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Eurogamer recently spoke with Andrei Lăzărescu, a developer at EA Sports Bucharest working on FIFA 18. The site asked about missing content such as the FUT Champions and Squad Battles modes, and whether this is because they expect more casual play on Switch.

Lăzărescu said in response:

“I see it as being more social. …casual represents different things to different people. I look at them as two different games, two different worlds, that I think we should take for what they are, and keep in mind that we should not try to force people onto certain things just because it works on a certain platform.”

FIFA 18 is using a different engine on Switch than other platforms. On PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, EA is using Frostbite. This is what allows for features like the Journey follow-up, the new ‘cinematic’ Career Mode transfers, a special animation system, and more detailed stadiums and crowds. Lăzărescu feels that the Switch hardware “is very difficult,” and a future mode exactly like the Journey is “unlikely.” He also added that the aforementioned additions “would take an army of people, if it was possible, to be done.”

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A lengthy gameplay video has come in showing off-screen footage of NBA 2K18 on Switch. Check it out below.

More PAX West footage from GameXplain, this time we have some gameplay footage of Nine Parchments which you can check out down below.

Some more screenshots of Metroid: Samus Returns have been posted online, give them a look down below.

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GameXplain has just uploaded a video from PAX West showing off 10 minutes of the Bowser’s Minions part of Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions. Check out the full 10 minutes below.

We heard earlier that Stardew Valley would be submitted for approval to Nintendo. Turns out it has indeed been submitted as confirmed by the CEO of Chucklefish on twitter. It’s great to have the official confirmation and now we’re one step closer to Stardew Valley on Switch.

Nintendo’s twitter has just shown off a few images of the upcoming Splatfest in Splatoon 2. The maps are Manta Maria and Shifty Station, check them out below.

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Image & Form have announced that El Huervo, known for his music on Hotline Miami, will be contributing to the SteamWorld Dig 2 soundtrack.

You can listen to the new track “New Heights in El Machino” below, starting at the 3:04 mark:

Pokémon Duel has surpassed over 25 million downloads worldwide, the game’s Japanese Twitter account has announced. That figure accounts for all downloads across iOS and Android.

The Pokémon Duel Twitter account sent out the following message earlier today:

Nintendo of Europe has announced NBA 2K18 will be physically released on the Switch on October 17. We can also confirm that the game will be released in North America on the same day.

The digital version of NBA 2K18 will be coming to Switch on September 15 as previously announced. We were originally supposed to see the physical release at around the same time, but it was delayed for unspecified reasons.

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