A small patch after last month’s big update. After a sizable update towards the end of last month, Nintendo has rolled out yet another update for its Switch Online racer F-Zero 99. This one is much smaller and bumps the game up to Version 1.2.1. It comes with a single but very helpful bug fix….
Disney has also invested $1.5 billion in Epic Games. Disney has announced it’s teaming up with Epic Games to create an “expansive and open games and entertainment universe” connected to the popular free-to-play title Fortnite. As part of this Disney is also investing $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic. This new universe,…
2K & Take-Two make cuts. The video game industry continues to suffer from layoffs, with Visual Concepts Austin becoming the latest studio hit with cuts, Game Developer reports (via Eurogamer). The 2K Games and Take-Two division based in Austin, Texas already reportedly laid off a number of staff back in September 2023, and Game Developer…
Coming to Switch in 2025. Artisan Studios has today showcased a first look at its upcoming JRPG Lost Hellden, which is set to come to PC and consoles — including Switch — in 2025. Revealed by IGN, the debut trailer looks really rather beautiful with painterly “deep 2D” visuals and what promises to be an…
Now taking place in April. Nintendo has finally announced brand new dates for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and the Splatoon 3 World Championships, which were both originally meant to take place at Nintendo Live 2024 in Tokyo. Nintendo shared the new dates on Twitter, with the championships for both games now taking place on…
“Everyone can always benefit from another pair of hands”. From the moment it launched in March 2017, Switch quickly carved itself a niche as the console for couch-co-op gaming. Crack off the Joy-Con and in mere moments you have a a multiplayer setup suitable for wherever you happen to be. Soon, a crowd of zany,…
Pixels in rain. Cyberpunk games seem to be all the rage these days, and the latest to set its synthetic sights on the Switch is Neon Blood, a detective RPG from indie publisher and distributor Meridiem Games and developer ChaoticBrain Studios. Boasting 2D character sprites in a 3D environment, the visuals kind of remind us…
Switch makes the catch this month. Just in time for Super Bowl weekend, Saber Interactive has today announced a new wave of DLC for its arcade gridiron title, Wild Card Football. The ‘Legacy QB Pack’ is pretty much what you would expect, adding four legendary quarterbacks for you to slot into your lineup. Included this…
Another great Octo Expansion. A few years ago, a cute new action-adventure game called Eastward released on most platforms, blending some appealing EarthBound-esque visuals with a narrative-driven game loop that’s vaguely reminiscent of the older Zelda games. We really enjoyed it, despite its flaws, and it seems that developer Pixpil had some more ideas it…
Novel graphics. Thanks to yesterday’s quarterly financial results from Nintendo, we have updated figures for the company’s best-selling games on Switch. These numbers are perfectly interesting to look at in list form, but you know what would be more interesting? A fun graph, of course! One creative on the YouTube channel Pierre485 has done just…