There’s no denying in my mind that MOBA’s, or multiplayer online battle arenas, brought competitive eSports into the general public’s eye. Now, Nintendo Switch is seeing the first title in the genre, Arena of Valor, make its way onto the platform. With some minor tweaks to controls, Arena of Valor is ideal on the Nintendo Switch when compared to
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Level-5 announced with a press release that the next games in its popular Yo-kai Watch and Inazuma Eleven franchises are getting pushed back in Japan. Yo-kai Watch 4 was initially scheduled to release for Nintendo Switch in Winter 2018 in Japan. It was now pushed back to Spring 2019. According to Level-5, this is in order to “further enhance the
As Warriors Orochi 4 approaches there’ll be no shortage of characters to show off. As Koei Tecmo has built a long list of warriors that’ll be making appearances from across the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors series, as well as some original characters from the Orochi’s plot. In this particular trailer, Xu Shu is in the spotlight. If you’re unfamiliar, Xu Shu is a
I still remember my brother waking me up one morning in eighth grade because he was super excited to show me something: a reveal trailer for a new Pokémon game. Since our hearts were captured by Pokémon Sapphire and Emerald, my brother and I had followed each new entry as it came out in Japan
Today, Nippon Ichi Software revealed a new trailer for Lapis Re Labyrinth, titled Lapis x Labyrinth in the west, its upcoming side-scrolling 2D action RPG. The trailer shows how dungeon explorations go in the game. Before your adventure, you must create your “Dango”, 4 characters piled together, something reminiscent of the tower systems in Disgaea. There are eight
Today Xseed Games finally announced the release date of DMM’s upcoming game Gal Metal. The game will be released quite soon, on October 30th, exclusively for Nintendo Switch. It will be made available on Nintendo’s eShop for $29.99, while the Encore Pack DLC will also release on day one for $9.99, It will include five new characters. Pre-purchases
The Fullbright Company truly made a name for itself with the release of Gone Home in 2013. The title, one that would inspire countless first-person experience (or “walking simulator”) games, hit at a rare point of the industry. Both genre-bending and offering a unique setting that hit close to home for the average PC gamer, it
If you’ve been waiting to find out just what the upcoming Splatoon 2 Octoling 3-pack Amiibo set would bring to the table in terms of in-game content, you’ll be happy to know that Nintendo has released a short showcase video featuring three new character outfits. The set was originally revealed back in July and will
A bizarre new Pokémon has been making waves in the community lately through both Pokémon Go and the upcoming release of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! on Nintendo Switch. The mythical Meltan is a liquid metal Pokémon which can be caught in Pokemon Go and transferred to the Switch titles. A recently
SEGA has gone through some revitalization throughout 2018. In addition to the return of some classic franchises like Sakura Wars, Valkyria Chronicles, and Shenmue, SEGA of America has also appointed a new President. Today, we learned that SEGA Europe is joining in on the fun as they revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that they are restructuring and
Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order’s Cities: Skylines is still going really strong over 3 years after launch receiving new expansions every few months, selling over 5 million copies on PC alone and hitting every current-gen console. Today, the aforementioned developer and publisher duo unveiled the last expansion, Cities: Skylines – Industries, which will actually be
Today, Square Enix published new screenshots for Dragon Quest Builders 2: Destruction God Malroth and the Empty Island. After meeting characters on various islands and solving their problems, you can decide to relocate them on the Empty Island, the main island of the game, to help its development. It’s important to check each character’s skills
Today, Arc System Works published the first teaser trailer for Daedalus: The Awakening of Golden Jazz. The game was first announced in July and is a prequel of the Tantei Jinguji Saburo series, known in the west as Jake Hunter Detective Story. Daedalus stars Keisuke Jinguji, Saburo Jinguji/Jake Hunter’s grandfather, during his younger days in New York. The game’s story will explain
Today Koei Tecmo released a new trailer of Musou Orochi 3, which is titled in the west Warriors Orochi 4 due to the publisher’s usual weird titling antics. The trailer is pretty straightforward, as it shows Kyubi, one of Warriors Orochi‘s original characters (which debuted in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate) in action as she makes
Today Marvelous Entertainment released a new trailer of the upcoming pinball game Peach Ball: Senran Kagura. The trailer provides a look at gameplay, and at the heroines of the Senran Kagura series turned into animal hybrids. We als0 get to see classic features like the diorama, the skinship mode, the extensive customization options, and more.
I have a serious problem. No, it’s not that I’m addicted to League of Legends, though that’s definitely a problem to be sure. My issue is that I keep on buying games for the Switch, and I’m not really sure why. Since buying the Nintendo Switch on day one when it released last year, I have
Fitness Boxing will allow players to bring workouts to their home or on the go when it launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch on January 4, 2019. While playing you will participate in boxing-based workouts while listening to 20 unlockable instrumental versions of pop-music. Lady Gaga, Pitbull, LMFAO, Carly Rae Jepson, Maroon 5 and Kesha are
Spooky Doorway, the team behind the charming point and click adventure The Darkside Detective, has announced that the game’s second season has been successfully funded via a month-long Kickstarter campaign. Originally announced back in August, the goal of the campaign was to raise enough to fund a follow-up to the game’s award winning first season
Around the time Nintendo Switch Online launched last month, Nintendo confirmed that more NES games would be added to the service at monthly intervals. Today, we received the first batch of new titles: NES Open Tournament Golf, Super Dodge Ball, and Solomon’s Key. In addition, Nintendo also surprisingly released an enhanced version of The Legend of
The latest update for Fornite has arrived and in addition to the usual slew of bug fixes and general updates, a new item and game mode have been added. Disco Domination is the new limited-time mode that is hitting the Battle Royale portion of Fortnite. This 50v50 matchup will force players to run around Fortnite’s island in the pursuit to
Earlier this week, rumors had surfaced from a report by The Wall Street Journal that Nintendo may be working on an updated version of the Nintendo Switch. While it’s simply speculation at this point (as there has been no official confirmation by Nintendo just yet), the potential of new Switch hardware shouldn’t be surprising to Nintendo fans,
Today, Marvelous announced that Fate/Extella Link, its Musou-like action game based on the Fate franchise, will release for Nintendo Switch in Japan on January 31st. The game initially released for PS Vita and PlayStation 4 in Japan on June 7. The previous game, Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, was also ported to Switch after its initial release, so this piece
The Disgaea 1 Complete launch occurs today on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 with a new trailer showing off the strategy RPG’s moves, characters, extras and unique attitude. This is a remaster of the classic 2003 game Disgaea: Hour of Darkness from NIS and Nippon Ichi that released on the PlayStation 2. The visuals were completely
Nothing can say winter is coming than a big freeze and it seems like even Fortnite can’t avoid it, so get wrapped up tight and prepare yourself for the Fortnite: Deep Freeze Bundle. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Epic Games today announced that a special retail version of the battle royale phenomenon will be making
Ubisoft published two new trailers for Starlink: Battle for Atlas, its upcoming space-shooter game. Each trailer introduces a new character. The first trailer showcases the pilot Judge, with his spaceship Neptune and its Time Shift ability. It allows you to slow time and is a great ability for both offense and defense. The second trailer focuses
Today, Arc System Works America published a video message from Hidetaka Suehiro, nicknamed SWERY. The interview focuses on his studio White Owls’ upcoming game, The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories. SWERY goes over the game’s story and what pushed his twelve-person studio to develop it. Nine of them worked on the game in total. Some
Today Aquastyle announced a Japanese release date for Fushigi no Gensokyo: Lotus Labyrinth, which we can translate as Touhou Genso Wanderer: Lotus Labyrinth considering that it’s the new game of the Touhou Genso Wanderer series. The game will launch in Japan on April 25th, 2019 for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders will begin on October 13th. On top of the
Nicalis Inc. revealed the release date for their retro action-adventure game, Save me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San. The game releases for PC and Switch on October 30th. The game was initially announced back in 2014 with a demo, so it’s nice to know it’s finally coming. Its charming atmosphere makes you feel like you’ve brought out your
The mid-tier gaming headsets, typically ranging from $90 to $130, always seems to be a perilous place to live. For smaller, less-known audio brands like AVerMedia, it is a place for the hardware team to stretch out their legs. However, more prominent name brands like Turtle Beach or Razer tend to try and pave a
Drinkbox Studios dropped a major announcement on fans today when they announced that they announced that both Guacamelee! titles will be headed to the Nintendo Switch with one arriving sooner than you might think. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, the complete package of the original Guacamelee!, will be landing on the Switch today. That’s right, the first