It has been almost two years since Bungie announced Marathon, a first-person sci-fi PvP extraction shooter that is a reimagining of their 1994 Apple computer game. Today, the Marathon social media pages sprung back to life, sharing a cryptic video clearly teasing something, and we likely won’t have to wait long to find out more.

This sudden resurgence has caused the game’s Steam page to be updated, PlayStation social media account banners to change photos, and, of course, internet sleuths trying to decode whatever the message is embedded in this new teaser. Check it out for yourself here, as well as the original announcement trailer below. I can’t believe it has been two years since announcement, but my body is ready to know more.

With a whole case of what is happening, Salvatore Ganacci is a character in Fatal Fury: COTW. Do I have any idea who that is? No. You might. I do not. So I did my research.(crazy) I found out that he's the person who got all the other DJs to make the music for the game. So now his music, and he himself, will be in the game as a playable fighter.

I was very confused, and I said the same about Cristiano Ronaldo also coming to Fatal Fury. So after opening the training mode for the second open beta, I'm going to be on the receiving end of many losses online. I just know my place. I'll see ya'll in April I guess. I'm going to get my teeth kicked in. 

Stunning-looking RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has shared a new character trailer today, and additional details on graphical settings across the game’s various platforms. First up is a spotight on Sciel, one of the playable characters that you can discovery during your journey. Gustave, Maelle, and Lune were previously highlighted, with Monoco the Gestral getting a turn next week.

On the technical front, Clair Obscur will allow PC players to choose from Low to Epic graphical presets for the Unreal Engine 5 title. Over on console, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X players will have Performance and Quality modes, though no specifics were provided for each mode. PlayStation 5 Pro owners will seemingly get the best of both worlds between graphical fidelity and framerate. Developer Sandfall Interactive also revealed that there are 55 Xbox Achievements and 56 PlayStation Trophies (one extra for the Platinum), which should keep all you trophy/achievement hunters out there busy for a spell.

Check out the new Sciel trailer below. Clair Obscur: Expedition will be available day one on Xbox Game Pass, in addition to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC.

Just a reminder that if you got the deluxe version of South of Midnight, you can play it today before it comes out "Day 1" on Gamepass. The action adventure featuring protagonist and weaver Hazel has quite the quest to navigate through, while trying to find her mother.. The game comes out on April 8th, for everyone else. 

If you're in the New Orleans area, the game us available to also play inside Two Toed Tom, one of the characters in the game. Two Toed Tom, is a 40 foot gator, on a floating island, and you can play the new game inside. I had to type that twice to believe it.

You can actually register to a chance to visit Tom on April 5th and play the game on it's 42" screens as part of the Jean Lafitte Swamp Tours in Marrero. Louisiana. Check out more details here.  Our review is pending, and should be in by the weekend. 

You can skip through all 4 hours of this, but this morning, Nintendo showed off some in depth looks at Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong: Bananza, The Welcome Tour Software, and Metroid Prime 4. 

From what I saw, there are some pretty cool features for the new iteration of Mario Kart. I'm not completely sold on the free racing mode, but it does look as gorgeous as ever. 24 racers, and you don't start in position, you start in mid acceleration. It was pretty fun to watch. 

I'm glad I got to see more for Donkey Kong Bananza. It looks like he can practically smash through anything and it looks like you have to find huge gold bananas to keep the game going. It's the Super Mario Odyssey Donkey Kong treatment. I think it's going to be massive, and it looks great. 

The Metroid Prime 4 makes me want to dive into the Metroid Prime games. The FPS aspect made me shy away from it, but when I found out it was on sale, I snatched up the remastered version of part one. Nintendo showed off the game with using mouse controls for aiming, and it was pretty cool, especially if you're a PC gamer. Look at that, you can have both things. 

People are in New York as we speak with their first hand impressions coming out the woodwork. This writer will just sit and keep posting articles, trying not to argue with the know it all people that is the internet. Be careful enjoying things out there. 

All dragons used to have a Frightful Presence in the Dungeons & Dragons 5e 2014 Monster Manual. Not anymore.

Now, in the new D&D 5e 2024 Monster Manual, that Frightful Presence is transmogrified into different powers. Rather than just a blanket 120-foot sphere of Fear, the Red Dragon, for instance, casts Commanding Presence as a Legendary Action. The Gold Dragon can simply Banish you. The Black Dragon summons a Cloud of Insects.

Much more flavorful on the battle map, even if none of these strike raw Fear into a dragon's enemies like the old Frightful Presence used to.

Here's a breakdown in each 2024 dragon (their Ancient and most powerful setting):

The White Dragon is the only dragon that still has Frightful Presence. Though its area of effect is reined in. Instead of the 2014 dragons' Frightful Presence hitting everyone within 120 feet with Fear, the 2024 Frightful Presence—which likewise operates like a Fear spell—nevertheless has a reduced area of effect of a 30-foot cone.

A lot more changes have gone into effect, not only for dragons, but for every creature you can get your dirty paws on. 

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has just concluded and we finally have a release date for the Switch 2. The Switch 2 will launch on June 5th 2025 and there will be two options available for purchase. The Switch 2 itself or a bundle with Switch 2 and a digital download of Mario Kart: World. No pricing or pre-order information was provided. The official website for the Switch 2, with more information will go live later today. 

EDIT: The Nintendo Switch 2 website has gone live and confirms the price of the console. The Nintendo Switch 2 will retail for $449.99. The Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart: World bundle will retail for $499.99.

Nintendo Switch Online and the Expansion Pass is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and a new system has been confirmed to be available to play. Gamecube games will be available when the system launches. Two games were confirmed to be available at launch including.. 

• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
• F-Zero GX

More titles were confirmed to be coming in the future including the following

• Super Mario Sunshine
• Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
• Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
• Super Mario Strikers
• Luigi's Mansion
• Chibi-Robo
• Pokemon Coliseum 

The Switch 2 launches on June 5th 2025.

That title is a doozy. Street Fighter 6 will be launching a new version of the game in June called Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition and as you would expect this is a bundle of all the content released in the game so far. This version will include all of the DLC fighters released for the game including Ed, Rashid, AKI, Akuma, Bison, Terry, Mai and Elena. It will also include all of the DLC stages, Outfit 1 for each character and all of their colors. 

Hey we also get to see new art for Elena who has yet to get an official trailer. 

Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition will release in June and has also confirmed to be available on Nintendo Switch 2 

My colleague Nathan is covering the hardware side, and a couple of announcements for the Nintendo Switch 2, but I couldn't contain my excitement. I'm going to spend $500 on this thing, because it comes with Mario Kart, and I'm going to be busy with Gamecube games anyway. Speaking of which...here's the exclusive games announced for Nintendo Switch 2. Hold on...

Gamecube Games - Expansion Pack

They are bringing Gamecube games to the Switch 2, with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, F-Zero GX and Soul Caliber 2 (The one with Link), and promises updated graphics. There will be more games added later, including Pokemon Coliseum. This will be available at launch.

Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV

The Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Super Mario Party Jamboree comes with more mini games, and more games that use the mouse controls, in a game show experience called Bowser Live. It releases July 24th.

Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Updates

BOTW and TOTK are getting performance upgrades for the Nintendo Switch 2. Frame rates are doubled, and load times will be faster. They will also have better graphics. The newly named Nintendo Switch App will also bring Zelda Notes to help you navigate locations and find items. These will be available day one for purchase. 

Kirby and The Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World 

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is also getting the upgrade treatment, with a whole new story DLC. It promises new and improved performance, and it will release in August. 

Metroid Prime 4 -  Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

You all knew this was coming, but yes, Metroid Prime 4 is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 with enhanced graphics and those Joy Con 2 mouse controls. Plus, you can choose between quality mode at 4K at 60fps, or performance mode at 1080p at 120fps. Launch date is still later this year. 

Pokemon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Yep, Pokemon Legends Z-A is still coming this year, and yes, your getting the upgraded performance treatment, and yes, this is your first Pokemon game in 4k. What a time to be alive. 

Kirby's Air Riders

You've waited three console generations, and you're finally happy. You finally get what you want, and Kirby Air Riders, directed by Masahiro Sakurai. It will be out later this year, and could definitely mean you will see it's sequel for the Gamecube Nintendo Switch online app.

Donkey Kong Bananza 

The last announcement was a new 3D Donkey Kong game, which seems more sandbox and Super Mario Odyssey than an open world Donkey Kong game. The game comes out July 17th, giving us a breather from the games we already have. 

The Duskbloods

From Software announced Elden Ring was coming to the Nintendo Switch 2, but then surprised everyone with a brand new exclusive title. It won't come out until 2026, but there will be a special presentation coming on April 4th with director Hidetaka Miyazaki. 

I'm going to go lay down.