Other things announced outside of Way Forward.

The delayed Limited Run Games E3 show dropped a bunch of new physical copies of previously eShop-only titles.

Among the prominent titles receiving cartridge form are the Castlevania Anniversary Collection and the Grandia HD Collection, bringing Konami and GungHo Entertainment into the fold. The retailer will open preorders for the Grandia collection on August 7, while the Castlevania Collection will launch sometime in Q3.

Including a whole lot of Shantae. (Paging Zach.)

The Limited Run Expo has kicked off with a bunch of WayForward-related announcements.

The first two announcements were the first two Shantae games - the 2001 Game Boy Color original and 2010 DSiWare sequel Shantae: Risky's Revenge will both release on Switch later this year. Physical versions of... Read more...

Sadly, this doesn't involve making Gretzky bleed, but the chances are no longer 0.

Nintendo's latest update to the Switch Online subscriptions includes a classic platformer and a new publisher getting on board.

An update on July 15 will include 1994's Donkey Kong Country and Virtual Console regular Natsume Championship Wrestling coming to the Super Nintendo library. The NES library will only add a single game, but it will be the 1991 Electronic Arts-published The Immortal.

I am the bone of my skillet.

Everyday♪ Today's MENU for EMIYA Family will be receiving a North American release, Aniplex announced Sunday as part of Aniplex Online Fest.

Based on the manga and anime series of the same title, Everyday♪ Today's MENU for EMIYA Family is a cooking game featuring characters from Fate/Stay... Read more...

This week's releases feature plenty of caveats.

If you're diving into one of the two mutual North American/European releases this week, you're going to want to do some reading first. For Catherine: Full Body, I recommend Matt's review of the Switch port, as well as Syrenne's spoilery articles on the new content in particular (disclaimer: the author... Read more...

Time to blow off some steam

Two of the most acclaimed indie titles from the last ten years, SteamWorld Dig, its sequel SteamWorld Dig 2 and SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition are receiving limited physical editions as part of a Super Rare Games release. Super Rare Games is known for giving some well-deserving digital-only indie... Read more...

Prominent players, broadcasters, and tournament organizers: all are involved.

The Super Smash Bros competitive scene is reeling this evening following multiple allegations of sexual assault among prominent community figures.

Allegations of assault, child grooming, and unwanted imagery have been levied against players such as Nairoby "Nairo" Quezada, D'Ron "D1" Maingrette... Read more...

Class VII is now in session.

The big one of the week - and a game that is appropriately timed to kick off #JRPGJuly - is The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, and I don't just mean the big one in terms of price. There's also gameplay and content as well. (And as a fun treat, you can get the Digital Deluxe version for the same price as the regular one until July 7, aka bunny suits for all).

Coming bundled with a carry pouch, the Nano Enhanced Wireless Controller for Nintendo Switch is meant for gaming on the go.

The Nano Enhanced Wireless Controller is coming out this August from reliable Nintendo third-party accessory company PowerA.

Retailing for $49.99, the smaller controller is modeled after the Switch Pro Controller or more specifically, PowerA's own Enhanced Wireless Controller. Charging via a USB-C-powered... Read more...

Like Club Nintendo Picross, except with more hedgehogs.

Jupiter is hooking Picross up to blast processing.

As part of BitSummit Gaiden, Jupiter announced Picross S: Mega Drive & Mark III Edition. No release date was given for the game, which will pay tribute to the systems known as the Genesis and the Sega Master System in North America.

With the option to play way more for just one purchase.

Players will be able to try a big portion of the upcoming remaster of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles.

A new trailer for the game announced a Lite edition to come out the same day as the full game (August 27). Players will be able to play with full multiplayer for three missions, and connecting to a purchased copy will allow for playing up to 13 dungeons.

A busy week for the retro throwback kings.

Inti Creates made a pair of announcements at the overnight (North America time) opening of BitSummit Gaiden.

The first is a release date for Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2, which was unveiled at the New Game Plus expo earlier this week. The sequel to 2018's classic whipper will land on July 10, and it can be preloaded now for US$14.99. All of the original game's characters will return for the sequel.

The suns are back!

Star Wars Episode 1: Racer on Nintendo Switch has been updated to version 1.0.1. This update fixes multiple issues that were present in the launch version of the game. Lens flares and their accompanying sources are back in place and motion controls can now be toggled from the options menu.

While... Read more...

The German judge gives that dive a "nein".

The first of two summer updates for Animal Crossing: New Horizons will add some new encounters and ways to find treasure.

Launching on July 3, the update will add the ability to find items underwater which can be donated or traded to Pascal for new DIY recipes. Gulliver will also appear with a pirate theme.

The late singer's birthday will be marked with a new release.

The Switch will be getting some rhythm at the end of the summer.

Avicii Invector, the rhythm game featuring the late artist, will launch its Encore Edition on September 8. Previously released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, the Switch version will be bundled with ten songs sold as DLC on the other platforms.

Believe women.

The headliner I'm watching for this week is Collar X Malice, the latest Aksys-published romance game, the long-awaited localization of Mr. Driller: Drill Land, and a new adventure game from the writer of the Danganronpa series called Death Comes True. There's also Episode I Racer, which I suppose I should be interested in, but if it doesn't have either of Tatooine's suns what's the point? which appears to be fully functional now.

Unite up with way more than 101 Pokemon.

The Pokemon Company's "major project" teased last week is a collaboration with Tencent.

Pokemon Unite is a 5v5 team battle game that will appear on Switch and mobile with cross-platform play. Players will choose a Pokemon to start and capture wild Pokemon to take goals on an action map.

No release date was given for the project.

A busy day for fans of anime, RPGs, and anime RPGs.

The New Game Plus Expo's presentation showed a host of announcements for Switch - only a handful of games shown aren't coming to the platform.

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Bloodstained isn't the only tool in the Inti Creates shed.

Inti Creates wasn't done with new announcements following the reveal of Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2.

New DLC for Blaster Master Zero 2 focused on the plant girl Kanna will be available on June 29, for US$1.99. In the DLC, the objective is to make Kanna grow by collecting bugs, mutants, and items throughout Zero 2's stages.

The gang is getting back together.

Inti Creates is bringing more 8-bit Bloodstained to the Switch.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 has been announced at the New Game Plus Expo. No release date was given beyond "soon".

Series creator Koji Igarashi has penned a new story for the sequel to the 2018 side-scroller, which will play out over multiple unlockable episodes.