Hello my beautiful indie darlings. This week on NEP, join Oni Dino and Karen on some big topics! We’re talking The Game Awards: is it really a good celebration of video games? Is it really the biggest night in gaming? We also discuss the Nindie Showcase from earlier this week (including weighing in on the Gleamlight backlash)—Reggie says it best: indies are the most important in the industry! We also chat Resident Evil 3 Remake, and Oni Dino has tips for the newly released, unconventional JRPG, SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions.
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Fire Emblem Heroes is now hosting Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 8. 5-star Heroes who appeared before the start of Book II appear as focus Heroes, and the focus lineup changes each week.
Players can participate in Summoning Focus: Weekly Revival 8 until December 22.
Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule has been updated. Switch will be impacted several times throughout the coming week, including Pokemon Sword/Shield specifically. Nintendo also has one period planned for early January involving “distribution of update data”.
Here’s the full maintenance schedule:
Galak-Z: The Void and Skulls of the Shogun: Bone-A-Fide Edition originally debuted on the eShop. But in early 2020, they’ll be sold physically. Retailer listings show that a double pack is planned for retail.
You can pre-order Galak-Z: The Void / Skulls of the Shogun Bone-A Fide Platinum Pack on Amazon here or GameStop here. Both list a tentative March 31, 2020 release date as well as a $29.99 price point.
We have the boxart for Galak-Z: The Void / Skulls of the Shogun Bone-A Fide Platinum Pack above.
Never Again, a first-person experience with horror elements, will soon be released on Switch. That’s according to a new eShop page, which lists a January 30 release date.
We have the following overview and trailer for Never Again:
Izanagi Games announced the interactive movie game Death Come True this week. It comes from Kazutaka Kodaka, the creator of Danganronpa. Some follow-up information has since been shared with news regarding platforms, and the project is currently planned for Switch.
Here’s an overview of Death Come True, along with a trailer:
Raw Fury has sent out a new update for Kingdom: Two Crowns – otherwise known as the “Maintenance Update”. Version 1.08 addresses a few prominent issues.
Here are the full patch notes:
Listings on the eShops provide file sizes for a bunch of Switch games. These include Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, Super Crush KO, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
