While all games are undoubtedly passion projects to their developers, it is always overwhelmingly clear when you are playing something that the developer regards as their baby. Games like My Dog Zoro’s Linelight or Tom Happ’s Axiom Verge are clearly labors of love and — despite faults the underlying game may have — it is hard not
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Nine Parchments is the kind of game you play when you’re with a few friends and you want to have a drink. There’s no convoluted story to pay attention to, there’s not much in the way of mechanics, and the moment-to-moment gameplay is accessible to anyone. All of these things make Nine Parchments an incredible cooperative
Nintendo Switch is still one of the hottest holiday buys for 2017, and Best Buy is shoring up a partnership with Nintendo to cement itself in the mind of consumers as the place to purchase. According to a brand new listing, anyone who grabs Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at a Best Buy will also get the limited edition
Earlier today, Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus, an enhanced Nintendo Switch version of last year’s Pac-Man Championship Edition 2, which released on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The game is currently poised to launch on February 22, 2018, but before then, a gameplay trailer for the title was released. This version
Bandai Namco provided new details on the contents of an upcoming DLC pack for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Coming in February 2018, The ‘Extra Pack 2’ DLC will introduce a new mysterious teenage character named Fu to the game’s roster. However, little is known
Dragon Quest Builders proved to be quite an intriguing title upon its release last year, splicing together elements of both Minecraft and the Dragon Quest (or Dragon Warrior for you old-school fans) series, to create something unique. The game was confirmed to be coming to Nintendo Switch in September, and today, both the European and
One of the most surprising announcements to come from September’s Nintendo Direct was that Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was coming to Nintendo Switch in 2018. It was announced alongside the Switch version of DOOM, which was developed by Panic Button and released back in November. Today, Machine Games’ Senior Game Designer Andreas Öjerfors confirmed to Gamereactor
Today, Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 will be released on Nintendo Switch with the title Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus. The game will release only in digital form on February 22nd, 2018. It will include a Switch-exclusive two-player co-op mode in which two players can share the Joy-Con controllers to play
Following the reveal in Japan and the announcement of the localization for North America and Europe, Bandai Namco Entertainment released the first trailer in English of My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Interestingly, the game is named officially simply “My Hero Game Project“, which is obviously a working name. This might indicate that it might not make
Today Bandai Namco Entertainment announced two new localizations coming to North America and Europe. The first game that will come in English is My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Not only it will come to the western shores in 2018, but it will also get two new platforms compared to the Japanese release. North American and
There are only three absolutes in this world: death, taxes, and the Christmas morning blackouts for most consoles online services. And whether it is an orchestrated blackout or just the natural rush by thousands of new users, we can expect rolling blackouts by even the best service providers. Thankfully, it looks like Nintendo is taking
Terraria by Re-Logic and 505 Games was one of the early indie adopters of the Nintendo Switch, but we may be waiting into the new year for its official launch. According to a developer announcement on Friday, the Nintendo Switch releasee will be coming in the “very new future” — but with no confirmation on the 2017 release window.
According to Nintendo UK’s official Twitter account, Nintendo’s first first-party fighting game on the Switch, ARMS, will be receiving its fifth major update before the end of the year. They’ve also included a brand new trailer, featuring a new character that’ll appear in version 5.0. The new character is displaying some radical neon green hair that looks like
While Splatoon 2 for Nintendo Switch normally gets its praise for the original mechanics or family-focused fun, it may have one under-appreciated element: the soundtrack. Thankfully, Nintendo is giving it the credit it deserves with a brand new video showcasing the behind the scenes recording of some songs. Seen in the three-minute video below, we don’t see
Arc System Works released a new trailer of BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, revealing four new characters for the upcoming crossover fighting game. The trailer reveals Iron Tager, Makoto Nanaya, v-No.13, and Es all from from the BlazBlue series. Those add to the previously revealed characters, Ragna the Bloodedge, Jin Kisaragi, Rachel Alucard, Hazama, Noel Vermillion and Azrael from BlazBlue:
During a livestream from Jump Festa at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba near Tokyo, Square Enix showcased a new trailer of the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest Builders. Alongside the trailer, we also got more gameplay showcasing two players (including the game’s Producer) as they tried to recreate a nostalgic overworld map from the Dragon Quest
During a livestream from Jump Festa at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba near Tokyo, Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed a brand new character for My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. The new character is Katsuki Bakugo, known for his Explosion quirk. I guess his presence was a given, considering that he’s the second most relevant character of the series.
During a livestream from Jump Festa at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba near Tokyo, Bandai Namco showcased the first trailer of the recently-announced anime game My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. The trailer was just a very brief look featuring protagonist Izuku Modriya and antagonist Tomura Shigaraki, but it did reveal that the game will be released
During a livestream from Jump Festa at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba near Tokyo, Square Enix announced the Japanese release date of the Nintendo Switch version of Dragon Quest Builders. The game will launch on the local market on March 1st, 2018. It will retail for 4,800 yen (roughly $42). A free demo is also
Today, Crazy Monkey Studios announced that its classic action-styled shooter Guns, Gore & Cannoli will be coming to the Nintendo Switch this Holiday season. The 2D side-scrolling shooter features a campaign mode set in the Roaring Twenties where you will play as gangster Vinnie Cannoli as he attempts to find his lost friend. Blocking your
Last year, THQ Nordic released Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition on PC to celebrate the game’s ten year anniversary. This version of the game came with multiple gameplay improvements, functioning multiplayer, and both the base game and its first expansion Immortal Throne. Today, the publisher announced that it will also be bringing Titan Quest: Anniversary Edition
Today Koei Tecmo and Gust released three new videos of their upcoming JRPG Atelier Lydie & Suelle: Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting. The first video is a TV commercial, giving a quick look at the anime intro of the game, and at some gameplay. The second clip is a larger trailer focusing on story cutscene,
Nintendo Switch is ever the hot commodity for indie audiences and developers, with ports of games coming (seemingly) every day. And with so many announcements, it’s hard to catch every announcement that day. So we’ve got you covered! Here is a small round-up of some Switch stories through today, December 14, 2017: The Coma: Recut More
Today the NPD Group released the sales data for the U.S. market in the month of November. All data below is courtesy of NPD analyst Mat Piscatella, who also provided an extensive video that you can find at the bottom of the post. Total spending including hardware, software, and accessories grew 30% year-on-year to 2.7
Developer Dodge Roll, publisher Devolver Digital, and 22nd Century Toys have worked together to bring Enter the Gungeon‘s unique dungeon crawling to the Nintendo Switch. A new trailer was revealed to celebrate its launch on the console hybrid. The Nintendo Switch version of the indie hit will feature the bullet-hell gameplay it has become known
Adventure Time‘s Finn and Jake are coming back to consoles next year in Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion. The new game will tell an original story within one of Cartoon Network’s most popular animated series. Developed by Outright Games (makers of Ben 10 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC), Adventure Time:
NIS America announced Thursday morning that they will be publishing YummyYummyTummy’s Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory for Nintendo Switch in 2018 for North America and Europe. Originally released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita as two separate stories, Fallen Legion: Rise to Glory is an RPG that features a story driven action gameplay which includes both sagas, Sins of an
British developer and publisher Team17 has announced that the Nintendo Switch port of Yooka-Laylee is now available via the Nintendo eShop for $39.99 and to celebrate, the publisher has uploaded a new launch trailer. Initially launching on April 11, 2017, Yooka-Laylee was developed by Playtonic Games and serves as a spiritual successor to Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie series. In Yooka-Laylee, players
Today, American publisher Bethesda Softworks released the first DLC add-on for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. According to the press release, the first episode of three standalone expansions known as The Adventures of GunslingerJoe is now available. The Adventures of Gunslinger Joe follows former professional quarterback Joseph Stallion as he smashes his way through Nazi hordes from the ruins of
Today Koei Tecmo released a new batch of screenshots of its anime-inspired game Attack on Titan 2. The screenshots showcase the custom hero that we can create, enjoying the story of the anime from a different perspective. You can select various parameters for the face and body type, and of course gender and clothes. During