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News BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites Will Make Its Nintendo Debut Soon
With some big names on voice duty
The Limited Run Games broadcast was one of the most entertaining of E3 to date, even if its quirky approach led to some confusion around reveals. Amongst a lot of announcements one in particular is perhaps worth revisiting, and that's the news that BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites wil
Gallery Feast Your Eyes On These New Sonic Colors: Ultimate Screenshots
Nine new screens for your viewing pleasure
Sonic Colors: Ultimate is speeding onto a Switch near you this September. With just a handful of months to go until its release, what better time is there to check out some brand new screenshots? Sega has shared nine new shots with us in total (including the one above), showcasing a variety of different...
News Capcom Shows Off New Features In The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
"Minor spoilers may be included"
One of the highlights at Capcom's E3 2021 Showcase this year was an extended look at The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. In case you missed it, it's arriving this July on the Nintendo Switch and marks the first time the two games have ever been released in the west. All up, there'll be ten new cases and eight mini...
News Every Physical Game From Limited Run's E3 2021 Show Coming To Nintendo Switch
There are a few SNES titles, too
E3 2021 is revealing Switch games like there's no tomorrow. If you weren't around for the Limited Run presentation earlier today - there's no need to worry, as we're here to provide you with yet another round-up of all the titles on the way to Nintendo's hybrid platform. Oh, there are also a few titles on the way to...
News Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin Demo Lands Soon On Switch
Along with various free DLCs and Rise updates
Capcom has finished its E3 Showcase, and while the general consensus seems to be "really, that was it?", there was actually some exciting news for Monster Hunter aficionados. The most important detail was that Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is getting a demo, or 'Trial Version' as it's being...
News Aggro Crab's 'Going Under' Gets Its Claws On A Physical Switch Release
Pinch it while you can!
What's this? Crab news, on a Monday? What has the world come to? Yes, Aggro Crab — makers of Going Under — have just announced that their literal boss-fighting game is getting a physical release on Switch and PS4. The Limited Run Games E3 stream (also known as LGR3) was full of announcements for new physical releases...
News River City Girls 2 Confirmed For Switch, Along With 'River City Girls Zero'
Zero localises a classic
The Limited Run Games E3 presentation has finished and, predictably, it was both crazy and genuinely funny. Amazingly, it announced two new titles in such an off-hand way that many of us watching were trying to figure out whether it had been a reveal; thankfully WayForward has sent out a press release to confirm we weren't...
News Your Job Is To Tame Cows When Moo Lander Arrives On Switch Next Year
Milking it
The official E3 Indie Showcase passed by in a blink, with about 15 minutes of game trailers of various types. There were a handful of Switch games featured but only one was 'new' - Moo Lander. As you can see in the trailer above your job is to fly around as a UFO and fight a strange variety of cows, some of them demonic. Though that...
News Stylish Boss Rush Game 'Eldest Souls' Gets A Release Date
Yes, we accidentally typed Eldest Scrolls at one point
Eldest Souls first leapt onto the Switch scene back in Spring 2020 as part of a Nintendo Indie Showcase, looking rather stylish and offering up a range of boss fights, handsome visuals and more lore than you can shake a stick at. Fallen Flag Studio's game is now close to release, as confirmed...
News A New Exercise Game Is Coming, And It's About Martial Arts
Kick the habit
Have you been keeping up with all the E3 announcements? Don't worry, us neither. There sure are a lot of games to spend all our hard-earned eShop Gold on, though, and one of those games is actually good for you. Yes, if you've been neglecting your Ring Fit Adventure controller like we have, then maybe you can get back into the swing...
News Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Announces 'Transformers: Heavy Metal'
A new real-world AR game
Pokémon GO developer Niantic has announced a new partnership with Hasbro and TOMY Company that'll see the launch of TRANSFORMERS: Heavy Metal, a brand new AR game for mobile. The game will follow in Pokémon GO's footsteps by using the real-world AR and real-time 3D mapping tech made possible by Niantic's 'Lightship'...
News DeathRun TV Lines Up Deadly Gameshow Combat For Switch
Likes are everything
Merge Games has announced top-down roguelike shooter DeathRun TV for Switch and other platforms. We would embed the trailer above, but it's age-restricted and unfortunately won't play here — so off to YouTube with ya! Channeling equal parts Hunger Games and The Running Man, it appears that developer LaserDog will have you...
News Unbound: Worlds Apart Is A "World-Hopping" Metroidvania Coming To Switch Next Month
"Defeat a ruthless evil tearing reality apart"
Upcoming Metroidvania game Unbound: Worlds Apart will launch on Switch and PC on 28th July, it's been announced. A new adventure platformer from Alien Pixel Studios, Unbound: Worlds Apart has players summoning portals to defeat enemies, crack puzzles, and overcome platforming challenges. It enjoyed a...
Video This New Sonic Colors Ultimate Footage Looks Rather Good
A wisp-er of a thrill
Sonic Colors Ultimate isn't far away, gracing the Switch and various systems on 7th September; as a shiny HD version of arguably Sonic's best game in the Wii-era, it's certainly on plenty of wishlists. Rather pleasingly SEGA unveiled some new footage over the weekend as part of the E3 festivities. First up, as part of the IGN...
News Origami Platformer 'A Tale Of Paper' Takes On A New Form With Upcoming Switch Release
With all-new content included
Digerati and developer Open House Games have announced that A Tale of Paper is headed to Switch and other platforms later this year. The game is a puzzle-platformer featuring a protagonist made out of paper; this quirky trait allows you to take on different forms as you explore and progress, such as a paper plane which...
News Taito Milestones Is A Collection Of Arcade Archives Titles Heading To Switch
Confirmed for Japan, so far
The Arcade Archives series has been a huge part of the retro scene on Nintendo Switch, with an impressive range of titles. Taito has had its share of releases, and is now planning to launch Taito Milestones as a collection of some 1980s classics. Due in February 2022 in Japan, it was initially revealed in Famitsu...
News FAR: Changing Tides Sets Sail On Switch Later This Year
A follow up to the brilliant Lone Sails
When FAR: Lone Sails arrived on Nintendo Switch we were hugely impressed, with its beautiful score and visuals combining to make it a memorable journey. It's particularly pleasing to see that developer Okomotive is going back to the IP, this time with publisher Frontier Foundry in tow. FAR: Changi
News OlliOlli World's E3 Trailer Showcases The Sights And Sounds Of Radlandia
Eat your heart out, Hawk
It seems that Switch gamers will have a glut of skateboarding games to enjoy before long. At the end of the month Birdman himself is coming to Nintendo's console with Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, and we recently had confirmation that SkateBIRD is shredding to Switch in August. We also have OlliOlli World lin
News A Plague Tale: Requiem - Cloud Version Confirmed For Switch
Streaming the next-gen
During yesterday's Xbox & Bethesda showcase we were given the first look at A Plague Tale: Requiem, due in 2022 and a sequel to the excellent A Plague Tale: Innocence
News Diablo II: Resurrected Unleashes Hell On Switch This September
Evil returns
Following on from its announcement back in February, Blizzard has now locked in a release date for Diablo II: Resurrected. Hell will be unleashed once again on 23rd September this year. You can now also wishlist the game over on Nintendo's website. Here's the descript
News Rune Factory 5's Local Switch Release Arrives "Early" In 2022
Playing the waiting game...
It's hard to believe now, but Rune Factory 5 was originally scheduled to arrive on the Nintendo Switch in 2020. It only just landed on the Switch in Japan last month, and while the western release was expected to follow, the latest E3 2021 trailer has now confirmed it'll instead be arriving early next year. Here's a...
News 11 Nintendo Switch Games To Watch From Guerrilla Collective Showcase Day 2
Batora: Lost Haven, Akatori, Hunt the Night and more!
Last week was the first Guerrilla Collective Showcase of the Summer, and yesterday (12th June) brought another stream - 'Day 2' - full of Indie goodies (the event is part of IGN's Summer of Gaming). As before a lot of projects are currently confirmed just for PC or specific platforms, but we've...
News Metroid Prime 4 Was First Announced Four Years Ago Today
Will we see it at E3 this year?
Today is four years to the day that Metroid Prime 4 was first teased to fans, with Nintendo confirming its existence during E3 2017. It's hard to forget that initial tease; a 40-second clip aired during Nintendo's E3 Direct, slowly revealing a giant number '4' to a soundtrack that was instantly recognisable to fans...
News Wizard With A Gun Brings Online Co-Op Sandbox Survival Action To Switch In 2022
Embark on a magical journey alone or with friends
Devolver Digital held another absolutely crazy E3 presentation this year. In between all of the skits, was a handful of video game announcements. Some of them were even for the Nintendo Switch. Apart from Demon Throttle one of the other surprises was Galvanic Games' Wizard with a Gun. It's described...
News Devolver Digital Is Publishing A Physical-Only Nintendo Switch Game
Update: And pre-orders are now live
Update (Sun 13th Jun, 2021 07:15 BST): During Devolver Digital's E3 broadcast, it gave fans a proper look at Demon Throttle - a physical-only release coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2022. Here's a bit about it, along with a first look. "Demon Throttle tells the story of a beautiful vampiress and dusty...
Gallery Mario + Rabbids Sparks Of Hope Box Art And Screenshots Round Up
The cover looks absolutely stunning
If the reveal and gameplay trailer for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope wasn't already enough, we've now got just a little bit more of this newly announced Ubisoft title, courtesy of the company's press website. Perhaps most excitingly is a look at the game's official Nintendo Switch box art. Here it is in all its...
"Just checking if we are all good. Are we good?"
One guy who is probably the most excited about Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is the creative director David Soliani. As you might recall, he's the one who was crying tears of joy when his original Mario + Rabbids game was introduced by Shigeru Miyamoto at E3 2017. Of course, he's just as happy to...
News Grant Kirkhope "Honoured" To Return As Composer For Mario + Rabbids Sequel
"I get to do another Mario game!!"
After a slip-up on Nintendo's end, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was officially unveiled during Ubisoft's E3 presentation. Being a sequel, a number of key figures have returned, and this includes the former Rare composer Grant Kirkhope. H
News Every Game From The Wholesome Direct Coming To Nintendo Switch
It's almost 30 games!
If you thought the Summer Game Fest ran through a lot of announcements really quickly, then the Wholesome Direct must have looked like a blur in your rear-view mirror. With 75 "wholesome" games to run through in just an hour, we managed to get quite a few "coming to Switch" titles but very little time to get to know them before...
Video New Trailer Appears For Arcade Paradise, A Game Where You Run Your Own Arcade
"A '90s-fuelled retro arcade adventure"
As part of today's Guerrilla Collective stream, Wired Productions has released a brand new trailer for Arcade Paradise, which is set to launch on Switch later this year. If you've not heard of this one before, the game has you playing as Ashley, who's just been given the keys to the family laundromat. As any...
News Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Arrives Later This Month On Switch
"A terrifying world of poetry and romance"
Doki Doki Literature Club is a cult hit that began life as a freeware title on PC and Mac, and has become a much talked about and referenced part of gaming culture. On the surface it's a visual novel about poetry and romance, but its unique spin and approach then make it more of a 'psychological horror'...
News Kingdom Come Developer Reveals Switch Version Was Born Out Of A "Happy Mistake"
A Nintendo release wasn't originally planned
After months of ongoing rumours, Warhorse Studios yesterday confirmed it would in fact be bringing Kingdom Come: Deliverance to the Nintendo Switch. While it's still believed to have been
News SkateBIRD Shreds Onto Nintendo Switch This August
A skateboarding game with wings
Skateboarding has experienced a bit of a resurgence in the land of video games over the past few years. For example, in just a few weeks the Birdman himself is bringing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 to the Nintendo Switch. If you're looking for something a little different though, you might want to check out SkateBIRD...
News Shin Megami Tensei Veterans Confirm 'Monark', A JRPG Heading To Switch In 2022
Yes, there'll be an amazing Limited Edition
Its been talked about in recent weeks, and NIS America has now lifted the lid on Monark, a rather intriguing JRPG that'll arrive on Switch next year. It has some pedigree, with former Shin Megami Tensei developers involved in the project. You can see an extended look in the video above; there seem to be...
News Ikai Is A Dark Psychological Horror Where You Can't Fight Or Flee, Launching This October
"Dark Japanese folklore comes to life"
PM Studios and Endflame have announced that Ikai, an upcoming first-person horror game, will be spooking a Switch near you this October. Ikai puts you in the shoes of a "defenceless" main character who's entirely incapable of attacking the creepy creatures standing in their way. You have no guns, no swords, no...
News Annapurna Interactive Locks In Last Stop's Switch Release Date, Launches This July
Experience three interconnected tales
Update (Fri 11th Jun, 2021 05:30 BST): A release date has now been locked in for Last Stop during the Day of the Devs 2021 livestream. It'll be arriving on all platforms including Nintendo Switch on 22nd July. "Last Stop is coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC on July 22, 2021. A single-player...
News Capcom Reveals New Monster Hunter Stories 2 Trailer At Summer Game Fest
Taking flight next month
If you need a break from the hunt in Monster Hunter Rise, Capcom's next game Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is just around the corner. During the Summer Game Fest, the Japanese video game giant shared a new trailer of the upcoming Nintendo Switch release, which arrives next month on 9th July. It gives us a brief...
Poll Will You Be Using Motion Controls In Mario Golf: Super Rush?
Your Joy-Con is now a golf club
Believe it or not, but Mario Golf: Super Rush is out on the Nintendo Switch in just a few weeks. As we already know, it'll include motion controls, so you can actually pretend you're swinging a real golf club with your Switch Joy-Con controller. In the lead-up to the game's release, Nintendo Japan has uploaded a new...
News Adorable Action-RPG 'Garden Story' Hits Switch This Summer
Fight of the Concord
Announced for Switch in the August 2020 Nintendo Indie World Showcase, top-down action-RPG Garden Story is confirmed to be bringing its green fingers to Switch in 'Summer 2021'. Hang on, we're practically in 'Summer 2021' right now — it can't be far away! As revealed in the Day of the Dev's livestrea
News Endless Dungeon Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
"A Rogue-lite Tactical Action game", by the way
Endless Dungeon is the second title in the 'ENDLESS' universe, and some of you may have picked up the first game on Switch last year - Dungeon of the Endless. In some rather good news, the Amplitude-developed (and SEGA-published) follow up will be making its way to Switch and various other systems...
An impossibly cute crossover
Back in mid-April it was announced by esteemed development studio thatgamecompany that its title Sky: Children of the Light would come to Switch. The development studio previously worked on PlayStation exclusives like Flower and Journey, before going its own way and releasing Sky on mobile devices. It's now confirmed to...
News Two Point Campus Confirmed For Switch, Arrives 2022
And yes, it looks crazy
Two Point Campus leaked recently thanks to the Microsoft Store, but today was formally announced as part of Summer Game Fest Kickoff Live. You can check out the cinematic trailer above - the good news is that Switch is included among the systems getting the game in 2022. Two Point Hospital
News 2D Action Platformer Metal Unit Locks In A Switch eShop Release Date
Arriving next week
Update (Thu 10th Jun, 2021 00:45 BST): Publisher Neowiz and developer JellySnow has now locked in a release date for Metal Unit. It'll launch on the Switch eShop next week on 17th June for $15.99 USD or your regional equivalent. Original story (Mon 14th Dec, 2020 02:05 GMT): Back in May, developer JellySnow Studio confirmed it...
Hands On LEGO Builder's Journey Is A Tiny, Beautiful Experiment About The Joy In Play
Creative block
LEGO Builder's Journey might fly under the radar on Switch, despite bearing the name of the mega-popular brick manufacturer, purely because it's quite different to their normal fare — but we really hope it doesn't. For the past couple of decades or so, the LEGO games have been dominated by other massive franchises — Star Wars,...
News You Are A Cyberpunk Carmen Sandiego In Chinatown Detective Agency
Blade Runner meets The Da Vinci Code
"I'm one test away from being accepted into the Lupercalia... They want me to steal the 16th century edition of the Divine Comedy." Well, alright then! It's not like anyone's really using the dusty thing, anyway. That's the pitch at the start of the new trailer for Chinatown Detective Agency, a cyberpunk-noir...
News MindSeize Physical Edition Details Revealed, 'Major Update' Promised
Update to add new features and content
MindSeize was an intriguing eShop arrival late last year, as it promised a blend of Metroid Fusion and Mega Man X, which was a pretty bold claim from developer Kamina Dimension and publisher First Press Games. Ultimately the final game turned out pretty well; we enjoyed it in our MindSeize review. Fo
News Mario Golf: Super Rush's Split-Screen Will Be Restricted To Two Players Per Switch
Four-player local Speed Golf off the cards?
Mario Golf: Super Rush is just a few weeks away from launching on Nintendo Switch, and it looks like it could be a perfect pick for families and groups of friends to enjoy together. If you're keen to try out the game's new Speed Golf mode, though, it looks like you might have to take it in turns. The game...
News See Humanity's Downfall And Play A Hole Or Two In Golf Club Wasteland, Coming To Switch
A post-apocalyptic adventure golf game
Blending cool-looking puzzle golf and a dauntingly familiar look at humanity's potential future is Golf Club Wasteland, a new project announced by Untold Tales and Demagog Studio. In Golf Club Wasteland, 99% of human life has been wiped out at the hands of consumerism, and Earth is now just one huge golf...
News Frogun Is A Brand New Platformer With Old School Vibes, Leaping Onto Switch In 2022
Channelling "the soul of the PS1/N64 era"
Indie developer molegato has announced Frogun for Switch and other platforms, a new 3D platformer that hopes to have you reminiscing over the genre's greats from the '90s. Channelling N64 and PS1-era vibes, Frogun has players jumping, shooting and solving little puzzles as they explore the game's colourful...
News Promesa Is A Dreamlike Walking Sim About Memory, Coming To Switch Soon
Don't forget
Promesa is 45 minutes long. It takes place in Italian corridors, Argentinian kitchens, half-remembered church steps, and sunny Mediterranean streets. You will do nothing but walk, slowly, through these vignettes, as two men — a grandfather and his grandson — talk about their memories. If Breath of the Wild is the Mona Lisa during a...
