Update: Gargoyles Remastered for Switch has been confirmed. Limited Run Games will handle the physical release. This fall, it will be revealed “later this year”. The spell is broken, and we live AGAIN! Gargoyles: Remastered gets a physical release from Limited Run this fall. Stay tuned for more exciting information and a reveal later this year. pic.twitter.com/3Gr0BwZMY4 — Limited Run Games ...
Read More »FTC Appeals Court Ruling Doesn’t Guarantee Switch Call Of Duty
Update: The conflict over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard isn’t over yet. A California judge ruled in favor of Microsoft and denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction against the deal earlier this week. The FTC appealed. The Verge’s senior editor @tomwarren reported that the regulator’s argument behind the appeal has not been shared yet and will likely remain that ...
Read More »Guerrilla’s Horizon Multiplayer Game Is a Huge Change for Studio
Guerrilla’s multiplayer Horizon adaptation is a “massive shift” “almost on the same level as doing the first [game in the series]”. At a keynote at the Develop:Brighton conference in the UK today, studio director Jan-Bart van Beek said that. “Building out a two-player experience is a whole new challenge for the studio,” the veteran said. Van Beek said the Dutch ...
Read More »Tomba, PS1 platformer! Returns to PS5, PS4
In a Limited Run Games showcase, Tomba!, a PS1 platformer, was announced for PS5 and PS4. Fujita Harumi, who composed the 1997 original, will compose a new soundtrack for the publisher’s Carbon Engine. The trailer above announces a PS Store digital version and a Limited Run Games physical edition. “Our favorite pink-haired, high-jumping jungle boy is back!” says company PR. ...
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Version 2.4.0 Patch Notes
Nintendo released ‘Wave 5’ of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC for Switch. Today’s update adds Kamek, Wiggler, Petey Piranha, two cups, and eight tracks. Fixes, character and vehicle adjustments, and more are included. Nintendo’s support page provides Version 2.4.0’s full patch notes: Ver. 2.4.0 (Released July 11, 2023) Support for DLC Now supports paid DLC: Mario Kart ...
Read More »Hori Introduces Sonic and Pac-Man Switch “Split Pad Compact” Designs
Hori released the “Split Pad Compact” last September, a follow-up to the “Split Pad Pro” with Joy-Con-like controls and extra buttons for command reassignment. It revealed two new Compact models. Sonic the Hedgehog and Bandai Namco’s Pac-Man are the themes. Amazon lists these controllers for $59.99 USD and a release date of October 2023. Pac-Man is pre-orderable, but Sonic is ...
Read More »Nintendo Switch Gets New Hellboy Game
Update: Hellboy Web of Wyrd’s latest trailer debuted today at ID@Xbox. The game is “coming soon”. “World premier of the new gameplay trailer of the upcoming Hellboy Web of Wyrd, an action-brawler-roguelite from Upstream Arcade and Good Shepherd Entertainment. Play as Hellboy and punch, dodge, and blast your way through the mysterious Web of Wyrd in this all-new adventure crafted in ...
Read More »Digital Eclipse Announces Switch Interactive Documentary ‘Making Of Karateka’
Digital Eclipse announced The Gold Master Series, a series of self-published interactive documentaries, following the Atari 50 compilation. The Making of Karateka will debut on Switch and other platforms later this year. Players can view design documents, playable prototypes, and never-before-seen video features. In addition, Karateka Remastered will include exclusive content, commentary, achievements, and more. Jordan Mechner’s unpublished prototype, Deathbounce: ...
Read More »This September, MythForce Brings Switch Roguelike Action and ’80s Cartoon Aesthetics
MythForce, a first-person roguelike with Saturday morning cartoon graphics, was announced for Switch in the June 2023 Direct. Beamdog and Aspyr have announced that the game will release on September 12th, with a new trailer. It was originally scheduled for “Q3” of this year. MythForce, announced last month, is a fantasy dungeon crawl through the Cursed Lands’ crypts and castles. ...
Read More »Kung Fu Tea X Nintendo Partnership Announces Pikmin 4 “Limited-Time” Bubble Tea
Kung Fu Tea, an American bubble tea manufacturer, announced a special partnership with Nintendo ahead of Pikmin 4 later this month. Kung Fu Tea will provide an exclusive new flavor, Pikmin-themed cups, lids, “and more” as part of this. A “refreshing new limited-time” drink inspired by the small buds will be offered in August with cups with the original red, ...
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