On November 27, 2023, an EarthBound documentary ten years in the making will examine online communities and how an Earthbound fansite gained remarkable traction while “butting heads with corporate goliaths”. After starting as a passion project in 2013, Jazzy Benson’s documentary “Earthbound USA” will be available on Fangamer. The 100-minute documentary will feature exclusive interviews from: – Shigesato Itoi ( ...

After the ice cream-themed event a few weeks ago, Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3’s next Splatfest will take place from August 12-14. The event asks “Which is most important to you?” instead of ice cream or Triforce battles. Money, Fame, or Love—which team will win? Is it all about the money, the fame or the love? Get your priorities ...

Blasphemous 2, The Game Kitchen’s highly anticipated Metroidvania sequel, is nearing its Switch release on August 24, 2023. Team17 opened pre-orders and released a new gameplay trailer featuring gory combat and gorgeous pixel art to celebrate. Key game features:  SAVAGE COMBAT – The Penitent One shows no mercy, and with a series of new weapons offering new moves, brutal executions, ...

Nickelodeon’s Switch Smash Bros. sequel is coming this year. Ludosity, Fair Play Labs, and GameMill Entertainment announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. The exclusive IGN reveal promises more characters, stages, modes, and a new story mode campaign to stop Vlad Plasmius (from Danny Phantom). ‘Supers’—like Final Smashes—will be added to characters. Most importantly, Squidward and Jimmy Neutron are joining this sequel. ...

Many Sonic fans consider Sonic Mania the best game ever. Many wanted a sequel with more classic stages, new levels, and buttery smooth physics in beautiful pixel art. We now understand why Sonic Mania 2 never happened. Sega’s Takashi Iizuka denied rumors of creative differences between Sonic Mania’s developer Headcannon, led by Christian Whitehead, and Sega in a Game Informer ...

After being teased yesterday, Netflix released the first proper teaser trailer for Castlevania: Nocturne, a new animated series that will debut on September 28. In the two years since the show’s announcement in 2021, we’ve only seen a few clips. Today’s teaser trailer introduced protagonists Richter Belmont and Maria Renard and showed the series’ revolutionary France setting. Kevin Kolde runs ...

Tencent owns a majority stake in Dying Light developer Techland. According to CEO Pawel Marchewka’s blog post, Techland will “retain full ownership of our IPs, maintain creative freedom, and continue to operate the way we believe is right”. The company believes “the best, boldest dreams can only be achieved while working side-by-side with like-minded friends and strong partners”. Marchewka remains ...

DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing, a new Switch racer from GameMill Entertainment, will take the residents of Far Far Away, the Isle of Berk, Troll Village, and Kung Fu Panda’s world to the track. 20 characters from Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, and more race around circuits inspired by these worlds. Each character has their own ...

Two DreamWorks games arrive in one day after years of waiting. GameMill Entertainment has also announced DreamWorks Trolls Remix Rescue for the Switch, joining DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing. This Petit Fabrik game is based on the Trolls movies and takes you on an original adventure through those cinematic fantasy lands. You can play as Poppy, Branch, or a custom troll ...

Ubisoft’s 2020 Switch open-world adventure Immortals: Fenyx Rising was surprisingly good, but a sequel seems unlikely. “Perceived challenges around establishing the IP” caused Ubisoft Quebec to cancel the game earlier this month, according to VGC. Ubisoft had planned to expand Immortals into its own franchise, but when it announced that it would focus on its bigger brands like Assassin’s Creed ...