Lucky Block Rush codes (June 2026)

If you’re looking to make each swing of the training dummy go a little further, you’ll want to redeem these new Lucky Block Rush codes. Good for free cash, strength, and the odd boost potion you’ll find in your inventory, you’ll save a lot of time with these. And that’s saying something given its largely…

Why These Two Very Different Games Are Getting Rave Reviews And Attention Right Now

In case you missed it, Mixtape and Subnautica 2 are picking up strong momentum, each capturing attention for different reasons and contributing to a broader wave of conversation across the gaming landscape. Both are available on XBOX Game Pass Ultimate, with Subnautica 2 currently in Game Preview. Mixtape has emerged as one of the standout…

In The Zone – Our Favourite Sonic The Hedgehog Levels, Music & Memories

Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Sonic the Hedgehog is one of gaming’s most enduring characters. He’s been through multiple eras and designs over the course of a 35-year career, starring in a huge number of games, and branching out from his bread-and-butter platformers with spin-offs in many other gaming genres. And he’s not going…

Former Unreal Engine ‘lead evangelist’ Sjoerd De Jong leaves Epic Games, says the industry is reaching a ‘pivotal’ moment that he must ‘come to terms with’

Sjoerd De Jong, an Unreal Engine expert from its early days who joined Epic Games full-time in 2014—first as “lead evangelist” and most recently as the senior director of an unannounced project—has left the company, he revealed last week in a LinkedIn post. “After 27 years of Unreal Engine, and 12 years at Epic Games…

Founding Xbox Staff Says Original Skepticisms Are Coming True

Laura Fryer was one of the first members of Microsoft Games Studios back in the ‘90s. There she served as producer on games like Crimson Skies. As Microsoft pushed internal teams towards the Xbox, she became one of the founding members, though with concerns about the software-focused company entering the hardware market. Now that Xbox…

Launch a Wheel codes (June 2026)

When you’re out of ways to boost your strength without wearing down your fingers with repeated clicks, it’s time to redeem new Launch a Wheel codes. Typically good for Luck/Power potions, fruits, vegetables, and just about any kind of free egg you can think of, they’re well worth keeping an eye on. Based on a…

Pokémon show’s first poster gives A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms vibes

On the first day of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Aardman and The Pokémon Company updated us on Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu and shared the first poster for the stop-motion animated series. Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu was first announced in 2024 and got its first teaser…

Naruto To Receive First Trading Card Game In Over A Decade

For the first time in over a decade, Naruto will be receiving an official trading card game from Bandai Card Games. Announced this week, the game will officially launch globally in 2027, with preview sessions held at upcoming conventions. The reveal was coupled with an original illustration from creator Masashi Kishimoto, showing rivals Naruto and…

Classic ARPG fans, rejoice – Titan Quest 2’s fourth chapter is here, and it’s the biggest yet

If you enjoy old-school ARPGs and aren’t playing Titan Quest 2 yet, you’re missing out. Grimlore’s sequel to one of the best games like Diablo might still be in early access, but it’s moving at an impressive pace. It offers an experience that stands apart from its peers, whether that be the genre heavy hitters…

Mailbox: Big-Screen Slippy, First-Party LEs, Wario/Waluigi Fanfic – Nintendo Life Letters

Image: Nintendo Life Well, hello there. Have you come to see what’s in the Nintendo Life Mailbox this month? Excellent timing. Having survived the first weeks of June and the deluge of gaming announcements — including the first full-fat Nintendo Direct since September last year — we’re all settling down for the summer minus the…