Lord of the Flies. As I sat down to write this review, I typed ‘What is the lifespan of a housefly?’ into my search bar. It’s not a question I ever really pondered prior to my playthrough of Time Flies. Somehow, this minimalist indie puzzler got me curious enough to wonder. I can’t say there’s…
Plus Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake gets new trailer. Intrepid adventurers, if you’ve been holding off on playing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and have a Switch 2, today’s news might come as a nice little incentive. Announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct, Square Enix has dropped a free performance update for the…
Re-Pac-ed and Replanted? I’m not one to be disappointed often, especially with Directs. Yes, even Partner Showcases — some of the best Directs have been these third-party lead ones, with June 2022’s Mini Partner Showcase ranking pretty highly for me. Today’s Partner Showcase was not one of those, which maybe hit a little harder because…
“Please make sure you purchase the correct version”. Hopefully you’re not getting tired of HD-2D, because Square Enix served up a double helping of new games sporting the neo-retro aesthetic to finish off today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is coming to Switch 2 only, but OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0…
And it’s got a release date. If you’re a survival horror fan, you’ve probably been keeping an eye on Cronos: The New Dawn, a brand new sci-fi third-person shooter where you jump between 1980’s Poland and a dystopian future. Previews for the game dropped earlier this week for other platforms, and they seem solid across…
I think I heard a shot. Gulikit has announced the ‘Elves 2’, a new wireless controller for the Switch and Switch 2 touted as the first third-party controller to offer ‘wake-up’ support for Switch 2. Available in Coral Red and Translucent Black, the Elves 2 is a different proposition from its ‘Pro’ variant, (which is…
How would you rate it? The July 2025 Nintendo Direct delivered 25 minutes of Switch 2 game news from third-party publishers, including release dates for previously announced titles and brand-new reveals. In this round-up you’ll find everything announced in the Partner Showcase, as well as the full Nintendo Direct July 2025 video, trailers for each…
Coming to Switch 1 & 2 September. It was only a matter of time until Pac-Man World 2 got the remake treatment, and today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase confirmed the inevitable. Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac is coming to both Switch 1 and Switch 2 on 26th September 2025. Based on the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube…
Squad up, Switch 2 style! EA has just announced that Apex Legends will be receiving a Switch 2 upgrade next month, or rather next week, as it drops on August 5th. Hooray! Yep, as part of today’s very good/middling/awful (delete as appropriate) Partner Direct, we learned that the online squad-based shooter, which first launched all…
Introducing, Elliot. The Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase was closed out by a pair of announcements from Square Enix: Octopath Traveler 0, and an all-new action RPG called The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. This is yet another HD-2D joint, which will see you playing as ‘Elliot, the Adventurer’ (badass name, that), who sets out…