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Cattle Country "Beneath and Beyond" update

A big “Beneath and Beyond” update has just landed in Cattle Country, Playtonic Friends and Castle Pixel’s frontier life sim.

The update includes an expanded mining system, allowing players to delve deeper into the land they call home. Users can unearth rare minerals, uncover hidden mining objects like torches, ladders and dynamite, and maybe even stumble upon a few long-lost bandit treasures. There are also quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

Below is the full rundown:

Cattle Country trailer

Following the launch of Cattle Country, Playtonic and Castle Pixel have uploaded a launch trailer. The cozy cowboy adventure life sim debuted this week.

Lots of details can be found in the following overview:

Cattle Country release date

Playtonic and Castle Pixel just came through with a release date for Cattle Country, their cozy cowboy adventure life sim. It’ll be heading to Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2025.

Cattle Country was one of the last Nintendo Switch announcements we received last year. The most recent launch window given was early 2025, but the game needed a bit more time to wrap up development.

Here’s an official overview:

December 5: Cattle Country is seeing release on Nintendo Switch, publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel announced today. The game is on track for an early 2025 debut.

Cattle Country is a cowboy life sim game. In the title, players will become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life. 

Further details can be found in the following overview:

Blossom Tales II physical Deluxe Edition

In partnership with Playtonic and Castle Pixel, Limited Run Games has shared details about the previously-announced physical release for Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince on Switch.

A standard version and Deluxe Edition will be available. The former will be sold at various retailers, but the latter – featuring extras including trading cards and a poster – can only be obtained directly from Limited Run Games.

Blossom Tales II update 1.01

A new update has just been made available for the Switch version of Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince – specifically version 1.01.

A number of fixes have been implemented. On top of that, there are a few adjustments such as an increase of the telescope collision box in the wizard house, to allow for bottom access.

The full patch notes are as follows:

Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince gameplay

Following the launch of the Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince on Switch this week, new gameplay has surfaced. 26 minutes of footage shows off the Zelda-inspired game.

Here’s an overview of Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince with more information:

Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince releases today on Switch eShop, and publisher Playtonic have released a launch trailer to celebrate, showing off some more of the gameplay of the title.

Here’s some more information about the game:

Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince release date physical

Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is still in development, but we now have a release date. It was announced today that the game is heading to Switch on August 16, 2022.

We also already have confirmation of a physical version. Limited Run Games will be in charge of distribution.

Publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel have brought us a new trailer for Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince. It shows off the new alchemy and potion mechanics of the game.

For those interested, here’s some more information on the game:


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