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If everything is still going according to plan, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will have its first major DLC within the next few weeks. Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, and Game Freak previously announced that the debut expansion will arrive by the end of June.

Ahead of the upcoming DLC, Pokemon Home was updated on mobile yesterday. Fans have since datamined the latest files and have found the names of 21 new moves.

The full list is as follows:

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been updated on Switch to version 1.10. Zangetsu has been added as a playable character, and the new Randomizer mode can be accessed.

Here’s a full rundown of both features:

Splatoon 2 Splatfest - mayo vs. ketchup

A year after the last Splatfest was held in Splatoon 2, the in-game event has returned for a special encore. Nintendo is bringing back one of its past themes: mayo vs. ketchup.

The Splatfest has just now started in all regions. Expect it to last for a total of two days. We’re not actually sure when exactly the results will be announced, but Nintendo should be sharing them soon after the Splatfest concludes. We’ll post the news as soon as the final tally comes in.

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Pac-Man is now 40 years old, and Minecraft is celebrating with a collaboration. New DLC based on Bandai Namco’s franchise can be found in the Marketplace.

Here’s a brief overview of the description:

One of the features included in Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics is mosaic mode. Four Switch systems can be linked together, allowing for gameplay across multiple screens. There are different experiences including a slot car racetrack, tank battlefield, a large river for fishing, and a piano.

Here’s a video showing off mosaic mode from GameXplain:

In partnership with developer WeirdBeard, Super Rare Games has announced that it will produce a physical version of Tricky Towers. Pre-orders go live on May 28.

The physical edition of Tricky Towers will include all six DLC packs on the cartridge. It will also come with a 12-page full colour manual, interior artwork, exclusive sticker, as well as three trading cards randomly selected from the five-card set.

Super Rare Games will produce 4,000 copies of the Tricky Towers physical edition.

Source: Super Rare Games PR

Hopoo Games today shared an updated roadmap for the console versions of Risk of Rain 2, including Switch.

The Scorched Acres, Skill 2.0, and Hidden Realms updates are all available. Artifacts 2.0 now has an actual release month of June. The final update in the roadmap, which had been scheduled for this summer, has now been pushed back to the fall.

We have a look at the roadmap above, which offers a breakdown of upcoming content.

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It was announced earlier this week that Human: Fall Flat is adding “Factory” as another entirely free level. Curve Digital has now shared a proper trailer for the upcoming stage, which we have below.

A specific release date for the “Factory” level hasn’t been announced for Switch just yet. We’ll pass along that information once we have it.

Summer Game Fest

Summer Game Fest today announced the addition of two Developer Showcase events. The digital presentations, which have been curated by the Day of the Devs team and Geoff Keighley (The Game Awards), will be held on June 22 and July 20. Both live streams will offer gameplay, news, and musical performances.

The initial group of participating developers and publishers confirmed for the showcases include:

The Outer Worlds

Private Division and Obsidian have passed along a few new screenshots for The Outer Worlds on Switch. The full set of images can be found in the gallery below.

The Outer Worlds launches for Switch on June 5.


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