Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 2 Comments

As part of the latest Kickstarter update, the team behind Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is revealing a trio of characters today. We’re introduced to Dominique Baldwin, Alfred, and Anne Knolles.

Below are the introductions for each:

Dominique Baldwin
Age: 25
An exorcist dispatched by the church, she supports Miriam as the shopkeeper. She speaks in a posh way, but she treats everyone kindly. While the church believes Miriam and Gebel to be demons, Dominique trusts them as human beings. In order to foil Gebel’s ambitions, she asks her old friend Johannes to summon Miriam.

Alfred
Age: 57
Alfred is one of the alchemists responsible for the demon-summoning uproar ten years ago. He was Johannes’s mentor, and a father figure to both Johannes and Miriam, but he’s lost his former self as he heads to the castle seeking the Book of Logaeth in Gebel’s possession. Quite and intelligent, Alfred’s alchemic ability was unmatched even among his fellow alchemists.

Anne Knolles
Age: 12
A village girl whose parents were murdered. Anne was saved by Dominique and Miriam when demons attacked her village. When Dominique is out of town, Anne looks after the shop. She is a bright and cheerful girl.

That’s not the only news on Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Developer Koji Igarashi has answered several new questions in a video, posted below.

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More: 505 Games, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Inti Creates

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We were expecting Snake Pass to hit the Switch eShop earlier today, but the game went through a slight delay. It just went live on the North American store now and should be out in Europe very soon as well. We’ve attached the official launch trailer below.

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The fan-made N64 Switch dock has been receiving a bunch of attention today. As a means of following up on the original story, creator tettzan777 has shared a video that gives us a closer look. Check it out below.

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes is due out on the North American and European Wii U eShops this Thursday. The video below provides an early look at the game with a half hour of footage.

More: Cube Life: Pixel Action Heroes, Cypronia, indie

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Early Snake Pass players have been reporting issues with the game’s use of rumble. Basically, the sound emitting from the effect is very loud, as demonstrated below.

Fortunately, Sumo Digital is already aware of things and has created a patch. The update should be going out “very soon.”

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Has-Been Heroes debuted in North America today. If you have the game, you’ll probably notice that an update is already available. It’s still at version 1.0.0, but a few changes were made.

Here are the full patch notes:

* Game balance for release
* Game stability fixes
* Gameplay improvements
* User interface improvements
* Additional and improved visual effects
* Additional tips displayed in the main menu to help players grasp the game better
* Ability to play endings from menu
* Spell element teaser after each elemental boss battle
* Cleared battles now give an extra bonus

Has-Been Heroes might be receiving another patch within the next week. We’ll let you know if/when it goes live.

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More: Frozenbyte, Game Trust, Has Been Heroes

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 2 Comments

Update: Bumped to the top. The North American eShop has updated with a similar listing and confirms the same date. Priced at $12.99.

Original: A significant indie game is launching for Switch in Europe next week. Based on an eShop listing, Graceful Explosion Machine will be available on April 6.

Here’s a look at the eShop page:

Graceful Explosion Machine hasn’t been dated for North America yet, but it shouldn’t be too far behind. And of course, the eShop is region free, so regional release dates don’t matter quite as much as they do on Wii U and 3DS.

More: Graceful Explosion Machine, indie, Vertex Pop

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The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Check it out below.

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The World Video Game Hall of Fame has inducted several games over the past couple of years, including Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and more. This year’s nominees were announced today.

Returning from 2016 is Pokemon Red/Green, which has another opportunity to gain entrance. Other highlights include Donkey Kong and Wii Sports.

The full lineup of nominees is as follows:

Donkey Kong
Final Fantasy VII
Halo: Combat Evolved
Microsoft Windows Solitaire
Mortal Kombat
Myst
Pokemon Red and Green
Portal
Resident Evil
Street Fighter II
Tomb Raider
Wii Sports

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Has-Been Heroes launched today, and Frozenbyte is celebrating with a new trailer for its latest title. We have it below.

Note that a day one patch is also available for Has-Been Heroes. Frozenbyte calls it “a visual and balancing update”.

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