As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. It’s no secret
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Sega just delivered its Christmas gift in the form of a new batch of direct-feed screenshots and info of its upcoming strategy JRPG Senjou no Valkyria 4: Eastern Front, or Valkyria Chronicles 4, as it’ll be called in the west. This follows the reveal on Weekly Famitsu last week and goes a bit more in-depth.
The Nintendo Switch has had a great year. In the past 12 months, we’ve seen the console go from shaky to steadfast with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild having won the award for 2017 Game of the Year. Though in that time we’ve also seen some strange things to come out of
Team Meat has finally revealed the release date for the port of Super Meat Boy on the Nintendo Switch. According to a posting on Twitter, the game will be available to Nintendo Switch owners early next year on January 11. Also, it looks like the team will be incorporating a new race mode into the game, exclusively on
As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. I’m not sure
If inking some squids is more your fancy this holiday season, you’ll be happy to hear that the development team behind Splatoon 2 is rolling out a brand new weapon you can get your tentacles on this holiday season. In a posting to the official Splatoon 2 page on Tumblr, the Squid Research Lab revealed the Squeezer. The weapon
As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. 10. Muv-Luv Alternative
The Christmas season is — for many — one of nostalgia, and nothing strikes at the nostalgic heart of gamers more than Nintendo Power. The Nintendo-sponsored magazine ended its 24-year run in 2012, though spiritual successors have popped up in the interim. However, yesterday Nintendo revealed that they will be re-launching the publication as “Nintendo
In a new video posted by Bandai Namco, Game Producer Aoba Miyazaki gives a short interview about their upcoming game My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. In the video, Miyazaki-san speaks about the troubles that the team has faced when trying to work on the game on four different platforms at once, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox
Flashbulb Games and Stage Clear Studios have collaborated to bring the side-scrolling title Max: The Curse of Brotherhood to the Nintendo Switch. Taking advantage of the Nintendo hybrid console’s distinctive features, you will be able to use the touch screen to shape the environment with more precision. Furthermore, like the majority of Switch titles, you
Blowfish Studios and Crescent Moon Games’ The Deer God is now available for Nintendo Switch. Blowfish Studios CEO Ben Lee gives his take on the newest Nintendo platform: “The Nintendo Switch is fast becoming an indie destination, and we feel The Deer God’s procedurally-generated levels and accessible platforming make the Switch a perfect fit for us.
As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. To say 2017
Nintendo just released a new trailer and a batch of screenshots for its Switch-exclusive fighting game ARMS. The assets showcase a brand new fighter included in the update, named Dr. Coyle. She definitely comes with an evil vibe. She defines herself the “Empress of the ARMS Laboratory” and she is able to use stealth to
Lizardcube and DotEmu’s remake Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap was one of the biggest surprises of the year for me, and I ended up giving the title an 8.5 in my review. Since then, the game’s soundtrack has been released and it was revealed that the game will be getting a physical release for PS4
If you’ve been looking for more ways to play Bloody Zombies then today is your lucky day. Developer Paw Print Games and publisher nDreams have officially announced that their title is set to hit Nintendo Switch in just a few days. Just like the other editions of the game, the Switch version is set to include both
Today the Koji Igarashi and the good folks at ArtPlay posted an update on Kickstarter for their upcoming IgaVania game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and released new video assets. The first video is the first look at a never-seen-before stage, inspired by Japan both in looks and music. Apparently set in a cave, it features Asian-style
Inti Creates revealed that their Switch exclusive 2D action platformer Dragon: Marked for Death will be delayed from its winter 2017 release to sometime in 2018. The developer gave a statement on the delay saying-via Twitter, “We wanted to give everyone an update on the release timeframe for Dragon: Marked for Death. The team is working
As 2017 comes to a close, DualShockers and our staff are reflecting on this year’s batch of games for our official Game of the Year awards. In the lead up to the New Year’s Day reveal, each member of the staff will give their personal top 10 games they played this year. This year has
Today Koei Tecmo and Nintendo are releasing the first big DLC package for their Musou-style Fire Emblem game Fire Emblem Warriors, and they just launched three trailers to show it off. Each video shows one of the new playable characters from Fire Emblem Fates that form the focus of the DLC, Azura, Oboro, and Niles.
Today is Wednesday and like every week, Media Create released its sales charts for the Japanese market, giving us a look at how the Holiday shopping period is pushing consoles and games. Below you can read the software charts for the period between December 11th and December 17th. Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: Sword/Magnum – 3DS
Bloober Team announced that their psychological horror game, Layers of Fear: Legacy, will release on Nintendo Switch with a few graphical and system updates in early 2018. Originally released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as Layers of Fear, Layers of Fear: Legacy is an immersive horror adventure game where the player assumes the
Earlier this month, ClockStone Software and Headup Games revealed Bridge Constructor Portal. This came as a surprise to many as the Portal series has been dormant for quite a few years. Today the game launched on PC, iOS, and Android, so the developers released a new gameplay trailer. As the title clearly suggests, this game blends the
Today’s issue of the Japanese magazine Weekly Famitsu included a spread on Sega’s upcoming strategy JRPG Valkyria Chronicles 4, including plenty of new screenshots. First of all, we get the introduction of a few new characters: Angelica Farnaby is a civilian found by Squad E during their advance. She lost her memories, and takes care
Gust has been very active in developing many charming JRPGs over the past few years. We just got Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon, and we’ll soon be able to enjoy Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting. Recently, DualShockers had a chat with Producers Keisuke Kikuchi and Junzo Hosoi about
Gust’s new JRPG Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting is right on the finish line in Japan, and Koei Tecmo is paving the way with a brand new trailer. The video shows the two bratty protagonists alongside a full party (including familiar heroines Sophie and Firis), as they battle a boss in the
Today Sega announced the day in which we’ll be able to enjoy the first actual gameplay of the upcoming strategy JRPG Valkyria Chronicles 4. A livestream will be hosted from Sega’s headquarters in Tokyo, starring Kiara’s voice actress Yukiyo Fujii, and Naomi Oozora, who play’s Nikola (the two sadistic twins). The broadcast will be available
Otome Games fans, rejoice! Today D3Publisher announced that the otome visual novel The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya (Gyakuten Yoshiwara: Ohgiya-Hen) will release on the Nintendo Switch. For now, the port of the otome visual novel has been announced only for Japan, where it will be released this winter. That being said, it’s already available in English on Steam,
Today Square Enix hosted a livestream from Tokyo dedicated to Dragon Quest XI. Despite the lack of any hint on the topic, quite a few websites alleged that the publisher could finally reveal the Nintendo Switch version of the game, and as it often happens nowadays, mere speculation became rumor. Unfortunately, it was not to
If you’re a fan of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 and you’ve been craving for some more content then today is your lucky day. Developer Traveler’s Tales and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 DLC Pack has been officially released, and it includes a ton of content. As the name suggests,
Project Octopath Traveler was one of the first big third-party titles announced for Nintendo Switch in January and has since gotten a ton of new information, and even a demo on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Today, Square Enix and Nintendo continued to promote the game by releasing a new video that showcases some behind-the-scenes footage from