Konami surprised fans yesterday with the announcement and digital launch of Castlevania Dominus Collection, and we now have confirmation that a physical release is happening. The company is teaming up with Limited Run Games on boxed versions.
Limited Run Games indicated on social media that a collector’s edition is planned. On top of that though, you should be able to pick up standard physical versions. Remember that Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin, and Order of Ecclesia are included in the collection.
Today, Argonaut Games announced that a remaster of Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is now in development. It will launch in 2024 on “all the current consoles” – which should include Switch.
Argonaut Games actually closed in 2004. However, today’s announcement reveals that the company is now making a comeback two decades later.
Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club is almost here, and Nintendo has published another trailer. The video celebrates tomorrow’s worldwide launch.
Here’s some information about the game, courtesy of Nintendo:
August 27: The release date for Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland has been revealed, and fans won’t need to wait too much longer for the game. According to an eShop listing, The Mix Games will publish the title on September 10, 2024.
Some of you may remember that we were originally expecting Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland back in March. That ultimately didn’t come to pass, however. The good news is that it looks like we’re only a couple of weeks out from the launch.
Bear Belly Games today announced that its upcoming game Dungeons and Ducklings is heading to Switch. The game will initially come to PC this year, but the Switch version is targeted for 2025.
Dungeons and Ducklings is a retro arcade roguelite inspired by Pac-Man. You’ll play as Mama Duck while navigating through a maze and saving lock ducklings along the way.
Additional information can be found in the following overview:
Nintendo just published a new Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club developer interview in which we learn how the game came to be, and also got insight into the making of the smile for Emio (or the Smiling Man).
Producer Yoshio Sakamoto and assistant producer Kaori Miyachi took part in the discussion. According to Sakamoto, there weren’t plans for Emio while working on the Famicom Detective Club remakes. However, after seeing Mages work on that release, he “began to seriously think about creating something new again and was motivated to write a new story.”
Here’s the full excerpt from the interview:
We’ve got a bit of news for Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream fans, as Bandai Namco today announced a new Open Network Test which fans will be able to download on the eShop. The event will be taking place on Switch and other platforms late next month.
For those that participate, players can explore the virtual world and engage in 20-player raids against unique and vicious enemies such as The Skull Reaper and Sword Golem. They’ll also be able to experience the roles of their favorite characters from the series.
May 10: Nintendo is gearing up to release an official art book for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom known as the “Master Works”. It will be available on August 30, 2024.
The book has 464 pages of content, including various art, concept art from early stages of development, setting documents, storyboards, documents about the history of Hyrule, and a discussion about the game’s setting. Everything is spread out across three chapters covering the art, design materials, and story. It offers a behind the scenes look at the development of the game. It includes comments from the staff as well.
Hamster will release Finalizer Super Transformation as the latest Arcade Archives game on Switch, the company announced today. A worldwide release is planned for August 29, 2024.
