After years of speculation and anticipation, publisher Forever Entertainment has finally announced that its House of the Dead 2 remake will finally be seeing the light of day this year. Revealed alongside a new trailer, the aptly titled “The House of the Dead 2: Remake” will be hitting Switch and…
The Switch 2 has had a heck of a media week, especially in Las Vegas. The Consumer Electronics Showcase (Abbreviated as CES) played host to a number of tech giants, including accessory developer Genki who brought mockups of the yet-to-be-revealed Nintendo Switch followup console. Genki in specific claimed this was…
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of leaks and speculation, with alleged images, specs, and rumors about the Nintendo Switch 2 dominating the gaming news cycle. Until Nintendo officially announces something about the much-anticipated console, this flurry of speculation is likely to continue. With that said, let’s continue…
After announcing Kirby: Battle Royale for the 3DS Nintendo also unveiled a Kirby Copy Ability poll tied to both that game and the 25th Anniversary as a whole. Fans can scroll through the list and represent their most favorite abilities, with the winner featuring in an upcoming 3DS theme and…
Earlier today during the Nintendo Direct, fan favorite Lyn was revealed for Fire Emblem Warriors – and while it was a widely loved and applauded move, it had more impact than even initially thought. For one, the new trailer – or at least the European version – includes two characters…
While there have been plenty of roguelikes over the past few years, none are quite as unique as Crypt of the NecroDancer. A rhythm-action dungeon explorer, you have to move down various randomly generated floors to the beat of a stellar soundtrack, taking down all sorts of nefarious creatures along…
Build and fight in this Japanese hit first released for the Playstation 3 back in January 2016. Now you can master the art of construction with Dragon Quest Builders, coming to the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2018! It’s worth noting that Dragon Quest Builders 2 was announced for…
Fans of ’80s arcades and competitive high score chasing, rejoice! Amongst the highs and lows of yesterday’s deluge of Direct announcements came the retro reveal that a bunch of Nintendo arcade cabinet classics would be blipping their way to Switch. Kicking off this latest line in the Arcade Archives series…
It’s mid month, and that means it’s time for the world to be graced with yet another round of new Fire Emblem Heroes characters. Three characters join the roster this time, each a Crimean featured in the franchise’s ninth entry, Path of Radiance. 【New Heroes】Nephenee, Oscar, and Elincia arrive from…
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In a shocking turn of events during today’s Nintendo Direct, it was revealed that Bethesda Softworks will be bringing two of their biggest titles, 2016’s Doom reboot and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, to the Nintendo Switch. It’s still a little odd to see an “M” rated game on a…
Splatoon 2 got about a minute of spotlight in today’s Nintendo Direct. While we already have a new way to play Salmon Run on Friday, it looks like we’ll have a new way to play Turf War as well in addition to getting a peek at what’s to come in…
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga’s remake is coming out in less than a month and while I don’t exactly dig its visual style (miss those GBA sprites…) the revival of the game looks like plenty of good fun and laughs all the same. The added Minions mode will put you…
Atlus had a bevy of JRPG-related news to give during the Nintendo Direct, and while a decent amount was just reminders of news we had heard before, there were some useful tidbits of information. First was the announcement of Alliance Alive releasing in the West. The spiritual successor to the…
Snipperclips proved a modest success when it launched earlier this year, and Nintendo seems to believe in the little paper game that could, so they announced today during the Nintendo Direct that an updated version of the game – Snipperclips Plus – will release soon alongside more stages, features and…
