Tag: Upcoming Releases - Page 3
News 3D Realms Announces Spiritual Successor To Hexen 2, Arriving On Switch In 2021
Enter the gruesome medieval world of GRAVEN
Remember the 1997 FPS Hexen II? Well, here's it's spiritual successor, GRAVEN - coming to Switch next year. The game premiered this weekend at Realms Deep 2020 - 3D Realms' digital weekend celebrating all-things FPS. It combines the Hexen series' dark-fantasy gameplay with action-adventure. You'll take...
News Scalpers Are Already Listing The "Limited" Switch Release Super Mario 3D All-Stars
And it's not even out yet!
Earlier this week, Nintendo celebrated Mario's 35th anniversary by announcing a handful of appropriately themed Nintendo Switch games. The highlight of the lot was arguably the reveal of Super Mario 3D All-Stars at the very end of the presentation. Unfortunately, the catch (because there's always one) is that it'll be a...
News Baldo's Release Date Has Changed From This Summer To 'TBD'
Bad news for Baldo?
The last time we got an update on the upcoming timed Switch exclusive Baldo was earlier this year in March. The action-adventure RPG was meant to be arriving in summer 2020. Well, it seems the release date for the game on the official Nintendo website has now been updated and it has a lot of Switch fans
News Get A Closer Look At Super Mario 3D All-Stars In This Nintendo Unboxing Video
Oh, and those new Mario-themed Puma kicks
Super Mario 3D All-Stars will arrive in a few weeks on the Nintendo Switch. The catch is, it's a limited-time physical and digital release - making it even more desirable. If you intend to add a physical copy of this 3-in-1 game to your Switch collection, you might be curious to know what it looks like. In...
News Even At £100, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Doesn't Come With A Game Card
It's a download-only title
While Nintendo's Super Mario Game & Watch was perhaps the biggest left-field announcement we had yesterday, it was Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit which perhaps caused the most surprise. The mere notion of marrying the popular Mario Kart franchise with remote control cars seems like a licence to print money, and given...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Launches This December, According To Microsoft
We're getting serious Kid Icarus vibes from this one
The release date for Immortals Fenyx Rising – formerly known as Gods & Monsters – has been leaked by the Microsoft Store. According to the now-deleted page, the Kid Icarus-style fantasy action title will launch on 3rd December 2020. As for whether or not this includes the Switch version,...
News Super Mario 3D World On Switch Appears To Be A Lot Faster Than The Wii U Original
And it looks amazing
The Switch version of Super Mario 3D World appears to run faster than its original Wii U counterpart. It's apparently got nothing to do with frame rate or technical performance, either. The gameplay might have just been sped up - unless the reveal trailer is playing tricks on us! GameXplain shared a side-by-side comparison of...
News Here's The Resolution Of Each Game In Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Looking good
The biggest announcement of the recent Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary Direct was the reveal of Super Mario 3D All-Stars. As this is a collection, of three old games, obviously we're curious to know how they'll look on modern displays. Japanese website Games Talk has rounded up the resolutions of all three in both docked and...
News Nintendo Explains How Motion Controls Work In Super Mario Galaxy On Switch
Pro Controller support also confirmed
One game in the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection that's got some extra attention so far is Super Mario Galaxy. Right now, it's mostly because everyone wants to know how motion controls in this game work on the Nintendo Switch across docked, tabletop and handheld play. Polygon reached out to an official...
Video That Super Mario Direct Was Lovely, If A Tad Predictable
Super Mario Ga-leaks-y
It happened, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Super Mario Bros. 35 have all been officially revealed! The plethora of leaks that lead up to today's
News Heroes Assemble In A New Animated Trailer For Bounty Battle, An All-Star Indie Brawler
Pre-orders now live ahead of next week's release
A new animated trailer for Bounty Battle has dropped along with pre-orders for the all-star fighter that's branding itself the 'Ultimate Indie Brawler'. Coming from Dark Screen Games (with publisher Merge Games handling the Switch version), the trailer above shows fighters from some of the finest...
News Super Mario 3D All-Stars Lands On Switch On 18th September, And It's A Limited-Time Thing
That's soon, but it won't be around forever
Super Mario 3D All-Stars has (finally!) been announced for Switch as part of today's surprise Super Mario 35th Anniversary Direct, and it'll be available to download in just a couple of weeks. However, it's a limited-time release and only available until the end of March 2021 - and that includes the...
News Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Uses Real RC Cars And Augmented Reality
Turn your living room into a race track
Nintendo has lifted the lid on its next Mario Kart game, and we certainly weren't expecting it to look quite like this. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit uses real RC cars with cameras attached to them. The idea is that you create your own course in the real world, and then race around it using the Switch. The...
News Warm Up Your Vocal Cords, Let's Sing 2021 Is Heading To Switch In November
Panic at the disco?
There are some things you can count on each year since the Wii era – when we get a new Just Dance instalment, Let's Sing is never far behind. Recently the good old folks at Ravenscourt and Voxler revealed that the long-awaited Let's Sing 2021 will indeed land on the Switch on 13th November. With classics such as Seal's Kiss...
Video Atlus Gives Us Another Look At The Shin Megami Tensei III Remaster
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series
While it might seem like slim pickings at the moment when it comes to major upcoming releases for the Nintendo Switch, there are still a handful of exciting third-party games on the way to the hybrid system - including one particular remaster. It's the upcoming Atlus release, Shin Megami Tensei III...
News Ys IX: Monstrum Nox Is Coming To Switch In 'Summer 2021', Following A PS4 Debut In February
Opportunity Nox
Nihon Falcom's action RPG Ys IX: Monstrum Nox was announced as coming to Switch in the West back in June as part of the New Game Plus Expo broadcast. At the time it came with a vague '2021' release window attached, but NIS America has now revealed that
News Move Over Fire Emblem, Scarlet Republics Is Coming To Switch Soon
"If Fire Emblem had a love-child with Divinity and a Joe Abercrombie book"
Fans of turn-based tactical RPGs will likely be delighted to hear that Audacity Interactive's Scarlet Republics has smashed its Kickstarter goal and will be coming to Switch in due course. It surpassed its initial €10,000 funding goal in a matter of only 10 hours, which is...
News Arcade Archives Contra Runs And Guns Its Way Onto Switch Tomorrow
Bill and Lance are back!
If you are still recovering from the dumpster fire that was Contra: Rogue Corps, then it might be time to go back to basics and enjoy Bill and Lance's first arcade outing in Arcade Archives Contra. Konami's arcade classic is coming to Switch tomorrow, thanks to good old retro publisher HAMSTER. Here's an overview of the...
News Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Shoots To Switch Later This Month
Prequel powers to consoles on 22nd September
Double Damage Games has confirmed that its space Western Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is finally coming to Switch (and other consoles and Steam) later this month following its release on the Epic Games Store back in August 2019. The console version of the game, a cockpit-focused prequel to Rebel Galaxy, was...
News Take To The Streets Later This Month In Gunman Clive Creator's New Beat 'Em Up
Introducing Super Punch Patrol
Swedish indie game developer, Bertil Hörberg - best known for his action platform series Gunman Clive and in more recent times Mechstermination Force - has officially announced a new "classic" style beat 'em up game launching on Nintendo Switch on 17th September. Introducing Super Punch Patrol. Hörberg says it's a...
News Ubisoft's God & Monsters Is Now Officially Known As Immortals Fenyx Rising
And it will be at the Ubisoft Forward September show
Update (Wed 2nd Sep, 2020 01:35 BST): An update on Ubisoft's news page has officially confirmed Gods & Monsters is now known as Immortals Fenyx Rising. This open-world action-adventure will be part of the
News The Cross-Platform And Cross-Gen Poker Club Brings Social Play To Switch Later This Year
Join clubs and win together
Ripstone Games has just announced its brand new IP Poker Club, and it's coming to Switch. Designed as a social experience, Poker Club will connect players around the world via tournaments for over 200 people. You'll be able to create your own poker club, complete via online leaderboards and work towards shared goals as a...
News Bored Of Ring Fit Adventure? FiNC HOME FiT Could Be Your Next Fitness Challenge
Switch Fit
If you've worn out your Ring-con playing Ring Fit Adventure and were hoping for Nintendo to develop their follow-up to Wii Fit for your Switch, then the upcoming FiNC HOME FiT looks like the next best thing. It's launching in Japan on 29th October, and certainly seems to be channelling the art-style of Wii Fit, from what we can tell...
News Classic Run-And-Gun Blaster Turrican Is Making A Comeback, And Fans Might Need Deep Pockets
Update: Check out the price on these collector's editions!
Update: Strictly Limited has revealed that it is launching two Turrican-themed collections at €34.99 a pop, as well as two quite expensive collector's editions. Turrican Anthology Vol. 1 will consist of the Amiga versions of Turrican and Turrican 2, the SNES Super Turrican (and
News Cyberpunk RPG Gamedec Is Hacking Into Your Nintendo Switch Next Year
Do you feel lucky, (cyber)punk?
Anshar Studios has confirmed that its forthcoming isometric cyberpunk RPG Gamedec will be coming to Nintendo Switch in 2021 The RPG was funded via Kickstarter in April, tripling its $50,000 goal to raise over $170,000. However, that wasn't enough to hit the Switch stretch goal – but it doesn't matter, because...
Video Genshin Impact Gets A New Story Trailer Ahead On September Multiformat Debut
...but there's still no release date for the Switch version
Despite taking a massive helping of inspiration from Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Genshin Impact is shaping up to be a pretty decent action RPG, with great character design, high production values and (seemingly) plenty of entertainmen
Round Up Gamescom 2020 - Here Are The Nintendo Switch Highlights
Even more great games are on the way
It's a wrap for this year's Gamescom, and now that the all-digital show has come to an end, we've decided to round up some of the highlights announced for the Nintendo Switch. If you'd like to see all of the games shown during the special Gamescom edition of the Future Games Show, check out our previous post...
Round Up All The Nintendo Switch Titles From The Future Games Show - August 2020
More than 10 games are coming!
Last weekend, Games Radar aired a special Gamescom edition Future Games Show. During the presentation, a number of games for the Nintendo Switch were shown. We've rounded up every single one we could confirm below. One is already out, some are coming soon, and some will be released next year. Enjoy! The Lord Of The...
News Curve Digital Launches Strategic Survival Sim Space Crew On Switch This October
A follow-up to Bomber Crew
After being revealed at the Future Games Show in June, the strategic survival flight sim Space Crew has locked in a launch date for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. During Gamescom 2020, the publisher Curve Digital confirmed its next release would be taking off on 15th October. Alongside this announcement...
Video Here's Your First Look At Wonder Boy - Asha In Monster World
The 1994 classic returns early next year
During the Gamescom 2020 live stream, Monster World IV fans got their first look at the remake coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in the first quarter of 2021. If you didn't see our original post, it's called Wonder Boy: Asha
News The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum Is Coming To Switch Next Year, My Precious
Return to Mordor
Last year, you might recall a story about Daedalic Entertainment possibly bringing a game based on Tolkien's famous series The Lord of the Rings to the Nintendo Switch. Well, it seems it really is happening! During the Future Games Show it was confirmed the German company's recently announced action-adventure game, The Lord o
News Rocket League But With Alpacas Is The Game We Never Knew We Wanted
Alpaca Ball: Allstars is coming to Switch
Rocket League's great and all, but you know what would make it even more great? Goofy alpacas. Thankfully, the aptly named Alpaca Ball: Allstars has appeared on the scene to provide us with exactly that. The game, from Salt Castle Studio and Badland Publishing, will be launching on Switch across Europe and...
News id Software Reveals The First Campaign Expansion For DOOM Eternal
Update: Here's the full trailer from ONL
Update (Fri 28th Aug, 2020 07:05 BST): Earlier this month, as part of the QuakeCon 2020 celebrations, id Software shared a teaser of its upcoming DLC campaign for DOOM Eternal. It's now revealed a full trailer at Gamescom Opening Night Live. See the original post (below) for more details about the upcoming...
News The Horrifying Sequel To Little Nightmares Launches On Switch Next February
Another delay...
The last major update about Little Nightmares II was at last year's Gamescom, when developer Tarsier Studios said the puzzle-platform horror adventure would be launching this year. It seems that's now changed, as this year's Gamescom trailer has now revealed it'll be arriving next year on 11th February. Here's why it's been...
News Square Enix Reveals Collection Of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend Limited Edition
Just don't expect a physical game card
One of the highlights of the recent Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase was the announcement of the Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend - celebrating the SaGa series' 30th anniversary. The collection - featuring the first three Game Boy games - will arrive on 15th December. In Japan, there'll also be a
Video Pikmin 3 Deluxe Gets A Charming New Japanese Clip
Game launches this October
This October sees the return of the Wii U title, Pikmin 3, in 'Deluxe' form on the Nintendo Switch. To help build up the excitement for this release and teach players a bit more about this particular entry, Nintendo has uploaded a new video on its Japanese YouTube account featuring more than three minutes of gameplay...
News It's Official, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Has Been Delayed Until Spring 2021
Gameplay reveal confirms it
Sorry, Star Wars fans, but it seems LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has officially been delayed until next Spring. The first sign of the setback was earlier this week via the official LEGO website - which said the game would be "coming in 2021" and now the Gamescom Opening Night Live gameplay reveal trailer has locked...
News Blood Bowl 3 Brings Violent Fantasy Football To The Nintendo Switch In 2021
Touchdown!
At Gamescom 2020, Cyanide Studios announced it would be releasing Blood Bowl 3 on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms early on in 2021. The third entry in the violent turn-based strategy series set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe (and based on the board game of the same name) brings together 12 races - each with their own...
Video High-Octane WWE 2K Battlegrounds Trailer Shows Jerry 'The King' Lawler Calling The Action
And Mauro Ranallo joins the team
A brand new trailer for WWE 2K Battlegrounds has appeared on the scene starring none other than WWE Hall of Fame commentator, Jerry “The King” Lawler. It's a high-energy, fairly bonkers video which sees Lawler telling viewers exactly why they should pick up a copy of the game when it launches next month, as well...
News Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition Roars Onto Nintendo Switch This November
Life finds a way... On Switch!
Frontier Developments has announced Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition for Switch. It'll launch on Nintendo's platform on 3rd November and is already available to pre-order from the eShop. Unsurprisingly based on the hit franchise, the game expands upon the official Jurassic World films and puts players in...
News Space Invaders Forever Is Another Compilation Headed To Switch Later This Year
With "improved graphics and interactive sound"
TAITO and ININ Games have shared details on Space Invaders Forever, a new compilation of Space Invaders titles headed to Switch in one handy package. The bundle will be released both digitally and physically across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and is said to feature "greatly...
News Retro-Style Racer Hotshot Racing Speeds Onto Switch This September
New release date and trailer appear
Upcoming '90s-arcade-inspired racer Hotshot Racing has been given a new release date on Switch and other platforms. It'll be speeding onto the eShop on 10th September. Developed by a team of racing game veterans who have previously worked on titles like Outrun 2 and Sonic & SEGA All Stars Racing Transformed,...
News Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Will Feature All-New Co-Op Boss Raids
And plenty more, too
One of the more exciting announcements during the August Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase was Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, a sequel to puzzle mash-up Puyo Puyo Tetris that looks like a fun addition to the Switch library. The showcase mentioned that there's "a lot more to reveal" about the game, but looking clos
Round Up All The Games From The Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase - August 2020
And rewatch the full show here!
Today, Nintendo decided to surprise-drop a brand new Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, reminding us of some third-party games heading to Switch, offering up a few new announcements, and sending all of us poor folk in games media into overdrive as we scramble out of our sleepy mid-afternoon lull with no warning...
News Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack Brings Two 3DS Drummers To Switch This Winter
A previously Japan-only pair marches to Switch
A dual pack of Taiko no Tatsujin games has been announced in the Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase and is headed to Switch in "Winter 2020". Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythmic Adventure Pack will include localised and upgraded ports of two previously Japan-only 3DS titles: Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu...
News Kingdom Hearts: Melody Of Memory Brings An Exclusive Mode To Switch This November
And check out these new screenshots
We have a release date for Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory! The rhythm action game will launch on Nintendo Switch on 13th November, along with a special mode exclusive to the console. The game will have you playing as familiar faces from the beloved Kingdom Hearts series, including plenty of Disney stars who'll...
News Rocky Comes To Switch In Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions
King of the ring
Survios is bringing Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions to Switch early next year, it has been confirmed. Starring some of the most famous fictional pugilists of all time – including Rocky Balboa, Apollo Creed, Adonis Creed, Ivan Drago, Clubber Lang and Viktor Drago – the game will take you from rookie to champion in its...
News Collection Of SaGa Brings The Final Fantasy Legend Trilogy To Switch This December
Oh (Game) Boy!
As a celebration of the SaGa series’ 30th anniversary, the first three Game Boy games are headed to Nintendo Switch this December in a bumper 8-bit collection. Collection of SaGa Final Fantasy Legend features the classic Game Boy trilogy that first launched in Japan in 1989, before getting rebranded in the West the following year...
News Just Dance 2021 Announced For Switch, Launches This November
Was it ever in doubt?
As part of today's surprise Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, Ubisoft has revealed that Just Dance 2021 will be launching on Nintendo Switch. No surprises there! This latest instalment in the world's biggest music game series comes with new songs, new modes, and an "improved" World Dance Floor. Details of these new...
News Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Arrives On Switch This December
Now includes character-based skills and item cards
Puzzle mash-up Puyo Puyo Tetris was one of the highlights of the Switch's early software lineup, and it's getting a sequel later this year. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 will showcase all of the modes from the original, alongside the new "Skill Battle" mode which introduces character-based skills and item...
