The Escapists 2 launches January 11 on Switch
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The Escapists 2 finally has a release date on Switch. Today, Team17 announced that the game is hitting the eShop on January 11 for $19.99 / £19.99 / €19.99. It will be up for pre-load on January 4.
The Escapists 2 will let you play with a friend via a local two player split screen mode, where you can use either a Joy-Con or Pro Controller to escape from jail with a friend.
We have more information and a Switch trailer for The Escapists 2 below.
More: Mouldy Toof Studios, Team17, The Escapists 2
2DS XL Pikachu Edition, Pokemon Crystal pre-orders open on the Nintendo UK store
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Sparkle Unleashed footage
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10tons is bringing yet another game to Switch this week with Sparkle Unleashed. Get a look at some footage below.
More: 10tons, Sparkle Unleashed
Famitsu review scores (12/19/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Mario Party: The Top 100 (3DS) – 8/8/8/8
Phil’s Epic Fill-a-Pix Adventure (3DS) – 7/7/8/6
Mujo (Switch) – 6/7/7/7
More: Famitsu, Famitsu scores
Square Enix wraps up Project Octopath Traveler’s music recording, new video
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 4 Comments
Square Enix has provided an update on Project Octopath Traveler, revealing that the team has wrapped up music recording. The news was accompanied by a new video, which we have below.
More: Octopath Traveler, Square Enix
WWE 2K18 Switch update available
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
WWE 2K18 has received what appear to be the game’s first post-release update. We’re hearing reports that an update is going out now.
As far as the specifics of the patch, 2K hasn’t shared any details just yet. Some players have reported that WWE 2K18’s loading screens may have been decreased, and performance could have been improved. If we see any official patch notes, we’ll let you know.
More: 2K Sports, title update, Visual Concepts, WWE 2K18, Yukes
Crawl Switch launch trailer
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Powerhoof published an official launch trailer for Crawl on Switch. Have a look at the video below.
Kirby Battle Royale – new Mirror Copy Ability footage
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Kirby Battle Royale has yet to debut in North America, but it did come out in both Europe and Japan. Nintendo sent out an update last week that added the new Mirror Copy Ability from the fan poll that was recently held. Check out some footage of the new content below.
Soulcalibur VI not currently in development for Switch, but its producer is interested in the system
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 109 Comments
Before Soulcalibur VI was revealed, there were (perhaps unfounded) rumors about a Switch version. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look to be happening. Some had hoped that Bandai Namco could be saving news about a Switch version for January’s Nintendo Direct, but that doesn’t appear to be the case either.
Producer Motohiro Okubo told Metro that Soulcalibur VI isn’t in development for Switch. That’s partially because the project started over three years ago, well before the console existed.
More: Bandai Namco, interview, Soulcalibur VI
Capcom wants to modernize the audio for Mega Man 11
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 19 Comments
Game Informer has posted the next part of its coverage for its month-long features of Mega Man. For the latest entry, the magazine focuses on audio design and spoke with audio director Ryo Yoshii.
Yoshii indicated that Capcom is taking the sounds of Mega Man 11 very seriously. In line with the visual look, the team wanted to modernize the audio.









