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News Midnight Fight Express Is A Stylish Brawler To Watch Next Year
Made by a solo developer with Humble Games publishing
Gamescom Opening Night Live had some rather pleasing high profile reveals for the Switch, though an extremely stylish action title from a solo developer is also worth highlighting. It's Midnight Fight Express, developed by Jacob Dzwinel from Poland - the game's impressive development clearly...
News Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX Bundles Both Games On Switch, And It's Launching This Year
Over a decade since the series last headed west
Koei Tecmo has announced that the Monster Rancher series is finally making a comeback in the west with the launch of Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, a compilation release that's headed to Switch. As you've probably guessed, the new release includes both Monster Rancher 1 (1997) and Monster Rancher 2...
News Check Out This Detailed Overview Of Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot On Switch
Looking good
With just a month until its release on 24th September, it seems there's plenty to look forward to with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens Set on Switch. As the name makes clear it'll come packed with previous DLC episodes “A New Power Awakens Parts 1 and 2", and Bandai Namco is ramping
News Old-School Dungeon-Crawler RPG Moonshades Launches On Switch Tomorrow
Inspired by Dungeons and Dragons
Tomorrow sees the launch of Moonshades, a dungeon-crawler RPG that hopes to let you relive the experience of playing old-school classics. Said to offer "a deep, captivating story," Moonshades is inspired by Dungeons and Dragons and has you taking on quests and puzzles, jumping into combat, upgrading your equipment...
News Now, This Is What Next-Gen Pokémon Should Look Like
Creature-collecting open world action-adventure DokeV gets revealed at Gamescom
Pokémon fans are looking forward to a double-helping of Pocket Monster action over the next six months, with Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl arriving in November before Pokémon Legends: Arceus touches down in January 2022. The
News Blastoise Arrives In Pokémon Unite This September
Water war
If there's not already enough Pokémon in Pokémon Unite, soon there'll be even more. The longtime fan favourite Blastoise will be arriving in this new MOBA on 1st September. Ahead of Blastoise's arrival, the official Unite account on Twitter has shared some video footage of the Pokémon in action - showing off its Hydro Typhoon attack...
News JUMANJI: The Curse Returns, Based On The Original Movie, Is Heading To Switch
Playing a game within a game from a movie
As we've come to expect there were a few neat surprises in the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase, and one that came right out of left-field for Nintendo Switch was JUMANJI: The Curse Returns; it arrives on PC very soon on 1st September, with Switch being the only console at present and planned for later...
News April O'Neil Is Playable In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Now Out 2022
Use pizza to revive the Turtles, oh yes
We're rather excited about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, which is being developed by Tribute Games and published by Dotemu. Its deliberate throwbacks to the iconic beat 'em up games of the '90s and the original cartoons will certainly appeal to gamers of a certain age, and has a good shot...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Is Now Set For Spring 2022
Patience you must have...
There are plenty of us that enjoy the LEGO games, and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has long been high on many wishlists. A game incorporating all 9 main movies in the LEGO style is hard to resist, even if it includes sections from The Rise of Skywalker. These franchises have been combined multiple times before of...
News Persona 5's Morgana Is Joining Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
SEGA also shows off 12 minigames
As was promised, another new character for Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania was revealed in the Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase. In a nice surprise, it was Morgana from Persona 5; yes, another thing from Persona 5 on Switch, apart from the game... SEGA's new trailer showed Morgana in action and another featured...
News Marvel's Midnight Suns Is A Tactics RPG Heading To Switch Next March
Developed by Firaxis, best known for XCOM and Civ
Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase has served up a Switch title early on in the form of Marvel's Midnight Suns, an intriguing game in the Marvel universe that's due to launch in March 2022. Switch is listed along with pretty much every console (including PS4 / Xbox One), and there's no suggestion...
News Valfaris: Mecha Therion Is A Genre-Switching Sequel Headed To Switch
Steel Mantis' heavy metal series returns
Big Sugar and developer Steel Mantis have announced that Valfaris is being treated to a sequel, but things are being mixed up this time around. Valfaris: Mecha Therion, which is currently planned to launch in late 2022 on Switch and other platforms, will get rid of the original's action-platformer roots and...
News Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Will Include More Than 10,000 Cards
Blue-Eyes confirmed
Konami has just released a new teaser trailer for Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, revealing that the game will feature no fewer than 10,000 cards to play with when it launches on Switch and other platforms. We haven't been treated to a complete list of those 10,000 cards unfortunately (although that's probably for the best or we'd be...
News The Amazing American Circus Is A Quirky Deck-Building Title That Arrives Soon
Will feature in Gamescom's 'Awesome Indies' show
With the digital Gamescom event gearing up we're seeing plenty of intriguing games from those attending virtually to showcase their games. One that's popped up today, while also confirming that it'll feature in the upcoming 'Awesome Indies' showcase that we'll host here on this very site, is The...
News New WarioWare: Get It Together! Trailer Shows More Gameplay Ahead Of Next Month's Launch
Narrated by Wario himself
We only have a couple of weeks left until WarioWare: Get It Together! launches on Nintendo Switch, so what better time to take another look at the game? Nintendo has dropped a brand new overview trailer for Wario's latest outing, starring the man himself as the clip's narrator. Wario – voiced by the wonderful Charles...
News Alone, A 2D Puzzle-Platformer Inspired By BoxBoy!, Hopes To Launch On Switch
Kickstarter launches next month
A new 2D puzzle-platformer called Alone hits Kickstarter next month, and if you're a fan of minimalistic games that prioritise interesting gameplay mechanics over unnecessary bells and whistles, you'll probably want to keep an eye out for it. The first full game from solo developer Connor Warrington, Alone has been...
News Dispatch Games To Send Digital Codes As Customers Await Delayed Physical Orders
Update #2: Game Paradise codes apparently inbound
Update #2 [Wed 25th Aug, 2021 13:00 BST]: Dispatch Games has informed us via email that distribution of the delayed The Game Paradise codes has commenced. Here's the text of the mail we received last night: We have finally been able to address the backend issues and we will be able to start sending...
News Hubworld, A 'Direct' Showcase Focusing On 3D Platformers, Airs This Weekend
And it's 40 mins long!
Here are the show's hosts, Kiwi and Melon. If you're into your 3D platformers and want to keep tabs on some of the brightest upcoming titles in the genre, you might want to check out Hubworld this weekend. Organised by Blueprint Digital, the studio currently working on the Disney musical-inspired Billie Bust Up, the event...
News The Shapeshifter 2 Will Have An 'Original Mechanic' And Two Game Boy Cartridges
Intriguing...
We're seeing a rather fun surge in new retro games, with the Game Boy being a platform that certainly draws in some enthusiastic developers. One of these is GreenBoy Games, which we highlighted earlier in the year in relation to a Kickstarter campaign for their game The Shapeshifter. Now it's announced The Sha
News Purchase A Digital Copy Of Pokémon Legends: Arceus And Receive 30 Heavy Balls At Launch
A handy item to start your new adventure
If you decide to purchase a digital copy of Pokémon Legends: Arceus - arriving in January next year - you'll be rewarded with some extra items for your new adventure in the Hisui region. In a post on Twitter, Nintendo has mentioned how players who buy a digital version will receive 30 Heavy Balls. The...
News Soup Raiders Is An Eye-Catching Tactical RPG With Animals Fighting Over Food
Sable and Banner Saga combined with cute animals
Gamescom is right around the corner - in normal times it's one of the most prominent global gaming events, attended by hundreds of thousands of eager gamers. It's online-only this year, though, which can make it harder for some smaller games to get noticed as they can't catch eyes on the show floor...
News Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo Gets A Stylish Story Trailer, Switch Version Now In 2022
Setting the scene
A particularly intriguing announcement earlier this summer was Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo, published by Microids and developed by Pendulo Studios (Blacksad: Under the Skin). It's bold taking on a name that's so iconic in film, not to mention producing a game t
News PlatinumGames Confirms Upcoming 'Super Summer Festival' Livestream
Wonderful 101 and Sol Cresta confirmed, no Bayonetta 3 (unsurprisingly)
PlatinumGames has announced that it is going to run a 'Super Summer Festival' livestream soon - it's taking place on 27th August at 8pm Pacific / 11pm Eastern, which is 28th August at 4am UK / 5am CEST. Ouch, for those of us in Europe. There'll be an English version of the...
News XEL, A "Vibrant Sci-Fi Zelda-Like", Will Launch On Switch In 2022
Complete with "challenging Zelda-like dungeons"
Assemble Entertainment and developer Tiny Roar have announced that XEL, "a vibrant sci-fi Zelda-like," is headed to Switch in 2022. The game has players exploring a colourful world while solving puzzles, taking on dungeons, and fighting against robots and exotic wildlife. The Zelda series has served...
News Team17 Snaps Up 'Broken Roads', An Isometric Turn-Based RPG Headed To Switch
Your choices matter
Team17 has revealed that it has teamed up with Australian developer Drop Bear Bytes to release Broken Roads on Steam and consoles in 2022. Originally revealed back in October 2019, Broken Roads is an "original and narrative-rich, isometric, turn-based role-playing game set in an unforgiving, post-apocalyptic Western Australia."...
News Asterix & Obelix : Slap Them All! Fights Its Way Onto Switch In November
Another colourful reimaging of a beat 'em up classic
It's the era of colourful, stylised beat 'em ups, and publisher Microids has confirmed a release date for another that's on the way to Switch - Asterix & Obelix: Slap Them All! will arrive on 25th November. Developed by Mr Nutz Studio, this one is aiming to stick as closely to the original...
News 'Embr', An Online Co-op Firefighter, Lands On Switch Next Month
Join an "emergency services revolution"
Muse Games' Embr, a frantic multiplayer offering that sees teams of players rush into burning buildings to fight fires, save lives and salvage loot, has been in early access on PC since back in May of 2020. Now the developer has confirmed an official release date for the full game and it's arriving on Switch,...
News Atlus Drops Shin Megami Tensei V "Gabriel" Trailer
Check out some new battle action from the upcoming Switch exclusive
Shin Megami Tensei V's 11th November release date continues to draw ever closer and, while we all wait for the next installment in the series, Atlus has dropped yet another in a long line of teaser trailers, this time showing off some details about Herald Gabriel, one of the game's...
News Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Adds New Character Costumes On Switch
Paranormal investigation swimsuit? Check
In a new batch of screenshots released for Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Koei Tecmo has unveiled several new outfits that will be available for the game's protagonists. In the upcoming Switch port (the game originally launched on Wii U back in 2014), the original lineup of costumes has been "slightly...
News Mickey Storm And The Cursed Mask Makes A Splash On Switch Tomorrow
Time to B.U.D.D.Y up
Triangle Studios' Mickey Storm and the Cursed Mask, a colourful 2.5D action platformer set in "the world's greatest waterpark" hits Nintendo Switch tomorrow (August 24th). As spotted by Nintendo Everything, this game charges you with navigating some 74 wild water rides in order to save their famous spy parents and pairing up...
News Limbo-Like Puzzle-Platformer 'Eternal Hope' Springs To Switch This Week
Travel beyond the end of the world
Doublehit Games' Eternal Hope released back in April of this year on Steam — where it's currently sat on a Very Positive user review rating — and now the developer has announced a Switch version which is due to hit the eShop on August 26th. A dimension-shifting puzzle-platformer very much in the aesthetic...
News The Wild At Heart Brings Its Charming Pikmin-Like Gameplay To Switch This Year
Who needs Pikmin 4 anyway?
Humble Games and Moonlight Kids have announced that The Wild at Heart, an indie adventure game that launched on PC and Xbox One earlier this summer, will now be arriving on Switch later this year. Telling a story of childhood escapism, this "story-rich" adventure will no doubt remind Nintendo fans of Pikmin. The game sees...
News Action Adventure Platformer 'Project Buramato' Announced For 2022
Bornean Folktale-inspired adventures are headed to Switch
Indonesian developer Ozysoft, the team behind psychological horror Pulang Insanity (which is available on Steam) has today announced Project Buramato, a brand new action adventure platformer with PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch versions due to be released in late 2022...
News Get Your Karaoke On When Let's Sing 2022 Launches On Switch This November
Including current and classic hits
Ravenscourt and Voxler have announced that Let’s Sing 2022, the latest in the ever-growing Let's Sing series of karaoke video games, will be launching on Switch and other platforms this November. This latest offering includes a soundtrack made up of "current hits as well as classics that guarantee a blast from...
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On 20 New Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Screenshots
Customisation, battles, contests and more
Last week's Pokémon Presents gave us a new look at Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, the upcoming remakes of fan-favourite Generation 4 titles, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. The reception to the new footage was pleasingly positive, with the general consensus appearing to be that the games are...
News You "Won't Believe" Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania's Next Character, Says Geoff Keighley
All will be revealed this week
AiAi playing tennis isn't trying to hint at anything, we just thought it was cute. The next announcement for Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is coming up fast, and it sounds like it could be a big one. Geoff Keighley, host of Gamescom's Opening Night Live event, has announced that this year's show will include a new...
Video Check Out This Comparison Of The Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remake Trailers
What do you think?
The graphical overhaul of the upcoming Pokémon Diamond and Pearl remakes for Nintendo Switch has been a major talking point. The sprite work from the original games has been replaced with cute 3D graphics and well...not everyone is impressed. There have also been some criticisms about the quality of the visuals. It was recently...
News Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Teased For Gamescom 2021
Cowabunga, dude!
Gamescom is fast approaching and the host Geoff Keighley is beginning to build hype for the event by teasing some of the games we can expect to see at Opening Night Live. Apart from a "world premiere" of the highly anticipated LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga video game by TT Games, Nintendo Switch fans can also look forward to...
News LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga "World Premiere" Airing At Gamescom
Give us a release date, Geoff
The highly anticipated release LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was delayed (again) in April, but it seems TT Games will soon be showing us a little more. According to Geoff Keighley, a new look "world premiere" of the upcoming Lego Star Wars game will be shown off at Gamescom's Opening Night Live - taking place next...
Video Bandai Namco Drops New Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Story Trailer For Switch
Goku returns this September
After months of rumours, Bandai Namco finally confirmed Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot + A New Power Awakens would be coming to the Switch this September. Since then, it's been busy powering up this release by giving Dragon Ball fans a look at Goku and friends in action on Nintendo's hybrid hardware. In the latest western trailer...
News Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl's New 'Grand Underground' Map Looks Epic
Tunnel vision
We knew that the Underground from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl would be returning in the upcoming remakes, but now we know that it's also getting spruced up a fair amount, with an expanded map, "Pokémon Hideaways" that contain Pokémon which can only be found in that area, and a new mechanic that means the statues you place in your...
News Digital Foundry Weighs In With First Impressions Of Crysis 3 On Switch
Switch Mode Engaged
Following on from the recent announcement that the Crysis Remastered Trilogy is making its way to Switch this Autumn, Digital Foundry has gone hands-on with the third entry in the series to take a look at just how the upcoming port holds up on Nintendo's hybrid console. We've certainly got high hopes
News Murder Diaries Brings Abstract, Grisly Investigations To Switch Soon
The disembodied detective
EpiXR Game's Murder Diaries arrives on Nintendo Switch on 16th September, bringing with it some pretty freaky looking murder investigation shenanigans. Playing as an eerie ball of light that travels through various abstract environments related to a grisly crime, the game charges players with piecing together the events...
News 'Smashing The Battle' Hacks And Slashes Its Way Back To Switch This September
Second time's the charm?
PLATINUMROCKET's Smashing the Battle series first hit Switch back in April of 2019 and soon it'll be back in the form of Smashing the Battle Ghost Soul. This 3D hack and slash revamp/sequel sees players return to battling robot enemies using a variety of combo-tastic moves in a brand new chapter of the fast-paced single...
News Latest Metroid Dread Report Explores Samus' Special Abilities, New Trailer Also Released
'The Powers of Samus'
With Metroid Dread's release rapidly approaching – can you believe we're only seven weeks away? – Nintendo has dropped the latest of its special reports which offer deep dives into the game's lore, mechanics, and more, as well as a brand new trailer (which you can watch above). This time around, we get to learn more about...
Get 10% off when you pre-order
Secret Neighbor is less than a week away from launching on Switch, and pre-orders are now open. Set in the Hello Neighbor universe, Secret Neighbor is a multiplayer game that has you and a bunch of friends exploring the Hello Neighbor house. Your group has just one goal – to sneak around the house and collect keys...
News Postal: Brain Damaged Pokes Fun At DOOM Eternal In New Trailer
Going Postal, again
Postal caused quite a stir when it was originally released in the '90s on PC, thanks mainly to its super-violent storyline and gory visuals. We got a remaster of that game on Switch in 2020, but the next Postal entry is taking a slightly different approach, and aims to mimic the gameplay of classic FPS titles like DOOM and Duke...
News WayForward Shares First Screenshots Of River City Girls 2
New characters, enemies and environments
A few months ago, WayForward officially announced River City Girls 2 - a follow-up to the original 2019 beat 'em up. Now, in a new update, it's shared a first look at the second game and some of the new characters joining Misako and Kyoko. First up we've got Marian from the Double Dragon series and Provie...
News Wah! A Free Demo For WarioWare: Get It Together Is Now Available On Switch
Try before you buy
WarioWare: Get It Together! is bringing mini-game mayhem to the Nintendo Switch this September. It's a little different this around - requiring players to take control of Wario and his friends in order to tackle each microgame. If you're still not sure if this will be your kind of thing, Nintendo is now offering a free demo on...
News DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two Arrives On Switch Next Week
Return to Hell
QuakeCon 2021 has kicked off with plenty of exciting announcements. While most of the focus is on the Quake remaster - which is out now on the Switch, there has also been some other news for Nintendo fans. Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two will be arriving on Nintendo Switch on 26th August. That's next week! According to...
