Where is my super suit?
Outright Games and Hasbro have today announced that the popular cartoon series PJ Masks will be swooping back onto the Switch as PJ Masks Power Heroes: Mighty Alliance steps out of the shadows on 15th March.
Following on from 2021’s Heroes of the Night, this side-scrolling adventure game will once again see you playing as the superhero squad, setting out to thwart Luna Girl, Night Ninja and Romeo’s evil plans.
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We’re ready when you are, Nintendo.
It feels like we’ve been waiting forever for Retro Studios to get Metroid Prime 4 out the door, and well technically speaking it’s been more than six years since the original announcement. One of the more recent updates was about a company recruitment drive, so what’s the latest? The Nintendo-focused YouTube channel ‘SuperMetalDave64’ has reportedly spotted some new information online related to a new Retro Studios partnership and details about Metroid Prime 4’s playtesting.
The latest video from this channel sheds light on a new Retro “production partnership” with Next-Gen Dreams 3D – a “triple AAA co-developer production studio for hire” that has previously worked with companies like Ubisoft and TakeTwo and specialises in stylised trailers. It previously worked on a Game Awards trailer for the TakeTwo title Judas. The head of Next-Gen also has Retro Studios listed on their work profile with the date of “September 2022” attached.
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The cat’s out of the bag now.
After being revealed last summer, Inti Creates has today announced that the cat-based side-scroller Umbraclaw will be pouncing onto Switch on 30th May.
The new trailer (above) provides a full rundown of what this one is all about — and we’d recommend giving it a watch just to prove that what you’re about to read isn’t entirely made up.
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“It’s going to be amazing!”.
Last year, the legendary Super Mario voice actor Charles Martinet retired from the role and was replaced by Kevin Afghani, who went on to voice the famous plumber in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The same talented voice actor also took on the voice of Wario in the new WarioWare game.
What about the future of other cast members, like the voice of Princess Peach? Well, in an update, it’s been confirmed Samantha Kelly will be reprising her role as the princess in Princess Peach: Showtime. This information comes from an expo clip doing the rounds on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), where a fan asks her if she’ll be voicing the princess in the upcoming game.
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Full steam ahead!
We believe it quite impossible to be a shoot-’em-up lover and not have stumbled upon HOT-B’s cult classic Steel Empire, the 1992 Mega Drive-exclusive horizontal shmup that mesmerised players with incredible steampunk aesthetics, an epic soundtrack, and a stiff challenge. Far from forgotten, there have been in the past two re-releases/remasters of the game on console, one on Game Boy Advance back in 2005 and 3DS in 2014. Is this third HD revisit — based on the 2018 PC release — worth its price in coal or is it just a load of hot air? Strap in to find out.
The action takes place in a familiar yet bizarre post-industrial revolution civilisation during a great war waged between the nations of the Republic of Silverhead and the Motorhead Empire (no smirking in the back, now). In this alternate 19th century, the steam engine has become the world’s greatest invention causing military machine design to evolve into gigantic monsters of steel and fire that rule the land, the sea. and the skies. You take the role of a nameless Silverhead republican pilot onboard the aircraft carrier Rheinhalt. Despite being greatly outnumbered, the technology of Silverhead is more advanced than their opponent, evident through your choice of aircraft and the mighty ‘Imamio Thunder’ bomb devices that can cause devastating damage to the steel-dependent Motorhead military units.
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“Get ready for an even more exhilarating adventure!”.
My Time at Sandrock wasn’t in the best state when it launched on Switch last November. With few ‘new’ features and a rough performance, developer Pathea Games had a lot of work to do to make sure that there was a brighter future ahead. Today, the team has launched the massive ver. 1.1.4 update in an attempt to do just that.
Shared on the official r/MyTimeAtSandrock subreddit, the latest update sets out to fix just about every issue that you could think of including improving pop-in and frame rate problems, and adds in all of the content from the full PC release with all the PC hotfixes until 10th December thrown in too.
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Ninjas, hide the van!
If you have been anywhere near the internet in the past week, then you likely will have walked headfirst into the chatter surrounding Palworld. Billed as ‘Pokémon-with-guns’, the game has racked up millions of downloads in the few days since its launch, despite growing concerns around its Pokémon “inspirations”.
Available on Xbox and PC, it was only going to be a matter of time before landed itself a Pokémon mod, with ‘official’ assets taking the place of those that have increasingly been referred to as “ripoff” copies.
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12 rings unveiled for Japan.
Alongside the first anniversary celebrations of Fire Emblem Engage for the Nintendo Switch, Takara Tomy Arts has unveiled its very own ’emblem ring’ capsule toy line.
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But it won’t comment on “individual cases”.
Palworld, the new “open-world survival and crafting game”, has become an overnight sensation and it’s got pretty much everyone in gaming and the industry talking about it.
Of course, there are two parties, in particular, many are waiting to hear from and one of them happens to be Nintendo – the video game giant that has exclusively hosted the mainline Pokémon series on its platforms since the Game Boy era.
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“This looks like the usual ripoff nonsense”.
The new “open-world survival and crafting game” Palworld is breaking records, but part of the success has seemingly been fueled by a lot of heated debate and comparisons online.
One major talking point has been the game’s monster designs, with accusations and claims it’s taken more than just “inspiration” from the Pokémon series. It’s admittedly raised questions about what The Pokémon Company may be thinking about this early access title’s overnight success, and while there’s been no official response, we’ve now got the next best thing.
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