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News You Know What's Better Than Double Dragon? Eight Dragons
Retro-styled brawler comes to Switch next week
Fans of Double Dragon should be over the moon to hear that Extend Mode's retro-styled brawler Eight Dragons is coming to Switch on 27th May for $7.99. Because that's four times the dragons which Technōs' classic scrolling beat-'em-up offered back in the days. Stylistically, it's actually a throwback to...
News How Would A Tetris X Jenga Mashup Work? Something Like Trenga Unlimited, Probably
New blocky puzzler hits Switch soon
With Fortnite merrily mashing together the biggest brand in Epic's ever-expanding metaverse, it's no surprise to see famous crossovers popping up all over the place these days. While not an official crossover, upcoming Switch puzzler Trenga Unlimited looks to blend the gameplay of everyone's favourite block-faller...
News The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem Is Bringing Co-Op Scares To Switch This Year
Mysterious and spooky
Remember the Addams Family? Of course you do! The spooky gang are coming to Switch in time for Halloween later this year in The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem, courtesy of developer PHL Collective and publisher Outright Games. Scheduled for a 24th September launch, it's a 3D platform adventure with four-player co-op, and you...
News Explore The History Of Taiwan's Robin Hood In Switch Console Exclusive 'The Legend of Tianding'
Starring "the charismatic vigilante of Taipei city"
Taiwan-based studio CGCG is teaming up with publisher Neon Doctrine to bring the side-scrolling action title The Legend of Tianding to Switch this October, it has been revealed. Based on the real-life "Robin Hood of Taiwan" Liao Tianding (1883-1909), The Legend of Tianding showcases a...
News Yes, Jupiter's Sega Picross Game Is Still In Development For Nintendo Switch
Introducing Picross S: Mega Drive & Mark III Edition
As you might recall, Picross specialist Jupiter launched its new game Picross S6 on the Nintendo Switch eShop last month. So, what's next for the Japanese developer now that it's complete? In an update on social media, it's reminded fans its Sega-themed Picross title Picross S: Mega Drive &...
News Overwatch 2 Is Removing The Second Tank Slot From PVP Teams
Each team will be comprised of just five players each
There's a major change coming to the player vs player component of Overwatch and the upcoming release Overwatch 2. According to the game's new director, Aaron Keller (Jeff Kaplan's replacement), Overwatch PVP matches will be reduced from six players per team, down to just five. Sorry Tank...
News Moon Samurai Is A Stylish Action Game That's Heading To Switch
Life as a futuristic samurai
If you like your highly stylised pixel-art, flashy combat and a Cyberpunk aesthetic, then Moon Samurai is a title worth following. Though its release date is still 'TBC', Russia-based developer Nunchaku Games has confirmed its title is indeed heading to Nintendo Switch. It's quite eye-catching in teaser footage, with...
News Blazing Strike Is A Fighting Game Inspired By The Arcade Classics
Offering nostalgia and new ideas
Many readers of a certain age may recall arcades full of fighting game cabinets, in which players sweated out hand-to-hand combat in a scene of rapidly rotating joysticks and frantic button presses. Of course, classics of that 2D pixel-art fighter era are now available in various forms on systems like the Switch, but...
News FORECLOSED Is A Stylish Cyberpunk Tale Heading To Switch This Summer
We've now had 2077 Cyberpunk-themed games in the past year
We all love a bit of Cyberpunk, even if it's been a bit overdone in the past year or two. However it is a style that can be extremely cool when done well, and based on the trailer and details so far we think it's worth keeping an eye on FORECLOSED, which is heading to Switch on 12th August...
News Get To Know Mutants, Gardening, And Death In Mutazione, Coming To Switch Very Soon
From the makers of Johann Sebastian Joust
Kai has no idea what's waiting for her on the strange, isolated island of Mutazione. She knows her sick grandfather is there, and he needs help — but she wasn't prepared for an island of kind, gentle mutants, who've been living here since a meteor struck the town over 100 years ago. Now, Kai must tend to...
News Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Is Coming To Switch
Proper tidy!
Awww yeah, we love it when a rumour turns out to be true — especially when it concerns the excellent Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom (or, to be honest, anything from Level-5). Yes, Ni No Kuni 2 is coming to Switch on the 17th of September, 2021, and even better, it looks like it's going to have a physical version, too. Now that's...
News Kitaria Fables Gets Release Date And Physical Edition For Nintendo Switch
Purr-fect
As previously noted by Kate, this site's unofficial senior consultant on farm-sims, there are a lot of those sorts of games on Nintendo Switch. But there's always room for one more, especially when it features cats and customisation options. Publisher PQube has confirmed that Kitaria Fables will arrive on Nintendo Switch on 3rd Septe
News Switch Is Getting A Brand New Peppa Pig Game This Autumn
My Friend Peppa Pig
If you or any little ones in your life are fans of the hugely popular Peppa Pig, you'll be pleased to hear that a brand new game based on its beloved characters is coming to Switch and other platforms later this year. Called My Friend Peppa Pig, this new adventure game is being published by Outright Games. Players will jump into...
News Zelda & Loftwing Is The Only amiibo Compatible With Skyward Sword HD
The Skyward Sword Link amiibo? Forget it
The newly-revealed Zelda & Loftwing amiibo releasing alongside The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is a thing of beauty, but its announcement has already endured its fair share of criticism. Yesterday, we found out that the figure will cost more than your average amiibo, retailing for $24.99 rather...
News Dungeon-Crawling RPG 'Demon Gaze EXTRA' Announced For Nintendo Switch
Previously a PS Vita exclusive
Demon Gaze EXTRA, an enhanced version of the original Demon Gaze for the PS Vita, is coming to Switch, it has been revealed by publisher Kadokawa Games. Original developer Experience will still be involved, but will be collaborating with Cattle Call this time around. A PS4 version is also being released alongside the...
News New Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Story Trailer Sets The Scene
That's one cute Rathalos
While it's rather disappointing that we're unlikely to get a port of the original Monster Hunter Stories on Switch, even though there's a smart device version that would potentially make porting easier, the likelihood is that sequel Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin should be equally fun for newcomers or veterans...
Video Nintendo Gives Us Another Look At Game Builder Garage For Switch
Get some ideas for your own creations
Perhaps the biggest surprise of May so far has been the reveal of Game Builder Garage for the Nintendo Switch. It expands on a similar idea seen in Nintendo Labo - allowing users to make all sorts of games with many different tools. There'll also be guided lessons and the ability to share your own creations...
News Devastating Photography Game Umurangi Generation Is Coming To Switch In June
Cyberpunk meets Pokémon Snap
There is no other game like Umurangi Generation. It's a retro-futuristic dystopian first-person photography game, set in Tauranga, Aotearoa (the Māori name for New Zealand). You play a young photographer, who's taking various photographs of their friends goofing around in various urban locations. Drawing its...
News Beasties Is A Pokémon-Meets-Animal Crossing-Meets-Studio Ghibli Game Coming To Nintendo Switch
Farm! Friends! Fight! F...match-3!
Sometimes, games are coy about their inspiration, even if it's practically written on their forehead — but Beasties, an upcoming PC and Switch game that just launched its Kickstarter, is not one of those. Beasties is a combination of monster trainer, match-3, and farming, with turn-based match-3 combat. It...
News The Xbox Series X|S Launch Title The Falconeer Is Soaring Onto Switch
It's time to spread your wings
Last year's Xbox Series X|S launch title The Falconeer is landing on the Nintendo Switch this August. This Switch release is dubbed the "Warrior Edition" and will be priced at £24.99 when it arrives on 5th August 2021. Check out the reveal trailer above and some more details (and screenshots) from the Switch eShop...
News Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground Will Support Crossplay Multiplayer
Console Wars
It wasn't long ago that we were shown an extended overview trailer for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Storm Ground, which arrives on 27th May on Switch eShop and a variety of other platforms. It's a turn-based strategic combat title that looks rather promising, while tapping into the lore of the hugely popular IP. As that overview trailer...
News Super Bomberman R Online Makes The Leap From Stadia To Switch Next Week
And it's free-to-play
Konami has announced that Super Bomberman R Online is launching on Switch and other platforms on 27th May as a digital-only, free-to-play title. The game was first announced for Switch back in March, when Konami revealed it would be ditching its previous Stadia exclusivity. A spin-off from
News A Little Golf Journey Will Start Its Round On Switch This Summer
The latest game to be published by Playtonic Friends
Playtonic Friends, a recent entrant into the Indie publishing world that's already making its mark, has confirmed another title that's all set for a Switch eShop release. A Little Golf Journey, developed by Okidokico, is due on the eShop and Steam 'later this Summer'. As you can see in the...
News Nintendo Reveals New Zelda & Loftwing amiibo For Skyward Sword HD
Launching alongside the game on July 16th
Well, here's a surprise - the upcoming release The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will be receiving a brand new amiibo. Introducing the Zelda & Loftwing amiibo figure - it'll be released alongside the game on 16th July. This amiibo - featuring two characters on the one base - allows you to travel...
News Sorry, We're Not Getting Hollow Knight: Silksong News At E3 2021
"Team Cherry does not have any announcements"
With E3 on the horizon, you might be expecting some news about certain games you haven't heard from in a while. One we've been hoping to learn more about is Hollow Knight: Silksong. Sadly, though, it seems we won't be hearing anything about this one at the annual industry event. In an update on the...
News Ace Attorney's Dramatic Cross-Examination Eyes Are Coming Back
*glares in lawyer*
Did you notice that Ace Attorney Trilogy remake didn't have the anime lawyer eyes right before the cross-examination stage of the court cases? You know the ones we mean, right? Hold on, we'll show you. Is this... flirting??? Yeah, Capcom removed those from the HD remake, and though many of us probably didn't notice, others did...
News Story Of Seasons: Mobile Has Its First Trailer, And It Puts Pioneers Of Olive Town In The Shade
Mayor Thomas returns
During a Tencent video game conference last weekend, the first trailer for the upcoming Story of Seasons mobile game, titled "Story of Seasons: Mobile", was revealed. And, uh, is it just us, or... does it look better than Pioneers of Olive Town? The trailer shows off Xingluo Town, which looks a bit like Animal Crossing meets...
News Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER Gets New Trailer
Cyberpunk 2064
After being announced earlier this year for Switch, with a Q1 2022 release window, Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER has a new trailer to coincide with being announced for the Xbox Series X|S. NEURODIVER is the next entry in the cyberpunk point-and-click series, set in Neo-San Francisco (it's like San Francisco, but NEW), where you will...
News Switch Space Shooter 'Green Phoenix' Will No Longer Launch Next Week Due To "Technical Issues"
Launch aborted
Broken Simulation and publisher Zerouno Games have announced that Green Phoenix, an on-rails space shooter planned to launch next week on Switch, has been delayed. It was originally planned to launch on 27th May (at the time of writing the Switch eShop still displays this date), but will now release on 26th August. Zerouno Games says...
News 'LOVE - A Puzzle Box Filled With Stories' Hits Switch Later This Month
Get a 50% discount if you pre-order now
Thalamus Digital Publishing has revealed that LOVE – A Puzzle Box Filled with Stories will be coming to the Switch eShop later this month – May 28th, to be exact. Developed by Rocketship Park, it's a puzzle title with a unique look, and if you're willing to take the plunge early you can get it with a 50%...
News Cyberpunk RPG Laxidaze Aims To Combine Pokémon With Final Fantasy VII Remake
Update: Kickstarter now live!
Update: As promised, here's your friendly reminder that Laxidaze's Kickstarter is now live! The campaign's aiming to earn $25,000 in funding and has 30 days to do just that. Original Article (Fri 14th May, 2021 19:30 BST): Indie developer Machine Elf Studios is going big with its debut title, hoping to create an...
News Introducing Xylophone, From The Studio That Brought You Nintendo Switch's Calculator
And Piano, too
Well, this is getting out of hand. Last week, Sabec launched Calculator for Nintendo Switch. The $10 app (which literally is a calculator, by the way) immediately achieved meme status, with Switch owners having far too much fun sharing their reviews, and some even jokingly performing
News Devolver Digital Brings Sludge Life To Nintendo Switch Early Next Month
Avert your eyes, children
Back in February, the edgy publisher Devolver Digital announced the quirky low-fi 3D adventure Sludge Life for Nintendo Switch. Months on, it's now locked in a release date of 2nd June (so that's early next month). The trailer is still just as crazy and confusing, so below is some PR to explain what exactly is going on...
News Nintendo Shares Juicy Mario Golf: Super Rush Details In Lengthy Overview Trailer
16 characters, gameplay techniques and more revealed
With just over a month to go until the launch of Mario Golf: Super Rush, Nintendo has dropped an all-new overview trailer to teach us all about the game. The video goes over gameplay details, including techniques like curve shots and spin shots; reminds us about the optional motion controls;...
News 'Mad Max' Meets 'Micro Machines' In Racing / Shmup Hybrid Gearshifters
Dystopian future racing
We recently covered some of Numskull Games' upcoming releases which are coming to the Switch later this year, but we really liked the look of Gearshifters, so let's take a deeper look at what it's all about. Fans of classic top-down racer Micro Machines will no doubt warm to Gearshifters, but rather than racing
News Blizzard To Showcase New PVP Overwatch Maps In Special Fifth Anniversary Livestream
A developer AMA will follow on May 24th
Although many within the Overwatch community are still recovering from the departure of game director Jeff Kaplan last month, the latest developer update has now been posted. It's hosted by Aaron Keller - a founding member of the original Overwatch team and Jeff's replacement - and focuses on "what's next"...
News Mediatonic Accidentally Leaked The Fall Guys Source Code
BackUpThisFolder_ButDontShipItWithYourGame
Someone — or potentially multiple someones — are having a really, really bad day at Mediatonic HQ, as the latest patch for Fall Guys included... their entire source code. Oops. As you can see on SteamDB, a website which tracks changes to Steam's database, Fall Guys was updated with a bunch of new...
News Chess Knights: Shinobi Is Making Its Move On Switch Soon
Check it out, mate
It may be that Chess Knights: Viking Lands passed you by on Switch in March, but if you actually like chess you should look it up. At an extremely budget price you get a whole lot of chess-style puzzles to solve against some nicely themed backdrops. It does its job admirably, even if it's a very niche job. If, like this writer,...
News Here's A Look At The Rockin' Opening Movie For NEO: The World Ends With You
Game launches this July
In addition to a number of first-party titles coming to the Switch between now and the end of the year, there are also plenty of third-party offerings. One of them happens to be NEO: The World Ends with You - a sequel to the original 2007/08 DS title. Ahead the NEO's July 27th release, Nintendo and Square Enix have decided...
News Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed Gets A Western Switch Release This July
Launching in Japan this month
Update [Fri 14th May, 2021 00:55 BST]: XSEED Games and Acquire Corp have announced Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed will be released in North America for Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms on 20th July. It will set you back $39.99 USD. Marvelous Europe has not yet confirmed if its local release date...
News Mojo Bones Is Working On A New Switch Project - Chrono Faction
"A completely unique fusion of action/strategy"
Way back in the distant mists of time, also known as 2013, Nintendo first introduced Siesta Fiesta - by developer Mojo Bones - on 3DS as part of its Indiecade showcase; we then saw it at a Post-E3 'Nindie' event the following year, and rather enjoyed it in our review. It was a fun game that took the...
News Surprise! Nintendo Confirms That "Many" New Games Are Coming This Year
Games company is making games, hoorah!
You're not going to believe it, but Nintendo's releasing lots of new games this year. Thank goodness. Yes, as you may well have seen thanks to our coverage of his comments surrounding Nintendo's increased R&D expenditure and its struggles keeping up with hardware demands, company president Shuntaro Furukawa...
News BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION Is An Intriguing Sci-Fi Adventure That Looks Tasty On Switch
The all-caps is the way the title's written, by the way
May has been a decent month on the eShop with a variety of intriguing new releases either out now or arriving imminently, and another title is looking wishlist-worthy. BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION, aside from its insistence on all-caps - ASTRAL CHAIN says hi - looks like a rather fascinating top-down...
News Outbreak: Endless Nightmares Brings Co-Op Survival Horror To Switch Next Week
With free DLC on the way
Launching next week on Nintendo Switch is Outbreak: Endless Nightmares, a new co-op survival horror from Dead Drop Studios. Set right after the events of Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles, Endless Nightmares kicks things off with players trapped inside the remains of Arzt Memorial Hospital – a hub where you can organise...
News HD Remaster Of Xbox Live Arcade Hit Toy Soldiers Announced For Switch
Re-enlist this August
Back in 2010, Signal Studios released a game called Toy Soldiers on Xbox Live Arcade, with the help of Microsoft. While it remained exclusive to Xbox 360 on console platforms, a few years after this it was released on Windows. It seems now every platform will finally be able to enjoy this action strategy game - with a...
News Horror Title 'Layers Of Fear 2' Will Spook Your Switch This Month
And it's getting an eShop discount, too
Bloober Team, the studio behind The Medium and Observer, has just revealed that Layers of Fear 2 is coming to the Switch eShop on May 20th. Developed for Switch in conjunction with Dreamloop Games, this first-person psychological horror game takes place on a lavish ocean liner, with the player assumed the...
News Bustafellows Brings 80 Hours Of "Steamy" Visual Novel Gameplay To Switch This July
"Romance, mystery and dangerous relationships"
PQube has now confirmed the western Switch release date for Bustafellows, the "steamy and thrilling" visual novel that first launched in Japan back in 2019. Thankfully, otome fans don't have long to wait before they get stuck in, as the game will hit the eShop and retail stores on 30th July. The game...
News "Several" New SteamWorld Games Are Currently In Development
A welcome reminder
SteamWorld series developer Image & Form – now part of the Thunderful Group – has confirmed that "several" new games are being developed for the franchise. This isn't the first time the studio has revealed plans to launch more SteamWorld games (the team was hiring for new talent to work on an unannounced SteamWorld game...
News Limited Run Games Confirms E3 2021 Livestream
Expect a stack of physical game announcements
Around the same time EA announced EA Play Live would be returning this year, physical distributor Limited Run Games confirmed its own E3-style presentation would be back. Yes, the LRG3 show will be streamed on Twitch on 14th June. The same tweet also seemingly confirms LucasFilm Games: Zombies Ate My...
News Base One Brings Interstellar Colony Building To Switch This Year
No giant sarcastic robot, it seems
If you like managing farms, towns, cities, train services and far more besides, the good 'ol Switch has you covered. Later this year interstellar colony building will come into the mix, with Base One launching on Switch and pretty much every other console. It actually arrives today on PC and Mac, so it'll be...
