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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...
News Metro Redux Has Just Been Officially Confirmed For Switch
Including both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light
If we can ignore today's big Super Smash Bros. Ultimate news for just a moment, it has just been confirmed that Metro Redux is launching on Nintendo Switch. The news comes just days after a couple of store listings and a PEGI rating were spotted. It'll arrive on Nintendo's machin
News Sinister Adventure Awaits In Black Book, A Dark Card-Based RPG Headed To Switch
Send demons into battle
Note: The following trailer contains some potentially distressing scenes. HypeTrain Digital has today revealed Black Book, a brand new RPG set to arrive on Nintendo Switch and other platforms later this year. An announcement trailer for the title premiered just minutes ago at the time of writing (which you can see for...
News Knuckles The Echidna To Return In Lock-On Form To Sonic The Hedgehog 2 On Switch
& Knuckles
Announced long, long ago, the upcoming SEGA Ages Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for Switch has been confirmed to feature lock-on technology, meaning Knuckles the Echidna will be playable in the game just like in the old days. Like this. The latest issue of Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu (as reported by
News Mario + Rabbids Studio Is Hiring For "A Prestigious AAA Title"
New job listing appears online
A "prestigious triple-A title" is on the way from the studio behind the wonderful Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, a new job listing has revealed. Ubisoft Milan is currently hiring for a full-time 3D animator, noting that a successful applicant would be working on the production of this mystery AAA game. The listing,...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Pre-Order Bonuses Appear, And You Have Lots To Choose From
Update: Official Nintendo Store offers 2 bundles
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is just over two months away from finally landing in our laps, and UK retailers have started to reveal the pre-order bonuses you can get by picking up a copy ahead of launch. We'll go through the ones that have been brought to our attention in a list below; it's...
Video See La-Mulana 1 & 2 In Action With This Brand New Gameplay Trailer
Deep in the deadly ruins
If you're excited for the upcoming Switch release of La-Mulana 1 & 2, you'll be happy to know that NIS America has dropped a brand new trailer full of gameplay footage for you to enjoy. You can check it out for yourself above; the father-daughter Kosugi duo must make use of a range of tools in the game and interact with...
News Joker Costume Spotted On The Back Of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Box Art
Update: Nintendo makes it official
Update 2 - Wed 15th Jan, 2020 05:00 GMT: Nintendo's Japanese social media accounts and YouTube channel have now confirmed this as well. Above is a trailer showcasing the many costumes and features in the game. Here's the costume list, courtesy of Gematsu: New Costumes: “Rebellious Joker” (from Persona 5) for...
News A New DOOM Eternal Trailer Is Headed Our Way Tomorrow
Update: And here it is!
Update: Tue 14th Jan, 2020 17:40 Bethesda has released the trailer above featuring the Doom Slayer cutting his way through various grisly demons and denizens of Hell (quite literally - you've been warned!). If you're hoping for news on the upcoming Switch version of DOOM Eternal, you won't find any here - indeed, the Switch...
News Streets Of Rage 4 Will Get A Physical Release Thanks To Limited Run Games
Collectors rejoice!
Your prayers have been answered, folks: Streets of Rage 4 will indeed be receiving a physical release, and it's all thanks to Limited Run Games. The company, which is now well known amongst the Switch community as a publisher of physical indie releases, has announced the news in a tweet. More details are expected to be shared in...
News Save The World As A Sentient Tablet In Kunai, A Fast-Paced Metroidvania Coming To Switch
"Action platforming with a grappling twist"
The Arcade Crew and developer TurtleBlaze have revealed that Kunai is set to launch on Nintendo Switch on 6th February, giving us a taste of the inevitable future AI uprising. The game is described as a "quirky, fast-paced action-adventure / Metroidvania" in which you play as Tabby, a sentient tablet who...
News The Wacky World Of Crayon Shinchan Arrives On Switch With Surprise North American Launch
A jump-action game
With no warning whatsoever, the Switch has today been treated to its first Crayon Shinchan game in the form of Crayon Shinchan: The Storm Called! Flaming Kasukabe Runner!!. Another snappy title, then. Available as we speak on the North American eShop, the game was previously released on iOS and Android devices. It's a jump-action...
News BioShock: The Collection Could Be Coming To Switch According To New Rating
Full reveal imminent?
Well, here's an interesting one for you. A new Taiwanese rating has been spotted which suggests BioShock: The Collection is planned for release on Nintendo Switch. BioShock: The Collection released on rival platforms back in 2016 and contains the original BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite. The retrofuturistic FPS...
