Hollow Knight: Silksong will get a playable version in Australia this September
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After years of waiting and mystery, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally getting a playable version. Today, Team Cherry announced that fans will finally get a chance to play the game, but only in Australia for now.
Starting September 18, the game will be available to play at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) as part of an exhibition called Game Worlds. The event will also include displays focused on the game’s design and artistic direction.
The ACMI curators, Bethan Johnson and Jini Maxwell, spoke about the excitement of having a playable version of Silksong at the exhibition:
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 reveals Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DLC
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Today, CyberConnect2 unveiled special DLC for Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 based on Solatorobo: Red the Hunter.
Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 will be offering two pieces of DLC based on the Nintendo DS cult classic. The first one provides costumes for Malt, Mei, Hanna, Kyle, Boron, Socks, Chick, Hack, Sheena, Jin, Wappa, and Britz (can be used during intermission and expedition). There’s also a Sound Pack planned containing the songs CODA, Air In Airedale, Drop of Light, Shetland Mine, and Mau: The Bower.
Astral Ascent 2.0 “The Outer Reaches” DLC / update announced, patch notes and trailer
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Hibernian Workshop today fully unveiled a new Astral Ascent DLC / update known as “The Outer Reaches”. Nintendo Switch owners will have access soon.
For the paid DLC, players can access new worlds, a new boss battle, and more. New free content is also available with the imprint system and much more.
The full rundown is as follows:
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Shovel Knight Dig confirms “Wicked Wishes” DLC release date
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Support for Shovel Knight Dig is wrapping up with the game set to receive its final major update known as “Wicked Wishes”, and we now have a release date. It’s scheduled for May 15, 2025 on Nintendo Switch.
Wicked Wishes brings along its own bosses, quests, secrets, and more. The team also rebalanced the algorithm while implementing over over 100 bug fixes, tweaks, and localization improvements.
Here’s a bit of additional information:
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Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village coming to Nintendo Switch [update: release date]
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January 28: Not one, but two classic Harvest Moon games have been announced for Nintendo Switch with The Lost Valley and Skytree Village on the way as part of Natsume’s Cozy Bundle. They’ll be available this summer.
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village previously debuted on Nintendo 3DS. For the Nintendo Switch versions, both games will be included on a single cartridge and with all DLC.
Below are overviews for both games:
Cattle Country release date announced with new trailer
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Playtonic and Castle Pixel just came through with a release date for Cattle Country, their cozy cowboy adventure life sim. It’ll be heading to Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2025.
Cattle Country was one of the last Nintendo Switch announcements we received last year. The most recent launch window given was early 2025, but the game needed a bit more time to wrap up development.
Here’s an official overview:
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Donkey Kong gets updated Nintendo Switch icon following system update [update: other changes]
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Original: If you’ve just downloaded the new 20.0.0 firmware update for Nintendo Switch, you’ll now have access to a new Donkey Kong icon.
The design is pictured below. This version of the character is based on his appearance in Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World. The icon is built in right into the system itself, meaning you don’t need to earn it through Nintendo Switch Online via My Nintendo Platinum Points.
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Nintendo Switch 20.0.0 update out now, patch notes – virtual game cards, Switch 2 transfers, more
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A brand new version 20.0.0 update just started distribution for all Nintendo Switch owners. With various features added, this is the biggest upgrade for the system in years.
Virtual game cards, which were announced in a Nintendo Direct about a month ago, are now supported. Switch 2 support is also included with transfers to the console and GameShare for compatible titles. There are other elements to the update as well such as user-verification settings.
The full rundown is as follows:
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Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles, Star Wars: Bounty Hunter are the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in North America
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Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles and Star Wars: Bounty Hunter have both been confirmed as the next Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial in North America.
The promotion begins on April 30 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, lasting until May 6 at 11:59 PM PT / May 7 at 2:59 AM ET. If you have have a Nintendo Switch Online membership, you can play both titles at no extra cost. Additionally, save data works with the full versions of the games. Those that participate in the Game Trial will be provided with 100 Platinum Points on My Nintendo.
Tactical RPG Prelude Dark Pain slated for Nintendo Switch
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Quickfire Games’ upcoming project Prelude Dark Pain is in the works for Nintendo Switch, it’s been announced. The game launches later in 2025.
Prelude Dark Pain is a tactical RPG. The game, which takes place in the war-torn world of Statera, has players taking on the role of Soren, a former blacksmith thrust into revolution against the tyrannical Order of the Ashen Crusade.
Here’s some additional information:
