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Slaps and Beans 2

ININ Games, Buddy Productions, and Trinity Team have announced that they’re bringing Slaps and Beans 2 to Switch. The sequel to the pixel-art brawler starring Bud Spencer and Terence Hill will launch in Spring 2023.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim release date

Publisher Top Hat Studios and developer Squiddershins have set a release date for Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim. The game, a light-hearted, Saturday morning cartoon styled, monster lovin’ romantic romp, will be available for Switch on September 7, 2022.

Here’s a refresher on Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim with more details: 

THQ Nordic has announced its lineup for Gamescom 2022, and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is included.

The 3D platformer will have its first playable opportunity at the expo. Other than SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake, THQ Nordic will also have AEW: Fight Forever, Alone in the Dark, Tempest Rising, Wreckreation, Outcast 2 – A New Beginning, The Valiant, SpellForce: Conquest of Eo, and Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed on display.

NASCAR Rivals

Today, Motorsport Games announced that it will release NASCAR Rivals on Switch. The game launches on October 14, 2022.

Here’s what’s been shared thus far:

The DioField Chronicle world

Square Enix has put out the latest trailer for The DioField Chronicle, this time focusing on the game’s world. The seven-minute video has thus far only been published in Japanese.

We have more information about The DioField Chronicle in the following overview:

Kairosoft have announced that Forest Camp Story will be launching on Switch next week via the eShop, on August 25, with pre-orders set to start tomorrow, August 18. A camp management sim, Forest Camp Story will see you setting up camp sites, organising activities, and managing guided tours for visitors to your camp.

Here’s an overview of the game:

Konami has just announced a release date for Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! Let’s Go! Go Rush!! which was announced last month. The game will release December 1, 2022 in Japan.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!! Let’s Go! Go Rush!! is the follow-up to Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!!, a game that released internationally last year based on Yu-Gi-Oh!’s new Rush Duel format. This new title will presumably be based around the show’s latest series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!, which began airing in Japan earlier this year.

Hamster has announced that Metro-Cross will be the next game coming to Switch under the Arcade Archives label. Here is some more information on the title.

Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 recently released on Switch to pretty positive reception. Unfortunately, a bug capable of corrupting save data has been found in the game.

The bug does seem relatively uncommon at least. For it to trigger, you’d need to delete a save file from the file select screen, then change your settings or language options from the title screen. Then, starting a new game in that deleted slot and either saving manually or auto-saving will corrupt that save slot.

Thankfully, Inti Creates is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it. Here is a statement from them detailing the issue and how to avoid it:

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:


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