Games

Keep your fingers crossed! At the tail-end of March, the Switch Online service got 3 new games, with Earthworm Jim 2 added to the SNES collection, along with Dig Dug II and Mappy-Land for the NES. Prior to this, we reported that new games might be on the way thanks to some scheduled maintenance for […]

And significantly less multiplayer. If you’re a fan of Fortnite-style third-person shooters or the free-to-play action-RPG phenomenon (that was supposed to be coming to Switch, remember?) Genshin Impact… well, you’re probably best off sticking to those unless you’re a sucker for a Super Soaker. Yes, Waifu Impact is coming to Switch on 28th April from […]

“Dig your way through 100 handcrafted levels”. What is a dungeon crawler from a top-down perspective? Something like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but with grid-based movement! Christoph Minnameier hopes to deliver on this promise of a modern-day dungeon crawler with Dungeons of Dreadrock, inspired by classics like Dungeon Master, Eye […]

Standard and Collector’s Editions available. The retro-inspired indie platformer Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan is getting a physical edition courtesy of CollectorVision and First Press Games. Further Reading: Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan Review The boxed versions of the game will come in two options: Standard and Collector’s. The […]

By Breath of the Wild’s tech supervisor. When we usually report on patents, it’s for controller designs, new hardware, and sometimes even tweaks and modes for a specific game. Today, we’ve discovered that Nintendo has filed something that’s related to the last thing, but will actually help streamline game development for all of their IPs […]

Available for pre-order soon. Bitmap Books, famous for its visual compendiums on consoles like the Amiga, NES, SNES, and Atari, has announced its latest effort: The King of Fighters: The Ultimate History. The book will be officially licensed, allowing Bitmap Books full access to SNK’s archives of illustrations an artwork, as well as brand new […]

Arriving this July. Well, we’ve finally got a release date for Digimon Survive – it’s coming out on the Nintendo Switch on 29th July this year. If that update wasn’t already enough, Bandai Namco’s box art for this upcoming title have also surfaced online. Courtesy of Gematsu, we’ve got a look at the stunning Switch […]

Go on a mission with Team Bond. Following on from the news that Dragon Quest Builders 2 would be the next free trial for Switch Online users in North America and Europe, Nintendo has now revealed Japan’s trial. This time around, it’s Koei Tecmo’s visual novel-style adventure game Buddy Mission: Bond. Switch Online members located […]