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Nintendo Switch 2 hype leads to shortages, special store opening hours
Nintendo says it expects to sell 15 million Switch 2s in the fiscal year ending March 2026. Analysts say that estimate is conservative.
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Gamers line up for midnight release of Nintendo Switch 2
Gamers across the Chicago area lined up at stores for the midnight release of the Nintendo Switch 2. NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.
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Lines form ahead of release of Nintendo Switch 2
Gamers across the Chicago area lined up at stores Wednesday evening ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, which officially releases Thursday.
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Gamers line up for highly anticipated launch of Nintendo Switch 2
Gamers across the Chicago area are lining up at stores ahead of the highly anticipated release of the Nintendo Switch 2. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Pac-Man turns 45, Krispy Kreme celebrates with themed (and free) doughnuts
Krispy Kreme is celebrating Pac-Man’s 45th anniversary with a doughnut collection and giveaways that fans of the arcade classic won’t want to miss.
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World Video Game Hall of Fame inducts Defender, Tamagotchi, GoldenEye 007 and Quake
The Hall of Fame each year recognizes arcade, console, computer, handheld, and mobile games that have had staying power and influenced the video game industry or pop culture.
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‘Grand Theft Auto VI' hits the brakes with release date pushed back to May 2026
Rockstar Games announced that the highly anticipated “Grand Theft Auto VI” has a new release date of May 26, 2026.
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Xbox raises prices on consoles and accessories due to ‘market conditions'
Some consoles are going up by as much as $100.
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Nintendo Switch 2 retail preorder to begin April 24 following tariff delays
Retail preorder for the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming system will begin on April 24.
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders because of Trump tariffs
Preorders of the new Nintendo console were supposed to start next week.
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Best Buy stores to open at midnight for Nintendo Switch 2 release
Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, games and accessories will begin on April 9
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Nintendo offers new Switch 2 details and June 5 launch date
Nintendo has announced a June 5 launch date for its latest gaming console, the Switch 2, which will introduce interactive chat and screenshare functions to connect gamers.
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Angry Birds, Frogger among finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame
The World Video Game Hall of Fame has revealed its 12 finalists for 2025. Members of the public have a week to vote for their favorites online. The finalists are: Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frogger, Golden Eye, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, Quake, NBA 2K and Tamagotchi. The World Video Game...
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PlayStation Network experiences massive outage, frustrating gamers nationwide
In a post on X just before 9 p.m. Friday, Ask PlayStation posted: “We are aware some users might be currently experiencing issues with PSN.”
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Significant outages reported on PlayStation Network Friday night
A large amount of users reported outages on the PlayStation Network Friday evening, according to Down Detector.
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Nintendo reveals long-awaited Switch 2 console set to launch this year
Nintendo showed off its new Switch 2 console in a video trailer Thursday, featuring a bigger display and joy controllers.
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Sony's PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down Monday night, frustrating gamers around the world who complain they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts.
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Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. accuse Palworld game developer of patent infringement in new lawsuit
Pocketpair, the company behind Palworld, says it doesn’t know what patents it violated. The game has been described as “Pokémon with guns” by many players online.
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GameStop to offer retro video games, consoles at select locations. Here's where in the Chicago area
Though GameStop has long been known as a destination for the most up-to-date consoles and video game systems, those who prefer to turn the clock back while gaming may be pleased with the chain’s new offering.
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Back at last: ‘Backyard Sports' video game series officially returning
Playground Productions announced that it is officially relaunching the beloved “Backyard Sports” video game franchise.