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December2020
News Switch Version Of Borderlands 2 Patched, Fixes Reported Stability Issues
"Thank you for your patience"
At the beginning of last month, Gearbox and 2K released a new update for Borderlands 2 on Switch adding multiple new features. It also marked the release of the fifth campaign add-on - Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary - on the eShop. Not long after the update went live, players began experi
News Another Taito Game Joins Hamster's Arcade Archives Collection This Week
"Welcome to the Fairyland"
This week sees "The Fairyland Story" join Hamster's Arcade Archives collection on the Nintendo Switch. The Fairyland Story is a Taito action game that made its debut in 1985. You take control of a young witch and battle against monsters deep within a castle. If you want to make it out alive, you'll need to master various...
News Devolver Digital Cyber Sale Discounts Lots Of Switch Indie Favourites (North America)
Update: Today's your last chance
Update: Yet another discount bonanza ending today, Devolver Digital's sale has plenty of great games at reduced prices. You have until 11:59pm PT tonight to take advantage of these offers, so what're you waiting for? Original Article (Tue 24th Nov, 2020 16:00 GMT): It's not just Nintendo that's getting in early...
Mini Review Absolute Drift - Zen-Like Powersliding Plagued By Technical And Design Problems
A car crash in more ways than one
Drifting, when done right, can be absolutely thrilling. There’s nothing quite like tearing round a corner with razor-sharp precision, and everything from Mario Kart 8 to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit relies heavily on your ability to execute drifts successfully. Absolute Drift is all about drifting; you don’t race...
News The Award-Winning Cultist Simulator Is Heading To Switch With All Past DLC Included
And new DLC arrives on the same day
Cultist Simulator: Initiate Edition, a special release of the award-winning roguelike narrative card game, will launch on Nintendo Switch in February 2021. A game "of apocalypse and yearning," Cultist Simulator takes place inside a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories. "Perhaps you're looking...
News Nintendo Reveals The Top 15 Most-Downloaded Switch Games In November 2020 (Europe)
The eShop's biggest games
Nintendo has shared an updated list of the most-downloaded Switch eShop games of the month across Europe, this time covering November 2020. And yep, you probably know which game has taken top spot. As you'd probably expect, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has jumped straight into first place. The game – which has...
News DOOM Eternal Switch FAQ Addresses Gyro Controls, Multiplayer, DLC And More
Everything you need to know
So, DOOM Eternal finally has a release date on Nintendo Switch and we really don't have long to wait. The game's launching on the Switch eShop on 8th December and ahead of the big day, Bethesda has shared a list of FAQs that hope to address fans' concerns. It talks about plenty of stuff we already knew about, such as the...
News All Abylight Studios Switch Games Are Now 50% Off For Black Friday
Update: Sale ends today
Update: As a reminder, Abylight Studio's Black Friday sale on Switch ends today! This is your last chance to pick up the games below at their discounted prices. Original Article: The Black Friday savings are coming in thick and fast now, as Abylight Studios announces another eShop sale. The company has reduced all of its...
News Sequel To Cyberpunk Bartender Game VA-11 HALL-A Delayed Indefinitely
Developer "might have other projects to announce"
There have been ongoing video game delays throughout the year and it seems it's set to continue in the month of December. Joining the various other titles that have been pushed back in 2020 is N1RV Ann-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action by developer Sukeban Games.
News Split-Screen Multiplayer Returns To Switch Version Of Rocket League In The Next Update
Was originally removed from the game in September
Psyonix has announced season two of Rocket League will be kicking off next week on 9th December. It will include a new arena, new customisation options, new music and content, and much more. For players on Switch, it also sees the return of the game's split-screen. This was confirmed over on the
News DOOM Eternal Switch eShop File Size Revealed
Rip and clear some space...
Before Bethesda locked in a release date for DOOM Eternal, there were rumours the physical version had been axed. Now that it has been confirmed this title will be a "digital-only" release, this leaves Switch owners with no option but to make some space on their systems if they want to play it. So how much room will this...
Gallery Hand-Drawn Horror Game Mundaun Gets Lots Of Lovely (But Eerie) Screenshots
These are giving us the creeps
Next year, we'll be getting our hands on a brand new horror game on Switch in the form of Mundaun, a hand-drawn effort from Swiss programmer and illustrator Michel Ziegler. We first spoke about the game back in July when an announcement trailer gave us our first taste of what to expect, along with the following...
Isometric turn-based battles await
Mercenaries Blaze: Dawn of the Twin Dragons, the latest entry in CIRCLE Entertainment and Rideon's tactical RPG series, will launch on Nintendo Switch on 17th December. Featured in our very own Nintendo Life Indie Spotlight presentation earlier this year, Mercenaries Blaze promises a "lengthy campaign with...
News Three Idea Factory Otome Games Are Getting Western Releases On Switch Next Year
Here are all the details
Olympia Soirée, launching on Switch in the west in 2021 Aksys Games has announced that it will be bringing three otome titles from Idea Factory to the west on Nintendo Switch in 2021. The games in question are Olympia Soirée, Dairoku: Ayakashimori and Variable Barricade, all of which will launch after the western release...
News Twin-Stick Shooter GUNPIG Hogs The Switch eShop Limelight This Week
GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire
Launching in just a couple of days' time on the Nintendo Switch eShop is GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire, an arcade-style twin-stick shooter from developer LaPointe Joints and publisher Flynn's Arcade. Putting pigs in spaceships and sending them out on an intergalactic shooter mission might not be the first idea you'd think of...
News Nintendo Switch eShop Launches In Brazil Next Week With 400 Games Available On Day One
It's about time!
Update: Nintendo has issued a corrected press statement which explains the service will launch with 400 games, not 700 as was previously reported. Nintendo has announced that the Switch eShop will finally be up and running in Brazil next week, giving fans legitimate access to hundreds of digital titles on the platform for the...
Video 11 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In December
Fire Emblem, DOOM Eternal and much more
We've finally made it - it's now officially the last month of the year. Although 2020 is winding down, there are actually quite a number of exciting releases showing up early this month on the Switch. Later this week sees the arrival of Immortals Fenyx Rising, Fitness Boxing and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon...
November2020
Feature DOOM Eternal Finally Gets A Switch Release Date - We Speak To Port Wizards Panic Button
"We had to take it to eleven"
It's taken a little longer than originally anticipated, but after battling through this calamitous year to get to Nintendo's console, Doom Eternal is finally coming to Switch on 8th December. Following its release on other consoles back in March (on the same day as Animal Crossing: New Horizons,
News DOOM Eternal Blasts To Switch In December - Check Out The New Trailer
Go to Hell, finally
Many months after the game's launch on other platforms, Bethesda has put a date on the long-awaited Switch version of id Software's DOOM Eternal: it's finally coming to Switch on 8th December. Following a difficult year for the industry and its audience, there were fears that id Software's ambitious follow up to DOOM 2016 might...
Mini Review Picross S5 - You Know The Drill By Now, Surely?
It's Picross, but now there's a '5' on the tin
There are plenty of excellent puzzle games on the Switch, but arguably the most ubiquitous franchise out there is Nintendo’s own Picross series, which has featured fairly frequently ever since the platform’s launch year. With the launch of Picross S5, we’re now looking at the sixth (!) entry in...
News Cheeky Cartoon Bullet-Hell Game The Crackpet Show Announced For Switch
Keep away from children
The Crackpet Show, a cartoon bullet-hell roguelike starring a cast of non-child-friendly critters, will blast its way onto Switch in 2021. The game has players taking on the role of cartoon animal gladiators who are taking part in savage tournament. It all takes place within a post-apocalyptic TV show, where the contestants...
Mini Review The Alto Collection - A Breezy Pair Of Smartphone Classics On Your Switch
Cruise Control
Some of the best mobile games are often the most straightforward. By happy coincidence, this also means that they’re especially easy to port over to other systems. The Alto Collection takes two of mobile gaming’s most celebrated titles, Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey, and puts them together in one handy – albeit rather...
Review Ghostrunner - A Thrilling Cyberpunk Epic Dulled By Performance Problems On Switch
Be a literal runner of blades
It seems the cyberpunk genre has seen something of a resurgence in the indie game scene lately, no doubt spurred on by CDProjektRed’s anticipated tentpole release which now appears set to launch somewhere in the actual year 2077 (only kidding, of course! It's sure to be here by at least 2055). Ghostrunner is the...
News Buy One Qubic Fighting Game "And Grab 3 Others For Free" - This Weekend Only
Don't back down from this offer
Publisher QubicGames is this weekend hosting a special sale. If you buy any one of the following fighting games for €1.99 / $1.99, you'll get the rest of them for free - so that's four games all up! If you already happen to have at least one of these games in your Switch library, you'll also be eligible to claim...
News Door Kickers Gears Up For A Switch eShop Release This December
Get ready to kick some doors
Back in April, QubicGames announced a whole bunch of titles were en route to the Nintendo Switch eShop. One of them was the original Door Kickers game - not to be confused with Door Kickers: Action Squad. If you've been at all wondering
News Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces Fires Onto Switch Next Month
Featuring more than 30 historical planes
Aerial warfare title Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces will be flying onto the Nintendo Switch eShop on 11th December, it's been confirmed. The game takes players back to World War I, with more than 30 historical planes being available as you aim to stay alive and change the tides of war. There are two modes to choose...
News Original Bit.Trip Games Confirmed For Switch Via Surprise eShop Listing
Expected to launch next month
From time to time "coming soon" listings on the Switch eShop reveal games we didn't even know were on the way to Nintendo's hybrid platform, and today is one of those days. Over on the European eShop, six QubicGames listings have popped up for the Bit.Trip series starring CommanderVideo. There's Bit.Trip Core, Bit.Trip...
News Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Has Already Sold Over 500,000 Copies Globally
"an abundant Fall harvest"
The action, crafting and farming game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin has only been out for a few weeks now, but it seems it's already a huge success. XSEED Games has announced its new release has sold over 500,000 copies (that's physical and digital sales combined) across multiple platforms worldwide. This makes it "one of the...
News The Pokémon Company Outlines Plan To Fix Minor Pokémon GO - Pokémon Home Transfer Bug
Will be resolved over the coming weeks
Earlier in November, The Pokémon Company finally made Pokémon HOME compatible with Niantic's augmented-reality smartphone game Pokémon GO. It allows trainers to transfer pocket monsters from GO to the Pokémon games on the Switch. While there have been no major issues, there have been a few minor problems...
News Don Your Green Beret, Konami's Rush'n Attack Hits The Switch Today
Always in a rush
Hamster is releasing Konami's 1985 run-and-gun shooter Rush'n Attack ("Russian Attack" - get it?) on the Switch eShop today. The title – which was released under the alternative name Green Beret in Japan and Europe – is part of Hamster's superb Arcade Archives range. You're tasked with going behind enemy lines to rescue POWs...
News The Long-Lost Clockwork Aquario Is Being Pushed Back To 2021, New Screens Revealed
Update: physical editions revealed
Update: Strictly Limited Games has announced not one but two special editions for Clockwork Aquario. The standard version will sell for €29.99, while the collector’s edition (limited to 1.300 copies for PS4 and to 2,500 copies for Nintendo Switch worldwide) will cost €69.99. The Ultra Collector’s Edition...
Update: Could be fixed by December
Update: Developer Psyonix has provided another small update on its progress in fixing Rocket League's current split-screen multiplayer issue. Responding to a fan on Reddit, a Psyonix representative said: "Hi folks, if testing goes well, splitscreen support should return on Nintendo Switch with our game update...
News Nicalis Is Issuing DMCA Takedown Notices To Free Versions Of Cave Story
"Do not support Nicalis. Do not buy Nicalis games"
Update: Ema – who worked on a fork of the CSE2 version of Cave Story – has gotten in touch to clarify some points: 1. This DMCA is strictly for CSE2, the fanmade decompilation of the original freeware version of Cave Story. Said freeware version is unaffected by the takedown, and can be...
News Sword Of The Necromancer Pushed Back To 2021 To Avoid "Craziness" Of Next-Gen Launch Window
And to allow devs to further refine the game experience
Sword of the Necromancer, which started out as a Kickstarter project, will now launch a month later than planned. According to game developers JanduSoft S.L and Grimorio of Games, the monster summoning action-RPG will arrive on 28th January 2021 for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other...
News Cuphead's 'Delicious Last Course' DLC Has Been Delayed Until 2021
A "difficult decision" for the entire team
There have been a lot of video game delays this year, and the latest company to announce it has experienced some setbacks due to the global pandemic is Studio MDHR. In a letter on social media, the founders Chad and Jared Moldenhauer told fans they would just have to wait until 2021 to experience 'The...
News Absurd Battle Game Fight Crab Gets Free Update And Crazy Live-Action Trailer
New in-game skins make your crab ultra-shiny
Fight Crab is one of the very few games which somehow become more and more ridiculous the more you look at them, and the brand new trailer above is only making things even more bizarre. Titled 'Crab-Mageddon! The Complete Live-Action Story of Fight Crab', the trailer certainly captures the spirit of this...
Download it now
Nintendo has released another update for Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics on the Switch. This one focuses on a fix for a small issue. Below are the full patch notes, courtesy of the official support page: Ver. 1.1.3 (Released November 24, 2020) Online Fixed an issue that caused an error to occur when the software...
News Skeleton Crew's Enchanting Action-Adventure Olija Washes Up On Nintendo Switch In 2021
Explore, escape and survive
Update [Wed 25th Nov, 2020 00:15 GMT]: It seems the action-adventure Olija will no longer be released this year. Skeleton Crew and Devolver Digital have now confirmed it'll wash up on the Switch in 2021. Above is an updated trailer. Original article [Sun 12th Jul, 2020 08:45 BST]: Apart from Carrion, one other Switch...
Review Serious Sam Collection - Two-Thirds Enormous Fun, One-Third Crushing Disappointment
Seriously below-par
The central joke of Serious Sam is that he isn't very serious at all. And nor are his games. In fact, they're extremely silly, and if they don't start behaving they're not going to get any sweets. Yes, Croteam's long-running flagship FPS is a gleefully daft blaster that revels in throwing as many enemies at you as possible,...
News Defentron Brings '80s-Style 3D Tower Defence To Switch Next Month
"It all depends on you"
If you're looking for a new tower defence game to get stuck into this Christmas, you might want to keep an eye out for Defentron. A 3D tower defence title set in an '80s-style virtual universe, Defentron has you coming up with the best strategies to fend off waves of pesky computer viruses. You see, the action actually takes...
News More Dark Is A Puzzle-Platformer 'Intended For Adults', And It Launches On Switch This Week
60 levels in Hell
Ratalaika Games has announced that More Dark, a puzzle-platformer that launched on Steam last year, will be lurking its way onto the Switch eShop later this week. Featuring "animated blood and cruelty intended for an adult audience", More Dark has players taking on 60 platforming levels made up of a range of puzzles and gameplay...
Review Cake Bash - Delicious Multiplayer Action That's Too Tasty To Ignore
Much ado about muffin
The majority of people, young or old, would be forced to concede that cakes are delicious. Nobody dislikes sweets, and anyone who did would rightfully be cast out from society and forced to live in some sort of modified bin. It's a canny move, then, to make a game about said desserts. It guarantees at least a 5/10 from any...
News Platformer Landflix Odyssey Has You Trapped Inside The TV Shows Of A Streaming Service
Update: December release date confirmed
Update (Mon 23rd Nov, 2020 13:45 GMT): A Switch release date has now been provided for Landflix Odyssey. The game will launch on the Nintendo eShop on 22nd December priced at $14.99, following launches on rival platforms on 27th November. Original Article (Mon 9th Nov, 2020 12:00 GMT): Developed and...
Mini Review Arcade Archives Zero Team - A Long-Lost Coin-Op Relic That's Worth Unearthing
We could be zeroes, just for one day
While the arrival of Streets of Rage 4 and The TakeOver might lead you to assume that the belt-scrolling brawler is back in vogue, it's still a pretty niche genre in 2020 – and, to be brutally honest, that has been the case since the mid-'90s, by which point Street Fighter II had made the one-on-one fighter the...
Review Chicken Police - Paint it RED! - No Fowl Play Here, This Is A Great Detective Adventure
Finger lickin' good
Chickens know things. It's obvious. They have that look in their eye, the slightly disdainful squint of someone who knows what you did and why you did it. They'd be perfect detectives, if not for the small obstacle of their inability to communicate in any meaningful way. Thankfully, developers The Wild Gentlemen saw the potential...
News Sega Ages Team Reveals The Most Popular Games In The Series
What were the highlights?
The Sega Ages line for the Nintendo Switch officially ended in August with the release of Herzog Zwei. So, what were the most popular games in the end? According to the Sega Ages team (courtesy of a translation by Oni Dino), in addition to sales,
News Doom Eternal For Switch Will No Longer Receive A Physical Release
Hell no!
Update [Fri 20th Nov, 2020 04:30 GMT]: Surprise, surprise - the physical version of Doom Eternal for the Nintendo Switch has been cancelled. This game will now be a "digital-only" release. Here's a full response from Bethesda: "While Doom Eternal is 100% on track for an imminent digital-only release on Nintendo Switch, the absence of a...
News Quirky School Sim Art Sqool Is Coming To Switch With All-New Features
Update: Out today!
Update: Art Sqool is now available on Nintendo Switch. A new series of trailers have been shared, and you can also catch a longer gameplay video in our original article a little further down the page. You'll find this quirky school sim waiting for you on the eShop for $9.99. Original Artic
News "Master The Art Of Drifting" When Absolute Drift Speeds Onto Switch This December
Get sideways
Have you ever wanted to live out your dreams as a tofu delivery boy drifting around mountain passes in an AE86, or at least in a car that looks very similar? Well, soon you'll be able to in the upcoming release Absolute Drift. It's a top-down minimalist driving game where you learn how to "master the art of drifting" across a series of...
News Yooka-Laylee Teams Up With GungHo's Volta-X For A New Collab
Update: Now live
Update: The Yooka-Laylee x Volta-X collab is now live! GungHo Online Entertainment America has shared all the details you need: Introducing the playable crewmate, Yooka (with sidekick Laylee on his back) and a new story mission. You can now experience new, character-specific skills and abilities once the loveable duo join your...
News Belt-Scrolling Brawler Zero Team Joins The Arcade Archives Range Tomorrow
Zero to hero
Hamster has confirmed that the next game in its popular Arcade Archives series is Seibu Kaihatsu's Zero Team, a side-scrolling fighter from 1993 which, until very recently, was considered something of a lost classic, due to the fact that it was never ported to consoles and only became playable in MAME in 2016. Seibu Kaihatsu is most...
News Picross S5 Brings Your Next Puzzle Fix To Switch Next Week
And a Picross sale starts tomorrow!
Jupiter has revealed that Picross S5, the latest game in the Switch's Picross lineup, will be launching for the system on 26th November 2020. Following on from past titles, players can expect to enjoy a variety of Picross puzzles when the game arrives on the eShop. It'll be a download-only title and will be...
News Cute Zelda-Style 2D Adventure Ocean's Heart Looks Like It's Switch-Bound
"Battle fearsome monsters and wield various weapons and ancient magic"
We love a good Zelda-style adventure, so it's easy to see why Ocean's Heart caught our eye – the game's visuals call to mind the likes of Link to the Past and Minish Cap, and the lead character has another connection with the series thanks to her clothing, which looks a lot...
News Shadow Man Remastered Comparison Shots Show The N64 Classic In A New Light
Coming to Switch in 2021
Nightdive Studios has shared a new batch of screenshots for the upcoming Shadow Man: Remastered, giving us a taste of the game's revamped visuals ahead of release. The game makes use of Nightdive's proprietary KEX engine, which has previously been used on recent remasters of games like System Shock: Enhanced Edition, Turok,...
News Minecraft Dungeons Adds Cross-Platform Multiplayer In Its Latest Update
Full patch notes inside
Update [Wed 18th Nov, 2020 03:30 GMT]: Cross-platform play is now available in Minecraft Dungeons, here are the full patch notes via the official game site: 1.6.0.0 - November 17, 2020 Cross-Platform Play: - Team up with friends across consoles and PC! Create a multiplatform alliance and battle together with the new...
Mini Review Five Dates - An Amusing Dating Sim That Doesn't Seem To Know Its Audience
“Are you courting?”
Lockdown in 2020 has undoubtedly forced us – as a society – to rethink a few things. Gone are the simple pleasures of attending a concert or a sports game, and even the anxiety-inducing dating scene has largely migrated to the online world. With this in mind, Wales Interactive has concocted a surprisingly funny, authentic...
News Become The Star You Were Destined To Be In Celebrity Life, Coming To Switch In 2022
'A unique mix of strategy, RPG, and simulator'
Ever wanted to know what it's like to be world-famous, rocking up to red carpet events and having everyone know your name? Well, Celebrity Life aims to give you a taste of exactly that. From Polish publisher Game Factory, Celebrity Life is currently in development and is expected to launch on Switch...
Beyond the mat
RetroMania Wrestling – billed by developer RetroSoft Studios as the official successor to the Technos 1991 arcade title WWF Wrestlefest – is now locked-in for release on Switch early next year. The game – which is also getting a physical release via Limited Run Games – arrives on February 26th, 2021. It showcases 2-8 player...
News Cutesy Co-Op Game Phogs! Introduces Its Play World Ahead Of Next Month's Launch
The third colourful world is revealed
With the game's launch just around the corner, publisher Coatsink has shared a quick look at another one of the vibrant worlds you'll be exploring in Phogs!. If this is the first you're seeing of Phogs!, the game has you taking on the role of a double-headed-sausage-dog-thing, with the two heads being called...
News Synthwave Puzzler SOLAS 128 Will Bring A New Rhythm-Based Challenge To Switch
More than 150 puzzles to beat
Developer Amicable Animal and publisher Armor Games Studios have announced that SOLAS 128, a rhythm-based puzzler, will be launching on Switch early next year. The game is described as a 'beam deflection' title that has you rotating and repositioning mirrors to connect light sources. All puzzles are connected to each...
News Murderous Fantasy Roguelike In Celebration Of Violence Threatens Switch Next Week
And death is permanent
Fantasy roguelike In Celebration of Violence will launch on Nintendo Switch next week, Dolores Entertainment has announced. Described as "a rich and deep fantasy action roguelike game of exploration and murder," In Celebration of Violence was produced and developed by indie developer Julian Edison. It features methodical...
Download it today
One of the more exciting Switch eShop releases this week (at least in North America) was Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Although it's only been available for a short time, there are already a few new updates. Version 1.02 stabilises overall system operations and the previous patch improves graphic data, adds in missing voice data and...
Mini Review Pure Pool - As Close To The Real Thing As You'll Get On Switch
A ball game right on cue
Pure Pool does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a pool game through and through, and a darn good one at that. Developer VooFoo Studios has wisely restrained from flooding Pure Pool with wacky flourishes and overblown physics, instead focusing on delivering an experience that’s as close to the real deal as you’re...
News Exit The Gungeon's Hello To Arms Update Adds New Guns, Items, Modes And Much More
And it's available now
Update [Sat 14th Nov, 2020 12:00 GMT]: The 'Hello to Arms' update is now available! Here are the full update notes along with a brand new trailer, courtesy of the game's publisher Devolver Digital: Arsenal Mode: a new toggleable game mode in which weapons will be available as loot as well as for purchase in shops. Any number...
News Stardew Valley's "Very Big" 1.5 Update Is Almost Ready For Release
Creator still polishing and bug fixing
The Stardew Valley 1.5 update has been in development all year now, so when is it going to be ready for release? In a recent update over on Twitter, the game's creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone said it's now in the "home stretch". As you might have already worked out, it's a "very big update" so it requires a...
News Three Indie Publishers Team Up For Black Friday Switch eShop Sale
And competitions to win free games
Indie publishers QubicGames, Klabater and All In! Games have teamed up to offer a special Black Friday sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Several games will be discounted over the next couple of weeks, with the sale starting today and ending on 30th November. You can find all of the discounts on a new webpage...
News Tiny World Racing Brings Cheap And Cheerful Top-Down Racing To Switch
Single-player and multiplayer supported
Launching later this month on Switch is Tiny World Racing, a cute little top-down racer that may well provide some cost-efficient multiplayer fun. The game has players blasting their way through a variety of environments in 20 tracks across five different tournaments. You'll come up against settings like...
News It's Friday 13th, And A Creepy First-Person Survival Horror Just Launched On Switch
Feeling brave?
First-person survival horror game Apparition has launched on Nintendo Switch today, as if we really needed anything else to worry about right now. Yes, releasing on Friday 13th – a day often considered to be unlucky by superstitious types – Apparition has you taking hold of a camera and trying to prove the existence of...
News 'Guitar-Shooter' Metal Tales: Overkill Is Hoping To Launch On Switch
Kickstarter coming soon
Zerouno Games has announced that Metal Tales: Overkill, a '3D guitar-shooter', will soon receive a crowdfunding campaign to launch on Nintendo Switch. The game is an action-adventure title that has you fighting against a curse inflicted upon your metal-loving brothers, hoping to free them from an ancient evil. It features...
News Sniper Hunter Scope Launches Next Week, Get It Free If You Own One Of These eShop Games
A Switch-exclusive on-rails shooter
Baltoro Games has announced that S.N.I.P.E.R. Hunter Scope will be firing onto a Nintendo Switch near you next week. The game is a Switch-exclusive on-rails shooter inspired by the likes of Virtua Cop, Time Crisis, Crisis Zone and all your favourite Horde Mode games, boasting more than 15 stages, 30 weapons, and...
News Super Mario Bros. 35 Receives Another Update - Fixes, Adjustments And More
Keep on running
Nintendo's Switch Online game Super Mario Bros. 35 might be a "limited-time" release, but that hasn't stopped it from regularly receiving updates. With this in mind, version 1.0.2 has now been released - it makes a number of fixes and adjustments, and improves the overall gameplay experience. Here are the full patch notes, courtesy...
Poll Are You Getting Any Of These New Nintendo Switch Releases?
Let us know
This week sees the release of some big third-party releases, so we thought we would run a poll to see if our readers will be picking any of these games up. We've got Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered by EA, the rhythm-action title Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory by Square Enix and Ubisoft's Just Dance 2021. Nintendo might not...
News Abzu Is Just $1.99 On The Switch eShop, That's 90% Off
Dive in
If you haven't played the meditative oceanic adventure ABZÛ and happen to be located in North America, now is the perfect time to check it out. From now until November 19th, the game is available on the Switch eShop for just $1.99, instead of its regular price of $19.99. This sale extends to the UK - dropping the price from £14.99 to...
News Shakes On A Plane Brings Overcooked-Style Co-Op Chaos To Switch Next Month
Update: Release date revealed
Update: Publisher Assemble Entertainment and developer Huu Games have announced that Shakes On A Plane will now be launching a little later than planned on the 8th December. Inspired by acclaimed chaotic co-op titles such as Overcooked and Unrailed, Shakes on a Plane challenges players to work together with the odds...
News Konami's Gradius II Blasts Its Way Onto The Switch eShop This Week
A classic returns
The year might be slowing down, but Hamster's weekly Arcade Archives releases are still going strong. Today sees the arrival of Konami's 1988 shooter, Gradius II. This includes three Japanese versions and two overseas versions (also known as Vulcan Venture). Here's a little bit of backstory, straight from the PR: "Players will...
Review Dungreed - A Great Roguelite For Those New To The Genre
More like roguelove!
Live, die, repeat. Such is the way in roguelikes, which are experiencing somewhat of a resurgence in popularity lately, with the likes of Spelunky 2 and Hades dominating whatever remains of watercooler talk now that no one goes to the office any more. You live, making your way through dungeons, finding new weapons, beating a...
Review Carto - A Beautifully-Rendered Puzzler That Loses Its Way Too Quickly
Mind the map
Anyone who has ever played tile-matching, friendship-sabotaging board game Carcassonne will recognise Carto's main mechanic: square tiles must be placed according to the patterns on each side. If the patterns match the edge of another tile, they can be placed next to each other; a forest tile must border another forest tile, a desert...
News Serious Sam Collection Arrives On Switch Next Week, eShop Listing Reveals
"One of the most explosive shooter series of all time"
A Switch eShop listing for Serious Sam Collection has revealed that the shooter compilation will be heading to Nintendo's platform next week. As spotted by Nintendo Everything, the listing reveals that players will get their hands on Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter, Serious Sam HD: The...
Review Seven Knights: Time Wanderer - A Tragic Waste Of Time
Wander away from this one
Mobile games are very different beasts to console games. That’s why when successful properties like Granblue Fantasy and Azur Lane get standalone adaptations to home computers and consoles, they tend to unfold very differently to their pocket-sized counterparts. Console players demand more depth and don’t like...
News Sam & Max Save The World Is Being Remastered For Nintendo Switch
Available this December
The comic book crime-fighting duo Sam & Max return to the spotlight on 2nd December in Sam & Max Save the World Remastered. It'll be available to pre-order in the US on Switch for $19.99, with European pre-orders opening on Wednesday. Skunkape Games - a small indie developer made up of former Telltale employees -...
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Roll out the crimson carpet for this bullet hell classic
Yotsubane’s Crimzon Clover has had quite the journey over the past decade. Beginning as a homemade doujin soft distributed back in 2010, it received an arcade port in Japan in 2013, which was followed by another version for Windows, distributed internationally, a year later. Now, it’s been...
News Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: The Game – Complete Edition Rated By PEGI
Available "holiday 2020"
One pleasant surprise during the Ubisoft Forward broadcast back in September was the announcement Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (including Knives Chau and Wallace Wells downloadable content) would be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms this
Review Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition - A Murder Park Simulator With Bite
Life Finds A Way!
Ever since Steven Spielberg first made the stunning discovery of the existence of dinosaurs back in the summer of 1993 (they certainly didn't exist before then, right?), the human race has been enraptured by the power and majesty of these mysterious, magnificent beasts. In the immediate aftermath of Spielberg's Oscar-winning find,...
News Bandai Namco Hosting Super Switch eShop Sale, Games For Under $15 (North America)
Dragon Ball, Mr. Driller and more!
Bandai Namco is currently running a Switch eShop sale in North America. It's offering a selection of games under $15. There's are all sorts of games up from grabs including Dragon Ball titles and even Katamari and Mr. Driller. Below is the full list (courtesy of Nintendo Everything):
News '90s-Style 3D Platformer Clive ‘N’ Wrench Gets Brand New Trailer, Now Launching 2021
Another one for the wishlist?
A brand new trailer has been released for Clive ‘N’ Wrench, an upcoming 3D platformer from Dinosaur Bytes Studio and Numskull Games. As you can see from the gameplay footage on show, this one's heavily inspired by the classic 3D platformers of like Spyro the Dragon and J
News Adorable Multiplayer Brawler Cake Bash Cooks Up A November Release On Switch
Fight to be the tastiest cake
Publisher Coatsink and developers High Tea Frog have announced that Cake Bash, a four-player party game where you quite literally bash each other as cakes, will launch on Nintendo Switch on 19th November. The game launched on a variety of other platforms last month and was received fairly well by critics, so it's good...
Mini Review YesterMorrow - A Time-Travelling Novelty Which Grows Old, Fast
Great Scott!
On paper, YesterMorrow is a really neat concept for a game. A side-scrolling adventure, its main twist is the ability to jump between two separate timelines, spaced several years apart. You play as Yui, a young girl whose life is thrown into disrepair after her home is destroyed and her family kidnapped by ‘Shadows’ during the...
News Indie World Showcase Star Raji: An Ancient Epic Gets A Welcome Update On Switch
A 'large number of issues" have been fixed
Raji: An Ancient Epic, which surprise-launched on Switch back in August following an Indie World Showcase presentation, has just been updated on Nintendo's platform. The patch fixes a "large number of issues" that were reported to the development team through player feedback, hoping to add new optimisation...
News Crysis Remastered On Switch Updated To Version 1.5.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Improved performance and a lot of bug fixes
Updated: The Switch version of Crysis Remastered has received yet another update. This one bumps it up to version 1.5.0. The focus this time around is on improved game performance, and alongside this we've got a lot of bug fixes. One was even causing the frame rate to drop in the last fight on Exodus...
News Bug Fables Version 1.1 Is Now Live - New Bosses, Quests And Much More
Full patch notes inside
Update [Fri 6th Nov, 2020 00:25 GMT]: The new update for Bug Fables is now live. To access it, all you need to do is update your own copy of the game. Version 1.1 adds a whole bunch of "scrumptious additions". Here's the full message from the team along with the patch notes: Attention Insect Adventurer! You are not...
Mini Review TENS! - Immediately Accessible Puzzle Action
Get ready for sum fun
For many, maths (or math, for you folks over the pond) isn’t always the most therapeutic of exercises. It can be downright perplexing at times, and if you don’t have a natural aptitude for numbers (like this writer), then frustration can set in quickly. It’s good, then, that TENS! – from developer Kwalee – doesn’t...
Review No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - A Confident Sequel And One Of Grasshopper's Best
No, MORE Heroes!
Bigger. Better. More. Not exactly the watchwords of the original, shockingly audacious No More Heroes, with its minimal content stretched out across the sweeping, empty landscape of Santa Destroy, memorable for its sheer desolation and entirely in keeping with its satirical take on the “open-world game”. But, as Grasshopper’s...
Review No More Heroes - A Crude And Madcap Anime Nightmare That Deserves Your Attention
I, I will be king
No More Heroes is gross. It’s a sleazy, grimy, ugly game with an indefensible moral vacuum of a protagonist in leering otaku Travis Touchdown. And it’s absolutely brilliant. Essentially a hack n’ slash title with some open-world elements, No More Heroes rises above its often-pedestrian gameplay with an overflowing reservoir...
News It's Official, Drawn To Life: Two Realms Launches On Switch Next Month
A "revitalisation" of the series
Earlier this week, a Taiwanese rating and a leaked trailer seemed to give the game away on a new, upcoming title in the Drawn to Life series. Now, we have official confirmation that the game is the real deal. Drawn To Life: Two Realms, described as "a revitalisation of the beloved franchise and modern continuation...
News Kalypso Is Releasing A Commandos 2 HD Remaster On Nintendo Switch Next Month
"one of gaming's most celebrated masterpieces"
Kalypso is releasing a HD remaster of the real-time tactical game Commandos 2 on the Nintendo Switch next month. This title was originally released on PC in 2001 and sees you take control of an elite group of Allied commandos as they go behind enemy lines during World War II to complete a series of...
Video 11 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In November
...and the Game & Watch!
It's that time of the year where you've probably already got a backlog of games and now more are on the way. Oh, dear! As we get closer to the end of 2020 - a year like no other, the month of November has something for everyone. There's a range of quality games coming out this month that cover just about every genre you...
Mini Review Touhou Spell Bubble - A Puzzle Bobble Sequel In All But Name
Taito hops onto the Touhou Project
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Review Control: Ultimate Edition - A Highly Convincing Proof-Of-Concept For Cloud Gaming On Switch
Upper Escherlon Gaming
If you haven't played Control yet, the game's newest release on Nintendo Switch might be enough to finally tempt you to give it a go. But one question looms large over the Switch's version of the game: does it actually run well on Nintendo's less-powerful home console? The short answer is: yes. The slightly longer answer is:...
News Cyberpunk Parkour Game Ghostrunner Speeds Onto Switch Next Week
Release date confirmed
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News Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice Comes To Switch Next Spring
"You may just end up soaked to the bone!"
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