Nintendo Switch

The Pokémon Company announced the stars of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s forthcoming 7-Star Tera Raid Battles, which begin later this week after last weekend’s Eevee event. Hisuian Samurott will appear in the next fight event, which will run from November 24th–26th and December 1st–3rd (yeah, December is that soon). The fully evolved Gen V starter will be a Water Tera ...

Fortnite fans can vote in-game for “The Best Creator-Made Fortnite Island of the Year” at this year’s Game Awards. This new ‘Nighttimes’ and ‘Studio 568’ update is a hub world that connects players to ten creator-made islands they can explore and vote for. Players can earn XP by collecting Game Awards statues in the main section. The Game Awards creator ...

Konami updated Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 to 1.3.0. The patch notes cover all platforms, so Switch players won’t see much, but Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3 frame rate and cutscene fixes are notable. Unfortunately, Konami isn’t planning to increase the frame rate to 60fps for console parity, but this update should improve the experience. Konami also ...

Yesterday’s Indie World Showcase featured Core Keeper, a 2024 Switch mining sandbox game, and other adorable games. Despite being set in a mine, this pixel art farmer/builder has Stardew Valley-like vibes. Core Keeper by Pugstorm draws you into an ancient underground area via a mysterious relic. You can explore the caverns, defeat enemies, upgrade your skills, or gather resources to ...

Atlus, the developer of Persona and Shin Megami Tensei, is raising its average annual salary by 15%. In stark contrast to the seemingly endless layoffs hitting the industry, Atlus will raise new graduates’ starting salaries by 300,000 yen (about $1,977) and all employees’ annual salaries by 15%. Atlus “promotes global expansion” to attract and retain talent, according to a translated ...

Nintendo’s next big release of the year is so close, we can almost smell it. Super Mario RPG is returning to Switch on November 17th, which is this Friday. We were impressed with the remake when we played it earlier this month, so we’re excited to see the review scores. Ryokutya2089 (via Gematsu) has revealed Famitsu’s review score, giving us ...

Bandai Namco has made Nintendo exclusives 24/7 for years. The Japanese company “announced” a “commissioned development projects” studio for Nintendo games. Studio 2 & Studio S mentions several Nintendo games they worked on. This includes ARMS, Super Smash Bros., and Mario Kart. A translated developer description from the same page: “BANDAI NAMCO Studio 2nd Studio/S Studio has been an in-house ...

Last week, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto announced a live-action Legend of Zelda film was in development. The casting of each character has sparked much speculation, and Patricia Summersett has already expressed interest. You may not know that she voices Princess Zelda in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. She agreed to reprise her role in a live-action ...

Mortal Kombat 1 got Omni-Man’s voice actor for the first DLC fighter release, but Homelander from ‘The Boys’ hasn’t. Anthony Starr, a New Zealand actor, told a fan on social media that he would not voice the character in NetherRealm’s latest entry: Antony Starr confirms he’s not voicing Homelander byu/ZeroDarkPurdy14 inMortalKombat The answer is “nope”—end of story! After Warner Bros. ...

On November 16, 2023, the Nintendo eShop will release ‘the best RPG you’ve never heard about’, an action RPG. The PC version of ASTLIBRA Revision has 18,182 user reviews and ‘overwhelmingly positive’ feedback, despite the above trailer. The game will launch at £19.49, but pre-orders before November 16th will save 20%, bringing it down to £15.59. The gameplay looks smooth ...