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News 8th August (North America)

The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Switch eShop - Highlights: SteamWorld Heist II... Continue reading...

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News The Sky Is Blue And The Switch Continues To Dominate

The latest Famitsu charts are here and, we'll be honest, it's not the most noteworthy week imagineable, but its nevertheless another period that sees the Switch absolutely dominating, so we're happy regardless. Powerful Pro Baseball 2024-25 once again finds itself at the top, but One Piece Odyssey suffers a significant... Continue reading...

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News Rendering Ranger: R², One Of The Rarest Super Famicom Games, Heads To Switch This Winter

Rainbow Arts' Rendering Ranger: R² is one of the rarest Super Famicom games in existence, but thanks to a partnership between Ziggurat Interactive and Limited Run Games, it's now heading to the Switch and will launch this Winter. Although initially announced back in 2022, Ziggurat and Limited Run have been fairly... Continue reading...

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News Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake New Story Segments Will Focus On Your Father

Square Enix has revealed more details on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, which include the new story sections that are being introduced in the remake and an overview of the world. Shared on Famitsu (via Gematsu), Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake will feature "several new scenes" that will focus on Ortega, who is the... Continue reading...

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News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 8-11)

Xbox Free Play Days has arrived! Microsoft has just revealed its FPD lineup for this week, with three games playable in total over the coming weekend. The standout pick here is 2023's Make Way; a classic arcade racer that has 'Very Positive' overall reviews on PC platform Steam. Here's your full... Continue reading...

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News Age Of Mythology: Retold Team Would Love To Do 'More' Expansions

Age of Mythology: Retold is releasing on Xbox Series X|S, PC and Game Pass in a few weeks' time, and ahead of its launch, the developers at World's Edge sat down with Inverse to talk about the return of this RTS 22 years later. Although the genre has experienced some lulls over the years, it has... Continue reading...

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News Black Myth: Wukong Final Trailer Shows Us What We're Missing On Xbox This Month

Black Myth: Wukong has quite a bit of hype behind its impending August release, and the team's final trailer isn't doing much to help us feel any less left out. If you're unaware, the Xbox version of Black Myth has been delayed indefinitely - meaning this final look at the game is more a massive tease than... Continue reading...

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News Get 50% Off 'Mushihimesama' Before Its Switch eShop Delisting This Week

Last month, we reported on the rather sad news that Mushihimesama, the wonderful bullet-hell shmup from developer Cave, would soon be delisted from the Switch eShop. Well folks, there isn't much time left. Mushihimesama will disappear from the digital storefront later this week on 10th August 2024. If you're on the fence about whether to... Continue reading...

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News Unofficial Metroid Pixel Art eBook Is Free For A Very Limited Time

A little while back, Retro Game Books offered up an unofficial Metroid pixel art eBook for absolutely nothing. The deal was valid for an exceptionally limited time, so if you happened to miss out, then you're in luck. As announced by creator Brian Riggsbee on social media, the Pixel Art Metroid eBook is free once again. You'll... Continue reading...

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News Trinity Fusion (Switch) - A Roguelite Fusion Of Ideas That’s Worth Your Time

We had high hopes for Trinity Fusion after playing it at PAX East two years ago, and we’re happy to say, it doesn’t disappoint. The concept is great. A human-made multiverse — made up of Prime, the Overworld, the Underworld, and the Hyperworld — is collapsing, and the only way to fix it is to merge all of the different... Continue reading...

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News Two Classic Jaleco Famicom Games Are Now Available On Switch

We love it when classic NES / Famicom games just seem to prance onto the Switch eShop with no prior warning (though we just happened to miss the warning for this one - cheers, Time Extension). This time, two classic Jaleco games have made their way onto the hybrid console courtesy of publisher City Connection: Pinball Quest and... Continue reading...

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News CrossCode Devs Announce A Brand New Action RPG, And It Looks Stunning

Radical Fish Games, the German developer behind the excellent Zelda-style action RPG CrossCode, has officially revealed its next project — Alabaster Dawn. Previously known as Project Terra and teased multiple times on Twitter, the developer confirmed that its follow-up to its 2018... Continue reading...

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News Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP Pre-Orders Live Now on PS5

Developer and publisher Dragami Games has opened up pre-orders for its upcoming remaster, Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP. You can now pre-purchase the game for PS5 on the PS Store for $44.99 / £39.99, with a 10 per cent discount for PS Plus members. To mark the beginning of the pre-order period, the company has released a... Continue reading...

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News Borderlands - As Bland As the Brand It's Based On

Borderlands isn’t an especially funny franchise, so it’s perhaps fitting this Eli Roth (Hostel) adaptation lacks laughs. The most puzzling thing about this picture is how it managed to assemble such an all-star cast: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Jamie Lee Curtis all unite to attempt to bring character to some of the most... Continue reading...

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News Monster Hunter Wilds Marketing Suggests Early 2025 Release Window as Fans Speculate

Officially, Monster Hunter Wilds is targeting an incredibly vague '2025' release. But unofficially, fans are starting to believe that the action RPG is dropping sooner rather than later. This is primarily because of Capcom's current marketing flurry, which has seen the publisher release a steady supply of gameplay videos, day by day,... Continue reading...

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News Switch On Track To Surpass PS2's Lifetime Sales In The US

The Switch has been a huge success for Nintendo and it looks like the hybrid system is currently on track to surpass the sales of Sony's PlayStation 2 in the US. According to an update from Circana's executive director and industry advisor Mat Piscatella, as of June 2024, Switch life-to-date US unit sales are now only 1.1 million... Continue reading...

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News Switch Online Adds Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Icons

Update #2 [Thu 8th Aug, 2024 02:45 BST]: Nintendo has rolled out the final wave of Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition icons today. They'll be availalabe to Switch Online subscribers until 14th August 2024, so get them while you can. Here's a look, courtesy of 'NSO Icons Alerts' on social media:... Continue reading...

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News Lollipop Chainsaw's Remake Scores A Sweet Release On Switch This September

Update #2 [Thu 8th Aug, 2024 03:35 BST]: Dragami Games has now announced Switch digital pre-orders for Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP will go live on 9th August 2024. It's priced at $44.99 USD but will be discounted by 10% for pre-orders and early purchases, reducing it to $40.49 USD or the regional equivalent... Continue reading...

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News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Best Buy Pre-Order Bonus Revealed

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom arrives on the Switch this September and more stores across North America are slowly beginning to reveal their pre-order bonuses. Best Buy recently lifted the lid on its acrylic display stand. It's the key art for the game featuring Zelda, the game's logo, and an enemy. It will... Continue reading...

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News The First Impressions Of The Borderlands Movie Are In

The live-action Borderlands movie arrives in cinemas this week and the first impressions are now being shared online. We've rounded up some of these posts to see how it's being received so far. Admittedly, it doesn't seem to be going down very well, with some suggesting it could be the "worst movie" of 2024, but... Continue reading...

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