Metal as… If you’ve been finding platformers to be a bit on the, shall we say, chill side, then you might want to keep an eye on Krimson, launching on the Switch eShop on 21 March, 2024. Described as a ‘gritty, heart-pounding journey through a nightmarish hellscape’, Krimson sees you navigate a series of frankly…
Which way are the stars tipping? The iconic GBA puzzle platformer, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is all set to swing onto Switch later this week. A free eShop demo has been doing the rounds for a while now, but today we have got our first impressions of what to expect from the full game. Yes,…
Or does it..? As we await for official word from Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty on what the future of Xbox will look like going forward, a cheeky social media post from the official Sea of Thieves account appears to be heavily hinting toward a multi-platform release. Posted a day before Xbox’s…
Awesome when you’re part of a team. T’is the day of Saint Valentine, so what better time to turn on the telly, snuggle up on the sofa, and revel in the delights of hearty cooperative play?… We are, of course, talking about cracking off a couple of Joy-Con for some co-op on the couch. In…
Is 2024 the year we finally get it? You read the headline correctly — Hollow Knight: Silksong was officially revealed to the world five years ago today, on 14th February 2019. The sequel to Hollow Knight, Silksong follows your rival-turned-friend Hornet, who is captured and taken to the kingdom of Pharloom, where she must escape…
Roughly one year after Japan. After its initial release in Japan on 28 September, 2023, Ys X: Nordics will be heading to the Nintendo Switch in the West in Fall 2024, courtesy of NIS America. If it wasn’t obvious from the game’s title, this will be the tenth mainline game from the long-running Ys franchise,…
You’ll need a Philips head for this. You can’t move for retro-inspired games these days, to the extent that a developer saying “Hey, this looks like an old game!” has started to feel less like a selling point and more like a hop onto a crowded, pixelated bandwagon. If you’re after something that looks a…
Junior Jungle Japes. Ok, let’s see. The original Donkey Kong first released into arcades in 1981, where it became a smash hit that also happened to introduce us to two of Nintendo’s most enduring mascots in the form of a great big agitiated ape and some springy little plumber guy. The game, in this very…
The Ninjas were quick, but not quick enough. If yesterday’s Splatoon 3 news wasn’t enough to convince you that a full-fat February Nintendo Direct is probably off the cards, then perhaps this will be: it looks like another Princess Peach: Showtime! trailer is set to come our way today. This suspicion has not come from…
‘Rebel Transmute’ launches next month. Publisher Jandusoft has announced that Rebel Transmute will launch on the Nintendo Switch on 14 March, 2024. If you’re unfamiliar with the title, it’s a pixel art Metroidvania that takea a few cues from the likes of Metroid and Axiom Verge in which you explore a vast world filled with…