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It was announced yesterday that the roguelite action-platformer Neon Abyss is getting a major 1.2 update in November. Team17 and Veewo Games have now followed up with lots of additional details with the full patch notes.

Version 1.2 will include the following additions, changes, and bug fixes:

Goblinz Studio and Louis Rigaud will soon be bringing Iris and the Giant to Switch. The card-based roguelike, which has puzzle game and RPG elements, is slated for November 5.

Here’s an overview of Iris and the Giant, along with a trailer:

Ratalaika Games and Winter Wolves Games today announced that Vera Blanc: Full Moon, a mystery / detective game, is heading to Switch. A release is planned for November 13.

We have the following overview and trailer for Vera Blanc: Full Moon:

Crazy BMX World

It’s been almost three years since Bike Rider DX debuted on the Japanese Switch eShop. It’s now finally coming west with a new name: Crazy BMX World.

Shinyuden will be handling the western release. The company confirmed today that both North America and Europe are getting the game on November 5.

Here’s an overview of Crazy BMX World, along with a trailer:

Touhou Spell Bubble

Touhou Spell Bubble, a rhythm and puzzle game mashup, debuted for Switch in Japan towards the start of 2020. It’s now received a release in the west seemingly out of nowhere.

Here’s an overview of Touhou Spell Bubble, along with a trailer and some footage:

GungHo Online Entertainment America today announced that a crossover collaboration with Playtonic Games’ Yooka-Laylee is on the way to the real-time strategy RPG Volta-X. It’ll arrive in November.

The Yooka-Laylee collaboration will include an original story mission and unique abilities. Yooka can use “Slurp State” to take on any environmental effects in a room and imbue his next attacks with that effect. Additional information about the collaboration will be provided later.

There’s also a new update for Volta-X going live today. Here’s what it includes:

East2West Games and Puppet Depot Game Studio have announced that Wonder Blade, an arcade hack-and-slash game, is landing on Switch today. It can be found digitally on the eShop.

We have the following overview and trailer for Wonder Blade:

Tracks: Toybox Edition

Excalibur Games has sent out the second developer diary for Tracks: Toybox Edition on Switch. Below, lead developer Tom talks about some of the more visual aspects of the game such as how you can create different styles with the props, weather effects and time of day.

Tracks: Toybox Edition is due out for Switch in late November. In case you missed it, watch the first developer diary here.

Poker Club

Poker Club was announced for Switch in September. Originally, the game was on track to launch later this year on the system. That’ll no longer be happening with Ripstone confirming that the Switch version has been pushed back to 2021.

Aside from the delay, Ripstone also published a new gameplay video. We’ve included that for you below.

A few classic Turrican titles are making a comeback on Switch. ININ Games has teamed up with Factor 5, and we’ll be seeing Turrican, Turrican II: The Final Fight, Mega Turrican, and Super Turrican in a single package. The titles will be sold together as Turrican Flashback with reworked controls and presentation.

Here are all of the relevant details:


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