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Tuesday25th Sep 2018
News Starlink: Battle For Atlas And Additional Packs Available To Pre-Order From Nintendo UK Store
With a gorgeous A2 poster included
The release date for Starlink: Battle for Atlas is coming up fast, with only a handful of weeks remaining until the big day. If you want to get ready for action, you might want to check out the pre-order options available from the Nintendo Official UK store. The star player of the bunch is the Starlink: Battle for...
Friday14th Sep 2018
Video Here's Your First Look At Star Fox's Wolf In Starlink: Battle For Atlas
Playtime's over
In yesterday's Nintendo Direct, we got our first glimpse at one of the characters set to make an appearance in Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and Star Fox fans around the world were no doubt shaking with Direct-hype excitement. Yes, we finally got to see Fox's rival, Wolf O'Donnell. Nintendo didn't share too many details about Wolf's...
Friday7th Sep 2018
News Ubisoft CEO Says Sticking With Nintendo In "Difficult" Times Has Helped Their Relationship
"It's a long-term relationship"
Ubisoft's relationship with Nintendo is an interesting topic; the studio has consistently been around during recent Nintendo console launches - supporting the Switch with Just Dance 2017, the Wii U with ZombiU, and several titles for the Wii on day one - and no other studios have been granted such free access to...
Video Ubisoft Shares An Extended Gameplay Walkthrough Of Starlink: Battle For Atlas
Over 10 minutes of glorious footage
In case you'd somehow forgotten, Starlink: Battle for Atlas is only around a month away from release, bringing a whole new gameplay experience to the Switch on 16th October. While we patiently wait for that exciting release date, Ubisoft has shared an extended look some of the title's gameplay. The video...
Monday27th Aug 2018
News Adding Fox McCloud To Starlink: Battle For Atlas Was Nintendo's Suggestion
A "surreal" experience
In July we found out Reggie Fils-Aimé was one of the people who made Fox McCloud's appearance in Starlink: Battle for Atlas happen. During a 2018 Gamescom interview with Kotaku UK, Starlink Creative Director Laurent Malv
Saturday25th Aug 2018
News Fox McCloud Won't Be Flying Solo In Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle For Atlas
Getting the crew back together
One of the biggest surprises to come out of this year's E3 was the reveal Fox McCloud and his trusty Arwing would be appearing in Starlink: Battle for Atlas to help deal with Wolf O'Donnell and his villainous crew. Ace pilot and leader of the Star Fox Team, Fox McCloud is the legendary
Thursday23rd Aug 2018
News Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let's Go And More Big Switch Titles Will Be Playable At PAX West
Diablo, Starlink and more!
Nintendo has revealed that a wonderfully exciting line-up of the most highly anticipated games will be playable at PAX West this year. This year's event is once again taking place in Seattle, this time from 31st August to 3rd September, and promises to be a great day out - or four - for any Nintendo fan. There's a...
Tuesday21st Aug 2018
Video Starlink: Battle For Atlas Receives Epic New Trailer At Gamescom
Can you save Atlas?
Ubisoft has released a brand new trailer for Starlink: Battle for Atlas during Gamescom 2018. This latest video gives us a slightly closer look at some of the open worlds available to explore within the game, each one seemingly being made up of an entirely different set of creatures, flora, and vibrant colour schemes. It also...
Sunday19th Aug 2018
News Ubisoft Will Not Release Rainbow Six Siege On The Nintendo Switch
“Not possible”
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has previously said the French-based company is a big fan of Nintendo and its new system. It has already released Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle on the platform and will soon launch Starlink: Battle for Atlas - with the Switch version featuring Star Fox. As rosy as the current relations...
Wednesday11th Jul 2018
Thanks Reggie!
Star Fox's shock arrival in Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle for Atlas was one of the major highlights for Nintendo fans at this year's E3 - despite the fact that the news came during Ubisoft's conference - and it turns out that we may well have Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé to thank for it. The most recent issue of...
Thursday28th Jun 2018
News Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aimé Hints At Potential Future Crossovers With Other Studios
"We're always having those types of conversations"
With the excellent Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle launching on Switch last year, as well as the upcoming Starlink: Battle for Atlas that is set to feature Star Fox's Fox McCloud and his trusty Arwing, it's clear that Nintendo has been rather open to other studios' ideas surrounding its...
Sunday24th Jun 2018
News Ubisoft's CEO Shares Views On Partnership With Nintendo And State Of The Video Game Industry
A veteran’s insight
When Geoff Keighley interviewed Ubisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot, at this year’s E3, the pair spoke about an array of topics ranging from the current state of the video game industry to the French publisher’s recent collaborations with Nintendo. In response to a question about the state of the industry, Guillemot noted the...
Tuesday12th Jun 2018
Video Here's 15 Minutes Of Star Fox In Starlink: Battle For Atlas
Fox McCloud, we've missed you
E3 2018 has had plenty of big reveals over the past couple of days, but few made as many headlines as the one surrounding toys-to-life adventure Starlink: Battle for Atlas and its crossover with Star Fox. The Switch-exclusive content - which includes Fox
News Here's What You Get Inside Starlink's Star Fox Starter Pack For Nintendo Switch
Game requires 15GB download in order to play
Perhaps the most unexpected thing to come out of Ubisoft's E3 press conference was the news that Starlink is getting a special Star Fox ship as well as exclusive content for the Switch version of the game. The legendary Fox McCloud will be joining the fight to liberate Atlus from tyranny, and we've now...
News Ubisoft Collaborating With Virtuos For The Switch Version Of Starlink: Battle For Atlas
File size also revealed
It sounds like the Nintendo Switch version of Starlink: Battle for Atlas is in safe hands, with the news Ubisoft Toronto and Virtuos “collaborated closely” for this particular release of the game. In case you were wondering, Virtuos is the developer behind the Switch iterations of Dark Souls: Remastered...
Monday11th Jun 2018
News Here's How The Toys-To-Life Magic Of Starlink: Battle For Atlas Works
It's Skylanders meets No Man's Sky
Ubisoft unveiled the release date for Starlink: Battle for Atlas at its recent keynote at E3 2018 - and broke half the internet with the announcement that it will feature an exclusive Star Fox crossover on Nintendo Switch - but how does its customisable toys-to-life concept actually work? Well, Ubi has clearly...
News Star Fox Swoops Into Starlink: Battle For Atlas, Arrives On 16th October
A grand space opera on Switch
Ubisoft has announced that Starlink: Battle for Atlas - the intriguing space dogfighter announced at E3 many moons ago - is headed to Nintendo Switch on 16th October. Oh, and the Nintendo Switch version will include none other than Fox McCloud and his trusty Arwing. Somebody hold us. Developed by Ubisoft...
Friday14th Jul 2017
News Starlink: Battle for Atlas Makes Big Promises for Switch Release in 2018
Open world, modular toys, co-op all on the agenda
One of the most intriguing surprises of this year's E3, from a Nintendo perspective, was the reveal of Starlink: Battle for Atlas. A multi-platform title, the trailer showed a Switch Joy-Con Grip first of all for its interesting mix of conventional controls and toys-to-life style add-ons. It was...
Friday16th Jun 2017
News Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle For Atlas Isn't Just For Kids, You Know
"Something funny happened during development"
Ubisoft's decision to enter the toys-to-life genre just as the smart money is moving out might seem odd, but Starlink: Battle For Atlas is shaping up to be quite a unique entry in this sector. The title uses customisable space ships which are tethered to your controller and can be altered on-the-f
Monday12th Jun 2017
News Ubisoft Confirms New IP, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, on Nintendo Switch
Starships were meant to fly...
At Ubisoft's E3 conference Starlink: Battle for Atlas was announced for the Nintendo Switch, with the big N's system seemingly being the lead platform. The game promises that you can "team up with star pilots", "build custom starships", "search for ancient secrets" and "outrun asteroid fields". Most interestingly it...
