Nintendo to host new Indie World presentation today

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has appeared on the Microsoft Store, appearing to be a rip-off of Crossy Road.Once users pay for and download what they believe is Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Microsoft Store, they instead receive an unlicensed version of Crossy Road. Crossy Road is a free mobile game that sees various cuboid animals traverse a busy road in a modern take on Frogger.The Twitter account Nintendeal posted about the game, warning fans not to spend money on the copy.

Respawn Entertainment has released the patch notes for the upcoming season 9 of Apex Legends: Legacy update.Legacy, which is set to release on May 4, will introduce the Battle Royale’s next champion Valkyrie, a brand new 3v3 Arenas Mode, as well as an assortment of combat updates.Valkyrie, real name Kairi Imahara, has a range of airborne champion abilities including the Passive ability Vtol Jets, a jetpack with limited fuel that refills over time and a Tactical ability called Missile Swarm,

Nintendo has released a demo for the upcoming roleplaying game Miitopia for free on their online store.Miitopia is a turn-based RPG which features character-made Mii avatars. The demo allows players to create custom Mii avatars and play the opening section of the game.

Electronic Arts (EA) has responded to the recent FIFA 21 and Ultimate Team controversies related to loot boxes.Yesterday, April 26, reports surfaced of a gaming insider claiming that EA has been steering players towards the purchase of loot boxes in FIFA 21 and Ultimate Team.

Hades has triumphed at the 24th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, winning in five categories.The awards for Supergiant Games‘ critically acclaimed Greek-themed action game includes Game of the Year.Hades has already won major awards at The Game Awards, the BAFTA Game Awards, the inaugural Gayming Awards, and the SXSW Gaming Awards.Nonetheless, the D.I.C.E.

Thunder Lotus Games has announced a new update for Spiritifarer which introduces a brand new character and story content.The Lily Update, currently available to download for PC and consoles, adds local cooperative play improvements to Spiritfarer‘s main game as well as the new character Lily the Butterfly Spirit.Lily will guide the player through several new scenes which each add depth and detail to the main character Stella’s story.

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is coming to North America and Europe for the first time.Announced in a video message by Ace Attorney series director Shu Takumi, the collection is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Steam on July 27.A spin-off prequel from the Ace Attorney series, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is set at the dawn of the 20th century in both Meiji period Japan and Victorian England.Players follow Ryunosuke Naruhodo, ancestor of series protagonist Phoenix Wright (named Ryuichi

Nintendo Of America has filed a lawsuit against Switch hacking organisation Xecuter.The news was reported by Polygon, which obtained the lawsuit filed on Friday, April 16. The lawsuit alleges that Team Xecuter member Gary Bowser has infringed on its copyright in order to create and sell hacks for the Nintendo Switch.

Respawn Entertainment has announced that their battle royale game, Apex Legends, has officially passed 100million unique players worldwide.Respawn shared a celebratory video on the game’s official Twitter account which revealed the news, writing: “100 million strong, and we’re just getting started. Thank you, Legends!”Apex Legends originally launched on PC and consoles in February 2019 and has since gained a dedicated player base.

Oxenfree.Oxenfree II: Lost Signals is a new supernatural adventure game set five years after the events of the first game.

The House of the Dead is getting a remake, which was officially revealed during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase today (April 14).The surprise announcement was all the more surprising by how it arrived with little fanfare.

Indie World presentation today (April 14), Konami announced Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon, reviving one of the publisher’s oldest game IPs.The 2D action game will be coming to Nintendo Switch in 2022. Shortly after the presentation, it was confirmed to be coming to early access on PC on May 13 via Steam.First released in 1987, the original Getsu Fūma Den was a 2D action-adventure title in the style of Castlevania but was only available on the Nintendo Famicom in Japan.

THQ Nordic has released details of the two physical Collector’s Edition versions of Destroy All Humans!, priced at £140 and £350.The cheaper of the two, The DNA Collector’s Edition, will cost £140.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has warned of a possible shortage of stock for the Nintendo Switch this year.Furukawa shared the news during an exclusive interview with Japanese publication, Nikkei.

Nintendo Switch launched without native support for bluetooth headsets. Twitter user @OatmealDome posted the data leak on Twitter this week (April 8), following the 12.0.0 system software update.[Nintendo Switch System Update]12.0.0 has added audio support to the Bluetooth driver.*However*, I’m not sure if anything is actually using this new support so far.

ZA/UM has announced that PS4 and PS5 versions of Disco Elysium: The Final Cut will receive a new patch to fix its number of reported bugs.In a new blog post, ZA/UM has detailed the next steps it will take to ensure that PlayStation players will be able to experience Disco Elysium: The Final Cut after recent reports of bugs which has halted players from progressing within the game.It reads, “We’re all just human beings dreaming big, and not always making those dreams come true like we hope.

Apex Legends leak shows that Respawn Entertainment are testing a well-known Titanfall 2 weapon in it’s online multiplayer game.The leak comes from a known Apex Legends dataminer and leaker, Biast12, on Twitter who shared a new screenshot of the leaked Titanfall 2 weapon in-game, with the caption “They’re testing the EPG in Apex right now.”The Enery Propelled Grenade (EPG) weapon looks to be in its early stages right now with the dataminer noting that it looks like to be a reused UI asset from

Square Enix has revealed a new trailer for Neo: The World Ends With You.The release date trailer not only shows off more gameplay, but also confirms that the game is headed to PC as well.Neo: The World Ends With You takes place in modern-day Shibuya, Tokyo, with locations based on the real place albeit rendered in an anime art style.Players are forced to take part in the life-or-death battle of the Reaper’s Game, while uncovering the mysteries behind it.The trailer also reveals the large cast,

THQ Nordic has announced a Nintendo Switch port for Destroy All Humans! Remake.The publisher shared the news via social media on Thursday night, April 8. The announcement also included a new trailer for the game, including gameplay captured on the Nintendo Switch.

Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Rise has now shipped five million copies worldwide following a successful launch weekend.While that same figure was reached within the opening week of Monster Hunter: World, that title was also available on multiple platforms.To celebrate of the milestone, Monster Hunter Rise players can now claim a Commemorative Item Pack in the game.Kamura Pack 1 includes 30 Mega Potions, 20 Well-done Steaks, 10 Large Barrel Bombs, five Mega Demondrugs and five Mega