Nintendo and Microsoft have been playing well together for quite some time now. The collaborations have led to Cuphead and Ori and the Blind Forest on Switch and even the appearance of Banjo & Kazooie in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Gaming aficionados continue to wonder about what the future could hold between Nintendo and Microsoft and whether we could see other Xbox titles on Switch.

During an interview with IGN’s Unlocked podcast, Xbox boss Phil Spencer addressed the situation. Spencer seemed to damper expectations a bit, noting that some of the Switch releases were pushed by the developers and the company doesn’t want consumers to be wondering as to which platforms all of its titles could end up.

Spencer’s full words:

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses devs had plans for underground area during original development

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses received its Cindered Shadows DLC in February, several months after the game’s initial launch. It features the Abyss, an entire town located beneath the Garreg Mach Monastery. This underground area was actually originally considered for the main game, but director Toshiyuki Kusakihara revealed in this month’s issue of Nintendo Dream that the idea was scrapped before returning to it later on.

Kusakihara told the Japanese magazine:

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Survival open-world RPG Windbound announced for Switch

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Deep Silver has announced Windbound, a new survival open-world role-playing game from developer 5 Live Studio. It will release August 2020.

Here’s some information about the game, along with a trailer:

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons – official patch notes for new update (version 1.1.2)

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Several hours ago, Nintendo issued a new 1.1.2 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo has finally issued the full patch notes.

Today’s update addresses a few notable issues. For the full patch notes, continue on below.

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Going Under launches in Q3 2020, new trailer

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Publisher Team17 and developer Aggro Crab Games have provided an update on Going Under, the satirical dungeon crawler. The game is now confirmed for launch in Q3 2020.

Accompanying today’s news, a new trailer has been shared. We have that below along with some general information about Going Under.

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Panzer Dragoon: Remake update out now

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Forever Entertainment have detailed a new update for Panzer Dragoon: Remake, which is live now on Switch. The update packs in a new soundtrack, visual adjustments and more.

The patch notes are as follows: