No surprise that this week is apparently headlined by the crossover from hell and the latest remake in that Spaceballs parody series.

Things we missed last week: The Archives title is Namco's The Legend of Valkyrie, Indie World veteran Don't Starve Together shadowdropped on Tuesday, and Thursday saw a new platformer from Fabraz in Demon Turf: Neon Splash - also, in a ridiculous move a 2019-in-Japan visual novel collection that literally... Read more...

Is anyone surprised that a company in Poland would cut ties with a group in Russia?

As sanctions against the Russian Federation for their invasion of Ukraine continue, so too do changes to game development.

In a statement today, CD Projekt Red announced that development of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of The Witcher 3 - which would have also included new content... Read more...

Will this be worldwide? Let us know in the Talkback.

An agreement with a UK competition bureau has forced a change to Nintendo's practice of automatic renewal for Switch Online and the Expansion Pack, at least in that territory.

The notice as posted on GamesIndustry.biz confirms that the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have... Read more...

The previously PlayStation exclusive will also feature the Isle of Bigsnax update at launch.

Bugsnax is coming to Switch on April 28 alongside the major free content update The Isle of Bigsnax.

Bugsnax, a quirky snack-catching adventure game from developer Young Horses (Octodad: Dadliest Catch), previously came out on PlayStation and PC in 2020 to critical acclaim. The Switch version... Read more...

Looks like Chez Sothis has seen some better days.

New details have emerged about Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.

A new trailer has been posted showing more of the game's modes, as well as the identity of the unknown person represented on the game's box art. Several Three Houses features - including adjutants and class change - will also be included.

5 billion yen for a giant office building.

Nintendo has officially purchased the land for their new headquarters.

The plot, previously owned by the city of Kyoto (site of Nintendo's corporate headquarters) was previously the site of a "disaster prevention" facility that was officially placed on the market in December. Nintendo announced on their corporate site today that they have acquired a plot of 10 square km (roughly 3.9 square miles) and will spend 5bn yen on the new facility.

Nobody saves the time necessary to clear through a backlog.

Things we missed last week: Pac-Land (with some questionable replacement of a character for legal reasons) was in the Archives.

Originally I thought this week would be 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and a bunch of filler, but that has changed over the last week to 10 days. Don't get me wrong, 13 Sentinels... Read more...

Hope they give you plenty of missiles.

The second part of Metroid Dread's update revealed in February is now live.

An update has just dropped that introduces the Boss Rush mode. The mode requires completion of the main game, and is a race against the clock to see how fast all of the game's bosses can be brought down.

It does not appear that difficulty level matters for unlocking the mode.

And lo, the count drops to 2.

The next game for NSO Expansion Pack subscribers will hit the links.

Mario Golf 64 has been revealed for release next Friday (April 15) in an update to the N64 library. The 1999 multiplayer title leaves only Pokemon Snap and Kirby 64 as promised N64 games for the library.

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Featuring a retelling AND an original story.

Spike Chunsoft is returning to the licensed RPG space with another smash hit.

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness has been announced for an October release. An action-based RPG, the game will feature a retelling of the events of the first season of the anime as well as an original scenario supervised by series author Akihito Tsukushi.

In this case, we mean "nobody" in the "malleable shell" sense.

The first online multiplayer game from a prominent independent developer is about to slam into the Switch.

Drinkbox Studios's Nobody Saves The World, a top-down procedurally-generated RPG that launched on the Xbox Series/One and PC earlier this year, has confirmed an April 14 release for Switch. It is also the first Drinkbox game to have online multiplayer support.

Do you want to hear the awful truth about the work culture at the LEGO Star Wars developers, or do you just want to sock some dingers?

Things we missed last week: Not only did North America get Empire City: 1931, but Wonder Momo also came home (probably drunk). As well, SNK's Big Bang Pro Wrestling (no, Diamond Dallas Page is not in it) joined the Neo Geo Pocket Color collection.

For this week, we have quite a few games vying... Read more...

So no handing your information to a sketchy app this year.

For the second time in three years, E3 2022 has officially been cancelled.

An announcement had been made previously that due to continued COVID-19 variants the in-person, Los Angeles based event would be cancelled, however a second attempt was reportedly in the works for a digital event after an aborted attempt in 2021. This too has fallen through, as confirmed by IGN.

Or as we like to call it, "the News Editor's second Christmas".

The 2022 edition of the New Game Plus Expo has revealed new localizations and information for nearly 20 games, including some titles that have never been released before.

By publisher, the games are:

NIS America

Yes, you can bring a Mii if you wish.

Some new details have emerged for Nintendo Switch Sports in a new trailer.

Among the items shown include new weapon types for chambara ("light swords" and twin swords), obstacles in bowling including sliding walls and ramps, and a "shootout" soccer mode that will be the first to use the Ring Fit Adventure leg strap. Character customization will be available in addition to the option to use an existing Mii.

And so, the brave princess COW was rescued by COW.

All Nintendo Switch Online members can now add a couple of NES rarities and a Super Nintendo oddity to their respective libraries.

The Super Nintendo game is Earthworm Jim 2, the 1995 follow-up to the highly successful 1994 run and gun platformer from Interplay and Shiny Entertainment. Although... Read more...

Giving more time to the world (also that whole pandemic thing).

The sequel to Breath of the Wild has been officially delayed out of 2022.

In a video posted on their various social media, Zelda director Eiji Aonuma confirmed the new target release of Spring 2023. Aonuma cited a need for additional development time and wanting to add new gameplay elements to the world.

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Things we missed last week: Turns out not only did North America not get an Archives release at all, the Archives ended up dropping Empire City: 1931 rather than Wonder Momo. Don't worry, we're also confused.

Since sports is top of mind at the news desk (holy crap we're going to the World Cup for... Read more...

Soon to be Dragalia Lost Media.

Dragalia Lost will receive its final story update in July 2022, with the game itself shutting down sometime afterwards.

The update, which has been announced to be part two of chapter 26, will bring the story to its conclusion. Additionally the game will be receiving its final set of new characters... Read more...

A little late for the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the system, but whatcha gonna do.

When the Switch was revealed to be region free, the next most important feature was folders... and they're finally here.

System software 14.0 is now available for the Switch to add "groups for software" on the console. At least 12 titles must be installed on the Switch to use the feature, with up to 100 folders and 200 icons per folder allowed.