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Gulf War Game Boy Nintendo NY store retired

New reports have indicated that the well-known Gulf War Game Boy stationed at Nintendo NY has been retired.

If you’ve been to the store over the years, one of the first things you probably saw was the deteriorated handheld. Even though it was damaged in a bombing during the Gulf War, this particular Game Boy was still actually in working condition. However, it is no longer on display. Those hoping to check it out for themselves in person will no longer be able to do so.

Disney Speedstorm free to play

Gameloft has announced the completion of the Early Access period for Disney Speedstorm, with the game pursuing its original plan for its free-to-play experience on September 28, 2023.

Thus far, the only way to play the racer has been by purchasing the Founder’s Packs. Gameloft has been fielding feedback during the initial launch in hopes of improving the game.

Gameloft shared the following message about Disney Speedstorm’s upcoming free-to-play launch:

Master Detective Archives Ch. Desuhiko: Charisma Killed the Cat DLC

Spike Chunsoft has shared a launch trailer for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, provided details on the first of four DLC titled Ch. Desuhiko: Charisma Killed the Cat, and shared patch notes for a day one version 1.3.0 update.

This substory has players controlling protagonist Desuhiko Thunderbolt, a detective with the Forensic Forte of Disguise. We have more information about it below.

Plunder Panic "Dueling Dinghy" update

Will Winn Games has released a major “Dueling Dinghy” update for Plunder Panic, its team-based pirate fighting game. This is known as version 2.3

The update adds two new islands, a shield item, and a King of the Hill game mode. Also available is a new game mode option, ranked play improvements, and more.

The patch notes for the Plunder Panic “Dueling Dinghy” update (version 2.3) are as follows:

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story update

The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story has gone live with a new update.

This update includes fixes for the 93% bug, the final achievement fix as well as a fix for enemy health bars. Other adjustments, improvements, and fixes are also in.

We have the official patch notes for The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story’s new update below.

Crime O'Clock trailer

Just For Games and Bad Seed have issued a launch trailer for Crime O’Clock. Starting today, the investigation title can be found on Switch.

Additional details are included in the following overview:

Two Point Campus Switch Online Game trial

It’s been announced that Two Point Campus will be the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in Europe.

If you have an active subscription, the full game can be accessed at no extra cost. Save data can also be used with the full version. Any member is eligible, so a subscription to the Expansion Pack tier is not required.

Pokemon Scarlet Violet Shiny Arcanine code distribution

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are now offering a limited time distribution code for Shiny Arcanine. This comes as part of the North America International Championships taking place this weekend.

Shiny Arcanine will have the Grass Tera Type. Intimidate is its ability while its moves are Flare Blitz, Will-o-Wisp, Protect, and Extreme Speed. It’ll also be holding the Safety Goggles item. The build was used by Paul Chua, who actually won the 2023 Pokemon Europe International Championships earlier in the year.

Afterimage Trial of Souls update

Afterimage has revealed a major update known as “Trial of Souls”.

The update adds an all new playable boss rush mode as well as a number of other additions. Some adjustments and bug fixes have been implemented as well.

The full patch notes for the Afterimage “Trial of Souls” update are as follows:

Switch technical performance

A couple of key people at Nintendo have weighed in on Switch’s technical performance, and whether it’s adequate for developers in 2023.

Switch is over six years old at this point and while many games are still being made. However some have experienced hiccups when it comes to performance – or frame rate specifically.

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