Thunderful acquires Rising Star Games
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The Thunderful Group, which is made up of Image & Form and Zoink Games plus Thunderful Publishing, announced today that it has acquired publisher Rising Star Games with offices in the UK and US. Thunderful Publishing managing director Ed Valiente will hold the same role at Rising Star Games.
Thunderful shares the following information about its acquisition:
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Assault Gunners HD Edition confirmed for Switch, out this week
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Assault Gunners HD Edition was rated for Switch in Taiwan several months ago. It took quite awhile, but we finally have confirmation that the game is coming to the eShop. Even better, it’s launching this week.
Assault Gunners HD Edition, a mech based third-person shooter with support for all of Switch’s playstyles, releases on July 5. It’ll be sold at a 10% discount during launch week.
Three purchase options will be available:
Super Volley Blast footage
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Super Volley Blast is heading to Switch next Thursday as a digital download. Check out some gameplay footage in the video below.
Runbow Switch launch trailer
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Runbow is out on Switch today, and Headup Games has prepared a launch trailer to celebrate. Have a look at the video below.
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Fortnite’s Playground mode up and running following a delay
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
As part of last week’s update, Fortnite added in the new Playground mode. But shortly after it was made available, the feature was pulled following connectivity issues.
Nearly a week later, Playground has returned and is fully up and running. You can find the full notice from Epic below.
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Bandai Namco’s Gamescom 2018 lineup
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Gamescom 2018 is roughly two months off, but Bandai Namco has already announced its lineup for this year’s show.
The company will have eleven games at its booth, located in HALL6 – B 41. They include My Hero: One’s Justice, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Jump Force, Soulcalibur VI, One Piece World Seeker, Code Vein, Ace Combat 7, and Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker.
You can find more information about each game below.
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All-Star Fruit Racing adding online play on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Last month, All-Star Fruit Racing developer 3DClouds.it said that the Switch version wouldn’t have online play. Essentially, the studio mentioned that it would be tough to implement as an Unreal Engine 4 title and would require a lot of time and money to make it happen.
Regardless of what was originally the case, publisher PQube today announced that online play is coming to All-Star Fruit Racing on Switch. Fans can expect the functionality “around the launch week or shortly thereafter”.
Here’s the full statement from PQube:
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First 45 minutes of Pato Box on Switch
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Pato Box arrives on Switch a week from today. If you’re curious as to what the game has to offer, check out the following gameplay we captured:
Pato Box reaches Switch digitally on July 9.
Nintendo to resell Splatoon 2 Switch bundle in Japan, comes with Nintendo Switch Online subscription
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Nintendo is bringing back the Splatoon 2 Switch bundle in Japan. It will be sold once again starting July 21 for 35,960 yen.
The bundle comes with a Switch system (including Joy-Con), a copy of Splatoon 2, and stickers. But something else has also been added: a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. A three-month ticket can be redeemed when the service launches in September.
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Splatoon 2 announces global Splatfest for later this month
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Splatoon 2 is celebrating its first anniversary with a global Splatfest. The event itself will be hosted during the weekend of July 20 / 21, though you’ll be able to choose a side two weeks prior.
As for the topic, players will be asked if they prefer squids or octopus. Everyone on Team Squid will battle as Inklings. You’ll be able to play as an Octoling if you choose Team Octopus, even if you don’t have the Octo Expansion.
