The situation surrounding Cooking Mama: Cookstar just keeps getting stranger. After rumors circulated that the game was mining cryptocurrency – which was swiftly denied by the developer – a member of the team has come forward to further clarify what is actually happening.
The crux of the situation apparently involves a legal battle between publisher Planet Entertainment and IP holder Office Create. This has what resulted in the game’s removal from the eShop and scarcity in stores. Additionally, it looks like Planet Entertainment launched Cooking Mama: Cookstar “against a request by Office Create to keep polishing the game, or perhaps even canceling it.”
The staffer told Screen Rant:
A new 2020 Spring Sale from SEGA has just gone live on the eShop. Fans can save on SEGA Ages titles, Sonic, Valkyria Chronicles, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
Nintendo issued yet another update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons last night, bringing the game to version 1.1.4. Aside from adjusting the appearance rate of some Bunny Day eggs, an issue was also fixed involving Flick.
Below are the official patch notes:
At PAX East 2020, Nintendo checked out some upcoming indie games for Switch. The company has shown off some of the games it saw in the video below, including Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, Super Meat Boy Forever, Boyfriend Dungeon, Bake ‘n Switch, The Survivalists, and more.
Publisher Zordix have announced that the upcoming four-player party game Ponpu will launch on Switch this June. Previously, the game only had a vague Q2 2020 launch window.
The game’s description is as follows:
Publisher Armor Games Studios have announced that Jet Lancer will launch for Switch on May 12th. The arial combat shooter will cost $14.99/£13.49/€14.99 on the eShop.
The game’s descriptions is as follows:
Bandai Namco has offered a first look at Hawks in My Hero One’s Justice 2, the game’s first DLC character. Get a look at the video below.
The highly popular Hawks arrives at top speed with his bright red wings! Are you ready to cut through anything with feather blades? The wing hero Hawks will be the first DLC character coming to #MyHero One’s Justice 2! pic.twitter.com/nJY9MqfykB
— Bandai Namco UK (@BandaiNamcoUK) April 6, 2020
Hawks will be available in My Hero One’s Justice 2 sometime this spring. The full game is currently out now on Switch.
Wired Productions and KeokeN Interactive have shared a new “5 Things You Need to Know” trailer for Deliver Us the Moon, the sci-fi thriller title. We’ve included it below.
Deliver Us the Moon should be on Switch later in 2020.
Null Drifter, a minimalistic bullet hell twin-stick shooter, will soon be making its way to Switch. Eastasiasoft announced the new title today, though didn’t share an exact release date.
Here’s an overview of Null Drifter, along with a trailer:
Ratalakia Games will publish the top-down shooter Rush Rover on Switch this week, the company announced today. The game will launch via the eShop on April 10.
We have the following overview and trailer for Rush Rover:
