Konami may collaborate with a Hololive VTuber for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 on Switch. This special stream will take place on October 20th at 6 pm JST. Details will be announced “later date”. It’s unclear what the plans are, but a Hololive VTuber is wearing a bandana like Solid Snake and Big Boss. Hololive fans think the ...
Read More »Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Adds King League, Three Tracks
Update: Nintendo of America’s social media account stated that this update contains “the final new tracks” and that “additional updates” will follow. Nintendo of America: “This update contains the final new tracks. Additional updates will be released in the future.” F-Zero 99 launched on Switch last month after a Nintendo Direct surprise. Original: Three new tracks will be added to Nintendo’s F-Zero ...
Read More »Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition Hits Switch eShop This Week
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed – Ecto Edition, announced for Switch earlier this year by publisher and developer Illfonic, has been added to the Switch eShop page. The creepy co-op ghost-hunter will arrive this week on October 19. It was released on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC last year and features ‘hide and seek’ games as Ghostbuster or Ghost. It’s a 4-vs-1 game ...
Read More »Day One Update for Sonic Superstars on Switch
Sega is releasing a day-one update for Sonic Superstars, which returns this week. Game updates to 1.0.5 on Nintendo’s hybrid system. Sega doesn’t explain what this update does, but a rough translation suggests players download it before playing to improve the experience: “<“Sonic Superstars” Notice> We have started distributing the update patch (Ver.1.05). In order to enjoy this game more ...
Read More »Full Patch Notes for Splatoon 3 5.1.0 Coming Soon
Nintendo will update Splatoon 3 to 5.1.0 this week. It will add Splatoween Splatfest data and multiplayer tweaks. Nintendo announces that the “next patch” for Splatoon 3 will add Deep Cut amiibo data around mid-November at the end of the patch notes. The full rundown is on Nintendo’s support page: The latest update is 5.1.0 (released October 17, 2023) Changes ...
Read More »Pete Hines retires after 24 years in Bethesda
Bethesda’s publishing head Pete Hines is leaving the company after a long career. Hines is retiring after 24 years as leader and starting a “exciting new chapter” to pursue other passions. He didn’t “came easily or quickly” decide, but after Starfield’s “incredible launch” he felt the time was right. He also thanked Bethesda’s fans, community, and “amazing” teams and studios, ...
Read More »Gothic’s First Switch Update Improves Quality-of-Life
Gothic Classic, a fantasy ARPG for Nintendo Switch, released last month. THQ Nordic and Piranha Bytes released the first patch for this version of the game, which includes fixes and improvements. The rundown: October 16, 2023: Gothic Classic Switch Patch 1. Fixes: Fix for Black Goblins not moving Ladders fixed Fix for bugs with NPCs floating and walking in the ...
Read More »New Mob Vote in Minecraft Live: Armadillo Wins
Update: The Armadillo is Minecraft’s newest mob after community votes. A little more information: The armadillo lives in the savannah biome. If you startle the armadillo, it will curl up into a blocky ball! The armadillo also drops a scute that you can use to craft a new type of armor, wolf armor! Which will give your pet wolf some ...
Read More »North American GameStop Distribution for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be distributed at GameStop for Halloween. Trainers can get a free Eletric-Tera Type Mimikyu code card at GameStop in the US and Canada from October 13-19, 2023. With a Cherish Ball, Classic Ribbon, and Life Orb, it will increase the damage of all its moves at the cost of its HP. This special Mimikyu’s “Thunderbolt” ...
Read More »DLC Release Schedule for Mortal Kombat 1’s ‘Kombat Pack’
After a “first look” at Omni-Man in Mortal Kombat 1, new Kombat Pack details have emerged. A new PR lists Quan Chi and Peacemaker for Winter 2023/2024, Ermac and Homelander for Spring 2024, and Takeda Takahashi for Summer 2024. Omni-Man is scheduled for “early access” next month. Spring 2024 was the original release date for the entire pack. Besides Tremor ...
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