Nintendo just shadow-dropped a Star Fox showcase to finally announce a new game in the franchise

Nintendo took to the skies today with a surprise Direct to showcase Star Fox announcements 10 minutes before they aired.

The Star Fox Direct began promptly at 5pm CT, shocking everyone watching along with the out-of-nowhere surprise presentation. Earlier this year, leaks suggested a comeback for the long-dormant franchise, and it appears they were correct. Nintendo turned it into a big thing, too, with Miyamoto posting an announcement at 4:50pm CT.

Star Fox made his triumphant return to screens last month in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which now looks a lot like a soft-launch for the series’ revival, which is centered around a new Switch 2 game simply called Star Fox, which Nintendo said is inspired by Star Fox 64.

But the excitement quickly changed to bewilderment once the gameplay footage began, showing some disturbingly realistic-looking designs for the characters like Fox, Falco, and Slippy Toad, which makes for a kind of awkward debut since these are anthropomorphic cartoon characters.

Star Fox on Switch 2 features updated visuals in gameplay, too, as Star Fox flies around and does battle across many alien planets in both singleplayer campaign and multiplayer matches. That part looks pretty cool, but the character designs had many in the live stream’s chat room disappointed and even angry. What else is new, I know, but their designs are kind of jarring.

The decision to go for realism instead of a different kind of art style, like the cartoonish once Fox is known for, is definitely a controversial one just minutes after the game was revealed. I’m sure it’ll subside over time, but yeesh. Not to be outdone, Nintendo revealed that Switch 2 Game Chat video will support filters that make you look like the characters in the game. Because why not.

Star Fox is launching soon, coming exclusively to Switch 2 on June 25, 2026.

This is a breaking news story.

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Gamble with your Friends has plenty of challenges to complete if you’re looking to make extra money at the casino. You can get them from the loanshark; they are random in nature.

This guide will help you complete all of them without any hassle so that you can get rich quickly.

How to complete all challenges in Gamble with your Friends

The current build of the game offers 21 different challenges to undertake, and the following table has all the necessary information you’ll need to complete them.

Challenge	Requirement	How to Complete	Rewards (Tickets)
All on Red	Bet at least $300 on Roulette and profit	This is a pretty simple task, as you need to bet a 50/50 chance on games that have binary outcomes. So for Roulette, you can bet it on Red or Black.	Four
Big Spender	Bet a total of $3,000 across all games	Simple task where you simply have to bet a certain amount of money.	Five
Risky Move	Win on Blackjack with a hand value less than 15	Try to fake when you have less than 15 in total by choosing to stand. If the dealer busts, the challenge will be complete.	Five
High Roller	Place a single bet of $750 or move	You need to place a single bet on any game that’s $750 or more	Six
Yarll!!!	Bet on Yarl and win on Duck Race.	Bet on Yarl and hope it finishes first.	Six
Lucky Roll	Get 7 or 11 on your first roll on Street Craps	Roll the dice and hope to get lucky.	Six
Lucky Streak	Win 3 games in a row	Just win any three games without a loss in the middle.	Six
Jackpot Hunter	Win with 10x on the Slot Machine	To complete the challenge, you’ll need the following combination. Eye: 0.5x Ankh: 1.5x Beetle: 2.5x Lotus Flower: 3.5x Unfortunately, the process will be reliant on luck.	Eight
No Bust Run	Win 4 games in a row on Blackjack	Only stand when you have 16 or above.	Eight
Spot On	Bet a total of $1 billion on Keno	You’ll need to earn a lot of cash before you get to complete this challenge.	Eight
Roll The Odds	Profit a total of $2 billion on Hi Lo	To do this, you’ll need to have a lot of capital and bet big. Then, you’ll need to ensure that you don’t lose the money.	Nine
Winner Winner Penguin Dinner	Win at least 3x two times in a row on Penguin Cross	Don’t fall on the ice and continue until you reach 3x	Ten
Spin Streak	Win 3 games in a row with at least $100 million on Money Wheel	You’ve to win three in a row. You should bet on green, as it has higher odds.	Ten
Natural Roller	Win Street Craps on Point Phase	Win a game of Street Craps. Relies on luck.	Ten
Clean Fall	Win 24x on Pinko	Bet the least across multiple amounts so that the ball can match your predictions.	Eleven
Traffic Monster	Win at least 4x on Penguin Cross	Go with smaller bets to complete the challenge quicker.	Twelve
Keep it Spinning	Spend a total of $6.5 billion on Wheel of Fortune	Can be completed naturally by earning and spending the money on Wheel of Fortune.	Twelve
No Safe Rolls	Win 20x on Dice	Place a minimum bet so that you can reach the 20x value quicker.	Twelve
Step Into Fire	Lose 4 times in a row with at least $650 million on Dragon Tower	You’ve to simply lose on Dragon Tower.	Fourteen
Perfect Sweep	Win at least 20x on Mine Sweeper	Can be completed normally by playing Mine Sweeper. You’ve to uncover at least 19 tiles, assuming there are two mines.	Fourteen
Poker Face	Don’t lock cards and win with a hand equal to or better than Two Of A Kind on 1P Poker	Win a hand but don’t touch the cards.	Fourteen

How to change challenges in Gamble with your Friends

It could happen that an ongoing challenge might be unsuitable for you. You can change challenges with the help of tickets. You’ll need to spend your tickets to draw a fresh challenge. Once done, a new challenge will be available. All these challenges mentioned above not only reward you with tickets, but you also get to complete several achievements that are tied to them.

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