‘Loop Hero’ is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year

Game Boy titles may be appearing on the Nintendo Switch’s Switch Online service “really soon”, according to new rumours.The source, as spotted by Nintendo Life, is the latest episode of the ‘Nate the Hate’ podcast, where the “known insider” presenter speculates that games from Nintendo’s original Game Boy and its successor, the Game Boy Color, will be joining the subscription service as soon as September 2021.Switch Online is Nintendo’s answer to Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus, allowing

Disco Elysium The Final Cut is coming to Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles as the game gets rated for the platforms.Following the launch of Disco Elysium The Final Cut on PC, PS4, PS5 and Google Stadia earlier this year, the RPG from ZA/UM has been rated for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.As of today (August 30) PEGI has officially rated the game 18+, as spotted by Twisted Voxel.

Techland has officially announced that the original Dying Light is coming to Nintendo Switch.Revealed at the end of its Dying 2 Know broadcast yesterday (August 26), Dying Light: Platinum Edition is the 2015 open-world survival horror game in its most complete form, including the full season pass that offers a whole suite of extra DLC beyond its base game that the developer said makes “100 hours of gameplay” for a single playthrough.The physical version of Dying Light: Platinum Edition, which

Nintendo Switch, has launched today, letting you watch a range of classic Pokémon episodes for free.Although the Nintendo Switch lacks apps for most mainstream streaming services, it looks as though it’s making up for it with its own Pokémon streaming service.Pokémon TV adds a lot of new Pokémon content to your Nintendo Switch, with plenty of classic cartoon episodes, series specials and even replays of top competitive championships to watch at your leisure.The app is free to download and

Jumanji: The Curse Returns brings back the iconic cursed board game in an upcoming co-op adventure game from Marmalade Games.Announced during Gamescom’s opening night, Jumanji: The Curse Returns is coming soon to both PC and Nintendo Switch.“Jumanji: The Curse Returns brings up to 4 players together to take on the game and face the creatures and plants it sends into our world.

Capcom has revealed that Monster Hunter Rise is getting a Street Fighter crossover, with Akuma coming as hunter layered armour.While hunter layered armour is a cosmetic that’s worn over the player’s stats-based armour, the trailer shown for this ‘Capcom Collab’ appears to have a twist.Without wielding a weapon, it appears that Akuma will be able to fight monsters performing his signature fighting moves from the Street Fighter games, including his ‘Goshoryuken’ dragon punch and ‘Tatsumaki

Knockout City’s second season, EA’s online dodgeball brawler is giving players superpowers for a limited time.While taking part in the new 3v3 ‘Superpowers! Playlist‘ mode, players will receive a random superpower every time they respawn in what developers are calling “our most transformative game mode yet.”The powers, according to a press release, are as follows:And you can see them all in action, with the trailer belowThe event starts tomorrow (August 24) and runs through to September 7.

WarioWare: Get It Together on Nintendo Switch.The demo contains a selection of ‘microgames’ that can be downloaded from the Nintendo Switch eShop here.Marking the first return of the series since 2018’s WarioWare Gold on the 3DS, Get It Together lets two players team up to tackle hundreds of quick and quirky microgames together.Are you ready for some microgame mayhem?

Disney Classic Games Collection is returning to the Nintendo Switch – this time, with The Jungle Book, too.Classic Disney games have appeared on the Nintendo Switch before. In fact, the Disney Classic Games: Aladdin & The Lion King came to the Nintendo handheld back in 2019.Now, the emulated Disney games are back as the same collection gets a new release.

Doom Slayers Collection is making its way to the Nintendo Switch with an expected release date of September 2.First spotted by VGC, the FPS collection has been listed on Best Buy, marking the first suggestion of the collection’s existence for the Nintendo Switch.The package includes Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3, Doom 64 and 2016’s Doom reboot, according to the retail listing. It’s priced at $49.99.

Pokémon Presents live stream starts today (August 18) at 2pm BST/6am PDT/9am EST, and you can watch and find out what to expect below. The stream itself can be watched here, or you can go to The Official Pokémon YouTube channel instead.According to the Pokémon Twitter account, information and footage will be shown off for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Pokémon Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends Arceus.Pokémon Legends: Arceus is currently expected to release on January 28 2022, and will feature an

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites will be released September 9.A reworked version of the classic hack and slash game, BloodRayne Betrayal was originally released in 2011 as a 2-D side-scrolling spin-off to FPS games BloodRayne and BloodRayne 2.There was even a trilogy of live action BloodRayne movies directed by Uwe Boll (who also did the film versions of Far Cry, Alone In The Dark and House of The Dead).The series has laid dormant ever since BloodRayne Betrayal was released but retro video game

Pokémon to join Pokémon Unite is Blissey, and they’re arriving in the MOBA game this week on August 18.The Pokémon Company confirmed the addition of Blissey today (August 16) via its Twitter, a Supporter battle-type Pokémon who will be joining the MOBA’s playable roster.Blissey has supportive moves that can heal or increase basic attack speed.

Famitsu, the entire Top 30 of their weekly Japanese games chart was claimed by Nintendo Switch titles over the week of August 2 – 8.

Spelunky and Spelunky 2 are finally coming to Nintendo Switch – in Australia, at least.According to the Australian Nintendo eShop, a new release date has been added for both Spelunky and Spelunky 2 – seeing them arrive on the Nintendo Switch on August 26, 2021.“Both Spelunky 1 and Spelunky 2 will be released, at least in Australia, on August 26th – just a couple weeks away,” said Daniel Vuckovic from Australian Nintendo Community, Vooks.

Deck Nine has announced that Life Is Strange: True Colors has been delayed for Nintendo Switch and will release later this year.This follows the recent news that the Life Is Strange Remastered Collection has been pushed back to an early 2022 release.In a statement on Twitter last night (August 11), the developer said: “Due to the ongoing challenges of the worldwide pandemic, we want to alleviate any additional pressure on the Life Is Strange team by giving more time between the release of Life

Not Tonight 2, set to launch on Steam and Nintendo Switch later this year.Not Tonight 2, from developer PanicBarn, is the sequel to the 2018 post-Brexit simulation game by the same name which was experienced by 400,000 players.The sequel explores an alternative, defective America, where capitalism and political greed have taken centre stage, and democracy is a thing of the past.The game follows the lives of Malik, Kevin and Mari as they race across the USA on a mission to save their friend

Tetris Effect: Connected was announced for the Nintendo Switch with a release date of October 8.Tetris Effect: Connected is the latest Tetris game to come to the Nintendo Switch after the battle royale Tetris 99 was released in February 2019.

Metal Slug Tactics, a turn-based take on the classic Metal Slug run-and-gun franchise, is heading to Nintendo Switch.Previously announced for PC, Metal Slug Tactics has been on the cards for a while.But now, it looks as though the tactical version of Metal Slug, the long-standing sidescrolling franchise, will be heading to Nintendo Switch.Officially announced during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, Metal Slug Tactics brings the first new instalment to the Metal Slug franchise since Metal Slug XX

Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon is releasing later this year on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch.Announced during the Nintendo Indie World Showcase live stream earlier today, Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon will be releasing later this year and include a Switch exclusive feature.On Switch, players will be able to use the Shovel Knight Amiibo to summon a friend.