Update: The Valkyria Chronicles 4 demo and pre-load are now live on the eShop.
Original: SEGA has passed along some notable news about Valkyria Chronicles 4. Along with a demo, digital pre-orders will be live later today. SEGA actually says that both are live now, but we’re not seeing anything just yet – that should change when the eShop updates in a couple of hours.
Here’s what to expect from the demo:
Update (8/7): Pre-orders are now open on Amazon.
Original (8/6): The Art of Bravely Default will finally be receiving a release in the west. That’s according to Amazon, which lists a February 2019 release for the book.
The retailer provides the following overview:
Overcooked 2 launches today both physically and digitally on Switch. We’ve posted the official launch trailer from Team17 below.
Square Enix held its own conference for financial results earnings earlier today. The company had quite a bit to say about the performance of Octopath Traveler.
The new Switch RPG had sales stronger than Square Enix’s pre-sales forecast. Moreover, it exceeded expectations especially in the United States and Europe. The game also saw higher-than-average ratio of download version vs. packaged.
Bandai Namco held a conference earlier today for its latest financial earnings. During the event, the company commented on Switch.
Bandai Namco stated that making games for Switch requires a different approach than the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, the system is great at “igniting play” anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. The firm is willing to provide more games on the platform as a result.
Preview images of the latest issue of Famitsu have revealed two more playable characters for Warriors Orochi 4: Ares and Odin. We should have more concrete information on both of them once we get our hands on the full issue of Famitsu later this week.
Version 5.20 of Fortnite is now live. Highlights include GPU optimization for Switch plus the new Double Barrel Shotgun weapon and the Steady Storm limited time mode.
Below are the full patch notes:
Today’s Super Smash Blog update is actually about something new for a change – the new Bomber item, originally from the Kirby series:
Hold the Bomber up with the A Button and a massive explosion will occur in 1.5 seconds. You will take less damage by moving away from the centre of the explosion, so if you’re about to get caught in it, try to get away!
After months of waiting, we finally have a final, concrete release date for Penguin Wars on Nintendo Switch – and it turns out that the game is launching next week, on August 15th to be exact.
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi with Power Up Kit for Nintendo Switch has been announced in the latest edition of Famitsu. This is an enhanced version of Nobunaga’s Ambition: Taishi. One new feature of this version are siege battles. No release date has been announced yet.
