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This week, Japanese magazine Famitsu published a new Astral Chain interview with director Takahisa Taura, supervisor Hideki Kamiya, and producer Eijiro Nishimura. It was pretty in-depth at six pages long, but we’ll summarize some of the points here.

Astral Chain came into the picture after Nintendo contacted PlatinumGames to make a game with high difficulty. The game has been a long time coming, as they worked on the plans since before development on NieR: Automata started. To complete the entire project, it took a long time – somewhere around five years.

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The Jackbox Party Pack 6 reveals Role Models as its final title

Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Today, Jackbox Games unveiled the final title that will be included in The Jackbox Party Pack 6. Fans can look forward to Role Models, an experience in which “you and your friends become guinea pigs for a mad scientist studying human nature.”

Below are the full details on Role Models, including a video:

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Star Wars Pinball Switch footage

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New footage has emerged showing off Star Wars Pinball on Switch. Get a look at the gameplay in the video below.

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Night in the Woods physical release postponed, dev cancels current project following abuse allegations against co-designer Alec Holowka

Posted on 5 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

A few months ago, a physical version of Night in the Woods was announced for Switch by distributor Limited Run Games. That release, in addition to a current project from the developer of the original title, have been scrapped following abuse allegations against Alec Holowka.

Zoë Quinn came forward yesterday with a statement on Twitter, which you can read in full here. She wrote about the abuse from Holowka, who acted as a coder, composer, and co-designer on Night in the Woods.

As for Night in the Woods team, swift action has been taken. Alec will no longer be associated with the studio, in addition to the aforementioned moves affecting its other games and project.

The following statement was published on the Night in the Woods Twitter account today:

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Boreal Blade footage

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Earlier today, Frozenbyte revealed and surprise-released Boreal Blade. Take a look at some footage in the video below.

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Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Showdown, Switch physical, new amiibo launching in December

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During its video presentation today, Yacht Club Games provided an update on its slate of upcoming Shovel Knight projects. Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Shovel Knight Showdown, the physical release for Switch, and upcoming amiibo 3-pack are slated for December.

Here are some new details about amiibo functionality:

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Shovel Knight Dig announced

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Yacht Club Games and Bomb Chicken developer Nitrome have announced Shovel Knight Dig, a brand new game in the Shovel Knight series. It has been in development for more than a year.

Below are the first details: