NIS America revealed the western release date for Ys VIII on Switch today. The game is arriving on June 26 in North America and June 29 in Europe.
On Switch, content from both the PS4 and PS Vita versions will be included. Also, he Day One Adventurer’s Edition contains a reversible cover, an exclusive foil pack of three character cards featuring Adol, Dana, and Dogi, as well as a double-sided poster featuring Dana and the Map of the Isle of Seiren.
We’ve included a new trailer for Ys VIII below.
At GDC today, Splatoon and Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami is hosting a special panel. The talk was highlighted by showing prototypes for the first game.
When Nintendo was first developing Splatoon, we heard in an Iwata Asks interview series that the team messed around with various concepts and ideas like tofu and rabbits. We now have new images and details about what took place during development.
Here’s the roundup:
Next month, Rocket League will be getting its next big update. Psyonix shared new details on what’s to come with the Tournaments Update today.
Once the update drops, players will be able to create and join in-game tournaments, restrict entry into tournaments by minimum and maximum Competitive Rank, and more. The patch will also contain the following additions and improvements:
IGN has a lengthy look at the new From Dusk Till Casa Bonita DLC for South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Watch the first 15 minutes below.
This week’s issue of Famitsu has early information on what’s to come for Fire Emblem Warriors. Along with actual details for the Fire Emblem Awakening DLC and new update, the magazine reveals a release date.
First, here’s a roundup of information:
Starting tomorrow, the Pokemon GO Eggstravaganza will once again be in effect. Players will have more opportunities to hatch certain Pokemon.
Niantic shares the following details about the event:
A new gameplay video has arrived from GDC 2018 that shows off footage from Shift Quantum. Check it out below.
D3Publisher has released The Men of Yoshiwara: Ohgiya and The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya on Switch over the past couple of months. Both visual novels are available around the world.
D3 Publisher isn’t finished with the genre, as a listing on the eShop shows that Charming Empire, otherwise known as Teikoku Kaleido -Banka no Kakumei-, is also on the way. The latest visual novel is planned for March 29 in Japan (possibly other regions as well).
Zerodiv intends to release another arcade game on Switch next week – at least in Japan. Sengoku Blade is currently being shown on the eShop for March 29.
Sengoku Blade is a horizontal shooter originally made by Psikyo. The action is set in a futuristic version of feudal Japan, and offers five playable characters as well as two unlockable ones.
Zerodiv could be releasing Sengoku Blade in the west on March 29 as well, but we’ll need to wait and see how the next few days play out. We’ll let you know when we have a North American / European date.
Source: Switch eShop
A listing on the Japanese eShop clues us in on next week’s NeoGeo game for Switch. On March 29, you’ll be able to purchase Sengoku 3.
Sengoku 3 continues the classic side-scrolling beat ’em up series. Here’s an overview:
