Over the past few years, Metalhead Software has been making new entries in its sports series Super Mega Baseball, with the latest two games available on Switch. It’s now been announced that Electronic Arts has acquired the studio.
Today’s press release states that EA Sports and Metalhead will be working together “to grow the Super Mega Baseball franchise as well as develop new gaming and sports experiences for players worldwide.” The developer will remain at its Victoria, BC studio.
A number of high-profile Switch games currently lack release dates. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4, and Shin Megami Tensei V are all on the horizon, but there’s no word on when they’ll be available.
There’s an interesting bit of news concerning these titles stemming from the Epic vs. Apple trial. An internal document from Xbox surfaced today, which contains a rough outline of “high-profile” Xbox One releases for the Q3 and Q4 2020 period in addition to Microsoft’s expectations of notable releases from other companies. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3, Metroid Prime 4, and Shin Megami Tensei V are all here, with Microsoft believing as of last August that they could have launched between October and December.
A new 1.8.8.0 update is now live for Minecraft Dungeons. It includes support for cloud saves, new language support, and a bunch of fixes.
The full patch notes are as follows:
Today, Ratalakia Games and Viridino Studios announced that they’re putting Rabisco+ on Switch. The action game is lined up for a May 14 launch.
We have the following overview and trailer from Ratalakia Games:
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 has received a final release date on Switch. It’ll be out on June 25, Activision announced today.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Gamescom 2021 was previously announced as a hybrid event, with the hope that a portion of the show could be held in-person. Those plans have now changed. Show organizers confirmed today that Gamescom 2021 is going all digital once again.
Today’s announcement explains the decision:
MWM Interactive and Flight School Studio today announced the final release date for Stonefly, “a chill and tranquil action adventure game”. It will be available digitally on June 1.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Hamster is continuing its rollout of Arcade Archives games on Switch this week. For its latest release, it’ll be The Astyanax.
The Astyanax originally came from Jaleco and Aicom. It’s a side-scrolling action game with six stages in which players go on a journey to take down the demon overlord Argos.
Arcade Archives The Astyanax will launch worldwide on May 6 for $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Source: Hamster PR
