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News ESRB Rating Suggests Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD Is Coming To Switch
That's one sorted, then
Earlier this month, we shared the news that a small selection of Oddworld games were headed to Nintendo Switch. The first of those was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD, which launched last week, but it looks like we now know the second, too. An ESRB rating has been spotted online for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD on Nintendo...
News Arc System Works' Code Shifter Has Launched On Switch Today
Complete with crossover characters
Update (Thu 30th Jan, 2020 15:15 GMT): When we said it shouldn't be too long before we hear more about Code Shifter, we didn't expect it to be quite this soon. The game has appeared on the Switch eShop today and is available to download as we speak. You can secure your copy for £17.09 / $14.99. More details can...
News Poetic Puzzle-Adventure EQQO Heads To Switch This February
DLC lets you plant a real-life tree
The Nintendo Switch is about to get a new puzzle-adventure in the form of EQQO, the latest game from indie developer, Parallel Studio. The team - founded by ex-members of DontNod Entertainment, Ubisoft and Quantic Dream - originally created the game for VR devices, but this latest version is headed to Switch and...
News Schedule A Trip To The Outer Worlds On Switch This March
Release date confirmed. Digital only, mind
We've known it was incoming for quite a while, and Take-Two told investors last November that the Switch version of Obsidian's action-RPG The Outer Worlds would be launching before the end of March 2020, but it has now been confirmed to arrive on 6th March, just over a month from now. The game has been...
News Turn-Based Tactical RPG Battle Brothers Charges Onto Switch This Year
Permadeath included
UKIYO Publishing and Overhype Studios have announced that Battle Brothers, a turn-based RPG, is headed to Nintendo Switch in 2020. First appearing on PC back in 2017, the game is a procedurally-generated, tactical affair in which players must gather up their very own crew in a medieval fantasy world. You get to choose who you'd...
News Tecmo Bowl Brings American Football To Hamster's Arcade Archives Series This Week
More retro goodness
This week sees the release of the retro sports title Tecmo Bowl on the Nintendo Switch eShop. As usual, it supports 1-2 players and will set you back $7.99 / £6.29. Here's the rundown: "TECMO BOWL" is an American football game released by TECMO in 1987. Experience matches as a player of either the WILDCATS or BULLDOGS...
News It Looks Like The Switch Version Of Dungeon Defenders: Awakened Won't Be Released Next Month
Now targeting a Q2 release
Chromatic Games has delayed the release of its upcoming Switch title Dungeon Defenders: Awakened. The action-RPG tower defense game was originally scheduled to arrive next month alongside other releases like Darksiders Genesis,
Video Two Point Hospital Devs Explain The Basics Ahead Of Next Month's Switch Release
Here's what you'll get up to
Next month, Two Point Hospital is headed to Nintendo Switch and other consoles. In preparation for the big day, the development team has shared a new video talking us through the basics of the game. You can check it out for yourself above; Lead Designer Ben Huskins and Senior UI/UX Artist Lauren Woodroffe play through...
News New "Body-Puzzle Platformer" Helheim Hassle Brings A New Dose Of Crazy To Switch
From the studio behind Manual Samuel
Norway-based developer Perfectly Paranormal has announced that its new puzzle platformer Helheim Hassle is headed to Nintendo Switch "early this year". Technically described as a "body-puzzle platformer", this one is set in the very same universe as the studio's last title, Manual Samuel. It would seem that the...
News Sparkle 4 Tales Brings Atmospheric Free Roam Gameplay To Switch This Week
"Find your destiny"
Launching later this week on Nintendo Switch is Sparkle 4 Tales, the latest Sparkle series game from indie developer, Forever Entertainment. The game has you playing as a small spark of life, aiming to grow into a beautiful aquatic being. As you can imagine, this isn't your typical gaming experience, with the exploration of your...
News The Witcher Series Spin-Off Thronebreaker Brings Card-Based Battles To Switch Today
Switch's second The Witcher game arrives
Launching on Nintendo Switch today is Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a spin-off from the ever-so-relevant The Witcher series that first launched on other platforms in 2018. The game is a single-player RPG unsurprisingly set in the world of the famous franchise which, between this and The Witcher 3: Wild...
News Rivals Of Aether - Definitive Edition Arrives On Switch This Summer
Prepare to fight
One brawler that's yet to be released on Nintendo's hybrid system is the indie hit Rivals of Aether by Dan Fornace. Its standard release has been available on certain other platforms since 2017 and now the game's official Twitter account has revealed the "definitive edition" will be arriving on Switch and Steam this summer. This...
News There's "No Store" Or Microtransactions In DOOM Eternal
Doing it the right way
A lot of big video game releases nowadays include microtransactions and online stores where players can go to purchase exclusive items and cosmetics. Fortunately, the upcoming release DOOM Eternal won't be following this common trend. Responding to a fan over on Facebook recently, id Software creative director Hugo Martin...
News Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection Producer Opens Up About Delay, Thanks Fans For Support
It was "a difficult decision to make"
Last November, Capcom made the tough decision to delay the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection by about one month. Instead of being released in the first month of 2020, it was pushed back until the 25th of February, so the team could ensure the collection delivered "the best experience possible" when it did...
News Latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons Merch Confirms New And Returning Characters
New (but tiny) renders released
Some new and lovely looking Animal Crossing: New Horizons merch has just been shown off for the first time in Japan, and while that's pretty exciting in its own right, images of the new products have confirmed the existence of some new and returning characters. The folks over at
News '80s-Inspired Endless Runner Top Run Speeds Onto Nintendo Switch Next Month
With 100+ missions to beat
Indie publisher Fantastico Studio has announced that Top Run, an endless runner with platform elements, is headed to Nintendo Switch early next month. The game actually blends its endless runner/platforming action with shooter elements, taking players through an '80s-inspired adventure. You'll play as Kevin and his pet...
News Dutch Studio M2H Reveals Both Marooners And Crash Drive 2 For Nintendo Switch
Both launch next month
Dutch studio M2H has announced that two of its games - Marooners and Crash Drive 2 - are both set to launch on Nintendo Switch on 7th February. We've got our hands on trailers and official descriptions for both games below; both of these have now appeared on the eShop ready to prepurchase should you like what you see...
News SNK Reveals Second Season Of DLC Fighters For The Samurai Shodown Reboot
And one extra mystery character
This weekend at EVO Japan 2020, SNK released a trailer for the second Samurai Shodown season pass. Yep – even though it's still not available here in the west on Nintendo's hybrid platform, it's already up to its second lot of downloadable content. The brief clip shows off the previously confirmed character Mini...
News Unleash Hell With This Officially Licensed DOOM Eternal Wireless Controller For Switch
Arriving this March
For quite a while now, PowerA has been producing officially licensed Pro Controllers for the Nintendo Switch. So far, we've seen gamepads inspired by Super Mario, Metroid, The Legend of Zelda and earlier this week the accessory manufacturer
Feature Liberated Developer On The Challenges Of Creating A Truly Playable Comic Book
"We just figured: why the hell hasn’t anybody done this yet?"
Announced during last year's Indie World Showcase in December, Liberated is an upcoming noir graphic novel game coming from to Switch this year. Developed by indie team Atomic Wolf and L.INC, it blends the darkness of a branching dystopian comic book narrative across chapters with...
Video 12 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In February
Plenty to play
It's almost February and you know what that means, right? New games are arriving on the Nintendo Switch – yay! While it's not the biggest month in terms of releases, the second month of the year still has plenty to offer. The first half of February sees the release of Cindered Shadows Story Expansion for Fire Emblem: Three Houses...
News Bandai Namco Wasn't Planning On Localising Captain Tsubasa's New Game In North America
But changed its mind
Earlier this week, football fans got quite a surprise when Bandai Namco announced it would be releasing Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions on the Nintendo Switch. If you didn't know, it's been ten whole years since the release of the last
Video Watch A Full Match Of Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions Gameplay
With epic cutscenes and background music
Earlier this week, we shared the exciting news that Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is headed to Nintendo Switch, bringing the franchise back to games consoles for the first time in a decade. The trailer presented in that announcement was one thing, but now we've got a good chunk of gameplay to watch,...
News DOOM Eternal's Creative Director Discusses Launching On The Same Day As Animal Crossing
"I'm excited to play [it]"
20th March 2020 is set to be a pretty cracking day for the gaming industry, with both Animal Crossing: New Horizons and DOOM Eternal launching on the same day (although DOOM will be sadly lacking on Switch until later). The two titles couldn't be more opposite, yet we couldn't be more excited for both of them in equa
News Square Enix Collective Reveals First-Person Puzzle-Shooter The Turing Test For Nintendo Switch
And it looks pretty epic
Remember earlier this week when Square Enix's indie division teased a new game for Switch? Well here it is, folks: The Turing Test is headed to Nintendo's console next month. The Turing Test is a sci-fi puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You play as Ava Turing, an International Space Agency engineer sent to...
News New ESRB Rating Suggests The Wii U Isn't Done With New Games Just Yet
One more with feeling?
Despite being completely killed off by Nintendo itself, the Wii U seems to be having a late surge of new titles just lately - a new N64-style platformer launched just last week and there was even a release on Christmas Day last year. Now, it looks like there's yet another title on the way. A newly-discovered ESRB rating...
News Extreme Downhill Biking Game Descenders Launches Physically On Switch This Spring
After years in the making
It would appear that the Switch release of downhill biking game Descenders is finally starting to be pinned down, with No More Robots and Sold Out teaming up to release the game physically "this spring". The news comes alongside an announcement for a physical version on PS4, too, and we've also received this handy list of...
Video We've Played Pokémon Rival Temtem, And We Can't Wait For It To Hit Switch
Temtem, we have selected thusly!
The chatter surrounding Pokémon Sword & Shield – the latest entry in the series – has sparked some fans to drift apart from the OG creature-collector to some degree, so the time for a competitor to launch (in some form) has likely never been better. As it happens Temtem has done just that, and to say it's...
News Sega Set To Reveal "Unannounced Game" At This Year's Taipei Game Show
What could it be?
Sega will reportedly be showing off an "unannounced game" at this year's Taipei Game Show in Taiwan. The event itself will take place from 6th - 9th February and the reveal is scheduled to be Sega's final announcement of the show. The platform this unannounced game will be released on has also not been revealed. As noted by...
News Bloober Team Appears To Tease Observer Sequel In Creepy Cryptic Video
Watch it for yourself
Bloober Team, the studio behind games like Layers of Fear: Legacy, BRAWL and Observer, has today shared a cryptic little video on Twitter. It appears to tease a new cyberpunk horror game, and all signs are pointing towards it being an Observer sequel. You can see the tease - a 30-second video with looped footage - for yourself...
News Looks Like The US Might Get The Best Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pre-Order Bonus
Stock is "limited", though
Retailers all over the world seem to have caught on to the fact that the Animal Crossing fanbase is one hungry beast; UK stores have been sharing all sorts of Animal Crossing: New Horizons pre-order bonuses over the past few weeks, and now it looks like the US might be going one better. An advertisement flyer for Target...
News Rune Factory 4 Special Will Launch Physically And Digitally On Switch This February
With free DLC at launch
Marvelous Europe and XSEED Games have announced that Rune Factory 4 Special will be launching on Nintendo Switch both physically and digitally on 28th February 2020 in Europe and slightly earlier on the 25th in North America. The game - an HD remaster of the RPG simulation title that previously appeared on 3DS - has been...
News Play Animal Crossing: New Horizons In Style With These New Switch Controllers
Pre-orders now live
If you're looking forward to sacrificing all of your free time, hobbies, friends and family when Animal Crossing: New Horizons arrives in March, and just so happen to be looking for the best way to enjoy the game, you might want to consider these new officially-licensed controllers. Gaming accessory maker PowerA is back once...
News Nicalis Releasing Physical Switch Edition Of Redout On 27th March, Pre-Order Now
First 1,000 copies include a mini CD soundtrack
If you're looking for a fast fix on the Switch, one game worth checking out is Redout. It's a high-intensity low-gravity futuristic racing experience that is similar but different to games like FAST RMX, Wipeout and even the F-Zero series. In the latest news, Redout's publisher Nicalis has announced a...
Hell, we're excited
As you might recall, last year DOOM Eternal got delayed. The reason behind it was to ensure id Software and Bethesda could deliver "the best experience" possible. The Switch version was, unfortunately, hit the hardest at the time, and the developer said it would announce a release date for this particular platform in the future...
News Harder Difficulties And Permadeath Return To DOOM Eternal
Ready up
Updated - Wed 22nd Jan, 2020 03:30 GMT: DOOM has always been known for having multiple difficulty settings that will give even the most seasoned gamer a tough time. When DOOM Eternal is released, it'll continue this tradition. Shacknews recently went hands-on with a preview build of the game and spotted a "top-tier" Nightmare difficulty,...
News Mortal Kombat Kollection Online Rated By PEGI, And It's Bringing The "Klassics" To Switch
Get over here!
The Pan European Game Information board (commonly abbreviated as PEGI), has seemingly lifted the lid on the Mortal Kombat Kollection Online ahead of an official announcement. If this rating is accurate, the game will be released on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch in the near future. A project from the team behind...
News Square Enix Indie Division Teases Imminent Nintendo Switch Announcement
But what could it be?
Update: Square Enix has now revealed the game to be The Turing Test. Details of the announcement can be found here. Original Article: Square Enix Collective, a division of the well-known Japanese publisher which provides funding and publishing services to indie developers, has teased a new Switch announcement for later this...
News Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions Brings The Soccer-Anime Series Back After 10 Years Away
Heading to Switch in the west
Ten whole years since the release of the last game in the series, Bandai Namco has announced Captain Tsubasa: Rise Of New Champions for Nintendo Switch and other platforms. Based on the manga created by Yoichi Takahashi, the game is set to follow the athletic exploits of Tsubasa Ozora and the glory his teammates...
News Sinless, A Snatcher-Inspired Point-And-Click Visual Novel, Lands On Switch This Week
Cyberpunk-and-click
Arriving later this week on Switch eShop, MGP Studios' Sinless is a point-and-click visual novel hybrid hoping to capture some of the spirit of Hideo Kojima's 1988 graphic adventure Snatcher. Set in a cyberpunk future, you reside in an 'Omni-Care sanctioned city' in a world that's been consumed by a 'New Order'. On the surface...
News Chill The Beans This Week With OmoTomO, A Zen Garden Puzzler Creeping To Switch
Notlob
Coming later this week to eShop is this relaxing, Japanese-inspired puzzler from developers at the University of Arts in Zurich. Funded by the Swiss Art council, OmoTomO takes place in a zen garden setting and charges you with guiding two growing tree-like creatures (the eponymous and palindromic OmoTomO) over stones to water. Further...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Character Renders Appear, Long Sleeves For Animals Confirmed
Hoodies, shirts, cardigans!
A fresh batch of official character renders for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has appeared, giving us a good look at some of our favourite villagers (islanders?) in the new game, and confirming an absolute bombshell: they can wear long sleeves! We jest, of course, but this is actually a series first and will no doubt add...
News Expect Game Announcements "Throughout The Year", Says Nintendo
Surprising no one, really
Just in case anyone out there was worried about Nintendo's lineup of releases for 2020, you'll be pleased to know that the gaming giant has confirmed that more announcements will be coming our way throughout the rest of the year. Because of course they are. Yesterday, we shared an infographic that shows off 20 exciting...
News Nintendo Reminds Us Of 20 Exciting Games Coming To Switch In 2020 With New Infographic
Animal Crossing, Xenoblade, Pokémon and more
We get the feeling that Nintendo has plenty of titles still yet to be revealed for its 2020 lineup, but that doesn't mean that there aren't lots of games already confirmed. To remind us of that fact, Nintendo or Europe has shared a new infographic (via email newsletter) to highlight 20 exciting titles...
News CoroCoro Comic Teases Animal Crossing: New Horizons "Scoop"
Something significant?
It's crazy to think just how close we are to the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch and still don't know all that much about the game. We've seen a number of screenshots and the Nintendo Treehouse presentation at E3 last year showed off a small portion of the game, but other than that, we haven't...
News HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed Dev Says All The Game's Updates Will Be Entirely Free
And provides a full road map for the next four months
One genre that's somewhat underrepresented on the Switch is FPS. More recently, we've got games like Overwatch and Alien: Isolation, but the pickings are still considerably slim compared to the number of first-person shooters available on other platforms. Fortunately, by the end of this month,...
Video Comparing Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Clone Genshin Impact To The Original
Genshin a no no, baby!
You've no doubt already heard the news that the upcoming game Genshin Impact not only bears a striking resemblance to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but that it's also now been confirmed to be coming to the Nintendo Switch. With that in mind, we thought it might be useful to
News Prison Princess Breaks Out Later This Month, Here's A Trailer
"Suppress the desire to interact with the princesses"
Japanese developer Qureate has released the debut trailer for Prison Princess, and has also announced that it's hitting Switch on January 30th. Described as a "princess escape adventure", the title will be getting a global release on that date. It will cost $19.99 in North America and £15.09 in...
News Switch Up Your Fighting Style In The Nintendo Version Of Devil May Cry 3
Experience six different combat styles on the fly
Although there was a theory Dante from the Devil May Cry series would be announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after the Devil May Cry 3 producer teased "a little something extra" for Switch players along with som
News Heroland, The RPG From The Director Of Mother 3, Is Finally Coming To Switch In Europe
And there's a special physical release
Marvelous Europe has revealed that Heroland has secured a Switch release date across both Europe and Australia; you'll be able to get your hands on it from 31st January. The game, which has already been available in North America for over a month, has players exploring dungeons, beating up baddies, and...
