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Mortal Kombat stunned the world of video gaming in 1992 when gamers got their first taste in arcades around the globe. Almost three decades later the landscape has changed, but our passion for the franchise has not. Join founder Christopher Veljanovski and Markus “Toasty” Anstey as they talk all things Mortal Kombat and NetherRealm Studios.
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In today's gaming news, Dreamhack Dallas 2025 wrapped up over the weekend crowning multiple winners from the tournaments, NetherRealm Studios is ending support on Mortal Kombat 1, less than two years after its release, the Nintendo Today app gets an update, however, screen recording has been disabled, and The Division 2 goes back to Brooklyn in the…
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In today's gaming news, we learn that Nacon has reacquired the rights to publish WRC with games planned to return in 2027, Fortnite is giving away a free skin for its return to iOS devices in the US and I take a look at Off The Grid, a free BR coming soon by the director of District 9. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://w…
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In today's gaming news, Fortnite is back on iOS devices in the US and it has quickly made its way back to the top of the charts, GeoGuessr backs out of the Esports World Cup after fan backlash and protests, Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 is coming soon and we get a look at Ultron, coming in the new season, and Blind Scaffolding's TMNT: Tactical Takedown …
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In today's gaming news, Sony has announced that they will be discontinuing the community-based reward system Playstation Stars, Game of Thrones: Kingsroad comes out on mobile and pc, Xbox releases their Retro game app available to all tiers of Game Pass. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.ittybittysmittyshop.com Twitc…
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In today's gaming news, Helldivers 2 drops their Heart of Democracy update, which brings the fight directly to Super Earth for the first time as the Illuminate look to take our home, Supercell has announced a partnership with Netflix to produce an animated Clash of clans series, Sea of Stars finally drops their newest free update and Epic games pus…
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In today's gaming news, Bungie has yet again been accused of stealing Fern "4nt1r341 Hook's art which the artist noticed from Marathon Alpha Gameplay and Bungie has admitted to it, Ubisoft reveals launch date for Rainbow Six Siege X free update, get Cast & Spell for free right now on STEAM and Grow a Garden has become Roblox's all-time high active …
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In today's gaming news, Square Enix announces the cancelation of Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link, a mobile game that was originally set to release in 2024, NetEase announces the revival of the Season 0 battle pass, but it's going to cost you extra and you can only get it for a limited time, and we get a close-up look at the new GI Joe Snake Eye charact…
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In today's gaming news, the Helldivers 2 update went through today and it looks like the Illuminate are preparing for an all out war with new enemy types arriving and weapon customization, The Sinking City Remastered shadow dropped today and it's free for previous owners of the game, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game is ending support and updates a…
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In today's gaming news, we got hit with some major new last week. The first being from the "I saw this coming" files as GTA VI gets delayed until May of 2026... allegedly, Xbox announces price increases for their consoles, accessories, and some games will have an $80 price tag, plus Xbox announces Gears of War: Reloaded and for the first time ever,…
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In today's gaming news, Sega has announced that Sonic Rumble, the Fall Guys-esque Sonic spinoff has been delayed from its May 8 release date, with no new release date announced, EA lays off 300-400 employees and scraps two unannounced Respawn games, and Nintendo releases a major update for the Switch in preparation for the Switch 2 that includes it…
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In todays gaming news, Gear Box announces Borderlands 4's release date has been pushed up by almost two weeks, plus Sony announces a state of play tomorrow for Borderlands 4, Splitgate 2's open beta is starting in May and Evil Dead: The Game has disappeared from the Epic Games and Playstation stores. Could the game be shutting down? Website: https:…
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In todays gaming news, Bethesda unveils The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remasterd and make it available today, FragPunk Chapter 2: Wild Dawn starts this week with a new map, operator and a ton of new shard cards, and Blue Ocean Games unveils a game challenge aimed at supporting indie game developers early in their development. You can sign up for th…
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In todays gaming news, Nintendo gives us an overview of Mario Kart World, new features and what we can expect, in a surprise move, Sony raises its prices for its yearly PS Plus subscriptions in over 20 countries, SonderingEmily's latest game Lily's World XD gets an official trailer and Twisted Metal Season 2 is coming out this summer. Website: http…
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In todays gaming news, Nintendo announces a 15-minute Mario Kart World Direct tomorrow morning, Cronos: The New Dawn drops a gameplay trailer, the animal large scale battle fps Wild Assault drops its Early Access trailer and Skull and Bones is bringing a long-time asked for feature for year 2 of the game. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Me…
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In todays gaming news, I learn last night during stream that Captain TV's Twitch game was shut down on March 31, Overwatch 2 drops a gameplay trailer for its new mode coming next season, EA announces Star Wars Zero Company, a new tactical game joining the Star Wars video game universe. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://w…
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In todays gaming news, we learn that Sony is increasing the prices for the PS 5 in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand for the second time in three years, with all the hype behind Bungie's Marathon, you can check out the "original" trilogy now on steam for free, plus I take a look at a new survival RTS game that launched in early access today called…
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In todays gaming news, FragPunk has finally announced that the game will be coming to Xbox and PS5 on April 29, almost two months after its official release, Disney Illusion Island is making its way from the Nintendo Switch to PC and consoles May 30, and Black Beacon, a new Sci-Fi ARPG, released today on mobile devices. Website: https://ittybittyga…
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In todays gaming news, the tariffs are having a huge negative impact on the pricing for the Nintendo Switch 2, causing pre-orders to be delayed for the U.S. and Canada, we get a look at some of the changes coming to season 2 of Marvel Rivals Apr 11, Sonic Rumble, the Sonic party game is releasing May 8 and Season 4 of Love, Death, and Robots premie…
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In todays gaming news, the time is finally here! Nintendo will be revealing the Switch 2 in a 60 minute Direct tomorrow morning at 6 AM PT, Ubisoft and Tencent collaboration details leaked, and the April 2025 PS Plus games include some bangers! Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.ittybittysmittyshop.com Twitch: https:/…
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In todays gaming news, Jagex announces Runescape: Dragonwilds, releasing in early access this spring, Dragonwilds is a survival-crafting game set in the Runescape universe, Pocketpair, the makers of Palworld are saying that their prank from last April Fool's Day is a real game and it's coming out tomorrow. Palworld: More Than Just Friends is a frie…
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In todays gaming news, Nintendo dropped their last Switch 1 Direct, before their Direct on April 3 about the Switch 2 and it did not disappoint, No Man's Sky: Relics, another free update for the almost 10 year old space survival game, and inZoi insures their community that Denuvo will be pulled from the official early access release. Website: https…
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In todays gaming news, Nolan North and Troy Baker team up for a reveal date trailer for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS 5, we learn that a God of War side-story in Greece is in the works and is slated to come out this year, and the Steam page for Hollow Knight Silksong has been updated, could the game be coming this year? Website: h…
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In todays gaming news, Star Wars Hunters back-peddals on their pc release and decide to close down their servers October 1, Palworld crossplay is coming this month Kick KCIP is turning into their partnership program and the threshold has been lowered. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.ittybittysmittyshop.com Twitch: …
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In todays gaming news, Sony and Kojima Productions release a 10-minute cinematic trailer and release date for Death Stranding 2, like we predicted, leaks are starting to surface from last week's start of Battlefield Labs, Dead By Daylight is collabing with Tokyo Ghoul, bringing The Ghoul as the next killer, LEGO is building out an internal game dev…
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In todays gaming news, Fragpunk is releasing today but unfortunately, you'll have to wait if you plan on playing it on console, the team behind Mecha Break are giving out in-game currency for the numbers they put up during their open beta, and Battlefield Labs Tests Begin this week! Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.…
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In todays gaming news, Playstation announces a new beta program aimed at Playstation and PC account owners, Marvel Rivals unveils their new Clone Rumble game mode which was leaked the other day, and Roblox is launching it's second year of Hunt: Mega Edition, with the grand prize being $1 million dollars. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Mer…
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In todays gaming news, Rockstar Games announce the acquisition of the studio behind L.A. Noire and the more recent GTA Trilogy on mobile and Netflix, Warriors: Abyss is getting an update in March which will include a new character and other big changes, plus the PSVR 2 is at it's lowest price yet! Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Stor…
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In todays gaming news, It's the end of an era as Microsoft announces the closure of Skype in May, we get a look at Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's next DLC, which takes us into the world of Toriyama's last creation, Dragon Ball Daima, the devs at Pocketpair take the day of to play Monster Hunter Wilds, and Krafton reaffirms their March 28 early access lau…
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In todays gaming news, Balatro, the rougelike card game shadow drops on game pass for console a couple of days ago, but xbox rectified leaving pc subscribers out by opening it up today, we take a look at the first three PS plus games coming in March and one of them just came out a couple of months ago, we get more information about the innovative N…
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In todays gaming news, WB games announce the cancellation of the upcoming Wonder Woman game along with shuttering three studios, we get a look at Game of Thrones: Kingsroad with the demo releasing for Steam Next Fest, and the Fable reboot is delayed until 2026, but we got a 50 second trailer! Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: ht…
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In todays gaming news, we get a look at Among Us 3D which will allow cross-platform play with VR users, Sony drops a surprise update for Astro's Playroom which adds the PS 5 and other accessories, and Tales of the Shire gets delayed again. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.ittybittysmittyshop.com Twitch: https://twit…
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One of the most exciting secrets to feature in a Mortal Kombat game for well over a decade, Floyd is the series’ first ninja to be dressed in pink. An obvious nod to English rock band Pink Floyd, he joins the multitude of coloured ninjas made popular by the franchise’s early palette swap days. Introduced in the January 2025 update patch for Mortal …
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In todays gaming news, Valve has officially released a non-commnercial use license for the source code for Team Fortress 2, allowing modders to create spinoffs of the game, reports are going around that Niantic and Scopefly are in talks to buy Niantic's gaming division, and Annapurna Interactive teases their first showcase since the dev team quit l…
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In todays gaming news, we learn that several developers and the director of Marvel Rivals are laid off, we get our first look at some of The Thing and Human Torches' move set ahead of the midseason update, and Nintendo is discontinuing their gold points. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.ittybittysmittyshop.com Twitc…
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In todays gaming news, We get an unexpected shadow drop of a Dynasty Warriors spinoff game called Warrior: Abyss. The roguelite includes over a 100 characters and new abilities, Astro Bot's Tick-Tock Shock released today, which is one of five new levels coming to Astro bot and we get our first look at season two of Peacock's video game adaption, Tw…
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In todays gaming news, we get a meaty Sony State of Play that gave us release dates, looks at new ip's and more, plus Overwatch 2 is slated for some big changes including, the return of loot boxes, 6v6 competitive mode and a new game mode, and Elden Ring Nightreign, the rouglike spinoff is slated to release May 30. Website: https://ittybittygamingn…
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In todays gaming news, we learn that The Thing and Human Torch along with buffs, nerfs and balancing changes will be coming to Marvel Rivals on February 21, Dead By Daylight's 2v8 mode is back with a Resident Evil twist, and the Super Bowl is over, but Kendrick Lamar's half time performance had some video game references sprinkled into it. Website:…
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In todays gaming news, we take a look at the Tomb Raider 4-6 Remasters coming out soon, Take Two Interactive states that they will wait until after GTA VI releases before releasing Borderlands 4, Football Manager 25 has been canceled, marking the first year without one since its inception in 1992 when it was called Championship Manager, and Krafton…
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In todays gaming news, we get an official look at MLB The Show 25, including a bunch of new features, Destiny 2 is finally collabing with Star Wars, bringing new emotes, armor and more, plus Helldivers 2 prepares for its next warbond and Marvel Snap drops it's newest season, Brave New World with the release of the new Captain America coming to thea…
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In todays gaming news, EA unveils a short trailer for the next Battlefield, along with their test environment for pre-alpha testers, Destiny 2 Episode Heresy drops later today with the Dreadnaught making its return, and Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord takes home the Grammy for best Video Game Soundtrack! Website: https://ittybittygami…
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In todays gaming news, Midnight Society, the dev team that Dr. Disrespect Co-founded has closed down today, halting development of their extraction shooter Deadrop, Summer Game Fest 2025 is coming June 6, and the Video Game History Foundation's Digital Library is now open to the public! Video Game History Foundation Digital Library: htts://library.…
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In todays gaming news, Johan Pilestedt, the Creative Director for Hell Divers 2, has decided to take a sabbatical from the game until Arrowhead starts working on their next game, Throne and Liberty's first free expansion adds solo dungeons and a new zone, EA is putting Bioware's focus on the next Mass Effect game, and Resolution Games' officially l…
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In todays gaming news, the Xbox Developer Direct aired yesterday and we got some more insight and release dates for Doom, Claire Obscur, and South of Midnight and a shadow drop of Ninja Gaiden 2: Black, Glikkin is the newest character to join the Star Wars Hunters lineup, a new browser game, Payday: Don't Be A Hero, releases and Pocketpair steps in…
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In todays gaming news, Insomniac Games President Ted Price announces his retirement after 30 years in the games industry, Celeste dev team cancels their latest game, Earthblade, after reports of an internal dispute, and Lost Records Tape 2 has been delayed until Apr 15. Website: https://ittybittygamingnews.com Merch Store: https://www.ittybittysmit…
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In todays gaming news, we get word from someone close to Hollow Knight: Silksong that the development is progressing and the game will release... someday, Palworld reveals their 2025 roadmap which includes a final boss, co-op crossplay and a ton of other additions, we get another look at the sleep paralysis game Dream Cage and EA's Origin platform …
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In todays gaming news, Nintendo has finally officially announced the Switch 2! They dropped a trailer yesterday that shows off the new console, but we're still missing a lot of details. Nintendo has a direct scheduled for April 2, Exoborne, the mech-based shooter, has opened up a play test on steam starting February 12 - 17. You can signup now on s…
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In todays gaming news, the EVO 2025 game lineup has be revealed. The games include, Street Fighter VI, Tekken 8, and the soon to be released Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, the FTC announces payments are now going out for a settled lawsuit by Razer for their Zephyr N95 Masks, reports are coming out that Tencent and Ubisoft are looking at Ubisofts' …
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n todays gaming news, a lot of rumors from some confirmed leaker sources have stirred up the excitement as a Switch 2 announcement is imminent, NetEase sets an aggressive release schedule for new characters. They are shooting to release a new character around every 45 days, and The Skate open beta for consoles is available now! Use the link to get …
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In todays gaming news, despite being sued by Nintendo, Pocketpair, the developers of Palworld, release Overdungeon on the Nintendo Switch, a rougelike, tower defense card game, Assassin's Creed Shadows is hit with another delay, pushing the release date back to March 20, and the next Xbox Developer Direct airs January 23 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 P…
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In todays gaming news, HBO Max releases a trailer for season 2 of The Last of Us, coming sometime in Arpil, CES 2025 kicked off in Las Vegas and there has been a ton of tech unveiled on the first day. Sega showcased an in-game engine trailer for Virtua Fighter, Razer shows off their new handheld dock chroma for the price of $80 along with their clo…
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