July2019
News Executive Producer Of Wolfenstein: Youngblood Says The Switch Version Is "A Miracle"
Panic Button labelled as "magicians"
Next week, Wolfenstein: Youngblood arrives on the Switch. If you're still in a state of disbelief about this, you're not alone. During an interview with Venture Beat, the game's executive producer, Jerk Gustafsson, described how the Switch version was "a miracle" and said it was all thanks to the talented team...
June2019
News Bethesda Might Have More Surprises For Nintendo Switch Owners In The Future
Ongoing support
Bethesda's been one of the top third-party supporters for the Switch, releasing games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and DOOM on the hybrid system. It followed this up with other titles like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and even a port of the mobile game, Fallout Shelter. While many fans of the co
Video Discover More About The Elder Scrolls: Blades
Zion chats with Matt Carofano from Bethesda
The Elder Scrolls is a colossal series with a following of passionate fans for each of its multiple entries. We've seen the seminal Skyrim come to Switch already, but now The Elder Scrolls: Blades is scheduled to arrive on Nintendo's console. While the former was a fully-fledged open-world epic, this new...
News The Elder Scrolls: Blades Slashes Its Way Onto The Switch Later This Year
And it's free!
To kick-off its 2019 E3 press conference, Bethesda announced the free-to-play mobile title The Elder Scrolls: Blades would be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. This version will also be free and will include motion controls, cross-play and cross-progression support - meaning you can swap between the Switch and mobile...
November2018
News Nintendo's System Specs Have Always Been A "Big Barrier" For Bethesda
Until the Switch came along
Not long ago, Bethesda held a panel at PAX Australia 2018 discussing its games and even speaking about relations with certain other companies. At the time, Bethesda's Marketing Executive Pete Hines said Fallout 76 wouldn't be coming to the Switch and it was also briefly mentioned how the MMO
October2018
News Bethesda Confirms It Won't Be Bringing Fallout 76 To The Nintendo Switch
It can't be done
Bethesda has been one of Nintendo's biggest third-party supporters during the Switch generation so far, but unfortunately, its latest release - Fallout 76 - won't be coming to the hybrid system. At a PAX Australia panel yesterday, Bethesda's Marketing Executive Pete Hines said the multiplayer Fallout game would not be released on...
News Elder Scrolls Online Isn't Coming To The Nintendo Switch Because It "Will Not Fit"
"It is one of the largest games ever made"
Bethesda has done a fantastic job supporting the Switch since it was released. So far, the company has been able to bring across multiple big-name titles - all of which have been positively received. As you might recall, the first of the lot was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in 2017. The game's success led...
August2018
News id Software "Still Uncertain" If Rage 2 Would Ever Work On Nintendo Switch
Bethesda's Pete Hines provides response
This year's QuakeCon revealed Bethesda and id Software would be bringing DOOM Eternal to the Nintendo Switch, with the help of port specialist Panic Button. As fantastic as the announcement was, unsurprisingly it left fans of id's work wanting more. Tim Willits, id Software studio director, then...
News Bethesda's Pete Hines Says Switch Game Releases Have Been A Huge Success
Strong support will continue
There's no hiding the fact Bethesda are big fans of the Nintendo Switch. Since the launch of the system, we've seen the company release Skyrim and bring across DOOM and Wolfenstein as well. In an
News DOOM Eternal's Protagonist Is Faster And More Powerful Than Ever Before
Unleash the demon inside
Based on the extended trailer shown at this year’s QuakeCon, DOOM Eternal looks to be the most intense entry in the series so far. In an interview with Gamereactor, the creative director Hugo Martin said this was primarily because the team had worked on making the game's hero faster and more powerful than ever before:...
News DOOM Eternal On Switch Will Target 30fps
"No sacrifice to the experience"
Following the reveal of DOOM Eternal, more information regarding the Switch version of the game has begun to emerge. Eurogamer had the chance to sit down with the game's executive producer Marty Stratton and the creative director Hugo Ma
News DOOM Eternal's PvP Component Won't Be An Extension Of Existing Multiplayer Mode
Internally developed as well
At QuakeCon, Bethesda announced DOOM Eternal was coming to the Nintendo Switch at some point in the future. The game will be handled by port specialist Panic Button and will include a new "Invasion Mode" where players can enter other player’s campaign runs. It's no surprise the game will also include other...
July2018
Video Digital Foundry Gives Panic Button's Wolfenstein II Port The Tick Of Approval
A technical feat
The folks over at Digital Foundry have taken a look at Panic Button’s latest Switch conversion, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. While it doesn’t take the crown as the best version of the game, the engineers behind the “impossible port” have still done a sound job recreating the experience with no sacrifices in terms of...
June2018
News Todd Howard Says Bethesda Will “Certainly Be Doing Things" With Switch In The Future
A glimmer of hope
While Bethesda Game Studios is busy preparing for the release of Fallout 76, game director, Todd Howard, took some time out in Barcelona to collect his industry legend award at Gamelab 2018. During an interview with Game Reactor, he was asked about the company’s future plans for the Switch - specifically if there were any...
Video Here's How Wolfenstein II On Switch Compares To Last Year's Home Console Version
A wolf in sheep's clothing?
Wolfenstein II is a towering technical achievement on Switch; sure, it's not as detailed as the other versions but the fact that you can play it on a system small enough to fit in your rucksack is nothing short of stunning. However, people love comparisons so we've decided to pit the Switch port (running in docked mode)...
News No Plans For More Wolfenstein Switch Ports, But Panic Button Is "Totally" Up For It
"That's a Bethesda discussion"
Wolfenstein II launches on Switch this week, and if it's anything like DOOM, then we're in for a treat. The port will be handled by the same studio that converted both DOOM and Rocket League to Nintendo's console - Panic Button - and given the high praise Wolfenstein has received on other formats, it's hard not to...
April2018
News Bethesda Talks Plans For Future Support On The Switch
Fallout, please?
Lots of noise has been made about third party support on the Switch, with many claiming that this is finally the generation that Nintendo reobtains the trust of major third-party publishers and starts getting big hitter releases alongside other consoles. While the jury is still out on how this is going to pan out, Bethesda is one...
February2018
News Hackers Are On A Mission To Port More Doom To Switch
We heard you like Doom
Last year, the unthinkable happened - the Switch got a new Doom game, the first since the '90s. A remarkable technical accomplishment, Doom gained rave reviews - but if industrious hackers have their way, it won't be the last slice of hellish FPS action we get on Switch. As reported by Kotaku, there are other Doom games...
Video What's It Like To Play DOOM With Motion Controls, Then?
Alex finds out, using science (kinda)
DOOM was updated today with motion control support, bringing Splatoon 2-style aiming to one of the most impressive technical showcases on Switch. This significant update has caught the attention of quite a few Switch owners, and if you've previously passed on purchasing the game, it could be the selling point...
November2017
Video Digital Foundry Gives Its Full Analysis of Skyrim on Nintendo Switch
It's pretty darn good, basically
In another week of big releases, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a welcome upcoming arrival on the Switch. It's impressive to have a game like that on a portable device, and we've explained why it's worth a serious look in our Skyrim Switch review. A big question that swirls around ports, naturally, is...
October2017
News DOOM Confirmed for Nintendo Switch Launch on 10th November
Welcome to your DOOM
One of the most notable third party releases coming up for the Switch later this year is DOOM, which held up really well in our hands-on preview; an impressive feat for the diminutive system. While we knew that the game was targeted for a Q4 release this year, Bethesda has revealed today that the launch date will be 10th...
September2017
News DOOM Will Be 720p When Docked, And Unsurprisingly There's No 'Motion' Aiming
9GB multiplayer download is due to using a 16GB cart
When we went hands on with DOOM on Nintendo Switch we were rather impressed with what we saw, albeit getting such a technically impressive game on the system is clearly a challenge. Demo events had attendees playing in portable mode to accentuate the technical achievement, though left some...
News Doom Will Bring Hell to Switch This Holiday Season
Gear up, marine
In one of the biggest surprises of today's Nintendo Direct broadcast, Nintendo confirmed that Bethesda's Doom will be coming to the Nintendo Switch in the Holiday season. Originally released in May 2016, it was a critically acclaimed new entry in the series that delivered intense 60FPS gunplay. It's a particularly fascinating...
First Impressions Defying Gravity in Skyrim for Nintendo Switch
Better than an arrow to the knee
Hail and well met, travelers! Come, rest your weary feat at our fire as we regale you with stories of our time spent in the world of Skyrim! You maybe be inclined to ask, “but noble bard, wasn’t Skyrim released over half a decade ago?”, and you wouldn’t be too far off - but this, dear friends, is Skyrim on...
August2017
News Digital Foundry Comes Away Very Impressed With Skyrim On Switch
"The port is looking very strong"
Our friends over at Digital Foundry have been stomping around the show floor at Gamescom in search of tasty news, but they perhaps weren't expecting to find one of the Switch's biggest upcoming releases hiding in plain sight. Bethesda hasn't made a big song and dance about it, but the forthcoming Elder Scrolls V:...
