During GDC 2018, Aksys Games allowed us to play through the opening of Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada’s newest game Little Dragon’s Café coming to PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in summer 2018. The visual design of Little Dragon’s Café resembles a storybook which allows the characters to stand out from the backgrounds as well as give the
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While you can find Punch-Out!! on the emulators, NES, and NES Classic, the game’ s arcade progenitor is coming to the Nintendo Switch as Arcade Archives Punch-Out!! in Japan on March 30, according to Impress Game Watch. There is currently no talk of a North-American release. If you were not introduced to the franchise via
After releasing last week, Kirby Star Allies is already looking to add more characters to its cast with familiar faces Rick, Kine, and Coo. According to Nintendo’s Treehouse Log, the game’s next patch is set to release on March 28 and introduce legacy characters from Kirby’s Dream Land 2 for the Nintendo Game Boy. Now
This week, PlayStation’s YouTube Channel shared a launch trailer for Earthlock, an extended edition of Earthlock: Festival of Magic, a fantasy turn-based roleplaying game that originally was released on the PlayStation 4 in early 2017. This release features a “reworked storyline, fleshed out characters, additional side quests, and additional areas to explore”. Developed by Snowcastle Games based out
Newly announced 9 Monkeys of Shaolin puts you in the shoes of humble Chinese fisherman Wei Cheng, who sets out to avenge the death of his friends and family at the hands of the local pirate gang. The game promises the hype of old-school beat ’em ups and features a top down perspective as Wei
Last year, Nintendo announced that the Wii Shop Channel would be closing Thursday, January 31, 2019. It also announce that, starting on March 26, 2018, users will be unable to add points to their Wii Shop accounts, which effectively makes this weekend your last opportunity to add points to your account and purchase games. It’s
PlayFusion has announced a strategic partnership with Crytek to give CRYENGINE licensees new features and development tools. The agreement includes PlayFusion’s Enhanced Reality Engine to be included with the CRYENGINE software. Avni Yerli, the Crytek joint CEO and founder, had this to say about the partnership with PlayFusion: PlayFusion’s visionary technology brings next-level multiplayer augmented
Developer Psyonix revealed their plans for the Rocket League Spring Feature Update, coming on April 3, 2018 to all platforms. Tournaments are one of the highlights for this upcoming download, along with a few quality of life improvements like an update to garage options and audio. Players can now choose to “Equip to Blue” or
Team Cherry promised earlier in the week that their popular Metroidvania title Hollow Knight would receive further details on the Switch version of the game as well as more details regarding its release. This morning, they followed through on that promise. The devs revealed that they are still hard at work on the Switch version of Hollow Knight in tandem
Manticore – Galaxy on Fire, a sci-fi space shooter from Fishlabs and Deep Silver, was supposed to launch on Nintendo Switch yesterday; unfortunately, the game was pushed back at the last second. The developers took to Twitter to say that the game has been delayed. They could not share a new date with us at
Today, on the final day of GDC, Q-Games and Spike Chunshoft announced PixelJunk Monster 2 for PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. This newest tower defense entry in the long-running PixelJunk series is poised to release digitally on May 25, and will only cost $14.99. This game is a sequel to one of the earlier PixelJunk games
Spike Chunsoft announced that they will publish the Mages developed visual novel Steins;Gate Elite for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC-via Steam in North America and Europe in 2018. Steins;Gate Elite tells the story of Steins;Gate with fully animated cutscenes that have been remastered for the game. This is in hopes to create a more immersive experience for the
Ubisoft has been on quite the upswing on the business side of things in recent months. They have acquired Brawlhalla developer Blue Mammoth Games, freed themselves from a Vivendi takeover, and even partnered with Tencent in order to expand into China. They continued this positive trend today by announcing that they have formed two new
Coming off a strong 2017, Nintendo might have an even bigger year in store in 2018 thanks to the confirmation of Smash Bros. coming to the Switch this year and more, with Nintendo highlighting it and last year’s Splatoon 2 in a big way at E3 2018. Nintendo has announced that the company will be hosting two
Last year, Passtech Games and Focus Home Interactive announced Masters of Amina. Described as an adventure game by its devs, the game also clearly splices in elements of ARPGs and RTS games. While we hadn’t heard much about the game since January, today the developers released an overview trailer and revealed that Masters of Anima
During CD Projekt’s fiscal year 2017 financial presentation, President Adam Kiciński mentioned that he’d “terribly” like to say something about Cyberpunk 2077, but today is not the time. When asked when we’ll know more, Kiciński commented that he can’t just announce the announcement. Pressed further on what will be showcased at E3, he mentioned that
There is no doubt that 2017 was a standout year for games — no matter if we are talking open world masterpieces like Horizon Zero Dawn and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or indie darlings like Cuphead. And celebrating all of last year’s achievements in gaming, the Game Developer Conference (GDC) Choice Awards for 2018 has
Today, during a panel at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco hosted by Epic Games, which DualShockers attended, Studio Wildcard announced a new port for its dinosaur survival game Ark: Survival Evolved. The popular game will come to Nintendo Switch, and while not many details have been shared just yet, it will be released in
NIS America just announced the release dates for North America and Europe of the Nintendo Switch version of Nihon Falcom’s action-JRPG Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana. To be more precise, the game will launch in North America on June 26th, while European gamers will have to wait three more days, as the release on the
After years of waiting, the day of the return of Valkyria Chronicles has finally come. While western gamers will have to wait until the fall, Valkyria Chronicles 4 has been released in Japan today. In order to celebrate such a momentous occasion, we grabbed a copy in Akihabara, Tokyo, and we unwrapped it on camera
Back in the late 1990s and 2000s, THQ and Nickelodeon worked together to release several licensed titles on various platforms. While these titles did vary in quality, many of them still hold a fond place in gamer’s hearts. Now, over five years after the original THQ shut down, Nickelodeon announced that they are now working
It’s that time of the week again, and Media Create released its top-twenty software chart and hardware chart related to the period between March 12th and March 18th. Below you can read the software chart, keeping in mind that the second number represents the lifetime sales of each game. Kirby Star Allies – Switch – 222,031/New
During GDC 2018, we had the opportunity to play Suda51’s upcoming action title, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, coming to Nintendo Switch. The gameplay mimics much of the fast action that No More Heroes fans are used to, including the recharging feature that requires the player to shake the controller in a suggestive up and down motion.
The NPD group published its figures for February 2018, relayed by game industry analyst Mat Piscatella, and painting the picture of the U.S. gaming industry last month. First of all, the PS4 won the month, also proving the best-selling platform for the first two months of the year combined. Since the Switch was at the
Sabotage announced that their retro action platformer The Messenger will be headed to the Nintendo Switch along with the PC release in 2018. Revealed earlier this year, The Messenger combines 8 and 16-bit console generations where the player will fight their way through hordes of demon enemies to deliver a sacred scroll to their clan.
Yesterday, during a livestream from Sega’s headquarters in Tokyo the publisher announces four DLC for the Japanese version of Valkyria Chronicles 4. A Season Pass will also be available in Japan starting today for 4,000 yen (just north of $37.5) plus taxes. The first DLC package is “Squad E to the sea!” and it will
Known for its savage fencing-based gameplay, Nidhogg 2 released last year with several new layers and wrinkles on top of the gameplay of the cult classic original title (along with a twisted new art style), with the game on the way later this year for the Nintendo Switch. Developer Mark Essen announced today that Nidhogg 2 will
Originally released in 2016, Hyper Light Drifter drew critical acclaim for its compelling mix of beautiful 8-bit and 16-bit inspired art with a dark tone and challenging gameplay, with the game officially heading to the Nintendo Switch in the near future. Nintendo has announced today that Hyper Light Drifter will be releasing for the Nintendo Switch this
During a special media presentation at GDC 2018, Nintendo shared a bit of information on the 3rd party support that the Nintendo Switch is receiving from users in the United States. In the past, players in the United States have primary purchased physical copies of games and stayed clear of the digital offerings of the
Even though Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy was released on PlayStation 4 back in June of last year, players on other consoles might not have been able to get a good look at certain levels from the collection, considering this is the first time that these legendary games will be playable on other platforms. Well, now they will