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In today's Daily Fix:Hollow Knight fans have been left disappointed time and again over the past few years. Only fairly recently did we get a teaser trailer, and even though though developer Team Cherry is sticking to a 2025 release, we still don't have an actual date. But fans may have reason to hope, as Nintendo has announced an Indie World Showcase for Thursday, August 7th at 6am PT. This will be yet another opportunity for Team Cherry to finally announce a release date, which would pair well with the game being playable at Xbox's gamescom booth later this month. Speaking of Xbox, August's Game Pass Wave 1 lineup has been revealed, and Assassin's Creed Mirage leads the way, along with Rain World, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, and more. And finally, Battlefield 6's producer recognizes that 2042 was missing the 'excellence' of predecessor Bad Company 2. Hopefully that means good things for Battlefield 6.

In today's Daily Fix:BioShock 4 has been a long time coming, and it might be even longer. The game has reportedly failed an internal review at publisher 2K, prompting a leadership shake-up at developer Cloud Chamber Games. A rumored remake of the original BioShock has also reportedly been canceled. Over at Larian Studios, the developer is celebrating the second anniversary of Baldur's Gate 3, and is teasing their next project, which is not DnD related. And finally, Nintendo is re-committing to the 2025 release window for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. The game will be playable at this year's Fan Expo in Canada.

In today's Daily Fix:Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 1 for the first time since its release back in 2017. All models of the Switch 1, including the OLED and Lite models, will go up in price from around $30-$50. Switch 1 accessories like extra Joy-Con and the Alarmo clock are also going up in price. Select Switch 2 accessories will also see a hike, but the Switch 2 system and games so far are holding steady. In related news, Nintendo's latest financial report shows a promising start to the Switch 2, selling around 6 million units worldwide since launch. Nintendo's goal of 15 million Switch 2's sold by the end of March 2026 looks to be in sight. And if you own a Switch 2, but were hoping for a port of Battlefield 6, you might be waiting a long time. Battlefield boss Vince Zampella has said in an interview that there's currently no plans to release the upcoming shooter on Switch 2.

In today's Daily Fix:Looks like there's still some bad blood between gaming auteur Hideo Kojima and his former employers at Konami. In an interview with Ssense, Kojima was asked if he was going to play the upcoming remake of his Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, titled Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater. He replied, "No." Kojima and Konami had a falling out during the development of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which saw the famed developer leave to form his own studio, which has released two Death Stranding games. In other news, Hollow Knight still does not have an official release date, despite a Nintendo Partner Direct happening, which would have been a good opportunity to make the announcement. And finally, in the same Direct, a new Octopath Traveler was announced for all current-gen consoles.

As Nintendo takes the first step toward selling full-priced, AAA games at $80 and Xbox starts to follow suit but backs off, EA has now made its position clear: no $80 games...for now.Plus, Mario Kart World reverses course on a controversial update, and The Bad Guys 2 has an end credits message for AI. This is your Daily Fix.

In today's Daily Fix:Sony is suing Tencent over the game Light of Motiram, which Sony claims is a rip-off of their Horizon franchise. Judging by the trailers only, it's not hard to see why Sony is taking Tencent to court—the two games feature a red-haired female protagonist in similar outfits, a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by robot animals, and even similar font and key art. In other Sony news, August's PS Plus games have been revealed, with Lies of P headlining the offerings. And finally, Mario Paint is back on a Nintendo console. Nintendo dropped the game on the Nintendo Switch Online service, and yes the Switch 2 version takes advantage of the new Joy-con's mouse controls. Switch 1 owners can still play, provided they plug in a compatible USB mouse.

In today's Daily Fix:The animated anthology movie, Predator: Killer of Killers, just got some DLC in the form of an updated ending. Spoilers: in the original ending, you can see various creatures—including humans—captured by the Predators and held in some kind of stasis. The new updated ending makes it more obvious who some of their captives are, and they will be familiar to those who have seen the previous Predator films. In other news, Rick & Morty creator Dan Harmon has announced a spinoff, President Curtis, starring Keith David. The series has no premiere date as of yet. And we take a look at how you cna experience the magic of dragon flight on Hiccup's Wing Gliders as Universal Epic Universe.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort and its new theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:Elden Ring Nightreign is finally getting a two-player duos mode. The new mode will debut with patch 1.02 which will be available July 30th. Teams of two can now strike it out into the Lands Between to take on the Nightlords, where previously it was solos or trios. In other news, Nintendo may be moving some goalposts in their patent lawsuit with Palworld developer Pocketpair. And finally, we take a look at the new experience at the Isle of Berk at Universal Epic Universe.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort and its new theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth is a major production for FX; so major that its scale apparently surpasses that of last year's huge FX hit, Shogun. Via Variety, the new series will exist "in parallel" to the existing Alien cannon, prompting speculation that the show will ignore Ridley Scott's prequel films, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant. In other news, Brütal Legend devs honored rocker Ozzy Osbourne by making the game free for exactly 666 minutes. Osbourne died earlier this week, weeks after performing his farewell concert. Osbourne also appears in Brütal Legend as the Guardian of Metal. And finally, we check in with the co-stars of How to Train Your Dragon as they ride Hiccup's Winged Gliders at Universal Epic Universe.Presented by Universal Orland Resort and its new theme park, Universal Epic Universe.

In today's Daily Fix:The messy legal saga between South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and South Park rights holders at Paramount may be coming to an end. The show had been stuck in a sort of streaming limbo when rights to the show expired at HBO Max, but have not yet been picked up anywhere else. Paramount+ was the most logical place, but the impending merger between Paramount and Skydance put a hold on a lot of new dealmaking. With only a handful of episodes and on-off specials airing over the past two years, fans have been clamoring for a full new season, and now that Stone and Parker have signed a $1.5 billion deal, the fans will be getting what they want. In other news, the Pokémon Company held a Pokémon Direct, showing off new details on upcoming games like Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and the first peek at the new PokéPark KANTO opening in Tokyo next year.Presented by Universal Orlando Resort and its new theme park, Universal Epic Universe.