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News Team17's Frantic Action-Platformer Neon Abyss Gets Free Demo On Switch
Download today!
On 14th July, run ‘n’ gun action-platformer Neon Abyss will launch on Nintendo Switch. If you can't wait to get stuck in, or if you're eager to see what it's all about, you'll be pleased to know that a free demo will be available on the eShop starting from today. The free download lets you jump right into the game’s frantic...
News Co-Op Puzzle Platformer Rez Plz Brings A Deathly Twist To Switch Later This Month
Release date confirmed
Update: It has now been confirmed that Rez Plz, an upcoming puzzle platformer with an intriguing character resurrection mechanic, will launch on Switch on 15th July for $14.99. A brand new gameplay trailer has also been released today (above). REZ PLZ is a pixel-art puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single...
News Paper Mario: The Origami King Features A Seamless Open World And "Huge Maps"
"There are huge maps to explore at every turn"
We're just a couple of weeks away from the launch of Paper Mario: The Origami King, the latest title in Mario's much-loved spin-off series and the first to appear on Switch. We already know that some features, such as the game's battle system, have been somewhat reworked for the new game, but we now...
News Open-World Cyberpunk RPG Dex Comes To Nintendo Switch This July
'Deep RPG mechanics and side-scrolling 2D action'
Qubic Games has announced that Dex, a cyberpunk RPG set in a 2D open world, will be launching on Nintendo Switch on 24th July. Combining that open-world design with 2D side-scrolling, this new action RPG has you playing as the titular Dex, a "mysterious blue-haired girl on a mission to take down the...
News Crysis Remastered Gameplay Trailer And Release Date Leak Ahead Of Official Announcement
Here we go again
Once again, new information regarding the upcoming Crysis Remastered release has leaked ahead of time, this time thanks to a listing on the Microsoft Store. The official Crysis YouTube channel has begun a countdown to the game's gameplay footage premiere, which is set to go live tomorrow. The Microsoft Store
Hands On Fuser Cues Up A Potent, Peripheral-Free Mix Of Harmonix's Music Game History
The crowd say "Bo selecta"
What exactly is Fuser? The upcoming title from Harmonix--the musical maestros behind Frequency, Amplitude, the original Guitar Hero titles and the Rock Band series--can be difficult to parse from screenshots alone. There's no mesmeric note-filled runway rolling towards you, and while the coloured decks along the bottom of...
News Fire Emblem-Style Strategy RPG The War Of Genesis: Remnants Of Gray Is Coming To Switch
Only confirmed for South Korean at present, though
Publisher LINE Games and developer Studio ReG have announced that the strategy RPG The War of Genesis: Remnants of Gray is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2022. Built using Unreal Engine 4, the game is a remake of the first and second War of Genesis titles. A South Korean release is confirmed for...
News Star Wars Episode I: Racer Is Getting Several Physical Edition Releases On Switch
Standard, Classic, Collectors
Limited Run Games has today unveiled a number of physical edition releases for Star Wars Episode I: Racer, which launched digitally on Switch just last week. Pre-orders are set to go live on Limited Run's website from Friday 10th July at 7am PT / 10am ET. You'll be able to snag a standard physical copy for $29.99, or...
News Circle Of Football Has No Rules And Absurd Characters, And It's Coming To Switch This Year
Even the pitches are bonkers
We've had a few arcade-style, comedy-based football games making an appearance over the last few months, and this latest title offers up a particularly quirky cast of characters and kickabout chaos. Described as a fast-paced football game with no referee and no rules, Circle of Football has you competing against your...
News Musical Action-Adventure No Straight Roads Pushed Back To August, Physical Edition Planned
Not releasing tomorrow after all
Update (Mon 29th Jun, 2020 15:20 BST): Sold Out and Metronomik have today revealed that musical action-adventure game No Straight Roads will now be launching on 25th August, rather than its originally-planned release date of 30th June. Despite the delay, Switch owners will be pleased to know that a physical version...
Video Developer Walkthrough Shows New Ary And The Secret Of Seasons Gameplay Footage
Launching this September
Today, Modus Games has shared a brand new video for its upcoming game, Ary and the Secret of Seasons. It gives us a look at some new gameplay footage, along with developer commentary. You can check it out for yourself above - hosted by Ary and the Secret of Seasons lead writer, Genese Davis, it shows the titular character...
News Ben 10: Power Trip Announced For Nintendo Switch
A "herotastic co-op open world adventure"
Bandai Namco has announced a brand new game in the Ben 10 universe for Nintendo Switch. Called Ben 10: Power Trip, it'll launch on 9th October. The game features an all-new adventure in which Ben must team up with longtime rival Kevin 11 to battle the evil magician Hex. It's being released in partnership...
News Inti Creates Announces Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 For Nintendo Switch
Keiji Inafune returns as action supervisor
Today, during the BitSummit Gaiden online event, Inti Creates announced it would be bringing back its flagship 2D side-scrolling series Azure Striker Gunvolt for a third outing. Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 is described as a "true blue sequel" to Azure Striker Gunvolt. Like the previous two games, the action...
News Team Up With A Friend When Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon 2 Arrives On 10th July
It's dangerous to go alone
After huge success with his Kickstarter campaign for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Koji Igarashi has decided it's time to release a sequel to the 2018 8-bit title, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. The announcement was made
News Jupiter Is Releasing A Sega Themed Picross Game On The Nintendo Switch
"Coming soon"
Japanese developer Jupiter Corporation - best-known for games like Pokémon Pinball, The World Ends with You and in more recent years the Picross series on the Nintendo Switch - has revealed Picross S: Mega Drive & Mark III Edition is in development for the hybrid platform. This game was teased at the end of a commercial for...
News Freedom Planet Dev GalaxyTrail Turns Publisher For '90s-Style Puzzle Title Petal Crash
Coming to Switch this August
Do you like old school puzzle games? Have you played the Freedom Planet games developed and published by GalaxyTrail? Then you might be interested in the upcoming Switch release, Petal Crash. It's styled like the arcade action puzzlers of the mid-'90s, is developed by Friend & Fairy, and is being published by...
News Keen - One Girl Army Brings Turn-Based Puzzle Adventure To Switch Next Week
Dungeon exploration awaits
If you love nothing more than dungeons and puzzle-adventure gameplay, you might want to keep an eye out for Keen - One Girl Army. The game launched today on Steam and is coming to Switch next week, bringing "expansive" dungeons filled with enemies and puzzles along for the ride. You'll come up against ghosts, zombies, and...
News Urban Trial Tricky Freestyles Exclusively Onto Switch Today
And you get 10% off!
Update (Thu 25th Jun, 2020 13:45 BST): Today sees the launch of Urban Trial Tricky on Nintendo Switch, and Tate Multimedia has shared a brand new trailer to celebrate. It's on the Switch eShop for $14.99 / £13.99 / 14,99€, although a 10% discount is available for a limited time. If you happen to already own Urban Trial...
News TiMi Studios Describes Pokémon Unite As An 'Unprecedented Opportunity And Challenge'
Pokémon's first team battle game
If you've been checking out our home page today, you'll have seen that The Pokémon Company has unveiled Pokémon Unite, a strategic team battle game headed to Switch and mobile devices. The game's being developed by TiMi Studios, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate, Tencent, which has previously worked on...
News Darius Cozmic Revelation Will Include G-Darius HD And Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+
AKA: Darius Cozmic Collection 2
Remember when we reported that Darius Cozmic Collection (which has just been released in the west in both Console and Arcade forms) was going to be getting a sequel? Well, we've just heard that the new pack will be named
News Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower Of Fortune And The Dice Of Fate Scores Western Switch Release
The dungeon RPG arrives this year
Spike Chunsoft has revealed that Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate - try saying that five times fast - will be launching on Switch in the west later this year. The news comes from yesterday's New Game+ Expo livestream, which showcased the trailer you can find above. It'll be available...
News Pathea Games' Ever Forward Launches On Switch Q4 2020, Physical Version Revealed
From the team behind My Time at Portia
My Time at Portia developer Pathea Games will be releasing its next project, Ever Forward, on Switch in Q4 2020, it has been confirmed. CIRCLE Entertainment will be handling publishing duties for the game on the Switch eShop, and it'll also be receiving a physical release thanks to PM Studios. The development...
Random Suda51 Acknowledges Unfortunate No More Heroes 3 "Gameplay Footage Leak"
What a tease
Grasshopper Manufacture CEO Gochi "Suda51" Suda has teased fans with new gameplay footage of No More Heroes 3. The funny part about it is that nobody got to properly see it because his head was blocking it the entire time. At the very beginning of the New Game+ Expo 2020 Showcase, the famous video game designer appeared on-screen and...
News NIS America Is Bringing Ys IX: Monstrum Nox To The West In 2021
Ys please
The latest entry in Nihon Falcom's action RPG series has been announced for the West with a "2021" release date attached. Ys IX: Monstrum Nox launched in Japan last year but gamers in the West have been waiting for more solid details on the English-language release. Fortunately, publisher NIS America kindly obliged with a trailer as part...
News Aksys Games Shows Off Five Titles Coming To Switch In 2020
Five games straight from NGPX
Today, during NGPX, publisher Aksys presented no less than five games that are all in the works for Nintendo Switch. We've rounded up each game for you below, with official descriptions to boot. NGPX, or the New Game+ Expo, is a collaborative initiative of 14 video game publishers based in North America and Japan...
News Star Wars Episode l: Racer Is Out Today On Switch, Here's The Launch Trailer
The classic N64 racer is back
Update (Tue 23rd Jun, 2020 17:15 BST): As a quick reminder, Star Wars Episode I: Racer is now available to buy on Nintendo Switch for $14.99. A brand new launch trailer has been released today to celebrate, which you can check out above. Original Article (Tue 16th Jun, 2020 15:25 BST): Star Wars Episode I: Racer...
Video Catherine: Full Body Gets New Switch Trailer Ahead Of Next Month's Launch
Pre-orders are now live
Atlus has shared a brand new trailer for Catherine: Full Body, the mature, adventure puzzler heading to Switch next month. The game's available to pre-purchase as we speak on the Switch eShop for £44.99 / $49.99 with all DLC as standard. You'll also find it at a number of selected retailers - if you do manage to find a...
News Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon 2 To Bring 8-Bit Castlevania Vibes To Switch "Soon"
Another horrible night for a curse
Koji Igarashi's Kickstarter success Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night might have brought back the spirit of the classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but we retro lovers were also gifted the rather excellent Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, an 8-bit love letter to the earlier
News Here's Your First Look At Harvest Moon: One World, Launching On Switch This Fall
'There's an entire world to explore'
Publisher Natsume has given us our first look at Harvest Moon: One World, a new entry in the Harvest Moon series that's planned to launch on Switch this fall. The footage (captured and reuploaded by NintendoEverything) comes from today's New Game+ Expo showcase, an event presenting new and upcoming rele
Video Stylish Arcade Racer Inertial Drift Gets New Trailer As Demo Appears On Steam
Switch release is just around the corner
Today, upcoming twin-stick arcade racer Inertial Drift has received a free demo on Steam, and while we're naturally waiting for the game to appear on Switch, the new release has at least presented us with a new trailer to check out. You can watch the new video for yourself above, where the game's twin-stick...
News Space Invaders Invincible Collection Is Getting A Physical Western Switch Release
Pre-orders available this weekend
TAITO is set to release a physical version of the Space Invaders Invincible Collection on Switch in the west thanks to a partnership with Strictly Limited Games. The release offers "the most complete collection on cart ever," combining all titles from the Japanese standard and special releases on a single...
News Psychedelic Platformer Spinch Brings An Explosion Of Colour To Switch This September
Well, this looks bonkers
If you like your side-scrolling platformers on the brain-melting, psychedelic end of the scale, look no further than Spinch. The game has players taking on platforming challenges inside all sorts of bright, colourful levels, making their way around complex obstacles and unique enemies along the way. According to the press...
News Control Time Itself When Platform-Adventure Game The Watchmaker Launches On Switch
Rewind the action
Micropsia Games has announced that The Watchmaker, a platform-adventure full of puzzles and time travel, will be launching on Nintendo Switch this October. The game has players taking on the role of Alexander, who must use his engineering skills to navigate "gigantic environments". The game consists of five worlds in total, with...
News Here Are The Seven EA Games Reportedly Coming To Switch In The Next Year
Need for Speed, Plant vs. Zombies and more
Update (Mon 22nd June, 2020 21:40 BST): Since EA revealed it would be bringing seven games to the Nintendo Switch over the next 12 months, we've been wondering what exactly is on the way. While we know that Burnout Paradise Remastered and Apex Legends will be
News Here Are The Seven EA Games Reportedly Coming To Switch In The Next Year
Need for Speed, Plant vs. Zombies and more
Since EA revealed it would be bringing seven games to the Nintendo Switch over the next 12 months, we've been wondering what exactly is on the way. While we know that Burnout Paradise Remastered and Apex Legends will be part of this line-up, what else can we expect? VentureBeat's Jeff Grubb has now chimed...
News Pokémon Café Mix Will Launch Earlier Than Expected, Only Supports Handheld Mode
There's not long to wait!
A listing on Nintendo's official website has revealed that Pokémon Café Mix, the Switch and mobile title announced during last week's Pokémon Presents livestream, will be arriving slightly sooner than first expected. The listing shows that the game will be launching on Switch tomorrow, 23rd June, one day ahead of the...
News Horizontal Shmup Wing Of The Asteria Sounds Like The Spiritual Successor To Namco's Phelios
And guess what? It's coming to Switch
Namco is famous for a great many amazing games from the '80s and '90s, including Pac-Man, Xevious, Galaga, Splatterhouse and Mappy. One of the company's lesser-known hits is 1989's Phelios, which took some of the most famous tropes from Greek myths and legends and placed them in a vertically-scrolling blaster...
News DICE's Cancelled '90s Run-And-Gun Ultracore Gets New Lease Of Life On Switch
eShop release arrives tomorrow
Ultracore, a run-and-gun game originally developed by DICE in the '90s - back when the studio was known as Digital Illusions - is set to be reborn on Switch and PS4 tomorrow. The game was originally planned to launch on Amiga, Sega Genesis, and Sega CD, and was reportedly almost finished before being cancelled by...
News GungHo Has Improved Ninjala's Online Experience In Time For Next Week's Launch
It's been a long time coming
Ninjala has been delayed and delayed, so what exactly has been going on behind the scenes with this bubble-gum free-to-play Switch exclusive? After GungHo Online Entertainment's president and CEO Kazuki Morishita last month said
News Respawn Says Apex Legends Looks "Really Good" And Runs "Very Well" On Switch
But admits it's been a "big challenge"
One of the highlights during yesterday's EA Play Live event was when Respawn Entertainment announced it would be bringing its popular free-to-play battle royale Apex Legends to the Nintendo Switch this Fall. Although we're yet to see any footage of this version, game director Chad Grenier assures fans it's...
Random Burnout's Switch Home Menu Icon Needs To Drop The Border
Trouble in paradise
Criterion Games' fantastic open-world racing title Burnout Paradise Remastered is now available on the Nintendo Switch. Let's just make this clear - despite the price being a "car crash" it's still an outrageously fast and fun experience that we would highly recommend checking out if you haven't already. All that aside, there...
News Square Enix Officially Confirms Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory For The West
"Coming in 2020"
After being announced for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms earlier this week, Square Enix has now confirmed its all-new upcoming rhythm-action game Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will be localised at some point this year. As previously noted, the game will feature over 140 musical tracks and 20 characters from the...
News Story Of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town Is Now Available To Pre-Purchase On Switch
US joins Europe with new eShop listing
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has now appeared on the North American Switch eShop, meaning you can go ahead and pre-purchase the game ahead of its release on 14th July. Joining Europe, where pre-purchasing went live last month, the listing shows that any digital pre-purchases made in North Ameri
News Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Has Been Rated In Taiwan
But will it come to Nintendo Switch?
Taiwan's Digital Game Rating Committee has just rated Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game has not yet been officially announced by Activision, but as you can see above - the box art has already been uploaded. While we wouldn't normally cover news like this for other...
News Zoink Teams Up With EA To Release Lost In Random On Switch Next Year
Part of the EA Originals line
During a special EA Originals segment within today's EA Play live stream, Swedish studio Zoink Games - known for titles like Flipping Death and Stick It To The Man - revealed it would be bringing its next game Lost in Random to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms at some point in 2021. Below is a bit about...
News Yep, The New FIFA Game For Nintendo Switch Will Be Another Legacy Edition
Same game, new season
As expected, EA's premium sports series FIFA will be returning to the Nintendo Switch this year. Once again, the hybrid platform will be receiving a slightly updated version - officially known as FIFA 21: Legacy Edition. If you've played any of the previous entries on the Switch, you should already know what to expect, but for...
News Respawn Entertainment Launches Apex Legends On Switch This Fall
Will include cross-play
In April last year, Respawn Entertainment said it was well aware of the demand for its battle royale Apex Legends on the Nintendo Switch. The game's lead producer Drew McCoy also previously mentioned how his team would "love" to bring the popular free-to-play
Video Watch Ninjala's Special Gameplay Livestream Featuring J-Pop Star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Update: It's live!
Update (Thu 18th Jun, 2020 17:30 BST): As promised, GungHo Online Entertainment's Ninjala livestream starring Japanese pop icon, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has now aired. You can watch the entire show below to see Kyary playing the game and learn more about what you can expect to enjoy when it launches later this month. Original...
News Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Scores 2020 Western Switch Release
Update: Coming this August, physical version confirmed
Update (Thu 18th Jun, 2020 14:05 BST): Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? - Infinite Combate hits Switch on August 7th in Europe and August 11th in North America, it has been confirmed by publisher PQube. It's
News Othercide Brings Stylish Tactical-RPG Horror To Switch This Summer
"You will rise again"
Othercide, a tactical-RPG horror from Focus Home Interactive and Lightbulb Crew, will be launching on Nintendo Switch later this summer, it has been confirmed. The game has received a new trailer which confirms a 28th July release for other platforms, simultaneously promising a Switch version later down the line. It also gives...
