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NBA Playgrounds 2

IGN got its hands on a new trailer for NBA Playgrounds 2 showing the first true gameplay. Have a look at the video below.

Unties has announced that it will publish the 3D visual novel The Midnight Sanctuary. A release is planned on Switch and other platforms this summer. Additionally, the game will be featured at BitSummit this weekend.

Here’s an overview of The Midnight Sanctuary:

Milanoir

Good Shepherd Entertainment and Italo Games have set a release date for Milanoir. The bloody action game, which pays homage to the masterpiece Italian crime movies of the 1970s, arrives on May 31 through the eShop.

Here’s a brief overview:

Unties announced its lineup for BitSummit in Japan this weekend. As part of that, the company has revealed that BATTLLOON from noname studio is coming to Switch.

BATTLLOON is an action game that supports up to four players locally. Players battle it out against others by fighting and bumping into each other as balloons.

noname studio hopes to have BATTLLOON ready sometime in 2019. We have a video for it below.

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12 orbits

This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Caligula Overdose (PS4) – 9/8/8/8
Aperion Cyberstorm (NSW) – 7/7/7/8
12 orbits (NSW) – 7/7/6/6

Nintendo has updated the release schedule on its platforms for the week of May 17. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:

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Nintendo eShop

Nintendo has started populating its maintenance schedule for next week. Along with Switch eShop maintenance affecting credit cards, purchasing on the web store (Nintendo.com) will be impacted as well.

The current schedule is as follows:

– 6 PM PT (May 14) – 9 PM PT (May 14)
– 9 PM ET (May 14) – 12 AM ET (May 15)
– 2 AM in the UK (May 15) – 5 AM in the UK (May 15)
– 3 AM in Europe (May 15) – 6 AM in Europe (May 15)

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Of Carrots And Blood

Trite Games has said that Of Carrots And Blood will be coming to Switch. When asked about the possibility of a port on Twitter, the studio confirmed that it’s happening.

Trite describes Of Carrots And Blood as “a twin-stick survival arena shooter about kissing bunnies, hungry mutants and a lot of blood.” Continue on below for further details and a trailer.

Baobabs Mausoleum

Baobabs Mausoleum was just confirmed for Switch last month. It’s not too far off, as Celery Emblem has announced a release date of May 24. The official eShop page with pre-loading will go live this Thursday.

For those who missed our previous coverage, we have an overview and trailer for Baobabs Mausoleum below. 

Last Encounter

Last Encounter is out on Steam today, with console versions – including Switch – to follow in Q3 2018. You can view a new trailer below.


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