In the past, Pokemon introduced the Exp. Share item in which experience earned in battle is distributed to all Pokemon in the player’s party. For Pokemon Sword/Shield, this is no more.
Game Freak has done away with Exp. Share entirely. In its place, every Pokemon in your party gets equal experience automatically as you progress through the game.
Auto-saves were previously thought to be included in Pokemon Sword/Shield after some footage that was previously shown. Game Freak has now made it official, while also noting that it will be optional.
Players will be able to take advantage of auto-saves throughout the entire game. Director Shigeru Ohmori said the following regarding how it works:
Unties and 3rd Eye Project have announced that the psychological horror adventure game 3rd Eye will be released on Switch. Planned as an eShop download, the game will be out in Q4 2019.
We have the following overview and trailer for 3rd Eye:
The action strategy hybrid Sea Salt is coming to Switch, YCJY Games has announced. A release is planned for October 17.
We have the following overview and trailer for Sea Salt:
A new update is on the way for ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove, HumaNature Studios has announced. Version 1.5 will add Extreme and Endless modes.
Here’s the full rundown on both:
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is just a month away, and a bunch of new videos are now in. We’ve attached a gameplay trailer below as well as the latest footage.
