Shadow Labyrinth, a different take on Pac-Man, gets release date on Nintendo Switch
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Bandai Namco just shared the release date for Shadow Labyrinth. The game launches on July 18, 2025.
Shadow Labyrinth was originally revealed at The Game Awards 2024 in December. Today’s update gives a look at never-before-seen gameplay including the first glimpse of a powerful mode players unlock as they progress through the game, where they take on the form of a massive robotic mech called Gaia. This inflicts heavy damage to enemies and levels the playing field for battles with some of the game’s most epically huge bosses. The game also features the quick and agile Swordsman No.8 melee combat and Mini Puck mode that lets players ride rails and explore small areas in classic Pac-Man style.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army revealed for Nintendo Switch
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SEGA and Atlus are making Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army for Nintendo Switch, the two sides shared today. The game launches on June 19, 2025.
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is an updated version of the action RPG, which released for the PlayStation 2 as Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army. Fans can look forward to an overhauled battle system, enhanced graphics, full voiceover for the main story, and quality-of-life enhancements.
Atlus also shared the following details:
March 2025 Nintendo Direct live stream, live blog
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The next week is going to be insane for Nintendo news, and the fun starts today with a March 2025 Nintendo Direct presentation starting in one hour, and along with that, we’ve got the official live streams for all regions plus a live blog. This will kick off at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 2 PM in the UK / 3 PM in Europe.
Today’s event will be about 30 minutes long, which will cover Nintendo Switch games. We will not be hearing about Nintendo Switch 2 – that will follow a week from today.
Famitsu sales (3/17/25 – 3/23/25) – first week sales revealed for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
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Cowboy life sim Cattle Country confirmed for Nintendo Switch [update: demo]
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December 5: Cattle Country is seeing release on Nintendo Switch, publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel announced today. The game is on track for an early 2025 debut.
Cattle Country is a cowboy life sim game. In the title, players will become a determined pioneer traveling west to start a new life.
Further details can be found in the following overview:
More: Castle Pixel, Cattle Country, Playtonic
Rumor: Pokemon Legends: Z-A has 27 new Mega Evolutions, first ones leaked [update: full list]
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March 24: Mega Evolutions are back in Pokemon Legends: Z-A after a hiatus, and based on a new rumor, it seems that Game Freak is adding a bunch of introducing a bunch of new ones.
According to Pyoro – yes, that Pyoro who used to leak a ton of Nintendo Direct news – the game will feature 27 new Mega Evolutions. Technically, that number was not given directly. Fans noticed that Pyoro told one person on social media to look at the upper left corner of their keyboard, which is ASCII Code 27.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Legends Z-A
Delivery service RPG Calamity Angels: Special Delivery announced for Nintendo Switch [update: opening movie]
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February 13: Today, Idea Factory and Compile Heart announced Calamity Angels: Special Delivery for worldwide launch on Nintendo Switch. It will be available this summer.
Calamity Angels: Special Delivery is a delivery service RPG. Kei Nanameda, known for his previous work on the Mary Skelter and Death end re;Quest series, is contributing visuals to the project.
Thanks to Idea Factory, we have the following details:
Balatro publisher reveals how you pronounce the game’s name
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Naman Budhwar, head of video marketing at Balatro publisher PlayStack, has revealed how you actually pronounce the name of the game.
Balatro has been a hit on Nintendo Switch and elsewhere, but one of the biggest questions has surrounded the proper pronunciation. Now we have an answer, courtesy of Game File. According to Bughwar, who relayed things from creator LocalThunk, you’re supposed to say it as follows: “BAH-luh-trow”.
More: Balatro, LocalThunk, PlayStack
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance confirms Nintendo Switch physical release
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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, which was previously announced for Nintendo Switch, today confirmed that a physical release will be available. Limited Run Games is working with SEGA on the boxed versions.
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will be available standalone, but it seems that a collector’s edition is in the works. Details about it will be provided at a later date.
2025 Triple-i Initiative showcase announced – gaming premieres, reveals, surprises [update: presentation date, developers list]
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March 11: The Triple-i Initiative showcase has been announced for a second straight year, with the 2025 event happening soon. A specific date will be provided later.
The upcoming showcase will feature world premieres, gameplay reveals, and other surprises. There’ll be news from both established names and newcomers.
