Chucklefish News Articles
Saturday5th Oct 2019
News Chucklefish Reveals Free DLC Commander Coming Soon To Wargroove
It's hammer time!
Chucklefish has announced it will be adding a new commander to its tactical turn-based strategy game Wargroove as free DLC. While the developer and publisher couldn't share all of the details about this upcoming DLC, it was able to confirm it will be available very soon. The new commander is the Outlaw Chief Wulfar. If you've...
Monday19th Aug 2019
News Eastward Is Bringing A Lovely-Looking Apocalypse To Switch Next Year
No relation to Clint
Eastward, an indie adventure game with RPG trappings is Nintendo Switch-bound. Announced earlier today in the Indie World broadcast, Pixpil Games had previously announced the game back in April for PC and Mac, but Chucklefish is now publishing the game on Nintendo's platform. As you can see from the original trailer above, it...
Tuesday30th Apr 2019
News New Stardew Valley Map Revealed, Ideal For "Separate Money" Option In Multiplayer
Version 1.4 is on the way
After a brief update last week, Stardew Valley developer Concerned Ape has now shared some more information about the upcoming update. Version 1.4 is expected to be a rather sizeable one, with the above image only revealing a fraction of what's on the way. Noticeably, it's a new map called "Four Corners" which is ideal for...
Saturday16th Feb 2019
News Chucklefish Outlines Upcoming Quality Of Life And Community Feedback Patch For Wargroove
Release date to be confirmed
Wargroove is still less than a month old and already the team at Chucklefish are eager to share information about the future of the game with the player base. During a recent Twitch live stream, followed by a summary post over on the Wargroove subreddit, the developer outlined the upcoming quality of life and community...
Tuesday5th Feb 2019
News Launch Weekend Sales Of Wargroove Have Already Covered Development Costs
Worth the wait
Wargroove might have suffered a slight delay at the end of last year, but it doesn't seem to have impacted the game's sales now that it is finally available. In the same blog post where a representative of Chucklefish spoke about the future of the multi-platform release, it was revealed launch weekend sales had already covered the...
Sunday3rd Feb 2019
News Wargroove Will Receive Regular Updates, Free Content And DLC
Chucklefish commits
To celebrate the release of Wargroove this week, the team at Chucklefish held a Reddit AMA. One of the most commonly asked questions was if the game would receive post-release support. The good news is the team are “definitely interested” in supporting Wargroove with ongoing updates in the future, but wanted to first take in...
Friday1st Feb 2019
Video 7 Things You May Not Know About Wargroove On Switch
Groovy
Chucklefish's Wargroove arrives on Switch today, and boy was it worth the wait. Dubbed the spiritual successor to Intelligent System's Advance Wars series – with a spot of Fire Emblem thrown in for good measure – we awarded it a thoroughly-deserved 9/10 rating in our review. If that glowing critical appraisal still wasn't enough to...
Sunday27th Jan 2019
News Wargroove Supports Cross-Play Battles
Fight with or against Xbox One and PC players
Cross-play is becoming increasingly popular within video games by the day. Not only does it unite players across multiple platforms, it also has the ability to sustain smaller video game communities for prolonged periods. When Chucklefish’s highly-anticipated turn-based tactical game Wargroove arrives...
Wednesday23rd Jan 2019
News Switch Tactical Epic Wargroove Marches Into Battle Next Week
And it looks worth the wait
It has been confirmed that Chucklefish's highly-anticipated turn-based tactical game Wargroove will hit the Switch eShop on February 1st – that's next Friday, in case you were wondering. You can pre-order it now. Initially announced quite some time ago, Wargroove takes inspiration from the likes of Advance Wars and...
Tuesday22nd Jan 2019
News Stardew Valley Performance Update Addresses Frame Rate Issues On Bigger Farms
Smoother operations
If you're still tending to your farm on a daily basis in Stardew Valley, Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has just released a new performance patch for the game. As you've probably already worked out, it's a patch that improves the game's overall performance. Over on Twitter, Barone said how this update would address the frame rate...
Sunday23rd Dec 2018
Video Chucklefish Prepares For Battle With A New WarGroove Gameplay Trailer
Still targeting a Q1 2019 release
To kill some time between now and the Q1 2019 release of WarGroove on the Switch, Chucklefish has released a new gameplay trailer for the long-awaited title. Based on the one-minute clip, the strategy game drawing comparisons to Intelligent Systems' Advance Wars and Fire Emblem series looks incredibly promising...
Saturday1st Dec 2018
News Chucklefish Confirms Stardew Valley's Multiplayer Update For Nintendo Switch Is On The Way
Still waiting on a solid release date
Stardew Valley has sold tremendously well across all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. On the eShop it continues to be one of the most popular titles to download. If you've been eager to join a friend for some multiplayer action in the Switch version of Stardew, the game's publisher Chucklefish has...
Saturday20th Oct 2018
News WarGroove Delayed Until Q1 2019, Chucklefish Wants To Provide A "Robust Package"
Was initially aiming for a late 2018 release
Last time when we checked on the Chucklefish Switch eShop title WarGroove, the game had no release date. Apparently, the developer was aiming for a 2018 launch all along and that's now been pushed back to Q1 2019. Here's exactly what was said in a recent progress report on the developer blog: Initially...
Saturday18th Aug 2018
News Chucklefish Reveals New Atmospheric Story-Driven Puzzle Platformer By Hidden Layer Games
Something is lurking in the darkness
Chucklefish has revealed it will be publishing the 2D puzzle platformer Inmost. The title has been developed by the two-person Lithuania-based developer Hidden Layer Games and is currently due out on the PC in 2019. When asked about a potential Switch version, Chucklefish said it would love to bring it to...
Saturday4th Aug 2018
News WarGroove Will Include Cutscene Editor To Allow Custom Storytelling
"Fanfic is canon now"
The Chucklefish Switch eShop title WarGroove is being touted as a spiritual successor to Intelligence Systems’ Advance Wars series. Not only does it look and play exactly like the classic titles on Game Boy Advance, it even has its own built-in campaign and map editor. In the latest WarGroove blog post, Chucklefish’s...
Wednesday4th Apr 2018
News Pocket Rumble Reminds You That It Still Exists By Being Playable At EGX Rezzed 2018
Red hot rumble
Remember Pocket Rumble? A one-on-one fighter which wouldn't look out of place on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, it was supposed to launch last year but was delayed, and has - unfortunately - been somewhat forgotten in the gold rush of indies titles that have come to Switch since then. Thankfully, it's about to get another chance to shine...
Wednesday27th Sep 2017
News Stardew Valley Has Been Finalized on Nintendo Switch
Release date inbound!
Stardew Valley is one of the most anticipated upcoming indie releases on the horizon for the Nintendo Switch, and it’s been known for a while that the game is essentially good to go on the platform, with just some final approvals barring the way to release. The Rune Factory-esque sim game has made quite a cultural impact on...
Tuesday29th Aug 2017
News Stardew Valley is "Coming Along Very Well" for Nintendo Switch
Fixes of "the last known bugs" pave the way for testing
Stardew Valley has proven to be a big hit on PC and consoles, but plenty of Nintendo gamers are keen to play the charming farm-sim RPG on the Switch. Recently the team producing the port - Chucklefish Games - advised that it was being cautious not to give a release date until it was fully...
Monday21st Aug 2017
"Don't want to disappoint if testing turns something up"
Since its announcement, fans of farming-simulator Stardew Valley have been heavily anticipating its release on the Nintendo Switch. Having the opportunity to take the game anywhere and continue with farm life on the go is why many people have resisted the urge to purchase the title on...
