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Sam & Max Save the World Remastered

Telltale Games’ adventure franchise Sam & Max is returning on Switch. Skunkape Games has announced Sam & Max Save the World Remastered, and it’s releasing in just a few weeks.

Here’s an overview of the game, along with a trailer:

XIII

Microids and Playmagic have readied a new trailer for the XIII remake, a redone version of the GameCube shooter from 2003. Have a look at the video below.

The XIII remake launches for Switch in 2021.

GameStop’s Black Friday 2020 ad is in, which reveals various deals the retailer has in store for later this month.

GameStop highlighted what Nintendo already announced earlier today – the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bundle with a three-month Nintendo Switch Online subscription for $299.99 plus various games at $39.99 including Zelda: Link’s Awakening and Luigi’s Mansion 3. On top of that, here are some other highlights for Switch:

Civilization VI

2K Games and Firaxis have announced details regarding the fourth round of DLC for Civilization VI. Players can look forward to new content on November 19.

The next pack features a new civilization and leader, an all-new game mode, additional Great People, City-States, and more! Find a video showing off what’s planned below.

Nintendo is continuing to promote Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with a new “Switch My Way” commercial. Check out the advert below.

It’s been almost three years since we first heard about Landflix Odyssey, a new action-platformer for Switch. Fantastico Studio has finally wrapped up development of its game that spoofs popular shows and is preparing for launch. You can find a new trailer for the game below.

Landflix Odyssey is initially launching on Steam this week – hopefully the Switch version isn’t too far behind.

Die by the Blade

Publisher Grindstone and developers Triple Hill Interactive and Toko Midori have released a new gameplay walkthrough video for the one-hit-kill sword fighting game Die by the Blade. View the video below.

Die by the Blade was recently secured for Switch release via Kickstarter. We have more information about the project here.

For Best Buy’s deal of the day, a trio of Switch games have been discounted. You can save $15 on Dragon Quest XI S, Octopath Traveler, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. They’re down to $44.99 from $59.99.

You can order these games from Best Buy here. Amazon has also price-matched the full set, and can be found here. We’ll also mention that Dragon Quest XI S is included in Amazon’s buy 2, get 1 free sale here.

Update (11/9): Post updated with the top 40.


Original (11/8): This week’s UK software sales are in, which saw physical Switch game sales rise by 38 percent.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons came in at #2 and was up 22 percent week-on-week. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe increased by 41 percent, Minecraft jumped up 39 percent, Super Mario 3D All-Stars rose by 24 percent, and Ring Fit Adventure skyrocketed 69 percent. However, Pikmin 3 decreased by 66 percent and landed at #22 on the charts.

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Black Friday 2020 is just on the horizon, and Nintendo has a few things planned for the big shopping event. The company outlined some of the deals incoming later this month.

First up is something that was previously outed: a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Switch bundle containing a three-month membership to Nintendo Switch Online. It’ll be sold for $299.99 starting November 22.

Several Switch games will also be discounted by $20 to $39.99. These include Super Mario Maker 2, Luigi’s Mansion 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Mario Tennis Aces, Yoshi’s Crafted World, Splatoon 2 and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Other sales include Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee for $29.99 and Minecraft Dungeons Hero Edition for $19.99. Nintendo is promising eShop deals for Black Friday as well.

Here’s the full press release:


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