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Chun-Li wearing a blue one-piece outfit in Street Fighter 6 — Street Fighter 6 Outfit 4 pack arrives this week, bringing swimsuits for the cast Cammy, Chun-Li, and others are getting ready for the beach today, while Capcom also shared a first look at C. Viper's return.

Video game subscription spending hits another all-time high in the US Video game subscription spending continues to climb in the U.S, while Nintendo Switch 2 is breaking hardware records, per Circana.

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The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal reminded me how much I take my Xbox for granted

By Jez Corden published 3 April 25

Xbox The Xbox Series X|S and features like Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass, cloud gaming, and beyond, make me glad I'm not into Nintendo nostalgia.

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Xbox reminds us that Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to Xbox Game Pass

By Samuel Tolbert published 3 April 25

Xbox After the game briefly reemerged during a Nintendo Switch 2 partner sizzle reel, Xbox confirms that Hollow Knight: Silksong is still coming to Xbox Game Pass.

Xbox

Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam Deck on peach background.

Should you buy the Nintendo Switch 2 or Steam Deck?

By Rebecca Spear published 3 April 25

Handhelds The Nintendo Switch 2 comes out on June 5, but should you get this handheld or a Steam Deck? I've compared these devices to help you figure that out.

Handhelds

SanDisk 256GB microSD Express card resting against a pencil.

MicroSD Express Cards are next-gen microSD cards

By Rebecca Spear published 2 April 25

MicroSD Express MicroSD Express Cards are next-gen microSD Cards. Here's everything you need to know about them.

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One person is holding the Switch 2, while two others are placing the new joycons onto the console.

The Nintendo Switch 2 reveals the death of physical media

By Michael Hoglund published 2 April 25

Gaming Say goodbye to software on physical media

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Man peeks around an office cubicle and says "we have digital game sharing and a camera", he has the Xbox One and Kinect, lady on the phone is concerned and says "Hello? Human Resources?!"

Nintendo Switch 2 shares features from the Xbox One

By Jennifer Young published 2 April 25

GAMING The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal showed us GameShare and an included camera, something we've seen before in the Xbox One era but it wasn't so well received in 2013.

GAMING

Nintendo Switch 2's Mario Kart World just set the tone for $80 games

By Samuel Tolbert published 2 April 25

Gaming Mario Kart World is $80 for a physical copy on Nintendo Switch 2, possibly heralding a storm of price increases for future games from Xbox and others.

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