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News New The Walking Dead Game Will Let You Rewrite Major Events From The Show
You choose the Glennding
Adding to the ever-growing number of tie-in series, games and comics in The Walking Dead universe, GameMill Entertainment and AMC have today announced a brand-new game, The Walking Dead: Destinies, and, yes, it's coming to Switch (thanks, IGN). This is a narrative-based action adventure game that looks set to follow the...
News Splatoon 3 'Drizzle Season' Update Revealed - New Weapons, Stages, Gear And More
Splatting onto Switch in September
Nintendo has today announced that a brand new season will be inking its way in Splatoon 3 next month, as 'Drizzle Season' kicks off on 1st September. As has been the case with the three seasons that have preceded this one, there are many newbies that will be coming to the Splatlands in just a few week's time...
News Shoot Aliens And Save Earth In 'Die After Sunset', An Action Roguelite Dawning On Switch Today
Fight in the light
Publisher PQube and developer Playstark have today brought the action-packed roguelite shooter Die After Sunset to Switch, with the game available to pick up on the eShop right now. This one will see you choose between three different characters — April, Rido and Hune — and drop into Earth to help fight off hoards of an alien...
News Pokémon-Like MMO Temtem Catches New Update On Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Temtempting
Developer Crema has today released a brand new update for the Pokémon-inspired MMO Temtem, bringing the game up to ver.1.4.2. While this latest update does tackle some bugs that had been flagged by the community in recent months, the biggest changes this time around appear to be in balancing the 'Tems' themselves. 59 different in-game...
News NASCAR Arcade Rush Is Starting Its Engine On Switch Next Month
Zoom zoom
Publisher GameMill Entertainment has today announced that NASCAR Arcade Rush is set to bring some arcade-inspired racing to Switch next month as it zooms our way on 15th September. The game seems to walk the line between a realistic racer and a more party-oriented one like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Yes, the courses look wacky (each is a twist...
News TMNT: Shredder's Revenge DLC Lands On Switch This Month With Yet Another New Fighter
Karai joins Usagi Yojimbo in the upcoming add-on
We have been eagerly anticipating more news on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge DLC, 'Dimension Shellshock,' since we first caught wind of it back in June. Today, we have learnt that the bonus content will be skating onto Switch on 31st August (that's not too far away, folks!) and...
News RoboDunk Is A Sports Roguelite Combining NBA Jam-Style Basketball And Explosive Upgrades
Slamming onto Switch next month
Jollypunch Games has today announced RoboDunk, an arcade basketball roguelite that will be slamming onto Switch on 25th September. NBA Jam-style 2v2 basketball and randomised roguelite campaigns are not two genres that we initially would have put together, but RoboDunk seems to be doing just that. The game will see...
News NBA 2K24's New ProPLAY Feature Will Not Make The Lineup On Switch
Reserved for Next Gen only
As we approach the end of the summer, 2K's latest basketball sim once again rears its ugly head with NBA 2K24 tipping off on Switch on 8th September. For the most part, the series has avoided the FIFA-esque corner-cutting in its Nintendo versions, with the Switch receiving the full game (we know, what a concept!) just like...
News Batman Arkham Trilogy Is Bringing The Caped Crusader To Switch This October
First try
After being revealed at the June Nintendo Direct showcase, we now know that Batman Arkham Trilogy will be bringing the Caped Crusader to Switch on 13th October. The package will consist of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City, and Batman Arkham Knight and is also set to bundle each games' DLC in there with it too — how nice! If you...
News Creepy Puzzle Platformer 'Ugly' Jumps Onto Switch Next Month
Mirror, mirror on the wall...
After being announced for Switch back in June, publisher Graffiti Games and developer Team Ugly have today revealed that the spooky platformer Ugly will be coming to Switch on 14th September. In Ugly you play as a troubled nobleman (is there any other kind?), whose past you will gradually unravel as you make your way...
News Pokémon Sleep Will Be Tucking In New Species, Relaxing Sounds And More In Future Updates
Plus, get a free in-game gift
Pokémon Sleep launched on iOS and Android almost a month ago and now the development team has begun to discuss what features will be drifting into the sleep tracking app over the coming months. Shared in a post on the official @PokemonSleep Twitter account, we got a first look at all of the features that are currently...
News GAME's Ultimate Pokémon Hunt Brings Limited-Edition Prizes To Six UK Stores This Month
Follow the clues to be in with a chance of winning
GAME has today announced that its 'Ultimate Pokémon Hunt' will be offering the chance to win some limited-edition Pokémon prizes in six secret UK stores between 21st August and 2nd September. The hunt will be coming to each store on one day only, so you are going to have to act fast if you want...
Random My Nintendo Store Japan's New Splatoon 3 Range Includes Empty Shoe Boxes
Think inside the box
There's a lot of cool Splatoon 3 merchandise out there from clothing to decorations, but the recently-released shoe boxes might be among the strangest that we've seen. Yes, it's just a shoe box. These cardboard boxes are currently exclusive to the Japanese My Nintendo Store and will set you back 880 yen (around £5 / $6) if you...
News Team Money Claims Victory In Splatoon 3's Priorities-Themed Splatfest
Robbed
Update #2 [Mon 14th Aug, 2023 09:45 BST]: After a tough weekend of inking, Splatoon 3's priorities-themed Splatfest has come to a close, with Team Money taking away the top prize. This was no clean sweep and the points were a little more evenly spread across the results board this time, but Shiver's Team Money landed in first place with 33p,...
News Unlike Metroid Prime, Quake II's Original Dev Team Is Credited On The Switch Remaster
Quaking in our boots
If I had a nickel for every time that a long-rumoured remaster shadow dropped on the Switch eShop this year, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Yes, with both Metroid Prime Remastered and Quake II landing on the Nintendo console out of nowhere this year, we Switch players have been...
News Owlboy Dev's Debut Title Is Getting A Sequel As Savant - Ascent Remix Climbs Onto Switch Soon
Spreading its wings
Back in March of this year, we heard that D-Pad Studio — the team behind the brilliant Owlboy — was working on a remaster of its debut title, Savant, to coincide with the game's tenth anniversary. Well, that plan has grown a fair bit, it turns out, and the studio has today announced that what began as a little remaster...
News Pinball FX's First Marvel Collection Bounces Onto Switch Later This Month
"You wanted more?'
After being released on other platforms earlier this year, Zen Studios has today announced that 'Marvel Pinball Collection 1' will be ding-ding-dinging its way into Pinball FX on Switch on 24th August. The announcement was made on the official @PinballFX Twitter account and a following 'Pinball Bites' video (above) on the Zen...
News Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Character Spotlight Showcases Spongebob's Brand-New Moveset
Are you ready kids?
After plenty of rumours, GameMill Entertainment finally announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 towards the end of last month, so now — as is the case with many-a fighting game — we have entered the period of character spotlight trailers. First up is Spongebob (obviously), a character with simple moves that is perfect for...
News Let's Build A Zoo's 'Aquarium Odyssey' DLC Swims Onto Switch Next Week
Splice some sea creatures
Publisher No More Robots and Developer Springloaded have today announced that the 'Aquarium Odyssey' DLC for the cute and cosy (and morally questionable) Let's Build A Zoo will be diving onto Switch next week on 17th August. As the expansion's name suggests, this package is all about heading under the sea (take it from...
News New EA Sports FC 24 Deep Dive Welcomes Women's Football To Ultimate Team
Also showcases Evolutions, PlayStyles, Items and more
Ultimate Team might have just been one of the most popular modes in the FIFA series, and it looks like EA is keen to carry that on in EA Sports FC 24 as it has today revealed some of the new features that we can expect from the upcoming title's team-builder mode. There are a couple of big...
News Falling Block Puzzle Platformer 'Unidentified Falling Objects' Drops Onto Switch Today
TetrISS
Gearbox Publishing and independent video game developer Andrew Morrish have today released Unidentified Falling Objects on Switch. The game mixes your standard falling block puzzle format with an element of platforming. You play as a tiny, laser-wielding spaceman/robot attempting to dodge colourful blocks that fall from the sky and move...
News Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Dev Is "Not Worried" About Game's Initial Sales
"We know that we achieved what we wanted with this sequel"
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope came to the Switch last year and was generally well received by all those who played it. It's true, the game did not get off to the best of starts as far as sales numbers go (Ubisoft's CEO later confessed that the game might have been better suited to
News Save 20% On Picross Titles In Jupiter's Upcoming Switch eShop Summer Sale
Ticking boxes
Yes, the Jupiter Summer Sale is almost upon us once again (has it really been a year?) offering the perfect time to pick up one of the Picross titles on Switch at a discounted price. The sale will run from 10th-16th August, where you can grab many of Jupiter's Switch titles (most of which are Picross games, obviously) with a tasty 20%...
News Take-Two CEO On Backward Compatibility: "Give Consumers What They Want"
Will Nintendo be on board for Switch 2?
In a recent discussion with GamesIndustry.biz, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick voiced his opinions on whether a feature like backward compatibility has the potential to harm software sales on future systems, stating that if the feature is possible, then it should be implemented. This follows a recent report from...
News Notebook Adventure RPG Time: The Legend Of Wright Lands New 'Monster Party' Update
Join the hand-drawn party today
It has been just about a year since RPG Time: The Legend of Wright sketched its way onto the Switch and now publisher Aniplex and developer DeskWorks are giving us an excuse to turn to a new page as they have released a free update titled 'Monster Party'. This continues all of the homemade appeal of the base game and...
News New Detective Pikachu Returns Trailer Is Full Of Mysteries, Pokémon Helpers And Coffee
With a good dose of 3DS visuals too
Detective Pikachu is back! We first heard about the aptly-titled Detective Pikachu Returns back in the June Nintendo Direct showcase, but today's Pokémon Presents has given us the chance to see what the upcoming title is all about away from all of the Mario announcements that stole our attention in June. Yes, we...
News 3DS Beat 'Em Up River City: Rival Showdown Will Include A Bonus Story Path On Switch
Let's hear Riki's story
Publisher Arc System Works and developer APlus Games have announced that the upcoming Switch release of the 3DS beat 'em up River City: Rival Showdown will come with a bonus scenario called 'Riki's Story' (thanks, Gematsu). As the name suggests, this new story path will follow Riki and explain his perspective on what...
News EA Is Encouraging Families To Set Up Parental Controls This Summer
Jermaine Jenas launches the new campaign
Electronic Arts has partnered with AskAboutGames to encourage families to get familiar with their home console's parental controls. The campaign, launched by presenter and former professional football player Jermaine Jenas, has set out to highlight the importance of using parental controls to ensure that...
News New MLB The Show 23 Update Swings Onto Switch Today, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Home run
We had a good time with MLB The Show 23 when it pitched its way onto Switch back in March of this year and now Sony Interactive Entertainment has released a new update to bring the game up to ver. 1.14. Alongside a couple of bug fixes and tweaks, this latest update changes the way that Pitcher Energy works for two-way players, adds in some...
News Wrestling RPG 'WrestleQuest' Delayed To Later This Month
Tapping out of the former release date
Those looking forward to Mega Cat Studios and Skybound Entertainment's turn-based wrestling RPG, WrestleQuest, are unfortunately going to have to wait an extra couple of weeks as the studios have today announced that the game is getting pushed back to 22nd August. Fortunately, this isn't too much of a delay...
News Surprise! Red Dead Redemption Blasts Onto Switch Next Week
Yee haw!
Well folks, we heard rumours of this one a few weeks back but Rockstar Games has just made it official: Red Dead Redemption is making its way over to Switch. What's more, it's coming real soon, as the game will blast onto the eShop from 17th August. You will likely know of Red Dead by now. Rockstar's legendary western took the world by...
News Mario And Yoshi Star In Nintendo's New Summer Wallpaper
Let's-a go fishing
Nintendo is prone to releasing an adorable piece of original seasonal art every few months and Summer 2023 is no exception. Today we have got our first look at the latest piece of official art and this one really is a beauty. Mario and Yoshi take centre stage this time, travelling through the Mushroom Kingdom as they head out on...
News Service For Dragon Quest X Online On Wii U And 3DS Will End Next Year
End of an era for the Japan-only release
Dragon Quest X Online might have never left Japan, but the game has come to a whole host of different platforms since its 2012 launch on Wii including the Wii U, 3DS, Switch and mobile. Service for the game ended on the original console a few years back and now Square Enix has announced that the Wii U and 3DS...
Report Ex-NFL Player Blake Martinez Banned From Reselling Pokémon Cards On Whatnot
"We have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform"
On the heels of a meteoric rise, a notable Pokémon and sports trading card re-seller is suddenly grappling with a potentially similar meteoric fall. The streaming trading card resale company Blake’s Breaks, which is helmed by ex-NFL player Blake Martinez, has been embroiled in...
News Devolver Will Reveal All Games Pushed To 2024 In Next Week's 'Devolver Delayed' Showcase
*Gulp*
Renowned developer Devolver Digital is always at the front of the queue when it comes to bringing us a good old giggle, and today is no exception — despite the fact that the laughs have an undertone of worry to them this time. The studio has today announced that it is hosting a showcase on 7th August. "Yay," you might think, "we're finally...
News Atari's Quantum: Recharged Brings The Classic Arcade Shooter Back Onto Switch This Month
Circle the date
Joining the likes of Asteroids and Yars, Atari has today announced the release date for the latest game in its line of 'Recharged' titles, Quantum: Recharged, which will be flying onto the Switch on 17th August. The revival of this 40-year-old arcade shooter was initially announced back i
News Virgo Versus The Zodiac Mixes Pixel Art, Brutal Battles And Astrology On Switch This Month
Reach for the stars
Publisher Serenity Forge and developer Moonana have revealed that the sci-fi/fantasy JRPG Virgo Versus The Zodiac will be making the journey to Switch later this month on 23rd August. The game was originally released on Steam back in 2019 and has since gone on to rack up a good number of very positive reviews. In it, you will...
News Gothic Classic Is Bringing The 2001 Fantasy ARPG Over To Switch Next Month
"Welcome to the Colony"
After being teased back in March, THQ Nordic has today confirmed that Gothic Classic will be heading to Switch on 28th September, bringing the classic ARPG into the handheld realm for the first time. Originally released on PC in 2001, Gothic Classic will see you heading into the fantasy kingdom of Myrtana, where disparate...
News The Super Mario Bros. Movie Pulled In Over 168 Million Viewers At The Box Office, Says Nintendo
And Nintendo reconfirms its interest in future films
The most recent Nintendo financial report is packed full of sales figures for games and consoles alike, but let's not forget that the Big-N is now in the world of films too. On a note about expanding the company's IP, the report revealed the viewing numbers from The Super Mario Bros. Movie's box...
Raking in the (Fi)dough
Nintendo's financial report for the first quarter of FY2024 shows some pretty big numbers for the likes of Tears of the Kingdom and the Switch family of systems as a whole, but another name that has continued to climb in the rankings over the past few months is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which has pull
News Nintendo Switch Has Now Sold Over 129 Million Units
But will it dethrone the DS?
The latest financial results are in from Nintendo, showing what has gone down in the first quarter of FY2024 up until 30th June and, predictably, the Nintendo Switch family of systems has continued to sell well. Combining the standard Switch model along with the Lite and OLED, the Nintendo Switch has now shifted an...
News Nintendo Reconfirms Release Dates And Windows For Upcoming Switch Games
2023 is looking much healthier
As part of its financial report for the first quarter of FY24, Nintendo has once again reconfirmed release dates and windows for its upcoming Switch games. Compared to what the company had in store back in May '23, the rest of the year is looking a lot healthier, with the likes of Super Mario Bros. Wonder,
News Two New Pokémon Squishmallows Are Now Available To Pre-Order From Pokémon Center
Get 'em while they're hot
The Pokémon Company has today opened pre-orders for the latest two additions to the Squishmallows range: Piplup and Winking Pikachu. You can place an order for either 'mon right now from the official Pokémon Center site in both Europe and North America. These two new plushies were revealed back in May following t
News Ratatan, A Rhythm Side-Scroller From The Team Behind Patapon, Is Officially Heading For Switch
After passing its latest Kickstarter stretch goal
The Switch is home to a good selection of rhythm games, but one series that has never made it over to Nintendo systems is the Sony-published Patapon — which began life back in the PSP. It's unlikely that we will ever see that series on Switch, but it looks like we will soon have its spiritual...
News Nintendo Is Giving Out Free Splashtag Titles For Splatoon 3
Playing the name game
The perfect Splashtag title in Splatoon 3 is a game-changer. You might have the coolest outfit, a funky banner and a strong collection of stickers along the bottom, but the one sure-fire way to really celebrate a victory is with a comedy title that leaves your teammates giggling. If you think that your title is in need of an...
News Nintendo Reveals Every Challenge And Event Heading To Splatoon 3 This Month
Nine challenges and one Splatfest
Nintendo has today showcased the full lineup events that will be coming to Splatoon 3 throughout August, revealing dates for nine different challenges and reconfirming the upcoming Splatfest weekend. The full schedule was shown in a video posted to the @NintendoEurope Twitter account, detailing what August's nine...
News One Lonely Outpost Is Bringing Some Stardew Valley-Inspired Space Farming To Switch
To infarmity and beyond
We love Stardew Valley. We love space. It makes sense that One Lonely Outpost, a Stardew-inspired planet terraformer, immediately ticked two of our boxes when it launched on Steam early access back in June and now developer and publisher Freedom Games has stated that a Switch port is on the way. We don't have a precise...
News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life 'Precious Memories' Trailer Is Full Of Farm Sim Nostalgia
"Tell your own generation-spanning tale"
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life sprouted back onto Switch earlier this summer, reintroducing us to the farm sim world that we first visited on the GameCube in 2003. Cashing in on this cross-generational appeal, publisher Marvelous Europe has released a new post-launch trailer for the game titled 'Precious...
News Brace Yourselves, Pokémon Cards Are Seemingly Returning To UK McDonald's Happy Meals Soon
Fillet O' Magicarp
As has become something of a yearly occurrence, it looks like Pokémon cards will once again be returning to McDonald's Happy Meals within the next month (thanks, Eurogamer). In some European countries, the promotion has begun today (27th July) with 15 different Pokémon cards up for grabs with the purchase of a Happy Meal. It...
News Castlevania: Nocturne, Netflix's Upcoming Animated Series, Lands New Teaser Trailer
Whipping onto Netflix this September
Update: Netflix has shared some more details on the upcoming Castlevania: Nocturne series starring Richter Belmont. The eight-episode season will drop in its entirety on 28th September 2023, and we'll be able to return to the stunning animation of the Castlevania Netflix universe. Set during the French...
