
Issue #488
June 21, 2026
A Fresh Fox Looms
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REVIEW The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales – An emotional journey through space and time — “Elliot’s journey transcends time and space to deliver an emotional gut punch that’ll stick with me for a while.” George Yang // Nintendo Life REVIEW The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales — Elliot has had plenty of praise, but Rebekah didn’t love the narrative. “feels uncharacteristically, aggressively safe“. Rebekah Valentine // Kotaku Nintendo says hacker group’s stolen employee data is ‘limited and old’ despite $2M ransom threat — The company appears to be downplaying the severity of a recent data breach. Andy Robinson // VGC Funny player one — A good read on comedy in games and what it takes to make it work. Mike Drucker // Game Informer REVIEW Parking Garage Rally Circuit — “a tight racing game that feels like a victory lap of the arcade racers that inspired it“. Willem Hilhorst // Nintendo World Report ▶ How is “to a t” on Nintendo Switch 2? — Seth notes that this is a wonderful game in need of more attention, but the Switch 2 version is sadly in rough shape. Seth Sturgill // YouTube Epic introduces major Unreal Engine 5 update that runs ‘twice as fast’ on Switch 2 Andy Robinson // VGC New Switch update makes the old eShop not suck anymore Zack Zwiezen // Kotaku ▶ 2027 will be the best year for Nintendo Switch 2 games Re:Direct // YouTube 30 years on, I’ve finally come around on the N64 pad Ollie Reynolds // Nintendo Life Nintendo Switch’s Ring Fit Adventure may actually help with depression, research suggests Akira Sada // AUTOMATON WEST
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