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Embracer Group To Acquire Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Montréal, Eidos-Montréal, Plus IPs For $300 Million

Squeenix deal includes Tomb Raider, Deus Ex and 50+ games. Embracer Group, the Swedish video game holding company and parent of Gearbox, Saber Interactive and THQ Nordic (among many others), has entered into an agreement to acquire several studios and a selection of IP from Square Enix. Included in the deal are three studios — […]

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Feature: Backlog Club: Week Zero, May – It’s Time To Play Earthbound

Sorry, “Mother 2”. Rule number one of Backlog Club: Work through your pile of unplayed video games one at a time, and discuss them with other people. Rule number two of Backlog Club: Don’t talk about Backlog Club. Just kidding! Tell everyone. Please. Read the full article on nintendolife.com

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Feature: Nintendo Life eShop Selects – April 2022

The best of the last month’s eShop games! The year is moving along quickly, and the Switch has been relatively busy in terms of major releases. On the eShop, though, April proved to be another packed month with a range of highly regarded ports and awesome new games. Once again, then, it’s time to try […]

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Video: 7 Nintendo Switch Games Exclusive To Japan That We Really Want Localised

Yo-Kai Watch 4, Dragon Quest X and more! As much as we love the Nintendo Switch, one downside is the fact so many great games still are still exclusive to Japan. With this in mind, our American-based video producer Zion Grassl has rounded up a bunch of games that we would love to see localised. […]

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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #94 – Super Castlevania IV

Die, Box Art. You don’t belong in this world. Hello hello, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! In last week’s fierce battle, we pitted the brutal, calculating, unsympathetic pink blob that is Kirby against… well, Kirby. The EU and Japanese box arts for Kirby’s Dream Land went head-to-head, and although the abstract […]

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Guide: Upcoming Nintendo Switch Games And Accessories For May And June 2022

Mario Strikers! Fire Emblem Warriors! It’s already been a pretty hectic year in terms of new major releases on Switch, and while May looks to be giving us the slightest of breathers in the ‘major Nintendo-published game’ department, June is ready and waiting to pummel our poor bank accounts once again. As always, we’ve been […]

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Video: 8 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In May 2022

“May the games be with you”. We’re now five months into 2022! We’ve just got the release of Nintendo Switch Sports this week, so what’s ahead? Well, there are all sorts of interesting games coming to the hybrid system this month. Starting out with Eiyuden Chronicle on the 10th, it’ll be followed by Cotton Fantasy, […]

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Nintendo Reportedly Expecting 10% Decrease In Switch Sales Due To Supply Issues

“a semiconductor shortage and disruptions to logistics networks”. Although there’s still a lot of demand for the Switch, Nintendo is reportedly bracing itself for a decline in hardware sales. According to Nikkei Asia, the Japanese video game giant expects to sell “only about 20 million Switch game consoles” in the current fiscal year, which would […]

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Soapbox: Please, Please, Please Release Sonic Advance Trilogy On Nintendo Switch Online

Don’t make us blue. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve got on their minds. Today, Stuart pleads with the powers that be to get a certain trilogy on Nintendo Switch Online… Game Boy Advance is coming to Switch Online! Maybe! Almost certainly, […]