Pragmata's release is right around the corner, which is exciting, partially because it felt like it might never come out. After getting delayed in 2021, it was delayed indefinitely in 2023, its supposed release year. Today's news revealed its release date has shifted yet again, but perhaps as atonement for the massive delays, this time, the launch has moved in the opposite direction. During today's Capcom Spotlight Showcase, the developer/publisher announced Pragmata's release date is shifting from April 24 to a week earlier, on April 17.

The news came in a comedic fake-out, with a note mimicking Diana's infamous drawing announcing the game's delay that instead announced the new April 17 date. The trailer also showed off some of the cosmetics available in the game's deluxe edition, which includes costumes for both protagonists and dances for Diana. You can take a look at them below.

Pragmata is a third-person sci-fi shooter where players simultaneously blast robots as astronaut Hugh while hacking their defenses as the android girl Diana. For more on Pragmata, you can play the demo on Xbox, PS5, Switch 2, or PC, or you can check out our recent interview with the game's creators in the latest digital issue of Game Informer.

Developer Reikon Games has revealed Ruiner 2, a sequel to 2017's Ruiner, and it's set to feature explosive cyberpunk action. Unlike its predecessor, however, Ruiner 2 will feature co-op for up to three players. 

"Return to Rengkok in Ruiner 2, the brutal new cyberpunk action RPG from Reikon Games," the reveal trailer's description reads. "Lightning-fast combat meets a deep, systems-driven world. Master the new Shell System: switch characters mid-combat to exploit lethal synergies and tear through enemies."

Check out the Ruiner 2 reveal trailer below: 

Reikon Games, which released one of my favorite first-person shooters in recent memory last year, Metal Eden, says that for Ruiner 2, it is evolving the top-down shooter gameplay of the first Ruiner into a deep, systems-driven action RPG. 

One of the biggest mechanical changes in Ruiner 2 comes by way of the Shell System, which allows you to command a roster of up to three unique combat bodies that you can switch between instantly during combat. Reikon Games says each Shell hits differently with distinct playstyles, special abilities, and various role types. 

"Every Shell in your roster features a deep, specialized progression path – four skills, each with branching nodes that change how those skills behave, not just how hard they shift," Reikon Games writes in the game's Steam description. 

 

There's no release date for Ruiner 2 at this time. 

While waiting for more information, read Game Informer's Ruiner review, and then check out my review of the team's most recent game, Metal Eden. 

What do you hope to see in Ruiner 2? Let us know in the comments below!

Pokémon Pokopia is finally out, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2, as of today, and there's already a limited-time event on the way. Titled "More Spores for Hoppip," this event begins on Monday, March 9, at 1 p.m. PT and runs through Tuesday, March 24, at 12:59 p.m., and will give players the chance to befriend Hoppip, the Cottonweed Pokémon. 

After befriending Hoppip, you can collect special cotton spores that will appear in your various biomes during the event. Once you've gathered enough, you can exchange the spores for picnic-themed furniture items to use in your habitats. With these new decorations, you can create new habitats to attract Hoppip's evolutions, Skiploom and Jumpluff. 

Hoppip, Skiploom, and Jumpluff cannot be encountered outside the event, so theoretically, you have from March 9 to March 24 to befriend them. However, people have already discovered that you can forward your Switch 2's internal clock to March 10 to take part in the event today – that means it might be possible to turn your clock back and partake in it, too, if you miss it during the officially scheduled times. Regardless, this event will only be available in towns with a rebuilt Pokémon Center and will not be available on Cloud Islands (it took me roughly 5 to 10 hours to get the first Pokémon Center built in-game, for reference). 

Also, you have until Sunday, January 31, 2027, to utilize the "Get via Internet" setting within the Mystery Gifts menu of Pokémon Pokopia to receive a special Ditto rug. If you can't access Mystery Gifts yet, keep playing, as it takes about 30 minutes of in-game playtime for this menu to become accessible. 

Pokémon Pokopia is available as of today, March 5, exclusively on Switch 2. 

For more, read Game Informer's Pokémon Pokopia review, and then check out everything announced at the recent Pokémon Presents showcase held last week. 

Are you picking up Pokémon Pokopia today? Let us know in the comments below!

Kena: Bridge of Spirits originally launched on PlayStation and PC in 2021, then came to Xbox in 2024. Now, developer Ember Lab has revealed that its debut action-adventure title will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 sometime this Spring. 

The Switch 2 version will be a complete experience as it features the Anniversary DLC that originally launched in 2022. That DLC features Charmstones, Spirit Guide Trials, and new Kena Outfits, as well as additional accessibility features. It will also feature a New Game+ mode, which allows players to restart Kena's journey with all previously unlocked abilities, upgrades, outfits, Rot, and more, for redesigned, more challenging combat encounters. 

"Kena: Bridge of Spirits offers players an action-adventure game that combines compelling narrative with exploration, puzzle-solving, and fast-paced combat," Ember Lab writes in the description of the new Switch 2 trailer. "Players untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine, helping free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the aid of the Rot – her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions." 

In former Game Informer editor-in-chief Andrew Reiner's review of Kena: Bridge of Spirits back in 2021, he gave the game a 9 out of 10, writing, "Bridge of Spirits stumbles a little in spots, yet confidently sprints into the heart of the adventure, rewarding the player with secrets galore and visuals that are almost always worth admiring." 

Kena: Bridge of Spirits hits Switch 2 sometime this Spring. 

Today's announcement follows the recent reveal of a sequel, Kena: Scars of Kosmora, which is set to launch on PlayStation 5 and PC this year. There's no word on if the sequel will come to Switch 2 one day, but given the first game is (finally) hitting a Nintendo console, perhaps there is hope. 

Are you going to check out Kena: Bridge of Spirits on Switch 2? Let us know in the comments below!

Nintendo launched Kirby Air Riders, a sequel to 2003's Kirby Air Ride on GameCube, back in November, and since then, players have been awaiting word on when the previously announced King Dedede (and Tank Star) amiibo would be released. After months of waiting, Nintendo has revealed it will hit stores on July 2, alongside news of two additional Kirby Air Riders amiibo on the way: Sword Kirby (and Dragoon) and Noir Dedede (and Hydra). 

Nintendo did not announce prices for these figures, but if they're priced like previously released Kirby Air Riders amiibo, you can expect them to reach into the $40 to $50 range. While the King Dedede amiibo is set to hit stores in July, there's no word on when Sword Kirby and Noir Dedede will be available for purchase. 

You can check out all three amiibo in the gallery below: 

 

Kirby Air Riders is available exclusively on Switch 2. 

For more, read Game Informer's Kirby Air Riders review, and then check out the latest sales figures for the game after that. 

Are you picking up these new amiibo? Let us know in the comments below!