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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition

If you picked up the new special edition for Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, you’ll have access to a beautiful 250-page art book. That book showcases designs for characters, enemies, locations and more.

Right at the beginning, there’s a lengthy message from executive director Tetsuya Takahashi. Takahashi reflected on revamping the game following its debut ten years ago on Wii. Additionally, he goes briefly into the new Future Connected scenario, and again stresses: “The events that take place and the words spoken by the characters in Future Connected are linked to the future of Xenoblade Chronicles itself.”

Here’s the full message from Takahashi:

Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.

Spacebase Startopia

Publisher Kalypso Media and developer Realmforge Studios have announced that the construction management sim Spacebase Startopia will be releasing on Switch in 2021. A more specific date will follow later on.

Here’s the latest information about the game:

Minecraft Dungeons - Jungle Awakens

Mojang Studios has announced that the first DLC release for Minecraft Dungeons is coming in July, which is titled Jungle Awakens. It adds three missions and has players entering a jungle to fight “a mysterious power”. “To defeat the terrors hidden among the vines, you’ll have new weapons, armor, and artifacts at your disposal,” Mojang says.

Later in 2020, players will be able to get their hands on the Creeping Winter DLC. No information has been shared about its contents at this time.

Mojang also reconfirmed plans to add cross-play. Free content is in the works as well.

Minecraft Dungeons - Jungle Awakens

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Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid is currently available on Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam. Stadia will soon be joining the mix as well. That means that in the very near future, this will be the first fighting game to support cross-play across five platforms.

Switch owners can play with Stadia users beginning in June. The feature is already live with all other platforms.

Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid first came to Switch in March 2019. Season 3 was recently announced, which will add new fighters to the game.

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Strawberry Vinegar, a visual novel from Ratalakia Games and ebo-hime, is due out for Switch on June 5. View some footage in the video below.

Strawberry Vinegar will be distributed digitally on Switch via the eShop.

In a blog post today, Niantic outlined the major events it has in store for Pokemon GO for June 2020. Various activities and happenings are planned, including the debut of Zekrom.

Here’s the full roundup:

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers! Plus

The boxart is in for KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers! Plus. Attached above, the image on the left is for the standard version. The one on the right is for the limited edition.

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! Labyrinth of Hope and the Gathering of Adventurers! Plus will be released on Switch in Japan, though no date has been announced. Find our original post covering the news here.

Pix’n Love Publishing has revealed a new special edition for Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection. Known as the Shockbox Limited Edition, copies will include the game and extra goodies.

The full contents are as follows:

Rigid Force Redux

Headup Games and com8com1’s shoot ’em up game Rigid Force Redux has been dated. As confirmed by a Microsoft Store listing, it’ll be available starting June 5.

Here’s an overview of Rigid Force Redux:


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