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Shots Fired is in the works for Switch, publisher Another Indie and developer Chryse announced today. The game is scheduled for Q1 2018.

Shots Fired is an assassination simulator featuring glorious pixel art and cunning humor. A more comprehensive overview is below, along with a trailer.

Nifflas and Raw Fury are teaming up to put the new game Uurnog Uurnlimited on Switch, the two sides announced today. Nintendo fans may recognize Nifflas for the Wii U eShop games Affordable Space Adventures and Knytt Underground.

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These days we unfortunately have to take release dates on the European eShop with a grain of salt. New games added to the store often have their release dates shifted. But fortunately, one of the recently listed release dates was correct.

After previously hitting Wii U, The Bridge is now landing on Switch. The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild officially confirmed today that the game will be available beginning September 7 in North America, Europe, and Australia. It’ll cost $9.99.

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Nintendo just published a new video highlighting upcoming indie games for Switch. Titles featured are arriving between September and early 2018.

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Along with games we’ve heard about before, there seem to be a few new ones here as well like Uurnog and Shu. World to the West is also now confirmed for Switch. We should be hearing even more about Switch indie games during tomorrow’s Nindies Showcase presentation.

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We first found out about Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition via a European eShop listing. Today, Crunching Croalas officially announced the game, and has revealed that it’s due out very soon.

Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition is “a laser fueled action game infused with an exquisite cosmic soundtrack”. The Switch version features a new save system, big tweaks to the original difficulty level, and a new co-op mode in which “man and dog fight hand-in-paw against a horde of beasts from another dimension.”

PAX West 2017 is taking place later this week, and it’ll have a whole bunch of playable games. Along with heavy hitters like Super Mario Odyssey, Rocket League, and NBA 2K18, a number of indie games will be playable.

Three indie titles will be appearing on Switch for the first time at PAX West. These include Thimbleweed Park, Lost Castle, and Inversus Deluxe. There are likely to be other Switch indies at the expo as well.


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A special Nindies Showcase video presentation will take place on Wednesday, Nintendo has announced. During the broadcast, upcoming indie games for Switch will be highlighted.

The presentation will be happening at the following times:

– 10 AM PT
– 1 PM ET
– 6 PM in the UK
– 7 PM in Europe


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A new trailer for Tiny Metal has gone live ahead of PAX West 2017 later this week. Take a look at the video below.

Double Dragon IV

Double Dragon IV will launch for Switch on September 7 via the eShop, Arc System Works has just announced. This should apply to all regions – North America, Europe, and Japan.

Double Dragon IV debuted earlier this year and was created as the next core entry in the series. On Switch, docked, portable, and tabletop modes will be supported. Two players will be supported with each option.

Here’s a previous overview in English from Arc System Works:

A bit of new Descenders footage was shown during a Twitch stream at Gamescom hosted this week. See the upcoming Switch game in action below.

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