PaiBand is working on Restore Your Island for Nintendo Switch, the developer confirmed today. It will be hitting the console after the initial release at the end of this year.

Restore Your Island is a cozy life sim. In the game, you’ll be cleaning a ruined island where you’ll sell what you find, upgrade tools, and build a dream cabin. A dog companion will accompany you on your mission.

Learn more about the project via the following overview:

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Star Wars Outlaws Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

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Digital Foundry just delivered its latest technical analysis for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Star Wars Outlaws, which covers frame rate, resolution, and more.

Overall, it looks like Ubisoft did an admirable job with the port. Although there were some cutbacks, performance is stable and we’re seeing thing like ray-tracing implemented.

Here’s the full roundup of tidbits:

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Life is Strange getting a TV series

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Life is Strange has been around in video game form for years now, but a new TV series has now been announced.

Amazon Prime Video has greenlit the show. Charlie Covell is writing the series and will also serve as executive producer and showrunner. As part of the Story Kitchen banner, Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, and Timothy I. Stevenson will executive produce. Square Enix, Story Kitchen, and LuckyChap are involved with Amazon MGM Studios producing.

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Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion launch trailer – dark sci-fi action game on Nintendo Switch 2

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Coinciding with today’s launch, Marvelous issued a launch trailer for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion. The dark sci-fi action game is a follow-up to the original title released on Nintendo Switch.

Tons of details can be found in the following overview:

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Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots launch trailer – classic golf game series returns on Nintendo Switch

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For those interested in getting another look Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots, Bandai Namco has put out a launch trailer. This marks the return of the PlayStation franchise which is now on a Nintendo platform.

Read more about it in the following overview:

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Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition physical release on the way to Nintendo Switch

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In collaboration with Aspyr, Limited Run Games has revealed the Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition physical release for Nintendo Switch.

Fans can choose between a standard version and collector’s edition. With the latter, you’ll get a Myrkvl dice tower, dice set, and cloth map.

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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter DLC detailed

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Today, Falcom shared an update on Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, revealing the game’s lineup of DLC. The RPG will be getting a slew of extras between September 19 and October 2.

Here’s the full lineup, courtesy of Gematsu:

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EDGE #415 review scores – Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Drag x Drive, more

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The latest EDGE review scores for issue #415 (November 2025 issue) have now been released. Games reviewed this month include Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Drag x Drive, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

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Nintendo ending 2DS XL, Famicom and Super Famicom Mini repairs in Japan [update: service ended]

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September 24: Nintendo announced today that repairs for the 2DS XL, Famicom Mini, and Super Famicom Mini are coming to an end in Japan.

An exact end date wasn’t provided. However, that’s because it all comes down to how long spare parts are available. Once Nintendo runs out of stock, that’ll be it for repairs. Devices will no longer be accepted once those parts are used up.

Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine dev explains why Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2 is a game-key card

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Like many games, Star Wars Outlaws’ physical release on Nintendo Switch is a game-key card. But now we get to hear directly from a developer about why that ended up happening.

Rob Bantin, the audio architect for Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, recently spoke about the situation on social media. In one post, Bantin noted that the “engine relies heavily on disk streaming for its open world environments, and Switch 2 cards didn’t give the performance needed for their quality target.” He went on to say that had Star Wars Outlaws been developed for Nintendo Switch 2 originally, “it might have been different.” Bantin added: “As it was, we’d build a game around the SSDs of the initial target platforms, and then the Switch 2 came along a while later. In this case I think our leadership made the right call.”