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Star Fox Switch 2 Remake, Stranger Than Heaven, Civ 7 Update

May 7, 2026 · 29d ago

Nintendo dropped a massive surprise for Switch 2 owners today, while Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio brought Snoop Dogg into the Yakuza universe. It is a day of unexpected reveals and major course corrections across the industry.

Star Fox 64 Remake Launches on Switch 2 This June

Nintendo Announces New Star Fox 64 Remake for Switch 2So, Will You Be Getting Star Fox For Switch 2?This Week in Video GamesNintendo Life Nintendo has announced a cinematic remake of the N64 classic Star Fox 64, simply titled Star Fox, releasing exclusively on the Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25 This Week in Video GamesTechRaptorDigital Foundry. The game will cost $49.99 digitally and $59.99 for physical copies, making it the second first-party title to offer a digital discount in North America Nintendo LifeIGNVGC.

The updated space shooter features a brand-new online dogfight battle mode, Joy-Con mouse control support, and compatibility with Nintendo 64 controllers Nintendo LifeNintendo Life. Players can also use the Switch 2's GameChat system to embody Star Fox characters using AR avatars Nintendo Life.

The visual overhaul has drawn mixed reactions, including from the franchise's original character designer. Takaya Imamura stated he actually prefers the look of Fox McCloud in the recent Super Mario Galaxy movie over the new game's realistic redesign Nintendo LifeIGNEurogamer.

Yakuza Prequel Stranger Than Heaven Arrives This Winter

Yakuza and Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio finally gives Stranger Than Heaven a release windowStranger Than Heaven's new combat system sounds pretty complicated, but looks absolutely amazingEurogamerEurogamer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has confirmed a winter release window for Stranger Than Heaven, an ambitious action-RPG that explores the origins of the Tojo Clan EurogamerPC Gamer. The narrative spans five distinct eras of modern Japanese history between 1915 and 1965, following the lifelong friendship of its two protagonists Eurogamer.

The game will not feature an English dub due to its bilingual characters, opting instead for a single authentic voice track Push Square. In a bizarre twist for the historical drama, rapper Snoop Dogg performs the game's theme song alongside Ado and will also appear as an in-game character Rock Paper ShotgunAutomaton West.

Civilization 7 Scraps Divisive Age System in May Update

Civilization 7 devs Firaxis finally slap a release date on the Test of Time update, acting on "over a year's worth of listening" to moans about the Age systemCivilization VII "Test of Time" update lands May 19, finally letting you play entirely as one civRock Paper ShotgunGamingOnLinux Firaxis is overhauling Sid Meier's Civilization VII with a massive "Test of Time" update on May 19, directly addressing the community's biggest complaint since the game's early 2025 launch Rock Paper ShotgunEurogamer. The patch will finally allow players to stick with a single civilization through all historical ages, abandoning the forced culture-switching mechanic GamingOnLinuxIGN. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick bluntly acknowledged the design misstep, admitting that the development team simply "got it wrong" with the original implementation IGN.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Leads Nacon Connect Reveals

Aliens Fireteam Elite 2 Goes Bigger in 4-Player Co-Op PS5 Sequel Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is coming this summer, now with more marines and a 'massive variety of new xenomorphs' to slice 'em up Push SquarePC Gamer Cold Iron Studios has announced Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, expanding the cooperative shooter formula to support four players when it launches on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S this summer Push SquarePC GamerIGN. The sequel promises deeper squad mechanics and a massive variety of new Xenomorph types to hunt Push SquarePC Gamer.

Publisher Nacon also revealed several new World of Darkness titles during its 2026 showcase. Session: Skate Sim developer crea-ture Studios is building Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Rageborn, a shapeshifting Metroidvania slated for 2027 Push SquareGematsu. Cyanide Studio is also working on Dracula: The Disciple, a first-person puzzle game set in the same universe Push SquareGematsu.

Atari's Wizardry Acquisition Sparks Custody Dispute

Atari acquires the rights to five Wizardry titlesWho owns the Wizardry RPGs? We do, say both Drecom and Atari as an unusual IP acquisition splits custody of the genre-forming seriesGame DeveloperRock Paper Shotgun Atari announced it has acquired the complete rights to the first five Wizardry games and their underlying intellectual property, with plans to reissue the foundational PC RPGs Game DeveloperPC GamerGematsu. The announcement immediately triggered a public dispute with Japanese publisher Drecom Rock Paper Shotgun. Drecom claims it still retains the copyright and trademark rights it purchased in 2020, leaving the exact ownership of the legendary franchise in question Rock Paper ShotgunTime Extension.