Today, Bureau 81 announced a new Nintendo Switch version of The Operation. It’ll be ready to go on May 22, 2025.
The Operator is an award winning conspiracy puzzler. In the game, you’ll use detective skills to assist field agents and investigate mysterious crimes as they dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
Read more about what to expect in the following overview:
March 6: Today, The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame announced the finalists for induction.
Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frogger, GoldenEye 007, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, Quake, NBA 2K, and Tamagotchi make up this year’s class. GoldenEye 007 was nominated previously, but was not selected. Harvest Moon is one of the new additions this time around.
It was only a matter of time until a physical release was confirmed for Gex Trilogy given Limited Run Games’ involvement, and today, the company shared full details plus a release date. The game will launch on June 16, 2025 with boxed versions to follow later in the year.
A standard version, Classic Edition, and Tail Time Edition are planned. The Classic Edition includes the game, retro box, steelbook, soundtrack selection, and 12” x 16” double-sided poster. The Tail Time Edition also includes the game, special box with art by Yoshitaka Amano, retro box, full soundtracks for all games, steelbook, 12” x 16” double-sided poster. 36” inflatable Gex doll, 7” Gex statue, remote pin, and trading cards.
Below is an overview of the game:
Pinball FX has revealed new tables coming to the game with a new Tomb Raider collaboration. A release is planned for June 19, 2025.
Tomb Raider Pinball: Adventures of Lara Croft and Tomb Raider Pinball: Secrets of Croft Manor will be available. Those who play on Nintendo Switch will be able to grab the new content as DLC.
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May 2: A remake of Chrono Trigger is apparently in the works. That information comes from Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii, who allegedly shared the information at Comicon in Naples, Italy.
We do have confirmation that Horii was present for the event and was on hand delivering some sort of talk, based on various attendee reports. Regarding Chrono Trigger, he apparently let that information slip during an interview. After the host whispered something in his ear, Horii covered his mouth – indicating that he said something he wasn’t supposed to.
Bustafellows Season 2 will be launching for Nintendo Switch on July 17th, 2025 in the west. The first run of physical editions are to include an exclusive character booklet with concept art.
Bustafellows is a romance mystery visual novel series, with the original Bustafellows releasing on Switch in 2021. Bustafellows Season 2 had already released in Japan in 2023, and was confirmed for a western Switch release last year.
Here’s an overview of the game:
July 12: WayForward has revealed that Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, a game that was originally in development during the Game Boy Advance era, is finally seeing an official launch. It will be available on an actual GBA-compatible cartridge in early 2024, courtesy of Limited Run Games.
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution was put on the shelf for nearly two decades. Now, however, the once-canceled title will be completed. Shantae creator Erin Bozon, series director Matt Bozon, and programmer Michael Stragey are using GBA-era development tools to authentically complete the handheld experience. There’ll be multiple chapters, numerous towns and labyrinths, six creature transformations, fierce bosses, and a soundtrack from Maddie Lim, plus a four-player battle mode.
The 3D paper crafted collectathon PaperKlay has just been announced to make its way to Nintendo Switch. A release date has not yet been detailed.
Solo developed and published by WhyKev, PaperKlay is a 3D platformer where you play as the duo Chick & Nugget journeying across a crafted world to find the lost eggs. The game also features notable talents such as composer Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee), voice actor Kevin Miller (Sly Cooper), and more.
Here’s some more information about the game:
Warner Bros. shared more details about the new Nintendo Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy this week, including confirmation that the game is using DLSS.
This marks the second game for the console confirmed to be making use of the tech. Previously, CD Projekt shared the same news about Cyberpunk 2077.
We previously saw Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles on Nintendo Switch as a digital release, but now a physical edition is on the way. This comes courtesy of Super Rare Games.
The company will be offering a total of 3,000 standard copies. Each unit comes with the game on a cartridge, reversible cover, full-color manual, sticker, and trading cards.
