Category: Nintendo

Sub-Zero to ‘Hero.

When you think back on the significant controversy caused by Mortal Kombat back in the ’90s, it’s almost incredible that the series not only survived such choppy waters but managed to flourish into one of the most iconic video game franchises of all time.

Over the course of the next 30 years, Mortal Kombat would reinvent itself numerous times, shaking off the limitations of past hardware to introduce new and more disturbing ways to push the boundaries of video game violence to its absolute limits, and we’re all here for it.

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Game on!

Well, it’s the end of September. Feel sick yet? Let’s discuss some weekend gaming plans to help out.

Before we dive into all that fun stuff, though, let’s first take a look at some of this week’s highlights. We heard the news that Hideki Kamiya was leaving PlatinumGames, took a look at the new collaboration between Pokémon and the Van Gogh Museum — and kept up with the ensuing scalping drama — and finally got another addition to the NSO GBA library in the shape of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror.

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It will now arrive in 2024.

It’s that time of year again when we’re starting to see the odd delay or two, and the latest one to join the list is an update for the spooky fishing sim Dredge.

Black Salt Games has today issued an announcement via social media about the delay of the first paid DLC ‘The Iron Rig’, which will no longer make Q4 2023. It will now be arriving at some point in 2024.

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16% of Epic’s workforce has been axed.

Epic Games this week laid off 16% of its workforce, with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier suggesting the Fall Guys developer Mediatonic had been “hit very hard”.

This allegedly followed with claims elsewhere online that the entire UK-based team had been cut. Apparently, this is not the case. In a statement to our friends at VGC, an Epic Games spokesperson said Mediatonic was still intact, labelling certain initial reports “false”.

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See how this new release compares to the original.

One of the surprises of Nintendo’s recent Direct broadcast was the announcement Cing’s classic point-and-click adventure series Another Code would be getting an enhanced release on the Nintendo Switch. It will contain the 2005 DS title Another Code: Two Memories (known as Trace Memory in North America) and the 2009 sequel Another Code: R – A Journey into Lost Memories from the Wii era.

If you’re wondering just how much of an improvement the latest version is, the YouTube channel GameXplain has put together a side-by-side graphics comparison video showing the original DS release alongside the new Switch version. As you can see, this new version is a massive step up from the original. It’s also changed the perspective slightly, so the third-person camera is now directly behind the characters.

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Ready to snap.

Before I get started, the me get this out of the way: the Switch is definitely my most-played console of the year. Between The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Fire Emblem Engage and Pikmin 4 (the less said about Vampire Survivors, the better), the hundreds of hours that I have poured into Nintendo’s hybrid hardware far outweighs my time on any other console over the past nine months. But when it comes to my most-played game, it’s a different story.

You see, despite all of these wonderful offerings from Nintendo this year, the game I have come back to every single day is not on the Switch, but rather on my phone. Just in case the above video hasn’t spoilt it already, I am, of course, talking about Marvel Snap, the digital collectable card game from Second Dinner Studios and Nuverse. The title is weeks away from its one-year anniversary on 18th October and, following a successful launch of the PC version last month, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that a Switch port is on the cards. Surely?

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No safe haven here.

As anyone who plays board games (or with friends who like board games) can attest, an involved, TTRPG-style board game can be cumbersome. From in-depth rules and systems, it takes a while to get into Gloomhaven and introducing new players to its dense combat can make multiplayer challenging. But also like a dense board game, Gloomhaven rewards you when you put in the work to learn its rules and systems. Its deep card-based tactics gameplay shines in its many modes.

Gloomhaven blends hexagonal, grid-based tactical gameplay with a truly unique card-based battling system that’s deeply challenging, but also very rewarding once you manage to get a hold of all its moving parts. Its in-depth tutorial is largely okay at teaching you what you need to know, though not very quickly.

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Update: Po-come on.

Update : You might have seen yesterday’s videos of crowds descending on the Van Gogh Museum store in an attempt to grab up some of its exclusive Pokémon merchandise. Well, as expected, it seems that more than a few members of this opening-day crowd were out to make a quick buck, as many of the limited-time items can now be found on eBay with a huge price markup.

It’s the exclusive Pikachu X Van Gogh Museum card that appears to be the most popular item out there at the moment. The card could be obtained by taking part in the museum’s ‘Pokémon Adventure’ activity (specifically listed as “For ages 6 and up”, we might add), which, when completed, could be handed in at the venue reception for one of the limited-availability cards.

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Launching alongside the Season 4 update.

After months of “early access”, Gameloft has finally made Disney Speedstorm available as a free-to-play racer on the Switch and multiple other platforms.

Alongside this update, Disney is launching its fourth season of the game inspired by Aladdin. It adds new racers, a new track and new crew members. This includes characters like Aladdin and Jasmine, and there’s even two mystery bonus racers.

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Kirby & The Amazing Mirror returns.

Update :

Nintendo’s latest Switch Online update for the GBA library is now officially live. This will bump the application up to Version 1.4.0 and adds Kirby & The Amazing Mirror to the collection.

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