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Square Enix has announced that SaGa Emerald Beyond will release on Switch on April 25, 2024, following its September Nintendo Direct showcase announcement. Square’s SaGa Glimmerfest 2023 livestream, celebrating the series’ 35th anniversary, confirmed this release date. The stream revealed two new character trailers for Tsunanori Mido (above) and Ameya Aisling, showing their battlefield abilities. The latest standalone SaGa game ...

The Pokémon Company is giving away a Mystery Gift Gimmighoul along with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0 today. This “chest form Gimmighoul” has the “Upbeat Mark” and will be called “Gimmighoul the Chipper” when assigned. Pokémon’s official website has the code and instructions for redeeming it: SEEY0U1NPALDEA Launch your Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet game. Select Poké Portal on the X menu. Select Mystery Gift, then ...

Streetdog BMX, an extreme sports game, will release on Switch next year from Null Games and Yeah Us! Games. The developer has compared this to Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Dave Mirra BMX, which are intriguing titles, but the colorful urban environments seem different. Streetdog BMX lets you ride your BMX around town, performing tricks and racking up combos. The ...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2’s cut content has been teased for years, but The Video Game History Foundation has now released what may be the most comprehensive look at Sonic 2’s lost stages (thanks, Time Extension). The video said Brenda Cook (formerly Ross), Craig Stitt, and Tom Payne contributed content that wouldn’t be in the Genesis/Mega Drive sequel. The levels were ...

Rainy Frog announced today that Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons will launch on Switch on February 27, 2024. This Piczle game has lots of nonogram puzzles and a farm-sim twist thanks to the Story of Seasons tie-in. Over 350 puzzles and five collage puzzles require you to line up tiles to form villagers, bachelors, animals, and tools. More to say? ...

If you like relaxing city builders, Awaken Realms’ Pan’orama may be for you. Pan’orama is a puzzle simulation that uses hexagonal tiles to create an abstract landscape. It launches on the US eShop today (December 14th) and in January in the EU. Complete quests and build biomes to earn points and unlock themed tiles to create new areas. The Switch ...

Nintendo revealed a Super Mario RPG “Paratroopa” bug last month and said it was patching. The 1.0.1 update appears to fix this. There are many more game fixes. Nintendo’s support page has the patch notes: Version 1.0.1 (December 12, 2023) of Super Mario RPG Game progression fixes Downloading this update data fixes the following issues. Fixed a bug where Paratroopas ...

Nintendo teased Splatoon 3’s ‘Tournament Manager’ in July. Following an early release in November, it’s now officially launched. Inklings and Octolings can create private tournaments, brackets, and match reports with this service. Splatoon dataminer ‘OatmealDome’ explains how license numbers are now required: Nintendo’s website has guides for creating tournaments. Create, manage, and join a tournament with this guide. This requires ...

If you played the Switch remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and wanted something more authentic, this unofficial PC port may be for you. Link’s Awakening DX HD, created by ‘linksawakeningdxhd’ for itch.io, adds widescreen support, HD graphics, and 120fps scrolling to the Game Boy Color version. According to Digital Foundry’s John Linneman, you can also zoom out ...

Trombone Champ arrived on Switch earlier this year, and Holy Wow Studios has released a new update to keep the party going over the holidays. Switch version 1.25A has many new features. The addition of two new songs, ‘O Christmas Tree’ and ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen’, will definitely liven up any holiday party. Achievements have been added to the ...