Red Dead Online is set to kick off in the coming weeks. But with such a massive open-world to explore in Red Dead Redemption 2's single-player story, why should you be excited about the game's online mode?Rockstar's open-world Western game, a prequel to 2010's Red Dead Redemption, was released to wide critical acclaim and is basically all anyone in our office – or yours, probably – has been ta... more.

As we reported in May, 2017, Nintendo has been aiming to bring Legend of Zelda to the mobile gaming sphere, and we even had some delightful speculation as to what that could mean. Some further evidence of a potential Zelda mobile title – as well as a Donkey Kong game – has surfaced via Destructoid in the form of a pair of trademark filings. Specifically, Japanese Nintendo has trademarked the ... more.

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Update: Have the announcements finally stopped? A Nintendo Direct on November 1 seemingly revealed the final two launch fighters – Street Fighter's Ken and the Pokemon Incineroar – with promises that more new fighters would appear in paid DLC packs throughout 2019, and maybe even beyond.We've run through everything else – including some limited edition bundles – in our news and rumors sect... more.

Just when we thought we'd heard it all, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate managed to surprise us.Today's Nintendo Direct was fully dedicated to the incoming Smash Bros game, which launches on December 7 and is sure to be a big seller over the coming months.In it, the final two fighters were revealed to be Street Fighter's Ken – an Echo Fighter of Ryu with more kicking – and the fire-fighting type Pok... more.

Microsoft's live streaming platform, Mixer, is getting a big ol' update today with a host of new user-focused features – and a number to come down the line too.Launched as 'Beam' in 2014, the live-stream platform was quickly snapped up and rebranded by Microsoft to launch its own competitor to Twitch.Mixer has now entered what it calls 'Season 2' of its ongoing development, to try to offer a mea... more.

Hours of entertainment.Immediately after the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct before the game's release, Nintendo's Treehouse Live event began. During this stream we got a look at multiple Switch titles including Yoshi's Crafted World, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, Diablo III: Eternal Collection and of course, more information about Smash Ultimate. Below you c... more.

Going up.Epic Games has continued to refine and improve its free-to-play battle royale mode in Fortnite to help give it the edge over any potential competitors. It's this fun and accessible design that sets it apart from the rest - with the addition of trolleys, llama piñatas and plenty of funny character costumes.In the latest patch - version 6.21, balloons have been added. There are no surprise... more.

Survive together.It feels like a lifetime ago Crashland was announced for the Switch eShop and it's basically because the last we heard about the title was way back in March. The developer Butterscotch Shenanigans has now confirmed the game will be released next week on 8th November.Crashlands is a 2016 sci-fi survival adventure with top-down shooter mechanics, where you take on the role of Flux D... more.

The younger generation at Game Freak will take over.Junichi Masuda has been with Game Freak since the company's inception in 1989. In the beginning, he worked as a composer and programmer for the original Pokémon games and eventually went on to direct and produce the series.In an interview recently posted on the official Pokémon website, Masuda said Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let... more.