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Poll What Switch Online Rare Game Are You Playing This Weekend?

Five more titles have joined the service

Five more Rare games have this week joined Nintendo's Switch Online + Expansion Pack service. The first four titles are available in the base tier and the N64 release Blast Corps is available in the premium tier subscription. With these games now available on the service, it's got us wondering which one...

• Sat 24th Feb 2024
• Polls
• Nintendo Switch
• Nintendo Switch Online
• Expansion Pack
• N64

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 24th)

Jockey up

The weekeeeeeeeeeeeend *cough cough, splutter*. Sorry. Yes, it's the weekend, which means it's time to kick back and relax with some games. First, let's recap what's been going on this week. So the big news is, of course, that we had a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, where the likes of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Epic Mickey:...

• Sat 24th Feb 2024
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

Talking Point Which Xbox Games Would You Like To See Come To Switch?

Halo, is it me you're looking for?

After what felt like months of rumours, Microsoft and Nintendo finally put us out of our misery during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase by confirming that, yes, select Microsoft-published Xbox games will be making their way to the Nintendo Switch to join the likes of Banjo-Kazooie on NSO, and the Ori duo...

• Fri 23rd Feb 2024
• Features
• Talking Point
• Xbox
• Nintendo Switch
• Microsoft

News Five More Classic Rareware Games Come To Nintendo Switch Online Today

Blast (Corps) from the past!

As part of today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, Nintendo has announced that five of the now-Microsoft-owned Rare's titles will be available today via Nintendo Switch Online. The games are: NES Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll RC PRO-AM Super Nintendo Battletoads in Battlemaniacs Killer Instinct Nintendo 64 (

• Wed 21st Feb 2024
• Nintendo Switch Online
• Retro
• Rare
• Microsoft
• Nintendo

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 9th)

Out of this world

The weekend has rolled around once again so it's time to put those gaming plans into effect. Before we dive into all that though, let's take a look at some of the highlights from this week in Nintendo. The big news this time around was, of course, The Game Awards, which saw a whole bunch of titles announced for Switch as well as...

• Sat 9th Dec 2023
• Features
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing

News Microsoft Renews Trademark For Rare's Classic N64 Game Blast Corps

Viva Piñata, too

Video game trademark renewals are always happening, and while they don't necessarily mean something is on the horizon, they do tend to create some excitement whenever it's a classic game or series we haven't heard about for some time. The latest ones, as highlighted by Game Rant, are tied to iconic British developer Rare - owned...

• Wed 6th Jul 2022
• Rare
• N64
• Nintendo 64
• Industry
• Trademarks

News N64 Classic 'Blast Corps' Finally Gets The Official Merch It Deserves

Clear a path to the Fangamer store!

Those of you old enough to recall the early days of the N64 may well remember Blast Corps, a unique action title by Rare that sees you clearing a path in front of a runaway nuclear missile carrier. It's one of the more unique offerings in the N64 library, but it's also a game that seems to have been cruelly...

• Fri 28th Jan 2022
• Retro
• N64

Random Dust Off Your Wii U, It's Time For Some Banjo-Kazooie And Blast Corps

Update: Maybe not...

Update [Wed 30th Dec, 2020 10:00 GMT]: Nintendo has updated the release schedule on its Japanese website and sure enough it was a mistake. Sorry folks! "Banjo-Kazooie's Adventure" and "Blast Dozer" have been posted as Wii U software delivered on December 30, 2020, but they will not be delivered. We apologize for the...

• Wed 30th Dec 2020
• Random
• Wii U
• Virtual Console
• Nintendo 64
• Japan