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Hamster has announced that Gaplus will be the next game releasing on the eShop under the Arcade Archives label. Here is some more information about the game courtesy of the International Arcade Museum.

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

even if TEMPEST release date

Voltage has announced a final release date for even if TEMPEST, its otome visual novel. The company has confirmed the title’s availability for June 9, 2022.

even if TEMPEST was revealed for Switch back in October. Voltage originally shared a vague 2022 release window at the time, so today is the first time we have an actual date.

Winter Ember

Publisher Blowfish Studios and developer Sky Machine Studios have announced Winter Ember, an isometric stealth sandbox action game for Switch. It’s currently targeting a 2022 launch on Switch.

Winter Ember has players taking on the role of Arthur Artorias, “the sole survivor of a massacre that devastated your family’s legacy and tore them out of the history books.” While Arthur was thought to be dead, he emerges from exile after eight years and is now seeking vengeance. The game features an adventure “unravelling a dark tale filled with twisted characters, centered around a militant religion hell bent on keeping control.”

This week’s episode of Nintendo Everything Refresh is jam-packed, kicking off with discussion about the new Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes trailer and the gameplay mechanics and story elements it revealed. On top of that, Nintendo recently announced it will be expanding its Kyoto offices, and a mysterious new Bandai-Namco game was inadvertently revealed via a job listing that could be a remaster of a “3D Action” game made by Nintendo. Your hosts Nick, Nicolas, Dennis and Luiz will discuss all this and more in this brand new episode!

Our show is now available on most major streaming platforms, including SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAmazon Music and Audible, or you can check out the video version below:

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection Limited Edition

Original (4/18): Konami has unveiled a special limited edition for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection, which will include a variety of extras. It includes one-of-a-kind items and exclusive artwork from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman.

The special release will be a one-time, limited run production with the following extras:

Flippin Kaktus

Publisher No Gravity Games and developer Rage++ have confirmed that Flippin Kaktus, a “brutal action-driven vendetta”, is in the works for Switch. The title will release on May 12, 2022.

Flippin Kaktus is an adventure game at its core, though there are plenty of platforming elements as well. The game stars a “spiky hero with the thorny past” who goes on a journey to save his foster family after a drug cartel raids his home.

Here’s a rundown of the different features that are included:

Original (4/18): Sonic Origins had originally been announced last year as an HD compilation of past Sonic games, set to launch in 2022. However, Sega has been very quiet about the project since, leading to speculation of development issues, if not outright cancellation. It seems now that that may not be the case.

A recent Korean rating for the PC version game has just surfaced, giving it a “suitable for all ages” rating. Most importantly, this means a release of Sonic Origins is still in the cards, and could possibly happen sooner rather than later.

Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of April 28, 2022. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

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They Always Run

Today, Alawar announced that it’s putting They Always Run on Switch. The 2D platformer with a space-western setting is planned for May 19, 2022.

Learn more about They Always Run in the following overview:


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