‘Dying Light: Platinum Edition’ gets release date confirmed for Switch

Nintendo Switch OLED model may not have been the substantial upgrade that fans were expecting, but it’s appeared to have had a great start regardless.As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, the launch of the new model last week (October 8) made for the 14th biggest week for Switch console sales in the UK since the machine launched in 2017.It’s noted that the 13 higher positions were all during the peak Christmas and Black Friday sales periods, or the launch week of the Switch itself (which is the

Alan Wake Remastered coming to Nintendo Switch, as this version of the game has been given a rating in the US.The ESRB has rated Alan Wake Remastered for Nintendo‘s console, shown alongside PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One platforms, where the game already released earlier this month.This follows reports last month when the remaster was rated in Brazil, although Remedy Entertainment has not made any official announcement.In NME’s four-star review, Adam Cook said Alan Wake Remastered

Metroid Dread was released on Friday (October 8) and fans of 4K have already got the game 19 years in the making running on PC.YouTuber Gaminja uploaded a video on October 7, a day before release, of the Nintendo exclusive finale to the long running Metroid series running on the RYUJINX Nintendo Switch emulator.

Fortnite‘s The Walking Dead crossover returns from last year, but this time Rick Grimes is joining Daryl and Michonne in the hunt for a victory royale.Epic Games‘ battle royale Fortnite is known for its many crossovers, and this year’s Halloween event sees the return of a crossover with The Walking Dead. The event happened last year and brought in Michonne and Daryl.

Nintendo Switch owners, and Nintendo is currently facing a lawsuit over the issue. Nintendo previously stated that the Joy-Con controller had not been updated for the new Switch OLED model, but a new post from the company suggests improvements have been made.In one of Nintendo’s Ask The Developer posts, deputy general manager Toru Yamashita shed some light on Joy-Con improvements.

Square Enix has announced the passing of Koichi Sugiyama, composer of the Dragon Quest series of games today (October 7).Announced on the company’s official website, Sugiyama, who created more than 500 songs for eleven games, for over 35 years passed away on September 30, aged 90. He is also known for his work composing songs for the long running Shiren the Wanderer titles.

The Sundew, on October 14 for Steam and Nintendo Switch.The Sundew is a point and click adventure set in a cyberpunk world with noir themes. Players take control of a cybernetically enhanced police officer named Ann Isobe.

GTA Trilogy – a collection that contains the classic PS2 trilogy of GTA titles including Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – since Take-Two hinted at three new “remasters” or “remakes” back in its Q1 2022 earnings call.Back then, the mega-publisher and owner of Rockstar Games noted that the studio is working on three unannounced “iterations of previously released titles” – though it’s been coy about saying exactly what they are.

Square Enix has announced that Dragon Quest X: Rise Of The Five Tribes will get an offline version which will release next year, though only in Japan.Dragon Quest X: Rise Of The Five Tribes Offline will release on February 26 2022, and will be available on PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, but only for players in Japan.

Monster Hunter Rise, the hit action-RPG from Capcom, is finally coming to PC early next year – 9 months after its initial release on Nintendo Switch.That’s right – unveiled during the Monster Hunter spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show, Monster Hunter Rise is launching on PC on January 12, 2022.

Grand Theft Auto trilogy has been discovered, suggesting a remastered announcement is on the way.As spotted by VGC, The Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition has been classified today (September 30) by South Korea’s Game Rating and Administration Committee, which seems to line up with the recent rumours of a remastered release of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.These initial rumours came from Kotaku in August, who reported that

Apex Legends has just introduced Apex Chronicles – a new series of story events that introduce new narrative threads to EA’s online battle royale.Apex Chronicles are small story events that EA hopes to use to bring a sense of narrative into the game – starting with the first Chronicle, ‘Old Ways, New Dawn’, which is all about the game’s epic tracker, Bloodhound.“On Sept 29th, our first Apex Chronicle—called Old Ways, New Dawn—will launch,” reads the official announcement.

Crytek has released a new trailer for the Crysis Remastered Trilogy, which is coming to the Switch on October 15.The Crysis Remastered Trilogy will be available on all last and current-gen consoles, but the latest trailer is specifically for the Switch version.

Dying Light 2 developer from Techland has talked about the challenges of making sure that the parkour system worked as intended.Speaking to PCGamesN, lead gameplay designer Bartosz ‘Glova’ Kulon talked about the struggles of perfecting the game’s movement saying “the whole parkour system, which we call the natural movement system, is built from small and big subsystems that need to collaborate and switch between each other.

Nintendo has confirmed that the final fighter for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be announced on October 5, with a special presentation from Masahiro Sakurai scheduled for the reveal.The presentation – titled The Final Battle – will be broadcast at 3PM BEST / 4PM CEST on October 5.

Fortnite dataminers have discovered a host of Monopoly-themed assets in the game files, suggesting that the board game will come to the battle royale in Season 8 Chapter 2.As spotted by PCGamesN, dataminers have discovered cosmetics – apparently set to arrive in Season 8 – that feature all sorts of classic Monopoly figures.

Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection was delayed earlier this month, but now Square Enix has confirmed exactly when in 2022 the game will be released.As reported by Gameinformer, Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection is coming on February 1 2022.Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection bundles the original Life Is Strange (initially released in 2015) and the prequel Before The Storm (released 2017).The collection will feature remastered visuals across characters and environments, vastly

Capcom has announced that Monster Hunter Rise will be getting a massive paid expansion titled Sunbreak, coming in Summer 2022.The expansion was teased during the opening of the latest Nintendo Direct last night (September 23), which revealed a new medieval ruined environment as well as a new wyvern-type monster.Capcom confirmed in an official post that the previous game’s arc “finally put the mysteries of the Thunder and Wind Serpents to rest”, meaning this expansion will be a “new, ominous

Sega Mega Drive games launching on the Nintendo Switch Online service will come with the option of using new wireless Switch-compatible Mega Drive controllers.The controllers will be released at the same time as the games launch, however, it appears that the type of controller available will vary between regions.As shown in the Japanese stream of the Nintendo Direct last night (September 23, albeit on September 24 in Japan’s time), the six-button variant of the Mega Drive controller is shown,

Marvelous has announced a release for Rune Factory 5 in the West, which will include same-sex relationships and marriages for the first time in the series.The action RPG and life sim hybrid is confirmed to launch on Nintendo Switch on March 25, 2022 in Europe and Australia, while the game releases slightly earlier on March 22, 2022 in the US.While it was briefly shown during the Nintendo Direct last night (September 23), a full English trailer today (September 24) confirms that Rune Factory 5