A brand-new action role-playing game, produced by Yoshifumi Hashimoto of Story of Seasons and Rune Factory, will launch in Japan on the Switch in 2023, according to publisher Bushiroad. The new game, Rear Sekai, was teased at the Bushiroad New Year Grand Presentation 2023 earlier today, according to Nintendo Everything (via Famitsu). Bushiroad announced additional Switch games at the same ...
Read More »Deathverse: Let It Die Will Be Redeveloped After Going Offline
Developer GungHo Online Entertainment has revealed it will be shutting down the servers for the free-to-play game Deathverse: Let It Die less than four months after it was released. The game will have been available on the PS Store for less than a year when it is taken down on July 18, 2023. This won’t be the last you see ...
Read More »PowerWash Simulator, a cult favorite, will launch on PS5 and PS4 later this month
We’re happy that PowerWash Simulator is finally coming to PlayStation because it’s an anomaly that truly struck a chord with many people last year. A job sim was announced for Sony’s platforms at the end of 2022, but no release date was given; just the phrase “coming soon” was used. However, the game’s publisher Square Enix (yes) has finally announced ...
Read More »Second Ranked Battle Series for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Announced, Paradox Pokémon Accepted
The Pokémon Company has unveiled details for Series 2 of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s Ranked Battles, which is scheduled to begin on February 1st as Series 1 continues through the end of the month. According to Serebii, Series 2 introduces a significant change to the Pokémon battling meta: Paradox Pokémon are now usable, and there is no restriction on the ...
Read More »Veteran Composer Yasunori Mitsuda Contributes a Guest Song to Sea of Stars
The precursor to Sabotage Studio’s 2018 smash hit The Messenger, Sea Of Stars, a planned RPG, is on track to release at some point in 2023. The game’s soundtrack will include songs by renowned Japanese composer Yasunori Mitsuda, who has previously worked on games like Chrono Trigger, Mario Party, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Development looks to be proceeding without any ...
Read More »Pokémon Squishmallows Were Found At Walmart But Suddenly Removed Mysteriously from the Shelves (NA)
Over the past week, customers in the US have been visiting Walmart only to be surprised by the availability of Pokémon Squishmallows, which were previously sold solely online at the Pokémon Center. Of course, they’re already sold out online, so anyone hoping to get their hands on one of these cuddly Gengars or Pikachus is out of luck – unless ...
Read More »Game Xenoblade Chronicles Updated employee headcount is provided by Dev Monolith Soft.
Year after year, Monolith Soft, a Japanese software company, has expanded. The company claimed its personnel number had increased from 261 (in December 2020) to 272 in an earlier update, which dates back to 2021. The most recent update for 2022 is a little different, as noted by Twitter user and avid gamer Stealth, as new annual statistics shows the ...
Read More »The Switch’s Free-To-Download Exclusive Fishing Will Be Added to Ninjala
If you’ve left Ninjala behind, there may be a good cause for you to come back if you do. GungHo recently revealed that the Switch exclusive will include fishing in its Season 12 update, which came as somewhat of a surprise. Any sizable body of water will be accessible for players to throw a line into. According to reports, there ...
Read More »Limited Run Information Pre-orders for the Deluxe Physical Edition of Blossom Tale II begin next week
Limited Run Games, a physical distributor, isn’t wasting any time this year as they already announced a physical version of Spidersaurs yesterday. The Zelda-like RPG Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince will be released on tangible media, according to a recent update from the American developer. The cost of the regular edition is $34.99. This version will also be available ...
Read More »The first 2023 release for the Hamster Arcade Archives Switch is Galaga
The first Arcade Archives release of 2023 has now been formally announced by Hamster, following the release of Bubble Bobble at the end of December. This time, it’s Galaga, a vintage space shooter from Namco. This title, which debuted in 1981, is a continuation of the 1979 film Galaxian (previously released on the eShop in November last year). Your objective ...
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