Image & Form’s hit Switch eShop title SteamWorld Dig 2 is getting a retail release. Today, Rising Star Games announced that a physical version will be sold this spring in both North America and Europe.

SteamWorld Dig 2’s boxed version will naturally include the game on a cartridge. You’ll also find an exclusive double-sided poster featuring iconic artwork along with a reversible inlay with never-before-seen artwork.

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Curve Digital has scooped up a new game for publishing, and it’s coming to Switch. Announced today is Smoke and Sacrifice, a project from Solar Sail Games.

Smoke and Sacrifice features a handanimated story of motherhood and survival. The open-world, narrative-driven RPG will have you playing as a young mother who is on a quest to discover the fate of her son after he was sacrificed.

Smoke and Sacrifice will launch for Switch later this year. We have some additional information and the debut trailer below.

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Bonus Level Entertainment has revealed that Fox n Forests is coming to Switch. The 16-bit 2D action-platformer is set to arrive sometime this spring.

Fox n Forests takes inspiration from classic titles such as Zelda, Castlevania, Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, Wonder Boy in Monster World, and ActRaiser 2. You’ll use a magic melee crossbow in the game that has lets you switch between two seasons per level.

Here’s more on Fox n Forests with a trailer:

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This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:

Let’s Manga (PSV) – 8/8/9/9
Iconoclasts (PS4/PSV) – 9/8/8/8
Cyber Troopers: Virtual On x Toaru Majutsu no Index: Toaru Majutsu no Dennou Senki (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/8/9
BoxyRacers (NSW) – 8/8/8/8
Secret of Mana (PS4/PSV) – 8/8/7/7
Idolish7 Twelve Fantasia! (PSV) – 8/7/7/7
Fantasy Hero: Unsigned Legacy (NSW) – 7/7/7/7
The Impatient (PS4) – 7/7/7/7
Hoshi no Kakera no Monogatari: Hitokakera-Ban (PS4) – 7/7/7/7

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Over the Moon published a new gameplay trailer for The Fall Part 2: Unbound under the name “I Am Train”. Watch the video below.

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The folks over at Digital Foundry have decided to take a look at Bayonetta 2 on the Switch. The main takeaways are that the game runs in 720p both in docked and in undocked mode and that the visual fidelity seems to be identical in both modes. Docked mode has the edge in terms of framerate, getting close but not always quite reaching a steady 60 fps. The framerate is the most obvious improvement compared to the Wii U version, since the game doesn’t seem to have received many visual improvements otherwise. Check out Digital Foundry’s video below for their full analysis:

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Preview images for this week’s Famitsu magazine have started to come out. One of the articles this week will be about Attack on Titan 2. While we don’t have a lot of details yet, the article confirms that Levi in his cleaning outfit will be a playable character. We should have some more concrete information once we get our hands on the full issue of Famitsu later this week.

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A new set of quests has been added to Fire Emblem Heroes. The “Defeat Foes” quests, as the name implies, require you to defeat a variety of enemies. The quests will be available for two weeks. The specific quests and their rewards are as follows:

• Defeat 5 green-type foes that are level 10 or higher with red-type allies – 1 Orb
• Defeat 5 red-type foes that are level 10 or higher with blue-type allies – 50 Great Scarlet Badges
• Defeat 5 blue-type foes that are level 10 or higher with green-type allies – 50 Great Azure Badges
• Defeat 10 staff foes that are level 20 or higher with red-type allies – 50 Great Verdant Badges
• Defeat 10 bow foes that are level 20 or higher with blue-type allies – 50 Great Transparent Badges
• Defeat 10 dagger foes that are level 20 or higher with green-type allies – 300 Arena Medals
• Defeat 10 green magic foes that are level 20 or higher with red-type allies – 3 Dueling Crests
• Defeat 10 red magic foes that are level 20 or higher with blue-type allies – 3 Light’s Blessing
• Defeat 10 blue magic foes that are level 20 or higher with green-type allies – 3 Stamina Potions
• Defeat 15 axe foes that are level 40 or higher with red-type allies – 1 Orb
• Defeat 15 sword foes that are level 40 or higher with blue-type allies – 1 Orb
• Defeat 15 lance foes that are level 40 or higher with green-type allies – 1 Orb
• Defeat 15 colorless-type foes that are level 40 or higher with colorless-type allies – 1 Orb

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In this week of Pokemon Shuffle players will have a new Comfey stage. A new Pokemon Safari that includes Pikachu in Magikarp Costume, Gyarados Costume, Charizard Costume, Shiny Rayquaza Costume, surprised Pikachu and dizzy Pikachu. All of these will be available until February 13th. Repeat runs of Shaymin Land Forme, Shaymin Sky Forme, Dialga and Palkia have also begun.

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The mobile title Seven Knights is coming to Switch, Netmarble Games has announced. This comes as part of the company’s plans to get involved with the console (and Steam) business – much like we saw from GREE last week.

Netmarble hasn’t said when Seven Knights will be releasing. For now, we have some additional information and a trailer below.

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