Senran Kagura almost had a very different name in the west. As revealed by publisher XSEED Games, the franchise was almost called “Ninjugs”.
Senran Kagura originally launched on 3DS in Japan back in 2011. An updated version, Senran Kagura Burst, then saw the series’ debut overseas in 2012.
M2 held the M2 Shmups Thanksgiving Festival in Japan today. A few announcements were made, and some news was shared that Darius Cozmic Collection will be adding three new games on Switch.
Darius Plus (PC-Engine), Super Nova (SNES), and Sagaia (Genesis) are all in the pipeline. New gadgets (extra features), new modes, and additional English language support among other improvements.
Darius Cozmic Collection is currently available in Japan, and will launch worldwide for Switch in 2020.
A new trailer is in for Mosaic, an atmospheric adventure game coming to Switch in 2020. Have a look at the video below.
SNK’s new Samurai Shodown will be appearing on Switch in early 2020. While we wait for the game, fans can save on a few classic entries in the series.
Hamster has discounted three Samurai Shodown releases under its ACA NeoGeo banner. Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown II, and Samurai Shodown III can all be had for $3.99. Normally, they’re priced at $7.99.
The Samurai Shodown eShop sale will be live until December 18.
Source: Switch eShop
THQ Nordic surprised fans right before the start of E3 by revealing Darksiders Genesis. This new game, developed by Battle Chasers: Nightwar developer Airship Syndicate, is completely different from what we’ve seen from the series before. The team has made a top-down action adventure that introduces the horseman Strife for the first time.
Earlier this year, we spoke with Airship Syndicate president Ryan Stefanelli as well as CEO / Darksiders co-creator Joe Madureira about Darksiders Genesis. We were able to learn more about how the game came to be, what fans can expect from the story and gameplay, and how the Switch version is shaping up. You can find our full discussion below.
Nintendo has shared new data revealing the top top 30 most-downloaded Switch games in North America for November 2019.
Fortnite is again #1 this month. Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, which are new entries, appear in the top ten.
Below are the full results:
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.
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Switch will finally be sold in China on December 10. We have a new promo video for its release in the territory below.
A special announcement for Warframe will be made at The Game Awards, developer Digital Extremes has teased. Further information as to what’s planned for the free-to-play third-person online action game was not provided.
To celebrate the upcoming reveal, a special Twitch Drop will be held for the rare Glaxion Vandal, which lets players freeze enemies. You can obtain the Primary Weapon by watching any channel in The Game Awards directory on Twitch for 30 minutes consecutively with your accounts linked. Be sure to have your Warframe account linked to Twitch. There will also be one drop per account.
The Game Awards will go live on December 12 at 8:30 PM ET.
