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Nintendo will raise prices for out-of-warranty repairs of the Switch and Switch 2 in Japan starting November 16, citing higher component costs. The cost of replacing the motherboard in the new console will rise from about $170 to more than $230. The increase applies to both the original Switch and its successor. The listed amounts...

Switchboard is Polygon’s weekly Nintendo newsletter. It goes out to subscribers on Thursdays and appears on the site on Saturdays. Subscribe here. Nintendo is still firmly committed to physical games. That shouldn’t surprise anyone, but it made headlines this week when a Nintendo executive in Latin America said so in passing. Bill van Zyll pointed...

The Windows 11 26H2 update improves gaming performance, with the biggest gains in CPU-heavy games. Microsoft is continuing to optimize Windows 11 for gaming. Tests of the 26H2 update showed a small performance increase, especially in games that put heavy load on the processor. On PCs with 8 GB of RAM, the system should also...

Housemarque’s Saros took home three Music + Sound Awards 2026, beating Ghost of Yotei, Borderlands 4, Diablo IV, and 007 First Light. The game from the Finnish studio Housemarque won in three categories at the ceremony, with those titles among the games it outpaced. The jury recognized the music during gameplay, the soundtrack for story...

Sony has patented a frame generation technology for PlayStation that predicts player actions from controller data and prepares images in advance to reduce latency. Unlike existing Frame Generation systems, Sony’s technology analyzes not only frames that have already been rendered but also controller input, trying to anticipate the player’s next actions. Current frame generation inserts...

Independent studio Laika is the first name that comes to mind for beautiful, high-quality stop-motion animation. Its hand-crafted puppetry and 3D-printing technology have brought stories to life for years, from Coraline to ParaNorman. Each film leans toward adult themes and gothic undertones while keeping a strong focus on family dynamics. Laika’s most recent film, Travis...

Imagine Kellnor, a hulking, Conan-esque Barbarian with a formidable weapon in each fist. In one hand is a demonic blade he seized from the Cult of Asmodeus. In the other is Azuredge, a radiant battleaxe forged by the legendary archwizard Ahghairon. A sentient weapon, it houses the spirit of Lady Lauroun, a celebrated hero of...

True Detective Season 5 has two leads and a location. Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas will star as the headlining duo. What we know about True Detective Season 5 True Detective has a reputation as one of the best and most influential crime dramas on television. Its influence showed up most recently in DC Studios’...

U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce the Power To The Players Act, a bill meant to strengthen consumer protections by giving players true ownership of the digital games they buy. If it becomes law, the Federal Trade Commission would be able to write rules that stop companies from pulling games from sale, retiring...

Ghost of Yotei has generated an estimated $407 million in revenue, according to Alinea Analytics. That nearly matches Ghost of Tsushima at a comparable point in its sales, even though the first game sold noticeably more copies. About 5.4 million people have bought Ghost of Yotei, compared with almost 7 million for its predecessor. The...

Variety has published its ranking of the best horror films released this year, with Curry Barker’s “Obsession” taking the top spot. The film arrived in May and has grossed more than $500 million worldwide, against a budget of just $750,000. Its story follows a music store employee (Michael Johnston) who buys a magic wand and...

Few franchises in gaming are as adored as Castlevania, and that holds even after a 13-year drought. The wait ended earlier this week with the release of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. Across the decades, the series has delivered a wide range of experiences, all tied together by a deep mythology rooted in vampire legend. With so...

The best twists recontextualize everything that came before them. Damon Lindelof, the mystery-box storyteller behind Lanterns and Watchmen, once named The Sixth Sense as the definitive example. The movie works if Bruce Willis is simply a psychiatrist helping a child who sees dead people, even if the boy is hallucinating those visions. The reveal that...

A Microsoft Store page for Aspyr’s Shrek 2 Remastered went live ahead of schedule, revealing improved graphics, 4K support, and four-player co-op. The listing for Shrek 2 Remastered, developed by Aspyr, appeared early in the Microsoft Store. There has been no official announcement yet. Shrek also made a brief appearance in the trailer for the...

Whalefall is now in theaters. Daniel Kraus (Angel Down) wrote the novel it’s based on. He also co-wrote the screenplay with director Brian Duffield (No One Will Save You, Cocaine Bear). The story follows a scuba diver (Austin Abrams) who goes looking for the remains of his father (Josh Brolin) in the Pacific Ocean. During...