Virtuos has helped bring a number of games both past and present to Switch over the past few years. The company’s efforts include Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, Dark Souls: Remastered, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and The Outer Worlds. With new consoles arriving later in 2020, Virtuos’ porting efforts will expand.
Speaking with Maxi-Geek, the studio’s Elijah Freeman said that Virtuos is in a position to bring Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 games to Switch. He told the site:
According to an eShop listing, Journey Bound Games’ adventure puzzle title Path of Giants is releasing on Switch this month. It will launch on April 14.
We have the following overview and trailer for the game:
E3 2020 isn’t happening, and as such, the ESA is turning its attention to next year’s show. E3 2021 will run between June 15 and June 17, the organization announced.
The ESA intends to hold a “reimagined” event next year. Naturally there isn’t much in the way of more significant information as we’re over a year out.
Previously, the ESA said it was “exploring options with our members to coordinate an online experience to showcase industry announcements and news in June 2020.” There have been no updates on that front, however.
Several new games out came out this week on the eShop. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
E3 2020 is no more, but June could still very well be a big month for gaming. A number of developers and publishers are exploring different plans, including digital events. Gaming website IGN is also stepping in with its own initiative.
IGN today announced a new Summer of Gaming event, which will feature “live broadcasts and on-demand programming”. Expect to see “publisher presentations with IGN pre and post discussions, remote developer interviews, hands-on demos and preview impressions, gameplay, and news segments recapping the biggest announcements.” Confirmed participants thus far include 2K, Square Enix, SEGA, Bandai Namco, Devolver Digital, THQ Nordic, and more.
The latest episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta show off their islands in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Check out the full episode below.
Saber Interactive goes into the nitty gritty tech details of making The Witcher 3 possible on Switch
If someone would have told you a couple of years ago that The Witcher 3 would eventually be on Switch, there’s a good chance that you may not have believed them. Before the game was announced, many people thought that such a port would be simply impossible. Yet Saber Interactive managed to make it work, bringing the entire experience to Nintendo’s console and on a single game cartridge to boot.
During NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference, Saber Interactive’s Roman Lebedev delivered a presentation all about the Switch version of The Witcher 3. Lebedev went into detail regarding CPU, memory and build size optimizations and tradeoffs made during development.
Below are some of the highlights:
Deadpool has appeared in Fortnite as one of the shooter’s latest collaborations. The Marvel character has shown up with a special skin, available to everyone who purchased this season’s battle pass.
Find two pistols hidden in the menu screens in order to unlock the skin. After that, enter a match and change into the Deadpool skin at any of the phone booths on the island.
Aside from the skin, players can unlock Deadpool’s katanas and more. The game is also featuring a Deadpool party boat, which was transformed from the yacht in the northeastern part of the map.
Niantic has announced a new Spring 2020 event for Pokemon GO.
It’ll include Buneary with a flower crown, and you’ll be able to more frequently encounter egg- and spring-themed Pokemon. Pokemon Eggs can hatch Pichu and Togepi with flower crowns. Additionally, Field Research tasks are planned that include encounters with Alolan Exeggutor, Azumarill, and Audino.
There will be a couple of bonuses as well. These include 2x Hatch Candy and Lucky Eggs lasting for one hour.
Below are the full details on the Spring 2020 Pokemon GO event:
Developer miHoYo has shared a new “Lantern Rite” video for Genshin Impact, its open-world action-RPG showing the game’s “Mingxiao Convergence” event. We have it below, but keep in mind that it’s considered spoiler territory.
Genshin Impact will be out on Switch later in 2020.
