The sports game features a worldwide mafia, while the visual novel sticks to Italy.

Welcome to the 4th quarter of the year (thank Naga), and welcome to the fun lists of download games that will dominate the next two months. Big releases this week include the annual FIFA roster update, Aksys otome Piofiore: Fated Memories (which I'll be picking up), and a game featuring a famous British... Read more...

Get your third-person looter on regardless of platform.

Minecon has featured a window for a long-awaited addition to one of the year's big releases.

Minecraft Dungeons will add cross-play in a patch in November. The patch will open the multiplayer pool for the May 26 release to include players on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft's xCloud streaming platform in addition to the Switch pool.

Some of it coming quickly, others not so much.

Steve will be rocking the Smash block in about a week and a half.

The eighth DLC fighter (7th from a Fighter's Pass) will drop on October 13, as revealed in today's Smash presentation hosted by Masahiro Sakurai. The stage and music were also revealed, with the music focused on songs from the Minecraft Dungeons and Earth spinoffs.

This will build some new bridges, houses, and endless spawn structures.

Smash DLC #8 is from one of the most successful games of all time.

Steve, the player character from Minecraft, has been revealed as the next Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter. The brief video showed the basics of his moveset, as well as costumes for Alex, a Zombie, and the Enderman.

More information will be provided on Saturday (October 3) at 10:30 am ET prior to Minecraft Live.

This one won't be a soliloquy.

The second fighter of Super Smash Bros Ultimate's Fighter Pass 2 will be announced tomorrow.

Nintendo have announced the reveal of the next Smash DLC will be tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET, 7 a.m. PT, and 1600 UTC. Unlike prior character reveals, the video will only be a few minutes long and will be followed by a "brief" message from Smash director Masahiro Sakurai.

Maybe Super Mario 3D All Stars WON'T go away on March 31?

Jump Rope Challenge will continue to be available past the planned September 30 end date.

The free work-from-home project developed at Nintendo was slated to be pulled from the eShop sometime tomorrow, but will remain on the eShop "until further notice" according to a Nintendo of America Twitter post.

It'll be legen... wait for it...

The second part of the Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion pass will be coming in a few weeks.

Crown Tundra, the second expansion area, will be available on October 22 (North America)/23 (rest of the world) for owners of the Pokemon Sword/Shield expansion passes, along with an update for additional... Read more...

Fans of Radio Free Nintendo might be familiar with developer Mommy's Best Games as they have some grappling history.

Shoot 1UP DX is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 15 for $5.99.

From Pig Eat Ball developer Mommy's Best Games, Shoot 1UP debuted on Xbox Live Indie Games in 2010. The main hook is that when you get an extra live, you don't just get another number, you get an actual ship on screen to control,... Read more...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is due out soon with five new games, including Quiplash 3.

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 15.

The latest entry in the long-running series features five new multiplayer games that all require players to use their phone or tablet as a controller. Here's the list:

Come get your birds, golems, pixies, musketeers, and gerbils.

We won't have to wait long for more details on The Crown Tundra.

The Pokemon Company has announced a video of updates on the second part of Sword and Shield's Expansion Pass will be available tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET, 6 a.m. PT, and 1300 UTC.

Itsa lotta Mario!

Although the quarter's end aims to get the most money in, the biggest release of the week is a) free, and b) temporary. Super Mario Bros. 35 drops Thursday, so hope you don't get thrown into a game with someone who's speedrunning the game given the world record is sub-5 minutes.

For those who prefer... Read more...

A closer look at each of our champions

As part of their TGS Presentation this morning, Nintendo and Koei Tecmo showed off a new trailer and gameplay for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The trailer gives us a quick look at each of the four champions and shows off a bit more of the world. The trailer can be found below. Beyond this Nintendo... Read more...

Spooky scary skeletons...

Animal Crossing will allow for the Halloween celebrations that may not be possible otherwise soon.

The free update for the fall will feature a Halloween party from 5 p.m. to midnight local time on the 31st of October, as well as the option to buy candy and grow pumpkins for the month's DIY projects. Jack, the Halloween "czar", will also appear.

The last Sega Ages game... for now? (Please?)

The last known Sega Ages title is now available on Switch.

The M2-enhanced version of Herzog Zwei, TechnoSoft's legendary 1990 game that was one of the first real-time strategy titles, is now available worldwide. Pricing as with other Sega Ages title is US$7.99/C$8.99/€6.99/£5.99.

A practice mode and tutorial, as well as online play, have been added to the game for the Ages release.

The drops just keep on coming tonight.

The final portion of the Cadence of Hyrule expansion pass is now available.

Developer Brace Yourself Games confirmed the update bringing the Symphony of the Mask story expansion is now available. New modes, dungeons, and songs among other items are included in the update.

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Thanks to the Nintendo parent site for leaking this.

Nintendo has dropped a random online fighter on the world.

Kirby Fighters 2, the sequel to 2014 3DS downloadable title Kirby Fighters Deluxe (itself a side game in Kirby Triple Deluxe), is now available on the Switch eShop. It retails for US$19.99/C$26.99.

The new Fighters 2 will feature 22... Read more...

Online Leagues allows cross-platform multiplayer in a friendly or competitive environment.

Online Leagues and Watch Mode are coming to Super Mega Baseball 3 on September 29 as part of the 2020 release's fourth update.

Online Leagues was first announced as Custom Pennant Race around the game's launch and lets players create custom leagues and invite friends from other platforms (Super... Read more...

For those keeping score at home, that's 1.875 Lucasfilms.

Gaming's largest privately held publisher is off the market.

ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda, has entered into an agreement to be bought by Microsoft for US$7.5bn. This would give Microsoft ownership of properties such as Doom, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Wolfenstein.

Details of... Read more...

How coincidental that Nintendo Switch Online players get a stockpile just in time for the renewal.

The new releases are quiet, but given last week's unexpected Thursday shadowdrops among the dozen or so that came out, it's subject to change. The prime releases are Rivals of Aether, which attempts to redeem the indie Smash-like after Bounty Battle Shockmaster'd, and CastleStorm II from Zen Studios.... Read more...

A quick rundown of some quick hits

The other titles shown off in today's Partner Showcase video: