Nintendo Switch News
September2022
News Sega Shares "Sonic Frontiers Players' Reactions" Video
See what players at Gamescom had to say
Sonic Frontiers is easily one of the most anticipated releases of 2022, and ahead of its launch in November, players and press have been going hands-on at all sorts of events and previews. The latest opportunity to play the game before release was at Gamescom last weekend, and as part of this, Sega has now...
News Square Enix's Lineup For Tokyo Game Show 2022 - Final Fantasy, Harvestella & More
TGS starts later this month
This year's Tokyo Game Show kicks off later this month on 15th September, and ahead of the event, TGS has started revealing the publishers and developers that will be in attendance. Square Enix will be at the event, and as part of this, it'll be showcasing a long list of games. Fans can expect to see all sorts of games...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Reveals QoL Updates Coming Later This Month
More shortcut loadouts and armour lock
Last week, Capcom announced its second free title update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak would be arriving in "late" September. Apart from the addition of the Flaming Espinas and several other monsters, the DLC will also be receiving some enhancements in other areas. As showcased by the official Monster...
News Takashi Iizuka: 2022 Is Sonic The Hedgehog's "Biggest Year" Ever
Movies, games and more to come!
If you haven't already noticed, there's a lot going on with the blue blur Sonic the Hedgehog this year. So far there's been a movie released, a retro collection and in November we'll be able to get our hands on the new open-zone adventure, Sonic Frontiers. Oh, and there's a new Netflix series coming this winter as...
August2022
Rumour It's Not Even September And Nintendo Direct Rumours Have Already Started
A Nintendo Direct? In September? Whodathunkit?
If you have been following all things Nintendo throughout 2022 then the concept of 'a Nintendo Direct will definitely be happening next month' won't be new to you. However, the latest rumour drop from Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb might be the most likely prediction we've had in a while. Speaking on...
News NISA To Announce Four New Games At 2022 Showcase Next Week
Along with updates and a sweet giveaway
NISA has announced that it will be hosting its own game showcase on September 7th at 8am PT / 4pm BST. The showcase itself will cover 4 brand new game announcements, alongside a "handful" of updates before ending with a post-showcase livestream looking at some of the publisher's upcoming games. As part of...
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Update: Sale ends today!
Update: Here's a little reminder that our store sale – offering discounted Switch eShop credit, cheap Online Subs and reduced digital games – is coming to an end very soon indeed. All the details you need can be found in our original article below. These deals end today, Wednesday 31st August. Original Article (Mon...
Video This Joy-Con Accessory Lets You Play Switch With Only One Hand
First batch now on sale
The Nintendo Switch has proven to be groundbreaking on a number of levels, but, as with many consoles, accessibility has continued to be one of the main features on which it can improve. A 2017 console evaluation by The Able Gamers Charity confirmed just this, commenting on the Switch's 'zero accessibility features' at...
News Platinum's Switch Exclusive Astral Chain Celebrates Its Third Anniversary
Director shares a special message
It's now been 3 years since PlatinumGames released the hack and slash Astral Chain exclusively on the Nintendo Switch. When the game originally arrived on the scene in August 2019, we praised it for its amazing visuals, presentation, varied gameplay, and rewarding combat. If you haven't already played it, we would...
News Cadence Of Hyrule Dev Brace Yourself Games Announces Publishing Label
"Stay tuned for great new titles"
Brace Yourself Games - known for the rhythm music games such as Cadence of Hyrule and Crypt of the NecroDancer - has announced a new publishing label. Brace Yourself Publishing wants to help smaller indie developers make their own dreams a reality. As the company has grown, it's gained capabilities, resources and...
News Super Nintendo Favourite 'Joe & Mac' Switch Remake Rolls Out Fall Release
That's nutz!
Microids has revealed that New Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja, a remake of the 1991 Super Nintendo classic, will be wheeling its way onto Switch this November. A remake from the team behind Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All (Mr Nutz Studio), we'll be travelling back in time to join the two cavemen who are on a mission to rescue their...
News Got Joy-Con Drift? Don't Worry, Those Switch Controllers Can Live On As Works Of Art
Get hung up
Remember the 'exploded' Game Boy consoles we showed you a while back? Well, the company behind them, GRID Studio, is back with a more up-to-date example: Nintendo Switch Joy-Con. While we'd argue that getting Nintendo to repair your Joy-Con is a more sensible course of action when they finally succumb to Joy-Con Drift, there is...
News Nier Automata Switch Trailer Puts The Focus On 'Scanner' Android 9S
"Call me Nines"
Square-Enix has posted a new trailer for the upcoming Switch release of NieR: Automata The End of YoRHa Edition, putting the focus squarely on supporting protagonist 9S (or 'YoRHa No.9 Type S', to use the full name). As a Scanner model android, 9S prefers more investigative measures over brute force. He's also keenly curious about...
Guide The Hardest Games On Nintendo Switch
How many have you beaten?
Despite Nintendo's family-friendly image, anyone who's played much the company's output can tell you that, while Nintendo games might start out all fluffy and colourful and welcoming, you'll need all the hugs and fluff you can get as you enter the endgame, with the challenge ramping up considerably in the last quarter,...
Video YouTuber's Switch OLED Screen Still Standing After 7,000 Hours
Putting major burn-in worries to bed
Way back in March of this year we reported on one YouTuber's quest to test the limits of the Switch OLED's screen as he left the console running for 3,600 hours. Well, we are pleased to say that Bob Wulff's experiment over on his YouTube channel, Wulff Den, has continued, with the console n
News 8BitDo Reveals New 'Ultimate' Controller Range, Compatible With Switch
Well, two out of three are Switch-friendly
Following the release of a wired edition designed for Xbox consoles, 8BitDo has today revealed their new line of Ultimate Edition controllers for Switch PC, and pre-orders are open today. The controller, which looks very much like a blend of the Switch Pro Controller and the standard Xbox pad, will come in...
News You'll Be Able To Run A Woodland Hotel In 'Bear And Breakfast' Very Soon
If you can bear to wait
Bear and Breakfast has been on our list of "games to look out for" since it was announced, but when the Switch release date was pushed back from late July to an unknown new date, we made one of those bear-disappointment sounds. You know, like "bbbbrrraaaaaaaawwrrrrr". The delay was a much-needed one — the team behind the...
News New Pokémon Confirmed For Scarlet & Violet In Cryptic Photo Tweets
Update: Meet Grafaiai "soon"
Update [Tue 30th Aug, 2022 14:15 BST]: We've got a name! We thought we might have to wait a bit longer to find out more about these cryptic tweets. But The Pokémon Company has delivered a second batch of photos today, along with confirmation that these photos are indeed teasing a brand new Pokémon — and its name is...
News Splatoon 3 Demo Server Tick Rate Is Apparently 30% Slower Than Original's
And the same as Splatoon 2's
Everyone got their first hands-on taste of Splatoon 3's online this weekend with the Splatfest World Premiere demo. In the first Splatfest for Splatoon 3, Team Rock snatched victory, but for some, winning wasn't the goal — simply trying out the new modes and the online was enough. Some even wanted to know what the...
Random Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Trick Gets You All Korok Seeds In 10 Minutes
Hestu will be happy
Who wants to spend hundreds of hours hunting down all 900 Korok Seeds in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Well, we're sure lots of people have already done that — some of us included — but, just in case you're struggling or finding combing every inch of Hyrule a little bit bothersome or dull, there's a neat little...
News Remedy To Host Fan Event In Celebration Of Control's Third Anniversary
< The Director/Chosen One will see you now >
It might seem quite surprising to read that Remedy's Control has been out for three years; that's because for Switch owners specifically, the game came out in October 2020, a little over a year after its initial release in August 2019. Nevertheless, Remedy is celebrating the bizarre action-adventure title...
55 first-party titles are million sellers
The Switch is absolutely dominating right now - with the system selling over 111 million units as of June 2022. In addition to hardware, Nintendo has also sold 863 million pieces of Switch software. While we already know the top sellers like Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, new...
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Has Been Played By Over 10 Million Switch Users
Creative director thanks fans on fifth anniversary
Ahead of the release of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft has announced the original game, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, has now been played by over 10 million people. Today actually marks the fifth anniversary since its release in 2017, and yes - it's now been played by that many Switch...
UK Charts Nintendo Switch Sports Continues To Sell Well As Saints Row Tops
A saint's blessing?
On this fine bank holiday Monday in the UK, the week's UK charts paint a familiar picture, with the best performing Switch game once again being Nintendo Switch Sports. This one is — unsurprisingly — turning out to be a juggernaut for the console in its early days. Four months after its release, it hasn't dropped out of the...
News We're Getting Serious Zelda: Wind Waker Vibes From Sinister Fishing Game 'Dredge'
Don't look in its eye
Team 17 has announced that it will be publishing a "sinister fishing adventure" game called Dredge, developed by New Zealand-based studio Black Salt Games. The game will see you take on the role of a "down and out" fisherman who must explore a group of islands and plunge the depths of the sea for all sorts of interesting...
Poll What Did You Think Of Tricolor Turf War In Splatoon 3?
Nintendo says it will "continue to improve" the mechanics
Did you take part in the Splatfest World Premiere this weekend? We did, and we had a blast, and we're looking forward to the full release of Splatoon 3 even more because of it. The Splatfest — which saw Team Rock cinch victory (we're not mad at all...) — gave us a chance to de-rust our...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
And they're lean, green, and mean
Do you know who's having a really good year this year? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Tomorrow, the Year of the Turtle (sorry Tiger, we don't mean anything by it) continues with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, a collection of thirteen of Konami's TMNT titles for the NES,...
Review Pac-Man World Re-Pac (Switch) - Perfectly Passable PS1 Platforming
"I'm a mad Pac-Man, livin' in a leveled world..."
By the late '90s, the golden age of the arcade was a dim and distant memory, and with it the ubiquitous Pac-Man fever of the early '80s. Not ones to let the yellow puck thing fall by the wayside, Namco moved to reinvigorate its video game icon by having him star in a 3D platformer, which were all the...
News Pixel Art Metroidvania '9 Years Of Shadows' Delayed Until 2023 On Switch
New story trailer showcases stunning gameplay
The pixel art 'Metroidvania' 9 Years of Shadow has been delayed to Q1 2023 on Switch, publisher Freedom Games has announced. The Steam and Epic Games Store release is set for October 10th 2022 as planned, however the decision to delay the release on Switch was apparently made only recently, with no...
News Team Rock Wins The Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere
Crushing the competition
This weekend, Splatoon 3 really made a splash. Splatfest World Premiere gave us the game's first Splatfest and allowed players across the globe the chance to try out a couple of new weapons and maps, as well as the new Tricolor Turf War mode. The new Splatfests saw three teams — Rock, Paper, and Scissors — compete for...
News Critically Acclaimed 'Nobody Saves The World' Is Getting A Hefty Expansion
New forms, challenges, and... mini-golf?
Drinkbox Studios launched its top-down action RPG Nobody Saves the World on the Switch back in April 2022 to critical acclaim. In our own review, we called it a "thrillingly well-paced and enjoyable action adventure that Switch owners won’t want to miss", slapping a solid 9/10 rating at the end for good...
Random Coral Switch Lite Was Inspired By Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Pretty in pink
The Switch Lite models are lovely little machines, aren't they? Perfect if you don't play on the TV. We thought the original three turquoise, yellow, and grey colours were all pretty swish, but the fourth colour, coral — released in April 2020 — was a very different but welcome addition to the line-up. And, as it turns out, the...
Pizza dude's got 30 seconds
For gamers who weren't yet born in the 1980s, it may be surprising to learn that Konami’s pedigree was once second only to Nintendo’s first-party output. Undyingly creative and highly quality-driven, the innovative glow that earmarked their arcade years was never truly rekindled post-1994. Hot on the heels of...
Video Digital Foundry Investigates Switch's Lowest Resolution Games
Could a new Switch improve existing releases?
When the Nintendo Switch made its debut in March 2017, it was already lagging behind the competition in terms of performance. It's resulted in some rough-looking ports such as ARK: Survival Evolved as well as "impossible ports" including games like The Witcher 3 and Doom Eternal. With all the rumours...
News Sonic Frontiers Switch File Size Seemingly Revealed
Arriving this November
It's been another exciting week for Sonic the Hedgehog fans, with Sega not only releasing a new trailer for Sonic Frontiers at Gamescom's Opening Night Live but also confirming the title would be arriving on all platforms (including the Nintendo Switch) on 8th November. With this anticipated "open-zone" entry getting closer...
News A New Limited-Time Pokémon Distribution Event Has Been Announced For Japan
A Clefairy for Sword, Shield, BD, SP & Arceus Legends
Although there's already a limited-time Pokémon Sword and Shield distribution event taking place, The Pokémon Company has announced one. This time it's a "special Clefairy". The catch is it's a Japan-only distribution... at least for now. This event will run from 3rd September - 11th September...
News Watch Us Play The Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere Demo - Live!
And we're team Big Man
You didn't think we would be missing Splatoon 3's first Splatfest, did you? Taking place from 9am until 9pm BST, the Splatfest World Premiere brings us our first taste of what Splatoon 3's Splatfests will feel like. While they look pretty similar to Splatoon 2's own, the added three-team aspect and the Tricolor Turf War are...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 27th)
Ladies and gentlemen, The Weekend
As the great Captain Haddock once said, 'what a week, huh?' It seems that in the run-up to Splatoon 3's release, Nintendo has been hitting us with inky news left, right and centre (splaturation, if you will). This week, we got a chance to go hands-on with the upcoming game, and we are sure that some of you will be...
Reminder Splatoon 3's First Splatfest Starts Today
Happy World Rock Paper Scissors Day from Nintendo!
Splatoon 3's Splatfest World Premiere is home to Splatoon 3's first Splatfest, and the event kicks off today in all regions! Aptly taking place on World Rock Paper Scissors Day, you'll be able to try out the new Splatfests, including the brand new Tri-Color Turf War, in online matches throughout the...
News Nintendo Has Already Started Banning Splatoon 3 Cheaters
Cracking down on naughty Inklings and Octolings
Splatoon 3 isn't officially out until next month, but it seems Nintendo is already taking action against cheaters. Well-known Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome has revealed the company's anti-cheat measures are already in place for Splatoon 3 - targeting players who modify the new entry in the series. It...
Poll Splatoon 3's First Splatfest Takes Place This Weekend - Which Team Are You On?
Take a side
Tomorrow is World Rock Paper Scissors Day — which also means that Splatoon 3's first-ever Splatfest begins! Thanks to the Splatfest World Premiere Demo, you can join in on the game's first Splatfest a few weeks before we officially get to paint the town blue, yellow, and red. But before you get started in this fierce competition,...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For Pac-Man World: Re-Pac
Out today on Switch
Bandai Namco is apparently making this summer one for PlayStation platforming remakes! Pac-Man World: Re-Pac is out today on Switch, and — following on from Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series — shows the Japanese developer is acknowledging and showing a little bit of love to some of our childhood favourites. Early reviews have...
News New Minecraft Legends Trailer Gives A First Look At Fiery Foes
The power of Piglins
Nintendo has shared a new look at Mojang's much-anticipated Minecraft Legends across its social channels, this time introducing us to a clan of fiery creatures who we can only assume will be your central opponents in the game. Seriously, have you ever seen a good guy living in a castle of flames? The trailer carries some...
News Nintendo Once Again Reassures It Has No Plans To Increase Switch Prices
Following Sony's announcement
Nintendo has confirmed that it will not be increasing the price of Switch models any time soon. VGC reached out to the UK arm of the company to confirm that Nintendo does "not have any plans" to bump up the prices of the console yet. This statement follows the news that Sony would be increasing the price of both...
Review Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 (Switch) - Another Pair Of Lesser-Known RPG Gems
Another two RPG classics to dive into, dood!
The Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volumes 1 and Volume 2 each brought a different pair of games to Switch. The third volume brings a PlayStation classic to modern consoles as well as the Western debut of an obscure but well-loved game in the NIS stable. Die-hard tactical RPG fans might have heard of La...
News Yep, Big The Cat Has Been Spotted In Sonic Frontiers
And of course there's a fishing minigame
Everyone's favourite fishing feline is back! Big the Cat has been spotted in the Sonic Frontiers demo on the Gamescom showfloor, Eurogamer has reported. Sharing the news on Twitter, @Bibouboul posted a photo of someone playing the demo with the large purple cat standing behind Sonic. The blue blur can also...
News Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram From Hibernia Barrels Onto Switch This October
Update: Limited and Collector's Editions announced
Update [Fri 26th Aug, 2022 11:15 BST]: Microids has finally given us a firm release date for the next Asterix & Obelix game! The upcoming action-adventure/beat 'em up will be launching on the Switch on 13th October, just in time for the chilly season. (Thanks, Gematsu!) Not only that, we'll be...
News Game Freak Confirms Pokémon Legends: Arceus Started Development Before Sword & Shield's Launch
And Scarlet & Violet started in 2019
Game Freak held a talk during the Computer Entertainment Developers Conference 2022 (CEDEC) yesterday, 25th August, and the company shared a lot of information about how it developed assets for every Pokémon game, from Pokémon Red & Blue all the way through to the most recent entry in the series, Pokémon...
Rumour Nintendo Dataminers Think They've Uncovered A Splatoon World Map
Texture extracted from Ammo Knights
Ahead of the Splatoon 3 World Premiere Splatfest this weekend, Nintendo dataminers think they've uncovered something special. It apparently could be an official Splatoon world map, discovered alongside texture files associated with the in-game shop Ammo Knights. The Splatoon series has always been filled to the...
News Nintendo Is Apparently Not Involved In The New Switch DRM Initiative
Demand supposedly came from Denuvo's "existing clients"
Earlier this week at Gamescom, Denuvo by Iredeto launched a "Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection Solution" to safeguard games launched on the hybrid system. Essentially, it's going to be inserted into Switch games in an attempt to prevent them from being played on emulators. Denuvo, as you...
News Jump Force Update For Nintendo Switch Shuts Down Online Services
Regular online matches should still be available
Earlier this year in February, Bandai Namco pulled its all-star fighting game Jump Force from the Nintendo Switch eShop and multiple other platforms. This week, scheduled maintenance was spotted (via the Twitter account @NinStatusBot), which raised some eyebrows. This is the
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Updated To Version 11.0.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it now
Capcom has released yet another update for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. This bumps the latest version of the game up to 11.0.2 on the Nintendo Switch. According to a brief summary via social media, this update fixes some issues, along with some equipment loadout and "other" miscellaneous bugs. As usual, you'll need to update to...
News Switch eShop Pre-Orders For Dragon Ball: The Breakers Go Live
Due out October 14th
Bandai Namco's upcoming title Dragon Ball: The Breakers is rather different from previous entries in the series. In this online asymmetrical action game, you'll mostly be running around as "ordinary citizens" trying not to get killed by enemies such as Cell, Frieza and Buu. This game previously locked in a release date of...
News BPM: Bullets Per Minute Sets Its Sights On Switch This September, Pre-Order Now
A "rhythm-action FPS rogue-like"
Awe Interactive has announced it will be celebrating its 2nd year anniversary of the rhythm-action FPS rogue-like BPM: Bullets Per Minute with a Nintendo Switch release. Fans of Nintendo's hybrid system can get ready to "rock 'n' rogue' on 8th September for £19.99/€21.99/$24.99. Playtonic Friends are publishing...
News We're Getting A New Four-Player 'Puzzle Bobble' Exclusively On Switch Next Year
Everybubble celebrate!
Puzzle Bobble — once known as Bust-A-Move in the west — is one of our favourite Taito franchises, so we're always happy to see more entries in this Bubble Bobble spin-off series. And Taito has today revealed the next new entry, coming exclusively to Switch in 2023. Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! doesn't just come with an...
Japanese Charts Kirby’s Dream Buffet Makes Sweet Debut Thanks To eShop Cards
Absolutely delicious
It's back to our regularly scheduled Nintendo Switch Sports dominance in the Japanese charts. For the last few months, we've seen a handful of different games grab the number one spot in the weekly Famitsu charts, but last week saw Nintendo's family-friendly online sports game reclaim number one from Xenoblade Chronicles 3. And...
Watch Nintendo Treehouse Live Presentation August 2022 - Splatoon 3 And Harvestella
New details incoming
Rather than holding a Treehouse Live presentation close to E3 or another Direct, Nintendo likes to keep up on our toes and will be holding one such showcase today. In an announcement that went out on Tuesday, today's presentation will be a standalone feature focussing on the unlikely pairing of Splatoon 3 and Harvestella. This...
News Sonic Frontiers Pre-Orders Come With Famous V-Tuber DLC In Japan
Fast fashion
Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022 officially revealed Sonic Frontiers' release date as November 8th (though many of us had seen this coming thanks to a leak earlier in the day). Since this announcement, Sega has been moving fast to release new info about the game, including what we can expect to see in the different pre-order packages.
Nintendo Download 25th August (North America)
The Cowabunga Collection! Tinykin! HAAK!
The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The...
News 'A Little To The Left' Will Come Out A Little To The Later On Switch
PC and Mac release is in November
For fans of indie smash-success Unpacking, which was a game about taking things out of boxes and putting them on shelves (it's better than it sounds, promise), A Little To The Left should be on your radar, too. Except where Unpacking's villain was "not knowing whether items belong in the kitchen or bathroom", A...
Nintendo Download 25th August (Europe)
Islets! I Was a Teenage Exocolonist! RITE!
The latest Nintendo Download update for Europe has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch Retail eShop - New Releases: Are You Smarter than a 5th...
Round Up All The Nintendo Switch Titles From The Future Games Show 2022
17 new games are on the way
The Future Games Show took place last night at Gamescom and was streamed live thanks to the folks over at GamesRadar. While the focus seemed to be mainly on PC, there were a number of titles revealed that will be coming to the Switch. We have rounded up all of the games that we could confirm are coming to Switch below...
News Footage From Sonic Frontiers' Cyber Space Stages Emerges From Gamescom
Cyber Space, the final frontier
Sonic Frontiers' latest story trailer gave us a release date for Sonic's open-zone adventure, and it looked pretty darn good, too! The game is currently at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, and fans can go hands-on with the game at the convention. Our sister site Push Square has shared the footage from Twitter, and demos...
News Magnet-Magic Metroidvania Sequel 'Teslagrad 2' Confirmed For Switch
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
As part of the Future Games Show at Gamescom, we saw a little bit more of Teslagrad 2 — the sequel to critically-acclaimed metroidvania Teslagrad — as well as a release date and a confirmation that it'll come to Switch. Like the original game, Teslagrad 2 is all about using...
News Guitar Hero Meets Street Fighter In This Rhythm-Based Brawler Coming Soon To Switch
Rock and brawl
Gamescom's Future Games Show might have just revealed the most unexpected genre mashup of the year. God of Rock is a fighting game in which your success in combat is dependent on your ability to keep rhythm with a Guitar Hero-esque music tab at the bottom of the screen. We have all felt the pressure of losing your groove on Guitar...
Video Square Enix Releases New Official Trailer For Dragon Quest X Offline
Launching exclusively in Japan next month
Square Enix has released a third official trailer for Dragon Quest X Offline, due out for Switch, PlayStation and PC in Japan on 15th September. This latest clip highlights the heroes. In case you've missed our previous coverage, this is a new version of the MMORPG that can be played completely offline...
Video Here's A Teaser Of Fear Effect Reinvented, Coming Soon To Switch
See the third-person gameplay in action
We feel like we've been waiting forever for the original Fear Effect to make its return, ever since the remaster Fear Effect Reinvented was announced for the Nintendo Switch in 2017. As you might recall, this version of the action-adventure title will capture the "same spirit and atmosphere" as the original...
News Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Teases Free Title Update 2, Landing Next Month
The Flaming Espinas arrives "late September"
Now that Free Title Update 1 for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak has been delivered, all you monster hunters out there might be wondering when the second update is coming. Capcom has now committed to a "late" September launch for the second free title update. This will include the Flaming Espinas and...
PSA Splatoon 3's Splatfest World Premiere Demo Is Now Live
Splatfest will take place on 27th August
Update [Thu 25th Aug, 2022 01:30 BST]: Part of this Splatfest World Premiere Demo is now live. You'll be able to try out the tutorials, get some practice in, and explore the city of Splatsville. Enjoy! Original article [Fri 19th Aug, 2022 10:30 BST]: Splatoon 3's first-ever Splatfest takes place next...
Talking Point Can We Predict The Other Two Stories In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet?
Treasure, school, and evil...
One of the details revealed in the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet trailer was that the game would have three main stories, which could be played in any order. We were told about one of the three: The story of battling through all the gyms to get to whatever this game's equivalent of the Pokémon League is...
News Gothic Horror Dating Sim/Murder Mystery 'Mask Of The Rose' Delayed To 2023
"We’ve been seeing signs of an over-tight schedule"
Failbetter announced last week that their new game Mask of the Rose — a dating sim visual novel based around their Victorian-London-but-spooky setting of Fallen London and Sunless Sea — would be pushed back from its initial release date of Q3 2022 all the way to April 2023. The delay is due...
News Are You Ready, Kids? New SpongeBob SquarePants Gameplay Footage Revealed
Sharing the game's secret formula
After its announcement last year, we have been eagerly awaiting updates on Purple Lamp Studio's SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. While we are still without any sign of a release date (guess the mail must be slow out of Bikini Bottom), we have now received the first look at some gameplay footage. Showcased...
News Never Played Splatoon? Nintendo's Splatoon 3 Beginner's Guide Will Help
Squid study starts now
Before Splatoon 3 splats onto our screens on September 9th, Nintendo has released a new five-minute trailer which serves as a beginner's guide to the world and shenanigans of Splatsville. (Thanks, GoNintendo!) We have learned much about the upcoming sequel over the past few weeks, and with a
News New Denuvo 'Switch Emulator Protection' Tech Launches, And Players Are Worried
DRM a little DRM
Cybersecurity company Irdeto has revealed some brand new tech to help protect Switch games from piracy. Denuvo — a somewhat controversial DRM technology first used on FIFA 15 back in 2014 — aims to integrate effortlessly into the developer's build toolchain without impacting the game itself as well as inserting checks into the...
Hands On Splatoon 3 Brings New Ideas, But Nothing Revolutionary
Ink, splat, swim, repeat
Recently we were tickled pink to be invited by Nintendo to have a go at Splatoon 3, and as you might expect we accepted the offer. We got to play for about an hour or so, running through a few of the single-player levels, two rounds of Turf War, and three rounds of the new and improved version of Salmon Run — but how did...
