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June2019
News Learn How Death Is Tied To Life When Oninaki Releases On Switch This August
Discover the mysterious realm beyond
We first found out about action role-playing game Oninaki during a Nintendo Direct presentation earlier this year, in February. With this in mind, Square Enix Live has now locked in a release date. It's arriving in a few months time, on 22nd August. To help promote the launch announcement, Square Enix released a...
News Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions Are Being Localised
The more the merrier
If you're a fan of the SaGa series you're in for a treat, at Square Enix Live, the company revealed Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions would both be released in the west. There's no information about when exactly these games will arrive. The third game was exclusively released in Japan in 1995 and was previously...
News Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition Releases This Winter
Online play included
One game we got a small update on during the Square Enix Live E3 2019 presentation was Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles Remastered Edition. It's now scheduled to arrive this winter. To celebrate, Square Enix shared a new trailer featuring development footage of the game. In addition to this, it revealed an online multiplayer...
News Surprise! The Last Remnant Remastered Is Now Available On The Switch eShop
The JRPG from 2008 returns
During the Square Enix Live E3 2019 presentation, the company surprised Switch owners when it revealed The Last Remnant Remastered would be released today on the Nintendo Switch eShop. After being made available on the PlayStation 4 late last year, the enhanced version of this JRPG is now also available on the Switch. The...
News Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Year
Add another one to your collection
During the Square Enix Live event, it was revealed Final Fantasy VIII Remastered will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. Right now, there is no information about when exactly this classic will be released, so you'll just have to enjoy the description and trailer below. Experience Squall, Rinoa, and...
News Surreal Platformer Etherborn Will Turn Your Switch Upside Down Next Month
Release date now revealed
As part of the Kinda Funny Games E3 Showcase, it has been revealed that Etherborn will be arriving on Switch and other platforms on 18th July. We've been keeping an eye on this one for a while, with its pretty, gravity-defying platforming having us intrigued since a Switch version was first teased last summer. If you've...
News Just Dance 2020 Arrives On Switch And Nintendo Wii This November
Yes, Nintendo Wii!
Ubisoft's latest Just Dance release has been officially confirmed for the Switch, Nintendo Wii and multiple other platforms at the company's 2019 E3 Press Conference. Just Dance 2020 celebrates the series' 10th anniversary and will be filled with 40 new songs from a variety of artists. Here's a taste of what you can expect: God...
News Jake, Finn And Princess Bubblegum From Adventure Time Come To Brawlhalla
Oh my glob!
Jake the Dog, Finn the Human, and Princess Bubblegum from the animated fantasy series Adventure Time are now available in Brawlhalla as playable characters. Ubisoft revealed this during its E3 2019 Press conference. As of right now, you can participate in this limited-time Adventure Time event, ending on 25th June. The new crossover...
Review Battle Worlds: Kronos - A Hex-Based Tactical Title That's Tough As Old Boots
When worlds collide
“Battle Worlds: Kronos is a hard game,” reads an ominous opening message. “But if you can’t beat it, that’s not because it is too hard.” That warning might sound a little cocky, but there’s truth to it, too. Because beneath its wonky CGI cutscenes and well-worn sci-fi setting lies a turn-based strategy game that...
Review Bullet Battle: Evolution - A Cut-Price Call Of Duty That Fails On Almost Every Level
Dishonourable discharge
Mobile games have come a long way in the last two decades. There was a time when Snake was the only option for on-the-go phone-based entertainment, but over the years the games on offer have grown more profound in their scope as handsets have turned ever smarter. Now we have fully-fledged racers, shooters and MMOs, right...
Deluxe Edition is confirmed, though
Update: It doesn't look like Switch owners will be getting the fancy Collector's Edition of the game, which comes with a frickin' Doom Guy helmet you can actually wear on your bonce. Boo. Original Story: This just in: DOOM Eternal will be released on the Switch on 22nd November. The game's Creative Director Hugo...
News Machinarium Is The Latest Game To Get A Super Rare Physical Release On Switch
Pre-orders open this week
If you enjoy picking up physical editions of indie games on Nintendo Switch, Machinarium is set to be your next juicy purchase. Super Rare Games has revealed that it'll be partnering with Amanita Design to physically release Machinarium on Nintendo's console. The game originally released in 2009, and this physical edition...
News The Messenger's Free Tropical DLC Launches On 11th July
Panic at the picnic
In December last year, Sabotage revealed its hit 2D side-scroller The Messenger would be receiving an entirely free tropical DLC pack titled 'Picnic Panic' in 2019. Now, many months later at Devolver Digital's over-the-top E3 parody conference, it's been confirmed this new content will be released on the Switch, PlayStation 4 and...
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...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
Nine films, one epic game
During today's Xbox E3 2019 Press Conference, Microsoft showed footage of a new LEGO Star Wars game. It's called Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and is once again being handled by TT Games. While it was confirmed for the Xbox One during the show, a new trailer uploaded on the official TT Games YouTube channel has now...
News Jotun Developer Announces Spiritfarer For Nintendo Switch, Due Out In 2020
A management game about dying
During Microsoft's 2019 E3 Xbox Conference today, Thunder Lotus announced Spiritfarer, a "cozy" management game about dying. The game is scheduled to arrive in 2020 on the Switch and multiple other platforms. Here's a bit about it, straight from the PR: In Spiritfarer, you play Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased...
Review Super Skelemania - A Metroidvania That Doesn't Hang About
A bare-bones, budget take on the Metroid formula
Despite their content-filled, often weightily atmospheric and sprawling worlds, the non-linear platform games we commonly call ‘Metroidvanias’ have a long-running association with quick completion times. From the original Metroid’s multiple completion time-based endings to the speedrunning...
News Expect The Next Game From Cuphead's Developer To Feature "2D Hand-Drawn" Animation
Thinking about the future
The developer of Cuphead is currently hard at work on the game's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC expansion. Once this is out, though, what exactly is StudioMDHR's plan for the future? It's to create another game! During an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu, the siblings Chad and Jared Moldenhauer who founded...
Feature Bit Summit 7 Was Bigger, Better And Packed With Switch Goodness
Our report from the show floor
Based in beautiful Kyoto, Japan, in what started out as a sparse event in something close to a gymnasium, Bit Summit has rapidly become the second-largest independent games showcase in the country, just behind the grand spectacle that is Tokyo Game Show. Now situated in central Kyoto's Miyakomesse event centre, this...
News Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Now Sold More Than 1.7 Million Copies Worldwide
Exceeding expectations
One of the best role-playing games on the Nintendo Switch that also happens to be exclusive is Monolith Soft's Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The title made its debut on the system in December 2017 and is still considered a "must-have" game for seasoned adventurers. In terms of sales, we already heard last September how the sequel...
News The Dating Simulator Dream Daddy Hooks Up With The Nintendo Switch
Who will you choose?
Game Grumps is bringing its popular dating simulator Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator to the Nintendo Switch and mobile devices in the "very" near future. More precise information about the release date is on the way. Below is the official announcement and trailer: If it wasn't already obvious enough, Dream Daddy is all...
Review Warlocks 2: God Slayers - Magic Mayhem That Would Have Benefitted From Online Play
A gathering of magic
Once upon a time, there was a game that arrived on Kickstarter, and with added promise of a Wii U version to bolster its cause, it successfully funded itself – much to the happiness of its backers. Three years later, said game finally emerged from development, by which time it had assumed a slightly different name and...
News Brand New Turn-Based Strategy Game Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars Heads For Switch
Brand new IP shared ahead of E3
Kalypso Media and Palindrome Interactive have revealed that Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, a brand new strategy game, is headed for a release on Nintendo Switch. Described as "an engaging strategy game set in a dark vampire world in turmoil", Immortal Realms will combine empire management and turn-based combat with...
News Radiation City Brings The Horror Of Chernobyl To Nintendo Switch Next Week
A successor to Radiation Island
Radiation City, a successor to last year's Radiation Island, is headed to Nintendo Switch next week. It'll be available directly from the Switch eShop from 13th June. In the game, players must scavenge and fight their way through the nuclear fallout of the Chernobyl power plant, with events being based on the 1986...
News Human Rocket Person Developers Say You'll "Hate" Them By The End Of The Game
A worthy challenge?
Pogo jumping onto a Nintendo Switch near you at the end of the month is Human Rocket Person, a 3D, single-player platformer designed to anger your very soul. Usually, we'd give you a quick summary of what the game's all about here, but the official Nintendo eShop listing puts it better than we ever could: Human Rocket Person...
News XSEED Announces The Switch Games It Will Showcase At E3 2019
A "grand new title" will also be revealed
XSEED Games will showcase a total of five Switch games at E3 2019. Three of these games have just been announced for Nintendo's hybrid platform. Here's what you can expect: BurgerTime Party!, Heroland, Rune Factory 4 Special, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Senran Kagura: Peach Ball. In addition to this, XSEED...
News Lion Castle Reveals Racer, A Follow-Up To Super Street: The Game
Burn even more rubber
It seems like the free-to-download title Asphalt 9: Legends will have some friendly competition in the near future, with publisher Lion Castle announcing Racer is speeding onto the Switch at the end of 2019. The arcade street racing game will be available in both physical and digital form. Racer is built on the foundations of...
News Save The Entire Galaxy When Citizens Of Space Arrives On 18th June
From the developer of Citizens of Earth
Sega has announced Citizens of Space is coming to the Nintendo Switch later this month on 18th June for $14.99. If the name sounds familiar, it's because this is a follow-up to the 2015 release, Citizens of Earth. The new game is also being developed by Eden Industries. Below is a rundown of the story: It's...
News My Friend Pedro Gracefully Obliterates A 20th June Release Date On Switch
This is just bananas
Developer Deadtoast and publisher Devolver Digital have revealed the release date for the upcoming slow-motion carnage that is My Friend Pedro. You'll be able to get your hands on it from 20th June. To celebrate, a brand new trailer has been released (which you can watch above) and an early discount has been detailed for those...
News Asphalt 9: Legends Speeds Onto Switch This Summer For Free
Up to 8 players across 42 tracks
Mobile racing franchise Asphalt is speeding onto a Nintendo Switch near you this summer, with a new port of Asphalt 9: Legends. The series has appeared exclusively on smartphones and PC for the last few years, with earlier editions making it to the Nintendo DS around a decade ago. Its return to a Nintendo platform...
Review Slay the Spire - A Sublime Fusion Of Genres You Simply Have To Experience
Dungeon Master
There are a handful of Switch games we know we’ll likely never uninstall from our systems; an elite list of titles so addictive and so well suited to the portable nature of Nintendo’s system that they’ll always have a special place allocated on that MicroSD card. We’re talking about games like Mario Kart 8, Celeste, Axiom...
News Virtua Racing And Wonder Boy: Monster Land Arrive In The West At The End Of June
That felt like AGES
After launching in Japan in April, the excellent SEGA AGES version of Virtua Racing will finally come to the west on 27th June. As you can see in the trailer above, we'll also be getting SEGA AGES version of Wonder Boy: Monster Land on the same date (they're both in the 'Coming Soon' section at the end). Both ports were handled...
Review Hue - An Inventive Indie Puzzler That's A Few Shades Away From Greatness
Hue and Cry
The most terrifying explanation of blindness is that you don’t see endless blackness; it’s been described as seeing nothing. If black and white are still colours on the visible spectrum, if those colours are still seen by light bouncing off our retinas, then to see nothing means those would be absent. No constant black, no constant...
News Mario Maker 2 Isn't The Only Platform Game Creator Coming To Switch In June
PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker finally sees release next week
PQube and developer Super Icon are sneaking their 2D platform game creation tool onto Switch just before Nintendo's plumber arrives to soak up everybody's payday cash; PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker is launching next week on 13th June. Channelling the same creative spirit...
News Bullet Battle: Evolution Brings 8-Player Team-Based Shooting To Switch Today
"50,000 people used to live here..."
Coming to Switch today from developer Forza Games (yep, good luck googling that) and publisher TROOOZE, Bullet Battle: Evolution is a 4v4 online deathmatch game where you work with your team to capture as much territory as possible and wipe out the competition. The screenshots show a set of realistic-looking...
Fancy a laugh?
Bringing something a little bit different to Switch this summer is Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet, a pirate adventure with a healthy dose of comedy thrown in for good measure. Created by comedian and filmmaker, Alasdair Beckett-King, the game sees the titular Nelly setting off on an adventure to rescue birds who have been hypnotised...
News Super Skelemania Brings Bite-Sized Metroidvania Adventure To Switch Today
Play in a single sitting
Jumping and rolling its way onto Nintendo Switch today is Super Skelemania, a Metroidvania from Grimorio Games and Hidden Trap. Taking control of a cute little skeleton, you'll need to jump over pits of thorns, headbutt those pesky enemy spiders, and even roll your skull around like a bowling ball to make it across various...
News Brace Yourself Games Talks About The Zelda Lore And Music In Cadence Of Hyrule
Extra insight
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer might be arriving on the Switch eShop later this month, but there’s still a lot we don’t know about the rhythmic action-adventure game. During an interview with 4Gamer at Bitsummit 7 Spirits in Japan, Brace Yourself Games revealed more about the development process and what players could...
News Solomon's Key Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Series On The Nintendo Switch
Magical
Hamster is adding Tecmo's 1986 release Solomon's Key to its Arcade Archives line on the Nintendo Switch. The title supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29. From June 6th, 2019, Arcade Archives Solomon's Key will be available digitally for Arcade Archives, the downloadable series by HAMSTER for Nintendo Switch...
News Dandy Dungeon Gives New Meaning To The Term "Fantasy RPG", And It's Out This Month
From the creator of Black Bird
Yoshiro Kimura's studio Onion Games – previously responsible for the superbly bizarre Switch shooter Black Bird – has revealed that Dandy Dungeon is headed to the Nintendo Switch eShop on June 27th for $24.99. A roguelite RPG which places you in the role of a programmer who dreams of becoming a fantasy hero, the...
News First-Person Puzzle-Platformer Neon Junctions Leaps Onto Switch This Week
With increasingly challenging levels
From Ratalaika Games and 9 Eyes Game Studio, puzzle-platformer Neon Junctions is headed to Nintendo Switch later this week. Blending a first-person approach to puzzles and platforming with an '80s-inspired art style and synthwave soundtrack (is anyone else getting Stranger Things vibes from that music?), Neon...
News Physics-Based Puzzle Platformer Deleveled Launches On Switch eShop This Autumn
More than 100 levels to work through
If you prefer your puzzle experiences to be mixed with some platforming action, the momentum and physics-based puzzle platformer Deleveled might be worth keeping an eye on. The game launches on the Switch eShop this Autumn for $9.99 and is from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild – previously responsible for The...
News Get A 20% Discount When The Puzzle Game Forest Home Arrives On The eShop Later This Month
Out 20th June
Australian developer The Binary Mill – responsible for various bite-sized and VR-based experiences such as Mini Moto Racing, Rush, Gun Club, and Assault Squadron – has revealed it is bringing its "bright and colorful" mobile puzzler Forest Home to the Switch this month, on 20th June. This will be the company's very first release on...
Review Timespinner - Another Superb Metroidvania For Your Nintendo Switch
Timespinphony of the Night
In Timespinner, the player steps into the shoes of Lunais, a young woman in a nomadic society that trains talented magical youth like her as Time Messengers – people prepared to be flung back in time to warn of dangers to the clan. The spacefaring Lachiemi empire has become one such danger, and is obsessed with...
News Vampire: The Masquerade Is Getting A New Single-Player Experience On Switch
'Coteries of New York'
Polish indie studio Draw Distance, formerly known as iFun4all S.A., has revealed that it will be bringing Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York to Nintendo Switch later this year. Set in the universe of tabletop RPG Vampire: The Masquerade's fifth edition, this new game is described as a "unique, atmospheric,...
News "Brutal" Hack And Slash Game Blasphemous Will Torment Nintendo Switch This Year
"A dark and punishing Metroidvania"
Team17 has revealed that it has added The Game Kitchen's upcoming hack and slash game, Blasphemous, to its game label. The partnership will see the game launch on Nintendo Switch later this year. In the game, players take on the role of The Penitent One in the dark gothic land of Cvstodia, where a foul curse...
News 2D Platformer Even The Ocean Will Bring Its Thought-Provoking Narrative To Switch
Exploring identity, balance and the environment
Ratalaika Games has revealed that it will be bringing Analgesic Productions' 2D platformer Even the Ocean to Nintendo Switch. Released on Steam a few years ago and generating 'very positive' user reviews, Even the Ocean is said to tell "a unique narrative about identity, balance, and important...
News Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled File Size Revealed
Ahead of the pack
An updated listing for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on the North American eShop reveals the game's digital file size will take up 5.7GB. As NintendoSoup notes, this file size may differ from region to region. Assuming the listing is accurate, it means Crash Team Racing is the smallest out of the main kart racing games on the...
News WayForward Celebrates 17 Years Of Shantae Video Games
Happy birthday!
Put your hands together for the half-genie hero, Shantae, who celebrated her 17th video game birthday a few days ago. Yes, the WayForward mascot created by Erin and Matt Bozon started out life on the Game Boy Color in 2002. Although the character's first game sold poorly due to the fact the Game Boy Advance was already out, Shantae...
Gallery Fresh New Screenshots Appear Online For Zelda Crossover Cadence Of Hyrule
A feast for the eyes
The Legend of Zelda and Crypt of the NecroDancer crossover Cadence of Hyrule was last week confirmed for a June release, during a trailer broadcast at the Japanese Indie World presentation. While we wait for
News Switch Players Struggling To Connect To Mortal Kombat 11 Servers After Recent Update
Online troubles
Last week's update to Mortal Kombat 11 on the Switch was meant to stamp out various bugs, but it might have actually caused more harm than good. Since patch went live, some Nintendo users have reportedly been struggling to connect to the MK11 servers, locking them out of multiple modes due to the online nature of the game. One...
Review Golem Gates - A Unique Twist On The RTS Formula That Takes Away More Than It Adds
My Precious?
Golem Gates, the second game from indie developer Laser Guided Games, was originally released in March of 2018 on PC and now makes the jump to Switch with its unique BattleForge-esque twist on the usual RTS formula, adding a deck-building mechanic which see players contend with the random nature of how attack cards are dealt out in...
Video Digital Foundry's Analysis Of Team Sonic Racing On The Switch
"Very consistent"
Now that Team Sonic Racing has been out for a few weeks, the technical experts over at Digital Foundry have been able to test out the game on each platform. The Switch version is "basically" the same as the other versions – with matching content, lighting and effects on display. In docked mode, the Switch resolution is 1600x900...
Feature Nintendo Life eShop Selects - May 2019
May's best Switch eShop games!
Another month down and yet another bumper list of eShop releases worth sinking your teeth into. Yes, May has now been and gone and the Switch is once again overflowing with new releases to check out and play. As such, it's time to bring out the trusty Nintendo Life eShop Selects awards. These awards aim to celebrate...
News Celeste's Free DLC Update Will Contain More Than 100 Challenging Levels
Prepare to suffer
The uphill indie platformer Celeste will soon grow in size, with the creator Matt Thorson - on behalf of the team at Matt Makes Games - revealing the free ninth chapter DLC will include more than 100 levels. The current game already has more than 700 levels in it and the next chapter is expected to ramp up the difficulty yet...
Review TT Isle Of Man - The Safest Way To Experience The World's Deadliest Motorsport Race
Mad Manx
In the motorsport racing calendar, few courses hold quite as much infamy as the Isle of Man TT. Described as "38 miles of terror" by one Sports Illustrated reporter in 2003, the time trial course has been running on and off since 1907 and sees superbikes racing past front doors and around country lanes at breakneck speeds. It’s one of the...
News Mortal Kombat 11 Shows Off Shang Tsung And Confirms Additional DLC Fighters
Switch version receives a patch as well
Mortal Kombat 11 managed to survive its launch, despite a few problems tied to the reward system and a number of reports about the toxic workplace culture at NetherRealm Studios. Brushing aside these launch issues, the team behind the game has now shown off the first Komba
News New Trailer And Release Date For Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Launches in September
Inti Creates has revealed more info on its upcoming entry in the Gunvolt series at Bitsummit 2019. Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX was revealed at the Kyoto-based indie game festival last year and it is now confirmed to be launching on 26th September. The first game in the series since Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 in 2016,...
News Shovel Knight Update Coming To Musical Bullet-Hell Game Just Shapes & Beats
Shovel to the beat
Everyone's favourite indie hero Shovel Knight is at it again, this time collaborating with the musical bullet-hell game, Just Shapes & Beats. Yes, Yacht Club's fearless knight will soon appear in his very own update for Berzerk Studio's game, fittingly titled: Just Shovels & Knights. This update was revealed during Nin
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Review Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack - A Fine Platformer That's Over All Too Quickly
"Indescribable... Indestructible! Nothing can stop it!"
Many of you are no doubt familiar with DrinkBox Studios for their work on the Guacamelee! games, but prior to their crazy luchador Metroidvania endeavours, the company was known for another platformer series about, well, blobs. Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack was originally published as a...
News Fantasy RPG Legend Of The Tetrarchs Brings Turn-Based Battling To Switch Next Week
With an "expansive open world"
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Legend of the Tetrarchs, a fantasy, turn-based RPG from Exe Create Inc. and Kemco. Described as a "full-fledged fantasy RPG with thrilling turn-based battles", Legend of the Tetrarchs has you commanding battles which feature up to ten allies and various skill sets. Both the...
News Zelda Crossover Cadence Of Hyrule Now Locked In For June Release, New Footage Emerges
Update: It's official!
Update #2: During the recent Japanese Indie World broadcast, Cadence of Hyrule's June release was officially confirmed, but only the month was given – we still don't have a solid date. In the meantime, check out some new footage from the broadcast below: Update #1: The HTML source code now shows the release as being 20th...
News Bug Fables Looks Like The Paper Mario Game We've Been Waiting For
And it's coming to the Switch this year
Developer Moonsprout Games and publisher Dangen Entertainment will be releasing the charming adventure RPG Bug Fables on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms later this year. The Paper Mario style game follows the three heroes Vi, Kabbu and Leif (no, not that one), as they embark on an epic quest...
News Natsume Announces Harvest Moon: Mad Dash For Nintendo Switch
All will be revealed at E3 2019
With less than two weeks until E3 begins, more and more developers are getting certain announcements out of the way before being overshadowed by much bigger releases. The Pokémon Company even got in on the action earlier this week, sharing news about new Pokémon games and apps currently in development. Natsume has...
News GungHo Online Entertainment Delays Ninjala Until Spring 2020
The team needs more time to prepare the game
It's been almost one year since GungHo Online Entertainment revealed the bubble gum game Ninjala to the world, so what's the status on the development of this Switch title? Unfortunately, it will no longer be released this year and has instead been knocked back to spring 2020. It means the development...
News Devil Engine Ignition Brings DLC To The Switch Shmup This Winter
Restart your engines
Protoculture Games has announced an expansion pack for Switch shoot 'em up Devil Engine including new stages, new music and more. The game released in February this year and this expansion will launch later in 2019 alongside a PS4 version. According to the company, the expansion will launch as DLC on Switch and include the...
Review Gato Roboto - A Charming Metroidvania Which We Wish Hung Around Longer
Paw-some
Cats are remarkable creatures, aren't they? One moment they could be curled up on your lap, peacefully dozing the day away, and the next they're donning a high-tech mecha suit and exploring vast caverns filled with monstrous creatures. At least, that's what Gato Roboto - Doinksoft's charming 'Metroidvania' - would have you believe. Joining...
News Dead By Daylight Slashes Its Way Onto The Switch This September
Run for your life
When we got our first look at Behaviour Interactive's Dead by Daylight running on the Switch, we were horrified in more ways than one. The visuals and performance were arguably scarier than the asymmetric survival horror concept. If you don't believe us, take a look at the footage below. Brushing these concerns aside, it's now...
News Fire Piranha Plant Joins The Mario Tennis Aces Roster In June
Great balls of fire
You've dominated as the Piranha Plant in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, now take to the court as Fire Piranha Plant in Mario Tennis Aces. Yes, that's right - the pesky Mario enemy that shoots fireballs in multiple directions will join Camelot's tennis game next month. As you can see in the video above, Fire Piranha Plant is a...
News Verlet Swing Arrives On Switch In A Fortnight With A Bucketful Of Weird
Dali & Me
Well this is an odd one. Verlet Swing is coming to Switch in two weeks and appears to be a first-person fusion of Spider-Man and Salvador Dali. Sure, why not? Coming from Flamebait Games, it's described as 'an eccentric world where weird stuff happens'. It appears that you use a grappling hook to swing around surrealist environments...
News Timespinner Is A Metroidvania Turning Back The Clock On Switch Next Week
'-spinner' not '-splitters', though it still looks good
Any game inspired by Castlevania and Mega Man X is likely worth a look, and so it is with Timespinner, an 'ode to classic '90s action platformers' which launched last year on other platforms. Happily, it's now been confirmed to arrive on Switch next week (4th June, to be precise). We
News The Complex Brings FMV Sci-Fi Thrills To Switch Early Next Year
Penned by one of the writers behind Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale
There's been a resurgence of FMV games in recent years that has done much to change the genre's reputation after being tarnished in the '90s by some rotten examples on early CD-based systems. Publisher Wales Interactive has been championing the genre for a while now and next year it'll...
News Vectronom Drops Some Chiptastic Tunes On Switch Today
Back with another one of those block rockin' beats
Releasing today on Switch eShop is Vectronom, a colourful beat-based puzzler which marries cuboid rolling mechanics with a thumping soundtrack of electronica. The debut project from German developer Ludopium, the game requires you to navigate a cube through a course, avoiding hazards that pop up...
Review TerraTech - The Meccano To Minecraft's Lego
Technically worth trying
Kickstarted back in 2014, TerraTech is one of the more successful attempts to evolve the sandbox construction genre in a new direction. A sort of Meccano to Minecraft’s Lego, Terratech focuses largely on building vehicles (or ‘techs’) which can be driven or flown around a randomly generated world. You’ll get into...
Video 11 Wonderful New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In June
Move over E3
Can you believe E3 is happening in less than two weeks? Well, we can't either. We're all keeping our fingers crossed for new Animal Crossing info, we obviously can't wait to hear who's joining Smash next and we're sure there'll be a smattering of surprises to enjoy as well. There's a lot to be excited for, but these announcements can...
News The Space-Themed Puzzle Adventure Afterlight Is Targeting A Switch Release
Would you like to fund a space mission?
The Journey and Inside-inspired Kickstarter project Afterlight, by Silent Road Games, is targeting a Switch release. This "2.5D puzzle-adventure" game takes place on Saturn's moon Titan and focuses on an astronaut named Xin, who must update "the mission's corrupted AI" in order to re-establish communication...
News Chinese Video Game Giant Tencent Reportedly Gives Up On Arena Of Valor
That was quick
The Chinese video game giant Tencent has reportedly given up on its MOBA game Arena of Valor here in the west. Just months after the release of the game on the Switch eShop, the marketing teams located in the US and Europe are believed to have been disbanded. This localised version of Honor of Kings has struggled to compete since it...
News Try To Avoid Updating Katana Zero On Switch If You Value Your Save File
"Please don't update"
Katana Zero developer Askiisoft has issued an urgent warning via social media, informing Nintendo Switch players not to update to the latest version of the game as it has the ability to corrupt save data. "Please don't update Katana ZERO on Switch. This update is not supposed to be live yet and it will corrupt your save file...
News Konami Confirms Full Line-Up Of Games Included In The Contra Anniversary Collection
Launching this summer
Now that the two other anniversary releases are out in the wild, Konami has turned its attention to the Contra Anniversary Collection. When the Japanese company originally made this announcement, it revealed four of these games: Contra (Arcade), Super Contra (Arcade), Super C (NES) and Contra III: The Alien Wars
Review Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons - A Welcome Return Of An Indie Classic
Oh brother, where art thou?
When Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons first wandered onto Xbox 360’s wonderfully indie-centric marketplace in 2013, it brought with a new meaning to the term ‘co-op’. With a new generation of consoles mere months away, Payday 2 developer Starbreeze Studios captured the imaginations of critics and players alike. It was a...
News 198X Release Trailer Fires Up Our Arcade Nostalgia
'Coming soon' to Switch
Following its Kickstarter success last year, Hi-Bit Studios' arcade mash up 198X was announced to be coming to all platforms and the release trailer above shows a promising blend of classic arcade genres. Celebrating the style and influence of such games as Out Run and Shinobi
Review Crystal Crisis - A Falling Block Puzzler That Fits Perfectly On Switch
But can it run Crystal Crisis?
Everyone has dabbled in some form of a falling block puzzle game at some point in their life. For most people, it’s probably some form of Tetris. For others, it may be Dr. Mario, or Puyo Puyo, maybe even Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine. Years upon years of formula tweaking and innovative twists on the simple...
News See The World In A Different Way In Another Sight On Switch
Coming soon to consoles including a physical version on Switch
Coming from Milanese developer Lunar Great Wall Studios, Another Sight is a steampunk fantasy adventure game set in Victorian London that follows a girl, Kit, who loses her sight and goes on a journey 'beyond sight and the real world' with her cat, Hodge. Teamwork is the name of the game...
Review Realm Royale - A Battle Royale That's More Than Just Fortnite With Chickens
Royale rumble
In 2019, few genres are quite as fickle and difficult to predict as battle royale. Plenty of games have attempted to grab a piece of this lucrative pie over the last couple of years, but for every Fortnite, PUBG and Apex Legends there are countless others that have failed to capture that same zeitgeist. Usually when a BR title stumbles...
News Warlocks 2: God Slayers Is Getting Ready To Battle On Switch In June
For the love of gods... fight!
Prepare to fight for wealth, world dominance, and above all for the glory of the Warlocks in Warlocks 2: God Slayers which will be out on 7th June and is now available as a pre-order for $17.99 on the Switch eShop. For those not in the know, Warlocks 2: God Slayers is a humorous, action-packed RPG, in which you take...
News Phantom Doctrine Brings Turn-Based Espionage To Switch In June
Slipping onto Switch from other platforms
The Switch version of Phantom Doctrine, a turn-based thriller set during the Cold War, is set to arrive on Switch next month. It releases in North America on 6th of June with the European launch coming a week later on 13th June. Set in 1983, you're in charge of a clandestine organisation known as The Cabal...
Review American Fugitive - A Decent Homage To Grand Theft Auto That's A Little Underdone
Grand Theft Naught-o
American Fugitive, a straight-up homage to the top-down Grand Theft Auto games of old, sees players assume the role of William Riley, a bad boy with a criminal past who’s just been framed for his father’s murder. Convicted and sent to jail in the opening moments of the game, he almost immediately manages to set himself free...
News Slender: The Arrival Creeps Onto The Switch eShop Next Month
Prepare for scares
If you thought you could escape from the Slender Man, think again. According to an eShop listing, Slender: The Arrival is being released on the Switch on 20th June for $13.50. Nintendo fans got their first taste of this cult indie horror release back in 2015 when the game was released on the Wii U eShop. The Arrival is a...
News Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight Receiving A Limited Run Physical Release
Pre-orders go live next Friday
Limited Run continues to churn out physical releases like there's no tomorrow. The next one on the way is Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight. This action-platformer was originally released on the Switch eShop at the beginning of this year. The fourth installment in the critically-acclaimed 2D platforming series...
Review Blades Of Time - A Wonky Action Title That Belongs In The Past
Time lapse
Blades of Time came out almost seven years ago, but it looks and plays like something much older. As a sequel to its so-so predecessor X-Blades, Russian developer Gaijin Entertainment took one very interesting mechanic – the power to manipulate time itself – and surrounded it with ideas we’d seen and played ad nauseam before. The...
Review Back in 1995 - A Clumsy Survival Horror Tribute That's Lacking In Bite
Back in 1995 is where it belongs
Survival horror games are notorious for ageing quite badly. Despite their status as some of the most influential games of all time, titles like Resident Evil and Silent Hill feel positively archaic in design by today's standards. Even Resident Evil 4, recently released for the Switch, now has deep wrinkles showing in...
News Sumo Digital Explains Why Team Sonic Racing Doesn't Include Other Sega Characters
It's tied to the adventure mode
One of the main differences about Team Sonic Racing compared to the previous all-star racing outing is the fact the cast is limited to the Sonic universe. Characters from Sega's other games simply didn't make the cut this time around. If you've been wondering why Sumo Digital dropped characters like AiAi from Super...
Video Digital Foundry Finds Assassin's Creed III Remastered On Switch "Hard To Recommend"
"It all just looks a bit off"
After ongoing rumours, Assassin's Creed III Remastered has finally been released on the Switch. So, how does it hold up? According to the team over at Digital Foundry, this version of the game is all over the shop. Docked, the game runs at 1080p – which is a rather significant boost compared to the 720p display in...
News Strictly Limited Releasing Brazil-Inspired Beat 'Em Up 99Vidas In Physical Form
Bring it!
Last November, the developer and publisher QUByte released 99Vidas on the Switch eShop. The 16-bit title was created in conjunction with 99Vidas - Brazil's most popular video game podcast - and aimed to recreate the magic of the beat 'em up golden era, when games such as Final Fight, Double Dragon,
Video Let's Play Realm Royale On The Nintendo Switch
Don't be a chicken
After months of rumours and leaks, Realm Royale has finally been released on the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to the lovely people over at Hi-Rez Studios, our senior video producer Alex Olney has been able to take an early look at the Founder's Pack offering. If you haven't heard about this game before, it's described as a class-based...
Review Gunlord X - Top-Notch Old-School Blasting Action
Praise the Lord
The Switch has become home to an absolute smorgasbord of retro-inspired games. Whilst a lot of these may rarely be worth a second glance, a select few – such as Dead Cells and Undertale – might very well become some of your all-time favourites. Gunlord X likely won't be on your radar at all, but it really should be. Its very...
Review Baba Is You - A Truly Unique Puzzler That Will Train Or Maim Your Brain
If Baba is you, then who is me?
Every week, the Switch eShop is bombarded by an onslaught of new releases. Often, a good majority of them end up being games that were ported over from a previous generation, or more shovelware that could easily be found on your mother's smartphone. Because of all of the noise, many unique games can go unnoticed or...
Video Digital Foundry Explores The Performance Of Resident Evil 4, 1 And 0 On Switch
Handheld supreme?
If you're hoping to find out exactly how all of the newly ported Resident Evil games run on Switch, you'll be pleased to know that the technical boffins over at Digital Foundry have examined each game in lovely video form. Interestingly, Digital Foundry noticed that Resident Evil 4 runs at 900p when docked, as opposed to the PS4...
Feature Hi-Rez Studios On Bringing Realm Royale To Switch
We chat with the team behind this fantasy take on the battle royale genre
Following weeks of rumours and leaks suggesting that Hi-Rez Studios was bringing its free-to-play battle royale Realm Royale to Switch, we can exclusively confirm that the game is coming to Nintendo's console. It joins team-based first-person shooter Paladins and MOBA
News Cyberpunk Puzzler Hyperforma Comes To Switch This Year With Brand New Co-Op Mode
Hack your way to victory
Russian indie developer HeroCraft has announced that its cyberpunk puzzle game, Hyperforma, is set to launch on Nintendo Switch later this year. The game is said to contain a "captivating story" which focuses on a lone explorer making his journey into a relic cyberspace called 'Ancient Network', hoping to reveal the secrets...
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