The platformer Skybolt Zack will arrive on Switch next month, publisher Green Man Gaming and developer Devs Must Die have announced. It’ll be out via the eShop on October 24. Prior to that, a demo will be made available on October 4.
We have the following overview and trailer for Skybolt Zack:
A poster for the new Pokemon anime series has popped up on Japanese message boards. Although not from an official source, it definitely looks legit. Other details about this new series had also previously leaked online. The official reveal of the new series is this Sunday, so we should know for sure by then. As you can see, the poster shows Ash and Pikachu, as well as a new male character and Scorbunny. Also featured in the background are several other Pokemon and iconic landmarks from the Pokemon world, as this series is set to take place in all regions of the Pokemon world, in addition to the new region of Galar. The series is set to start on November 17 in Japan.
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition is out now on Nintendo Switch. To celebrate the occasion, Nintendo shared a special message from series creator Yuji Horii and the game’s director Hokuto Okamoto:
To celebrate the launch of #DragonQuestXI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition, here’s a special message from DRAGON QUEST series creator Yuji Horii and the game’s producer, Hokuto Okamoto! pic.twitter.com/eV0gMxclrl
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) September 27, 2019
A mix of good and bad news for visual novel fans in Europe: YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world is getting a slight delay – it’ll now be released on October 11 instead of October 4. However, Europeans will now also have the opportunity to buy the Limited Edition of the game that was previously only confirmed for North America. The Limited Edition can be purchased at NIS America’s European online store. It seems like NIS America are now assisting Numskull Games with publishing the game in Europe.
The contents of the Limited Edition are the same as the one sold in North America:
– YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World Nintendo Switch Day 1 Edition (Includes a voucher code for 8-BIT YU-NO’S GREAT ADVENTURE. Experience an action game set in classic 8-bit style featuring the characters from YU-NO.)
– Hardcover Art Book (Contains Spoilers)
– 5-Disc DVD Official Soundtrack
– Pillow Case
– Collector’s Box
Yacht Club Games announced today that they reached a major milestone: development of both Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown is now complete. This means that development on everything that was announced in the initial Kickstarter campaign for Shovel Knight is now finished, and Yacht Club Games can move on to other projects.
Both Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown are planned for a release on Nintendo Switch in December.
Level-5 has released a new Japanese trailer for the Nintendo Switch version of Yo-kai Watch 1, which is due out in Japan on October 10:
The next new sync pair coming to Pokemon Masters has been revealed: Hilda & Tepig. A Spotlight Scout as well as a Story Event featuring these two will be available starting on September 30, until October 17.
Additionally, a new update for the game is starting to roll out. Here’s what’s changed:
- Recommended strength for areas containing battles is now displayed
- You can now check the bonus strength your team gets when your sync pairs match the recommended type for each area
- You can now check a sync pair’s details by tapping and holding down their profile icon in the Team menu
- You may now skip sync pair scout animations
- Usability of the Team menu has been improved
- Names of training areas have been changed, and the main rewards you get from them are now displayed
- When you return to the app after having it run in the background, a notice prompting you to resume the battle will now be displayed if you were in the middle of one when you left
- You are now able to check the stat changes to each of your sync pairs as you’re equipping them with gear
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements have been implemented
Also, some changes to the Exchange Items menu have been made:
- You are now able to exchange multiple items at once
- You can now switch displays between Simple View and Detailed View
- Daily and Month.y categories have been added for items
- The number of daily items that can be exchanged is reset daily
- The number of monthly items that be exchanged is reset monthly
- Some items that were in the General category have been moved to the Monthly category
Inazuma Eleven Ares has had a troubled development history, to say the least. It was originally scheduled to launch in Summer of 2018 in Japan, but has been delayed multiple times since then. Last December, after another delay, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino talked about the development of the game, revealing that part of the work was outsourced to a third-party developer. Today, Hino provided another status update on the game in a blog post on Level-5’s website (credit goes to Perfectly Nintendo for the translation).
The big news is that Inazuma Eleven Ares is being rebranded – it’s now known as Inazuma Eleven Heroes: Great Road, and its new release date is Spring 2020 in Japan. Development is now being done again internally at Level-5, and several gameplay elements are being reviewed and improved. Although still based on the framework of Ares, Hino considers it a new game. New features include and “Alpha Episode”, a story section featuring characters from previous Inazuma Eleven games. Other improvements include the ability to decide the exact placement of players on the pitch, as well as the addition of some eSports elements. A deep online experience will be a big focus for Level-5 with this game. Hino also shared a single new screenshot from the game, which you can see above.
Inazuma Eleven Ares was previously announced for a Western release, but we’ll have to wait and see what’ll happen with this new version of the game.
We’ve got some more Fire Emblem Heroes news for you today, in addition to the upcoming Mythic Hero Summoning Focus. A new set of Lance Arts quests are now available in the game. These quests require you to defeat a variety of enemies using lance allies. The rewards include orbs, crystals and arena medals. The quests will be available until October 11.
Also, some new weapon skills and weapon refinements will be added to the game soon. They’ll be available with the next update, which is scheduled to arrive in October. Three characters get new weapon-skills at the 5-star level:
- Guardian’s Axe for Hawkeye: Desert Guardian
- Frederick’s Axe for Frederick: Polite Knight
- Dignified Bow for Virion: Elite Archer
Additionally, Lute: Prodigy will have some weapon refinement options added for her weapon Weirding Tome.
It is officially the first anniversary of the release of Dragalia Lost.
In celebration, Cygames has shared the artwork below. In addition, a daily free tenfold summon event is on now through October 7th, and special anniversary login bonuses are now available.
