Electronic Arts announced today that it will split its studios into EA Entertainment and EA Sports. CEO Andrew Wilson said this “evolution” gives studio leaders “creative ownership and financial accountability to make faster and more insightful decisions” about development and other areas. President Laura Miele will oversee many of EA’s key studios. Vince Zampella will lead Apex Legends, Star Wars, ...
Read More »Octopath Traveler 5th Anniversary Broadcast by Square Enix Next Month
Square Enix will host an Octopath Traveler 5th anniversary live stream. Next month’s event on July 13th at 8 pm JST will feature SE producer Masashi Takahashi and Acquire director Keisuke Miyauchi, a “memorial corner,” and user survey results. We’ll let you know if we hear anything special. This special anniversary live stream follows Octopath Traveler 2’s Nintendo Switch release ...
Read More »Live Wire’s Early Summer Sale Lowers Switch eShop Shooters
Live Wire, a Tokyo-based publisher and developer, is holding a Switch eShop Early Summer Sale. A few of the studio, best known for porting Cave-developed shooters to the system, have been reduced worldwide, and you can’t go wrong with any of them. Four great games are included in the 16th June–6th July sale. DoDonPachi Resurrection, Mushihimesama, and Espgaluda II—three Cave ...
Read More »Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster Hits Nintendo Switch This September
Update :Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster will arrive on Switch on September 15th for European fans. Bandai Namco EU tweeted the above trailer to confirm. The physical version is currently only available in Asia (PlayAsia) and the UK (GAME). If anything changes, we’ll let you know. Original article: Bandai Namco announced Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster ...
Read More »Switch eShop Updates Chocobo GP Release Date
Square Enix announced at the end of last year that its racing game Chocobo GP would receive “no further large scale updates” and that it would stop selling the paid currency Mythril in January 2023. Chocobo GP’s US eShop listing now has a “release date” of June 15, 2023. What’s up? It seems related to Chocobo GP “Lite,” which was ...
Read More »North American Legend of Zelda amiibo Reprints
Update: North American Legend of Zelda amiibo are back in stock. Depending on where you live, Best Buy and Amazon are restocking them in waves. The Tears of the Kingdom Link and Breath of the Wild Bokoblin are available (thanks, Amiibo News). In North America, you may be able to complete your Legend of Zelda amiibo collection. The Best Buy ...
Read More »Japanese Pikmin 4 Download Cards Show Split Screen, New Treasures, and More
Pikmin 4 download cards with screenshots of new features have appeared in Japan. The new screenshots, posted to Twitter by @TokyoGameLife, show that two-player split-screen will return in the upcoming title (our fingers are still crossed for online capabilities) and that player two can play a support role as a shooter, controlling the Pikmin while you control the space explorer. ...
Read More »Unsurprisingly, Sonic Superstars Will Not Have Shadow The Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog will return, but not in Sonic Superstars. Sonic Team’s Takashi Iizuka was asked about Shadow’s appearance in Sega’s upcoming multiplayer platformer during a Shacknews interview this week. The “classic” characters are the focus of this 3D entry. “Unfortunately Shadow’s not in the game – sorry all you Shadow fans, this is a classic series game, so do ...
Read More »‘Super Dungeon Maker’ Gets An Update
The Switch eShop released Zelda-style Mario Maker-like Super Dungeon Maker in May. We liked it and thought it could become “something great”. Firechick’s latest update includes “fresh” content, performance and stability improvements, and bug fixes. Mystic Garden, a new theme, has faster load times and performance and stability improvements. See the patch notes for details: Super Dungeon Maker update: New ...
Read More »Switch Online’s “Missions & Rewards” Adds Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Icons
Update: Wave four is also available. This round features Xenoblade Chronicles 3 character chibi icons. A fifth and final wave will follow on 22 June 2023. Noisy Pixel’s view: Update 2: Here’s Nintendo’s third wave. Nintendo Everything has these until June 15, 2023: Update #1: The Switch Online ‘Missions and Rewards’ program now has the second wave of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 icons. ...
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