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The Rise of the Golden Idol

The Rise of the Golden Idol is on the way to Switch, publisher Playstack and developer Color Gray Games just announced. A release is planned for 2024.

The new game, which is a follow-up to The Case of the Golden Idol, has players uncovering the truth behind 15 strange cases of crime, death, and depravity in the 1970s. Further details are included in the following overview:

Bahnsen Knights

August 31:Today, publisher Chorus Worldwide and developer LCB Game Studio unveiled Bahnsen Knights. It will be available for Switch on October 26, 2023.

Bahnsen Knights is the third visual novel in a series inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and ‘80s home computer graphics following Mothmen 1966 and Varney Lake. Additional information can be found in the following overview:

The latest European Nintendo Downloads for the week of December 7, 2023 are as follows:

Outer Wilds

It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of December 7, 2023. The latest releases include Hammerwatch II, Outer Wilds, and more.

Here’s the full roundup:

Vampire Survivors Among Us DLC

Among Us is joining Vampire Survivors with brand new DLC, Poncle just announced.

The DLC is comprised of crewmates, weapons, power-ups, and a stage inspired by the Impostor-hunting hit. There’ll be “classic Vampire Survivors gameplay with new weapons, characters, music, some surprises and new mechanics all wrapped up in Among Us inspired chaos.” All told players will gain access to 9 characters, 15 weapons, 1 stage, 20 in-game unlocks, the ability to see the future, and an Adventure.

Bugaboo Pocket

Today, Elytra Games announced that its upcoming title Bugaboo Pocket will be launching on Switch in the future. It’s currently targeting a 2024 release.

Elytra Games is a virtual pet game, but there’s more to it than that. There’ll apparently be a story that plays a key role and features like currency that can be earned in minigames and by cleaning up the pet waste.

Here’s some additional information:

Open Roads

Open Roads, which was first announced three years ago, has now been confirmed for Switch. We also have a final release date of February 22, 2024.

Open Roads is a road trip adventure game. It’s being made by the same folks as Gone Home, though Fullbright co-founder Steve Gaynor is no longer involved and the group is now known as “The Open Roads Team”.

Llamasoft The Jeff Minter Story game list

Digital Eclipse today revealed Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, and we not only have full details and a trailer, but a full list of games as well. Note that news about launch timing is not yet available.

The Switch release – which is the second entry in the Gold Master Series following The Making of Karateka – is an interactive documentary pays tribute to “one of the weirdest, wildest game developers to ever exist”. It’ll come with a library featuring 42 games from eight platforms including the unreleased Konix Multi-System hardware, four “interactive timelines”, over an hour of all-new video featurettes, the ability to save, load, and rewind gameplay at any point, and more.

Here’s the full Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story game list:

Tanuki Sunset release date

A year after it was announced for the platform, Tanuki Sunset now has a release date on Switch. Rewind Games says that its title is slated for December 24, 2023.

Tanuki Sunset, a skateboarding game, was confirmed for Switch in October 2022. According to Rewind Games, the title has been optimized for the platform and the studio is promising “a fluid and responsive experience at 60 FPS during core gameplay, providing both new and returning players with a smooth and immersive gaming experience.”

Hamster today announced the latest entry in the Arcade Archives series, which will be Pole Position II. A worldwide release is scheduled for December 7, 2023.

Pole Position II, made by Namco, originally came to arcades in 1983. This racing game was notable for featuring four different courses, a significant increase for the time.

Arcade Archives Pole Position II will be distributed digitally on the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.


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