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Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 8th)

Easter gaming

We did it, everyone! We made it through the opening week of The Super Mario Bros. Movie and still live to tell the tale. Yes, this week finally saw the release of the hotly anticipated Nintendo and Illumination co-production and was it worth the wait? Well, sort of. While we certainly had mixed feelings in our review, the stellar box...

• Sat 8th Apr 2023
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 1st)

Flame on

One week ago today we were looking at the calendar and commenting on how things seemed pretty quiet for Nintendo to round out March and then out of nowhere — boom! — we're hit with our first proper look at The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and everything changed. Yes, this was the week that we fell thoroughly back into the...

• Sat 1st Apr 2023
• Talking Point
• Nintendo Switch
• What Are You Playing
• Features

Exclusive When Is 'Shovel Knight Dig' Set? Here's The Official Shovel Knight Timeline

Let's start at the very beginning

Since the initial launch of Shovel Knight back in 2014, Yacht Club Games' 2D adventure title has since blossomed into a bonafide franchise thanks to the inclusion of spin-off titles Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and Shovel Knight Dig. The latter is the latest release from the franchise and is available now on the...

• Fri 23rd Sep 2022
• Exclusive
• Shovel Knight
• Interviews

News Shovel Knight Nendoroid Looks Better Than We Could Have Hoped For

Pre-orders now open

The Shovel Knight Nendoroid (No. 1929), originally revealed in a prototype form, is now available for pre-order via Play-Asia, and it looks absolutely stunning. Coming in at 10cm in height, the Nendoroid comes with additional parts including his "iconic shovel, a powerful attack effect for combat scenes, and a treasure chest...

• Fri 5th Aug 2022
• Shovel Knight
• Nendoroid
• Japan

Quick Beats Shovel Knight Composer On Q*Bert, The Prodigy, And Magical Bongos

10 rapid-fire questions for Jake Kaufman

Throughout the Nintendo Life Video Game Music Festival we're speaking to a range of composers and musicians for a mixture of in-depth interviews and shorter, sharper (and perhaps a little goofier) Q&As where we ask just ten rapid-fire personal questions; we're calling these shorter features 'Quick Beats'...

• Wed 25th Aug 2021
• Features
• VGMFest
• Music
• Interviews
• Quick Beats

Feature Mega Man, Shovel Knight, And Save Me Mr Tako Composers On Getting 'That' Retro Sound

A roundtable on writing retro tunes in modern times

As any self-respecting subscriber of the Gaming Historian knows, one national survey conducted in 1990 found that more American children could identify Mario than Mickey. That sounds about right to this writer, who was one of those children. What truly astonished us, however, was witnessing...

• Sun 22nd Aug 2021
• Features
• VGMFest
• Music
• Nintendo
• Interviews

News Here's What Arby's Shovel Knight Launcher Tokens Unlock In-Game

Get ready to collect!

Fast food and gaming toys are a common promotional strategy. We saw it last month with McDonald's when it brought back Pokémon Happy Meal toys, which admittedly had some problems. Having said that, it's not common to see an indie game getting that same treatment,

• Wed 3rd Mar 2021
• Yacht Club Games
• Shovel Knight
• Arbys

Feature Playing The Name Game - The Art Of Finding The Perfect Title

Game name: Origins

There was a time when naming your company's latest video game was simple. Just programmed the first golf game for your 8-bit system? Great! Slap Golf on the cover and print 200,000. Likewise Tennis, Baseball and so on. They were simpler times, and the following 16-bit console generation wasn't much more complicated. Anyone for...

• Fri 1st Jan 2021
• Features
• Interviews
• Best of 2020

News Yacht Club Is Seeking A Gameplay Programmer For A New 3D Project

More Shovel Knight, or something else?

Earlier this year, Yacht Club games revealed it would be moving on from Shovel Knight's original outing after six years of development. Although the company hasn't made any official announcements yet, at least one project in the pipeline seems to be 3D. Gamasutra's Job Board has issued a reminder of this -...

• Tue 7th Jul 2020
• Yacht Club Games
• Shovel Knight

News VOEZ Gets Free Shovel Knight DLC Update On Switch, Flyhigh Works Launches Spring Sale

Two lovely announcements in one

Flyhigh Works has released a brand new piece of DLC for its delightful rhythm game VOEZ, and it features a very familiar indie star. Yes, Shovel Knight has made its way into VOEZ in the form of a brand new track for you to tap and slide along to. Updating the game will reward you with a playable level of Jake...

• Thu 2nd Apr 2020
• Switch eShop
• Nintendo Switch
• DLC
• Sales