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Cult of the Lamb Pilgrim Pack

Cult of the Lamb is gearing up for the release of new content, and the Pilgrim Pack was just revealed. The DLC will be live on all platforms, including Switch, on August 12, 2024. On the same day, the previously-announced Unholy Alliance update will be available featuring local co-op and more – read about it here.

According to the description, the Pilgrim Pack is “a brand-new interactive adventure that will show the world of Cult of the Lamb as you’ve never seen it before, with characters new and old to meet and mysteries to uncover”. It comes with the full Pilgrim story and bonus pages, two unique Follower quests, five new Follower forms, two new outfits for your Followers to wear, and five new decorations.

Zelda Echoes of Wisdom locations Bind

Nintendo just put out a new Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom trailer showing various aspects of the game, including its locations, travel waypoints, and Bind ability.

Aside from Hyrule Castle, the game also features Gerudo Desert, Jabul Waters, Eldin Volcano, and Faron Wetlands. In the different areas you’ll meet various people that will offer sidequests.

Super Mario Party Jamboree

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. This week, Super Mario Party Jamboree appears for the first time.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between July 17 and July 23.

Monolith Soft new RPG

Monolith Soft today opened several positions at the company for a “new RPG”. Positions include a 2D designer, 3DCG designers, development environment engineer, field level designer, assistant director, animator, and effects designer.

Note that the game will be developed by Monolith Soft 1st Production Team. This is the same group that has created the Xenoblade Chronicles games. 

A demo for Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn is on the way, it’s been announced.

The trial lets players experience the first level in the game. Players can tackle it alone or with a friend via local co-op.

The Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn demo should be available later today in Europe. It will also be rolling out in North America sometime this week.

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Tomba Special Edition gameplay

28 minutes of gameplay is available for the new Switch version of Tomba Special Edition. The 1997 platformer originally appeared on PlayStation, but now is on a Nintendo system for the first time.

Additional information can be found in the following overview:

Publisher Aniplex and developer Type-Moon have announced that they will be bringing Fate/EXTRA Record to Switch in 2025. The game is a remake of Fate/Extra, a dungeon-crawling RPG originally released on PSP. It was officially announced back in 2020, although this is the first confirmation we have had that it will be coming to Switch.

You can check out the teaser trailer for the game below:

Darkest Dungeon II physical

Darkest Dungeon II recently came to Switch as a digital game, but now we have confirmation that a physical release is happening as well.

Skybound Games will be distributing the title at retail. You’ll actually be getting more than just the game here. Each unit includes a redemption code for the original soundtrack, stagecoach papercraft with assembly instructions, and sleeve packaging.

Epic Mickey pitch

Over the past few days, a pitch video has been making the rounds for an internal pitch made to Disney which would end up being Epic Mickey. Twitter / X account Epic Mickey Wiki circulated the news.

Thomas Heimann actually shared the clip towards the start of the year. Heimann says he “personally animated all the shots from the beginning to when Mickey goes down the hole, then everything after he starts to fly”. Animators Jessie Slate and Mike Boyce also worked on the piece.


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