Balatro is getting a brand new physical release as part of a “Special Edition”, and pre-orders are starting to go live.
The rollout of the announcement took place in a bit of an odd fashion. PlayStack technically shared the news during a Giant Bomb at Nite show a couple of weeks back. The publisher itself still never put out an official announcement, but now that the news is out there, perhaps that isn’t important.
Beyond Good & Evil: Anniversary Edition is finally here, and a video from GameXplain offers up a graphics comparison between that new version and the previous HD release. The new Switch version is going up against the Xbox 360 HD version.
While graphics are one of the main attractions, remember that Ubisoft is also giving fans plenty of other reasons to return to the action adventure classic. The title implemented quality of life improvements including autosave, and cross-save across all platforms. Plus, it packs in a new Speedrun Mode and an Anniversary Gallery.
After a successful run on the eShop, Astral Ascent is now set for physical release on Switch. Limited Run Games is behind production.
The company as of now only appears to have plans for a standard version. No special editions have been announced at this time.
A new “Vita Nova” update is on the way for Terra Nil, Devolver Digital and Free Lives announced today.
The update brings along new content and improvements. Players can expect five new levels, nine new buildings, an updated world map, and a dramatic overhaul of the wildlife system.
Here’s some additional information:
SEGA just announced that a day one update is planned for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble.
The update comes with improvements, smaller additions, and fixes. Highlights include an improved frame rate in Adventure Mode multiplayer, dead zone settings option, and support for DLC.
Here’s the full rundown:
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending June 22, 2024 is now available.
After coming out on top, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance slips to #28. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is currently the highest Switch exclusive at #4.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending June 22, 2024:
Today, Upside Down Bird announced plans to release Shroom Siege on Switch. The title is targeting a 2025 debut.
Shroom Siege is a team-based arcade action platformer in which you become a fungi and enlist in the mushroom militia. More information can be found in the following overview:
System: Switch
Release date: June 25, 2024
Developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
Publisher: SEGA
Considering it’s been twelve years since the last original Super Monkey Ball game released, I half-expected that Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble might try and and take some big risks, maybe try and swing for the fences with some crazy new single-player modes or some sort of other significant mechanical shakeup. Instead of reinventing the wheel – or indeed, the ball – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble is more focused on just being a really well-crafted Super Monkey Ball game, one that seems to understand the importance of executing its few core gameplay modes as tightly as possible while cutting out most of the extraneous distractions from other games in the series. With a robust and challenging single-player Adventure Mode, a smattering of simple yet well-designed Battle Mode activities, and robust multiplayer support across the whole package, Banana Rumble is exactly what I had hoped it would be: an a-peel-ing blast from start to finish.
GSD data provides a look at the best-selling games across Europe in May 2024. It’s based on data for all physical game releases in major markets plus digital game sales from most major publishers.
A big release for the month was Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, which lands at #5. If Nintendo shared digital data, there’s a chance it could have charted higher.
GamesIndustry offers up a couple of comparison points. Sales are 8 percent lower compared with the opening two weeks of the Super Mario RPG remake. They were also down 8.5 percent compared to Paper Mario: The Origami King.
The Switch version of Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom now has a release date, and it’s not terribly far off. Eastasiasoft announced today that the port launches on August 1, 2024.
Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom was first confirmed for Switch at the very start of the year. Originally, we were given a general 2024 release window.
