’d enjoy it. After all, is a prequel about Henry Creel, the boy who would become Vecna , really necessary? I’d heard good things about the stage show’s special effects, but I wasn’t sure that was enough to melt my frosty feelings toward Stranger Things .  But against all odds, Stranger Things: The First Shadow totally pulled me in. As advertised, the special effects are pretty damn spectacular, but The First Shadow a...

Abra, the psi Pokémon from Kanto, can be found in the wild in Pokémon Go . Yes, Abra can be shiny in Pokémon Go ! If you already have a shiny Abra (or its evolutions), you may have participated in Abra Community Day in April 2020. The first few evolutions have only a slight difference when shiny, but Alakazam and its Mega form get more prominent pink accents, which rule. What is the shiny rate for Abra in Pokémon Go? As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via  Wayback Machine ), the shiny rate for Pokémon on a regular day is approximately one in 500. Abra is not a confirmed Pokémon that gets a “permaboost” (meaning that it’s a rare spawn and thus gets a boosted shiny rate). What can I do to attract more shiny Pokémon? Not much, unfortunately. It appears to be random chance. Shiny Pokémon catch rates are set by developer Niantic, and they are typically only boosted during special events like Community Days or Safari Zones, or in Legendary Raids. The...

Forza Horizon 5 is finally coming to PlayStation 5 on Tuesday, April 29 — the latest Xbox game to make the leap to PlayStation. PS5 players can now zip through the jungles, beaches, and towns of Mexico in one of the hundreds of cars that Forza Horizon 5 has to offer. Drivers can also take part in the Horizon Festival where you can race against other players in a variety of terrains and styles. The PS5 release is long overdue — Forza Horizon 5 has only been on Xbox and Windows PC since 2021 — but players won’t have to wait much longer! Here’s what time Forza Horizon 5 releases on PS5 Forza Horizon 5 PS5 release time Forza Horizon 5 will release at 12:01 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 29 . An active countdown can be found on the Forza Horizon 5 PlayStation store page , but make sure to switch to your own region to see the most accurate reading! For racers in the U.S. and Canada, Forza Horizon 5 will release nationwide at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 29 . Here’s whe...

Hong Kong’s action cinema of the 1980s and ’90s featured some of the most ambitious filmmakers, charismatic stars, and memorable set pieces of any era of moviemaking anywhere. But for the last 20 years, almost all of the era’s classics have been unavailable for digital rental, purchase, or streaming in the U.S. due to international rights issues . Shout! Studios is changing that, with an announcement Monday of an exciting upcoming slate of digital and physical restorations through its new Hong Kong Cinema Classics label, including many releases in 4K. The titles include classics from Hong Kong action legends John Woo and Tsui Hark, a Jet Li collection, and many more features that in my opinion are some of the greatest movies ever made. This is news I have been waiting for (along with other action fans around the country) since the January announcement that Shout! had secured the rights to 156 Hong Kong movies from that era. This initial announcement only represents a small portion o...

Celestial Guardians is an upcoming expansion for Pokémon  TCG Pocket that will add more than 200 cards to the game. Celestial Guardians focuses on Pokémon from the Alola region and features the legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala. You can look forward to collecting cards like Alolan Raichu ex, Oricorio, and Alolan Marowak. The trailer also teased supporter cards like Lana and Kiawe. Here’s  when the Celestial Guardians expansion will be released in Pokémon TCG Pocket  in your time zone, plus details about what to expect. Pokémon TCG Pocket Celestial Guardians expansion release time According to a press release on the official Pokémon website, Celestial Guardians will release on  Wednesday, April 30, at 2 a.m. EDT . Here’s when that is in your time zone: 11 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, April 29  for the West Coast of North America 2 a.m. EDT on April 30 for the East Coast of North America 7 a.m. BST on April 30 for the U.K. 8 a.m. CES...