January2024
News Frogwares' Legal Dispute With Nacon Over 'The Sinking City' Is Finally Done
Developer is now sole publisher of the IP
Developer Frogwares, known for its work on the Sherlock Holmes franchise, has become the sole publisher of its open-world investigative game The Sinking City after a lengthy legal dispute with Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive). In a post on social media, Frogwares stated that the latest version of the...
October2023
News It Looks Like Robocop: Rogue City Has Been Quietly Cancelled On Switch
Gone rogue
Last year, published Nacon announced RoboCop: Rogue City, a first-person shooter based on the iconic cyberpunk franchise with veteran actor Peter Weller reprising his role for the title. Now, however, with the game heading for release on November 2nd, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, it looks like the Nintendo Switch...
July2023
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Teases Gameplay Reveal For July 12
A long-awaited updated
Update [Sat 8th Jul, 2023 16:00 BST]: The Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown social channels appear to have come to life, announcing an update is on the way. There's now a new video (above) teasing a half-hour presentation. This will take place next week on 12th July via the Nacon YouTube channel. Gameplay footage has also been...
March2023
Hands On The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Plays Like Small Taters
It was tricksy, precious. Very tricksy.
Lord of the Rings: Gollum has naturally garnered quite a bit of interest as its initial release date approaches on other platforms in May, with a planned Switch release later this year. Fans of LotR and J.R.R. Tolkien's work have been eager to see how developer Daedalic Entertainment would craft a game based...
News Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Launches On 25th May, But "Later" On Switch
Still planned for 2023, my precioussses
Daedalic Entertainment and Nacon have announced that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is launching on 25th May for PC and consoles... except Nintendo Switch. According to the press release, the Switch version is still in the works and "planned for later this year". The most recent news on the game came earlier...
Round Up Everything Announced For Nintendo Switch At Nacon Connect 2023
Lord of the Rings: Gollum & plenty of other offerings
It's been another busy week in the world of video games and to go out with a bang NACON held its first live stream of 2023. Of course, the show was littered with all sorts of announcements for Nintendo Switch, so if you weren't able to catch it, we've put together the full round up below:...
February2023
News Session: Skate Sim Drops In For Switch Next Month
Totally tubular, dude!
After a release on PC, Playstation and Xbox consoles in September of last year, publisher NACON has today announced that Session: Skate Sim will be rolling onto Switch on 9th March for North American audiences and on the 16th for the rest of the world. Session's selling point on release was all about providing a "realistic...
January2023
News Lord Of The Rings Game Gets Release Window After Multiple Delays
Will this one stick, precious?
What has it gots in its pocketses, precious? A release date for troubled Lord of the Rings game, Gollum! Initially announced for Switch in 2020 and aiming at a release in 2021, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a Daedelic Entertainment-developed stealth-parkour game starring the titular weird gremlin on a quest to...
November2022
News TT Isle Of Man - Ride On The Edge 3 Races Onto Nintendo Switch Next May
Back on the bike
Publisher Nacon and developer RaceWard Studio have announced TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 3 is coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other modern platforms in May 2023. This latest entry based on the famous bike race is once again built by a team of "veterans" who apparently have many motorcycle games to their name. The...
July2022
News RoboCop Gameplay Reveal Highlights Peter Weller's Return As Murphy
"Dead or alive, you are coming with me"
Featured as part of Nacon's Connect 2022 presentation, a new trailer for RoboCop: Rogue City has revealed gameplay and shed more light on the return of Detroit's cybernetic law enforcer, including a first glimpse of veteran actor Peter Weller, who was revealed to be returning to the role of Alex Murphy in...
Round Up Every Nintendo Switch Game Featured During Nacon Connect 2022
RoboCop, Blood Bowl, Gollum and more
Earlier on, French video game publisher and accessory maker Nacon held its 'Nacon Connect 2022' broadcast. While The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was arguably the highlight, there were a handful of other Switch games shown off by the developer. For your convenience, we've rounded them up into this single post...
News Check Out The Puzzle-Platforming In New Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Trailer
A Switch game is never late, Frodo Baggins
Whats does it wants, precious? It wants a new trailer, does it? GOLLUM. GOLLUM. The upcoming Lord of the Rings: Gollum game is due to come out on September 1st on PlayStation and Xbox, but has no release date on Switch still. But at least we gets this new trailer, precious — as well as a little snippet...
May2022
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Delayed Until 2023, Switch Fans Left In The Dark
PS4 and X1 versions cancelled
The upcoming open-world racing game Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown has been delayed (again). It was due to arrive in September 2022 and has now been pushed back to 2023. In addition to this, it's also been revealed the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game have been axed in order to focus on the...
April2022
News Chef Life Is A Michelin-Approved Cooking Simulator Game
Bone app the teeths!
Whether your cooking would make Gordon Ramsay quit the industry in horror or you fancy yourself the master of all things culinary, there's always more to learn when it comes to the kitchen — and Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator wants to teach you all there is to know. Largely focused on French cuisine — your cordons bleu...
December2021
Video The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Game Gets A Brand New Cinematic Trailer
Coming to Switch in 2022, my precious
Another Switch-related video at this year's Game Awards show was a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. If you haven't heard about it before, it's a story-driven action-adventure game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novels. And earlier this year in January, the game was delayed until next year...
November2021
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Has Been Delayed (Again)
"our ultimate focus is on quality"
There have been a lot of delays this year and the latest game that will be landing on the Nintendo Switch later than expected is the narrative-driven RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong. The game was originally due to arrive on the Switch and multiple other platforms in February next year and has now been...
July2021
News Upcoming Gollum Game Gets New Trailer To Show Off Stealth-Parkour Gameplay
Precious new footage
What do you think of when you think about Lord of the Rings' weaselly jewellery hoarder, Gollum? Is it parkour? It's totally parkour, isn't it? The Lord of the Rings: Gollum recently got a new trailer at E3, but at less than a minute long, and mostly focused on story, it didn't give us much more of a look at the game. This new...
June2021
News Nacon Connect Confirmed, Will Include New Information On Switch Projects
Footage and announcements expected
We're getting well into expo / showcase season, and now Nacon has outlined the plans for its annual online 'Nacon Connect' event - it'll air on 6th July at 10am Pacific / 1pm Eastern / 6pm UK / 7pm CEST. It'll include "new gameplay footage, announcements, special guests and new collaborations"; in terms of named...
May2021
News New Rogue Lords Gameplay Trailer Shows That Playing As The Devil Has Its Perks
Play by your own rules (sort of)
Last summer publisher Nacon unveiled Rogue Lords, a tactical roguelike in which you play as the devil and lead all sorts of villains through challenging runs. It's been a while, but a fresh gameplay video has been released today that gives us a good look at the intricacies of gameplay. There are some interesting...
April2021
News Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Will Speed Onto Nintendo Switch
Open world racing
The Nintendo Switch has a solid number of driving games, although at times the system's limitations (in terms of performance and a lack of analogue triggers) can be a downside. Nacon and the team behind KT Racing has previous form on the system, most recently with WRC 9 The Official Game, and it's now confirmed that Test Drive...
News Nacon Announces WRC 10, Speeds Onto Switch At A "Later Date"
Wait, didn't we just get WRC 9?
As you might recall, publisher Nacon released WRC 9 The Official Game on the Nintendo Switch last month. Despite this, Nacon has now gone and announced WRC 10. Fortunately, for Switch owners, it seems you'll have plenty of time to play through WRC 9, as the tenth entry is arriving at a "later date" on Nintendo's...
March2021
News Rally Racer WRC 9 Slides Onto Nintendo Switch Next Week
Hits Nintendo's console on March 11th
Switch ports arriving later on Switch than on rival platforms is something we're used to these days. Initially released last September, WRC 9 The Official Game is no exception here. Based around the 2020 World Rally Championship, publisher Nacon has confirmed it is launching for Switch on March 11th. Revealed...
February2021
News Violent Fantasy Football Game Blood Bowl 3 Arrives On Switch This August
"Funnier, bloodier, and more spectacular"
During Gamescom last year, Nacon and Cyanide Studios announced Blood Bowl 3 would be released on Nintendo Switch. This is the third entry in the violent turn-based strategy series that takes place within the Warhammer Fantasy universe (and is based on the fantasy football board game of the same name). To...
Fans of Slay The Spire, take note
In the world of tactical card games, is there any man more revered than Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: The Gathering? Maybe whoever actually invented cards, but since they're not coming forward to take credit, Garfield holds the top spot. Roguebook is a roguelike deckbuilder (like Slay The Spire, Dicey...
January2021
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Has Been Delayed, Will Now Arrive In 2022
No, my precious!
Sorry folks, another game has been delayed. This time it's The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - a story-driven action-adventure game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy novels. The game was revealed for the Switch and multiple other platforms in August last year, and instead of arriving in 2021, has now been pushed back to 2022...
