Minecraft just released its latest major update, “Spring to Life”. This is also known as version 1.21.70.
The new update brings along a ton of new stuff. It features warm and cold variants for various passive animal mobs, new foliage blocks to biomes, and ambience features.
The full rundown is as follows:
A few days back, we reported on The Repair Job, one of Xenoblade Chronicles X’s most egregious affinity quests. It’s particularly troublesome if you accept it as soon as it becomes available – at that point, you likely won’t have many probes placed around Mira. The first half of this quest is straightforward: talk to an NPC and then head to Starfall Basin to search the White Whale debris for specific parts. Once you return to the West Gate, you’ll be given the option to agree with Lin (the mechanical error should be fixed) or Tatsu (you want to stop working and get something to eat). The scene frames Lin as the one in the right, so we’d imagine many players chose to sympathize with her. And if you do, the quest becomes a bit more complicated.
Following its original 2022 launch, Vault of the Void is now making the jump to Nintendo Switch. Spider Nest Games has confirmed plans for a release on the console on April 3, 2025.
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder with skill-based card play, deep customization, and zero-RNG combat. The game boasts plenty of content with over 440 cards, four different classes, and more than 320 Artifacts.
Further information can be found in the following overview:
Multiple sources are pointing to the possibility of a Nintendo Direct taking place later this week.
This is not to be confused with the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 event planned for April 2, and is also just a few days away. We would only be hearing about games lined up for the current console.
Later this week, Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet players will be able to experience the latest Tera Raid Battle event, which features Tyranitar.
This time around, Tyranitar will have the Ghost Tera Type. It will be quite the challenge as the Pokemon will be appearing in 7 Star Raids. As usual, it has the Mightiest Mark and can be caught just per save file.
Today, RedDeerGames and Alacrity Studios announced Hogtie for Nintendo Switch. The title is targeting a Q3 2025 launch.
Hogtie is a Sokoban puzzle adventure game. The goal here is to wrangle mischievous pigs with your lasso and guide them back to their pens. Mixing things up are different biomes, tiles with unique effects, and character customization.
Here’s an official overview:
SelectaPlay today confirmed a physical release Terrifier: The ARTcade Game on Nintendo Switch, which will be offered with a collector’s edition.
Aside from the game, you’ll get a variety of extras here. Each unit is packed with the following:
Ratalaika Games has announced its weekly Nintendo Switch release, which is Kara Fantasy. The game is lined up for March 28, 2025.
Kara Fantasy is an adventure RPG made by Bug-Studio. Players will journey through five mystical forest worlds in hopes of saving the princess.
If you’re interested in learning more, read the following overview:
System: Switch
Release date: March 25, 2025
Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
For over 25 years, the Atelier series has carved out a unique space in the RPG genre, blending alchemy-driven crafting, character-driven narratives, and a laid-back sense of adventure. Since its debut in 1997, the franchise has evolved through multiple generations, refining its various beloved systems while maintaining the core charm that maintains its long-lived fan base. Unlike the high-stakes, world-ending plots of traditional RPGs, Atelier games often focus on personal growth, discovery, and the joy of creation – where gathering ingredients and crafting the perfect item can be just as satisfying as toppling a powerful foe. At times you may do both in quick succession, even.
Palworld developer Pocketpair appears to be open to a Switch 2 version of the game, despite the company’s ongoing lawsuit with Nintendo / The Pokemon Company.
At GDC 2025 last week, IGN spoke with communications director John ‘Bucky’ Buckley, who was asked about the possibility of a version happening on that console. It sounds like the team is very much open to considering the possibility so long as it’s technically possible. Buckley even said that a Nintendo Switch 1 version would have happened, but “Palworld is a beefy game.”
