Unlock them later this week. Surprise! The rice farming game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (which we thought was pretty neat, by the way), will be joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in spirit form. Nintendo has announced the latest event – taking place this Friday, and lasting for a total of five days – will […]
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Octopath Traveler Teases Sequel On Its Third Anniversary
A “new adventure” appears to be on the way. Square Enix’s Octopath Traveler celebrates its third anniversary this week, and while it’s no longer a Nintendo Switch exclusive, it’s still an amazing game and one we would absolutely recommend trying out if you haven’t already. It’s got everyone wondering though if there are more adventures […]
Metroid’s Ridley amiibo Is Also Getting A Reprint This October
Just in time for the release of Metroid Dread. From time to time, Nintendo likes to reprint older amiibo alongside newer releases on the Switch. We’ve seen it before with amiibo from the Zelda line, and now it’s Metroid’s turn. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Minecraft Update 1.17.10 Adds Candles, Axolotl Fixes
Don’t get them mixed up, okay? Earlier this year, Mojang announced that they would be splitting the upcoming Minecraft Caves & Cliffs update into two parts, mostly along the line of “new world generation” and “everything else”. Completely rewriting how the world is built is a monumental task, after all. The Caves & Cliffs update […]
Oh, Bird: Check Out Crowsworn, A Bloodborne-y Metroidvania That’s A Hit On Kickstarter
Caw. Enough games have taken their cues from From Software’s Dark Souls and Bloodborne games that “Souls-like” is beginning to become its own genre, but we can’t say that we mind — especially when the games look this good. Crowsworn is unabashedly Bloodborne-y in its presentation, with cathedrals and Victorian lampposts up the wazoo, plus […]
Chip’s Challenge Is Making Its Console Debut On SNES And SEGA Genesis
It’s never too late. Though many gamers are focused on the latest shiny new games from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, there’s a market for ‘new’ releases on retro systems too. Now another one is going up for pre-order, in this case a game that’ll be making its console debut on Super NES and SEGA Genesis […]
The Pandemic Is So Bad In Japan That A Special Edition ‘Pokémon GO’ Pikachu Has Been Delayed
Was due for release on the 22nd July. Japan is currently struggling to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, having recently taken the difficult decision to hold the already-delayed 2020 Olympics behind closed doors – and there’s more bad news on the way (for those who like catching Pocket Monsters on their phones, at least). Pokémon […]
Cardaclysm: Shards Of The Four Is A “Card Combat RPG” Heading To Switch
Avert the apocalypse with card battles, of course. The Switch eShop isn’t exactly short of card and deck-building games, but another to offer its take on the genre and do something a little different is Cardaclysm: Shards of the Four, developed by Elder Games and published by Headup. Though there’s procedural generation, this is single-player […]
New Pokémon Snap Characters Cameoed In Last Year’s Movie, Four Months Before The Game Launched
Home release gives us a proper look. On Christmas Day last year, Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle hit Japanese theatres, telling a new story in which series protagonist Ash Ketchum meets a feral boy named Koko. Actually called Pocket Monsters the Movie: Coco in Japan, the film launches on Blu-ray and DVD in […]
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is A “Smash Bros-Alike” Fighting Its Way To Switch This Fall
Featuring 20 levels based on Nickelodeon shows. If the likes of Mario and Link just aren’t doing it for you, an all-new Super Smash Bros-style game featuring the likes of SpongeBob and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is heading to Switch later this year. Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, which will also release on PlayStation and Xbox […]