Overwatch supports native voice chat on Switch
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With some games on Switch, you have to go through hoops with voice chat. Nintendo’s games, for example, make use of the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app. Thankfully, you won’t have to worry about anything similar for Overwatch.
Blizzard has confirmed that Overwatch supports native voice chat on Switch. You simply plug in a headset, and then Blizzard’s servers do all the work.
UK sales for August 2019
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New sales data is in from the UK for the month of August.
As MCV points out, it was a pretty slow month. However, there was some good news for Nintendo. Switch overtook the Xbox One in terms of units sold, and surpassed both the Xbox One and PS4 as far as revenue is concerned.
River City Girls launch trailer
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River City Girls is available for Switch starting today. WayForward has shared a new launch trailer, which we have below.
First Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Switch footage
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IGN has provided some of the first footage showing Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered on Switch. View a gameplay montage below.
Farming Simulator 20 out for Switch on December 3 – details, screenshots
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Farming Simulator 20 made a brief appearance during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. In the presentation, a December 3 release date was confirmed.
Giants Software and Focus Interactive have now sent out some details and a few screenshots. We have the full roundup below.
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX trailer #2
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Ahead of its release later this month, Inti Creates has published a new trailer for Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX. Give it a look below.
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX launches on September 26.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hosting “The Ultimate Partnership” tourney this week
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“The Ultimate Partnership” has been announced as the latest tourney for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This time around, fighters who work as a group will be featured. Progress further into the tourney to receive better spirits.
The new Smash Bros. tourney goes live on September 6. It will last for three days.
Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle announced for release in November
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Epic Games are continuing their partnership with the upcoming launch of Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle. The new retail bundle, which doesn’t include an actual Switch cartridge, is slated for November 5.
Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle includes $80 worth of in-game content. It has 13 new items: three Legendary Outfits, three Legendary Back Blings, three Rare Dual-Wielding Pickaxes, three Epic Wraps, and new Emote.
Pricing for the Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle is set at $29.99. It will also be available digitally through the in-game store and the eShop.
Source: Warner Bros. PR
Raging Loop gameplay trailer
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PQube and Kemco have shared a new gameplay trailer for the psychological horror visual novel Raging Loop. We’ve attached it below.
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Astral Chain sold through 85% of its initial shipment in Japan
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Astral Chain made its debut in Japan last week. Between August 29 and September 1, it sold roughly 35,000 copies. That may seem like a small amount, but the game actually did quite well.
Dengeki reports that Astral Chain sold through 85 percent of its initial shipment. That means Nintendo didn’t go crazy with a ton of supply. In fact, some consumers reportedly encountered shortages last weekend.
Dengeki believes it’d be best to consider how Astral Chain does over a long period as opposed to specifically examining first week sales.
