Game News Round-Up

Ikea has released a Skyrim mod where players are accompanied by a Kallax shelving unit voiced by Matt Berry

Project Dream, Rare’s SNES prototype which evolved into Banjo-Kazooie, has leaked after 30+ years

• The rom has been shared online as a protest against Microsoft and its treatment of Rare (and other studios) in recent years

Switch 2 system update adds VRR support when docked, Switch 2 to Switch 2 system transfer and more

• More features added include changes to game chat (including a viewable history of previous chats) alongside improvements to Virtual Game Card functionality

Hideo Kojima’s Physint has jumped from PlayStation to Xbox, after Kojima says Sony tried to cancel it

• In a statement posted on X, Kojima said that Sony had told him it was cancelling the game three months ago, and he has since been trying to find a new partner to work with in order to keep it alive

Ubisoft Steam games to no longer require the Connect launcher, in "initial step toward a smoother and more streamlined launch experience"

• Feature starts as a "test" with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. In a Steam Post, Ubisoft explained that it's a new tool called "Ubisoft Connect Services Steam Tool" that promises to keep Connect features like cross-progression, cross-play, rewards "without requiring the Ubisoft Connect PC launcher to be installed or launched"

Wardogs Sells a Million Copies and Blows Past 300k Concurrent Players on Launch Day