Category: Nintendo

Also known for his role in the Terminator movies.

A report from Variety has revealed Earl Boen – the original voice of Monkey Island‘s main antagonist Captain LeChuck – has passed away at the age of 81 after being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer late last year.

Apart from featuring in the Monkey Island series until 2010, Boen voiced characters and narrated games like World of Warcraft, Metal Gear Solid 2 (Sergei Gurlukovich), Baldur’s Gate and Psychonauts (Butcher).

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What’s the verdict?

At the end of last year, the Souls-like title Mortal Shell: Complete Edition got a surprise release on the Nintendo Switch.

If you’ve been wondering how this particular version of the game compares to the rest, Digital Foundry has got you covered with its latest technical analysis. So, how does it hold up? Its ambition comes at a cost when it comes to performance and overall playability.

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Arriving towards the end of February.

One of the highlight survival horror experiences on the Nintendo Switch last year was the indie title Signalis. If you’ve been holding out for a physical release, you’re in luck – with the developer Rose-engine announcing a hard copy published by Humble Games.

It will release towards the “end of February 2023” on the Switch and PlayStation 4 in North America, Europe and Australia. And if you put down a pre-order at a local retailer, you’ll apparently get the “lenticular memory” bonus item (see it in action in the video below). Amazon currently has this physical version arriving on the 21st for $29.99 USD.

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A bigger backlog for 2023.

Update : There’s not much longer left in the New Year Sale on the European eShop! You’ve got until tomorrow, 8th January, to snap up some bargains for your Switch library.

Those of you in North America, don’t fret — you’ve still got a bit longer with your eShop sale. And of course, if you’ve got a NA eShop account, you can have a cheeky look at some of the deals over there…

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Update: Pre-orders for Spidersaurs now live.

Update : Here’s a friendly reminder that pre-orders have now gone live for Spidersaurs.

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It’s time to clean up your neighbourhood.

Washing things might not necessarily sound like fun, but PowerWash Simulator has managed to make a name for itself over the past year.

It was announced for the Nintendo Switch last September, and now in the latest update, it seems the game could be splashing onto the hybrid platform at the end of this month. A tweet by the PlayStation Europe Twitter account has seemingly confirmed a 30th January 2023 release.

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Jojo Pose.

Anime! Who doesn’t love anime? No one who’s clicking on this list, hopefully, because all these games are anime as heck.

We’ve compiled a list of the very best anime video games on the Nintendo Switch — the games which take the action, charm, and/or personality of popular and beloved anime and manga series and squish it into a video game.

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It’s super effective!

With the hotly-discussed Pokémon Scarlet and Violet hitting the shelves last year and news of Ash and Pikachu leaving the anime for good, it is sometimes easy to forget that Pokémon cards are one of the most enduring elements of the franchise. While some will have fallen off the collecting bandwagon as the years have gone by, this returning storytelling feature was enough to make us consider getting back to the packs.

Noted on Twitter by YouTuber @Purplecliffe, some of the latest Pokémon cards tell a heartwarming little story when a ‘mon’s evolutions are put side by side. In the example given below, we see little Ralts and its young owner spend their lives together through moving house, childbirth and old age. Check out the following images for yourself, we’ve got a little something in our eye…

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Bring the past and the future.

While Series 1 is underway until the end of the month, The Pokémon Company has revealed plans for Series 2 of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet‘s Ranked Battles, which is due to kick off on 1st February.

As shared by Serebii, Series 2 makes one big change for the Pokémon battling meta — Paradox Pokémon will now be able to be used, and there’s no limit on how many you can bring, either. That means Pokémon like Iron Hands, Great Tusk, Scream Tail, and Iron Valiant can all be added to your competitive teams for Ranked Battle between 1st February to 31st March 2023.

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Update: Hydreigon and Dragapult available until 8th January.

Update : Get your best Pokémon ready, as the limited-time Hydreigon and Dragapult Tera Raid event has now begun.

Pokémon Scarlet players will be able to encounter Hydreigon, while Violet players will have a higher chance of encountering Dragapult in four and five-star Tera Raid battles.

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