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Breakout Recharged

Publisher Atari, along with developers Adamvision Studios and SneakyBox Studios, today announced a final release date for Breakout: Recharged. It’s now been confirmed that the game is slated for February 10, 2022 on Switch.

Breakout: Recharged is a new take on the arcade classic. The brick-breaking games features updated visuals, refined controls, and a soundtrack from composer Megan McDuffee. Power-ups include rail guns, homing missiles, and explosives – not to mention the traditional multi-ball.

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Developer Seep and publisher RedDeerGames have announced that retro pixel platformer Swords & Bones is coming to Switch. Check out an overview and trailer below.

Developer Salt Castle Studio and publisher Leoful have announced that a new update is coming to Alpaca Ball: Allstars to celebrate the Lunar New Year, bringing some new cosmetic items and returning content to the game. Here are the details:

My Friend Peppa Pig

A number of new deals are up and running on the North American Switch eShop. These include Baldur’s Gate, Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection, Gunman Clive HD Collection, My Friend Peppa Pig, and ToeJam & Earl, more.

Here are the full highlights:

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Baby Storm trailer

Forever Entertainment has gone live with a new launch trailer for Baby Storm. Just a couple of days ago, the co-op party title was added to the Switch eShop.

Below is an overview of Baby Storm:

Blackwind gameplay

New gameplay has arrived for Blackwind, Blowfish Studios and Drakkar Dev’s top-down sci-fi action game. This week’s video offers up a half hour of footage.

More information about Blackwind is included below.

Re:Turn 2 - Runaway

Red Ego Games will release Re:Turn 2 – Runaway on Switch this month, the studio has announced. A release is planned for January 28.

Re:Turn 2 – Runaway is a 2D horror adventure game that acts as a sequel to Re:Turn – One Way Trip, which made its way to Switch in 2020. The psychological horror experience stars protagonist Saki and her fiancĂ©, Sen, who are trapped on an abandoned train that’s haunted by an evil spirit. They’ll need to battle their way through to escape from the nightmare and free trapped souls from the clutches of the evil which has possessed them. As noted in the announcement, “Saki must decide whether to run, hide, or confront the evil to avoid a fate worse than the lost souls already trapped aboard the train.”

Tetris Effect Connected update 1.2.8

Tetris Effect: Connected was given another update this week, with Switch players now being able to access version 1.2.8. A couple of adjustments are included.

Below are the full patch notes straight from Enhance Games:

The Sealed Ampoule

Publisher Playism and developer Cavyhouse today announced that The Sealed Ampoule, “a dungeon agriculturalization rogue-lite clicker game”, is on the way to Switch. It will launch on February 3.

Cavyhouse was also behind The Midnight Sanctuary, which hit Switch in 2018. This new title takes place in the world of Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden – a title that came from the studio in 2015 – with it being set ten years before and has players controlling the master alchemist from that game.

Here’s an overview of the story in The Sealed Ampoule:

Samurai Bringer

Publisher Playism and developer Alphawing have announced that they’re partnering on Samurai Bringer, a rogue-lite action game. Switch will be getting the title this spring.

Samurai Bringer has players taking down hordes of samurai and demons to collect combat techniques and polish their fighting style in order to defeat Yamata-no-Orochi, the eight-headed monster serpent of Japanese mythology. With each playthrough, the levels change.

Learn more about the game with the following overview: 


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