Frank and Drake, the rotoscoped narrative adventure starring an unlikely duo solving a conspiracy, now has a release date. Publisher Chorus Worldwide and developer Appnormals announced today that it will be available for Switch on July 20, 2023.
Frank and Drake was originally planned for Spring 2022 before being quietly delayed to February of this year. It saw another delay, but now that we have an actual date, the game shouldn’t be pushed back any further.
Gearbox Publishing and developer Andrew Morrish announced today that Unidentified Falling Objects (UFO) is making its way to Switch. You can pick it up on July 18, 2023.
UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects is a puzzle platformer that drops players directly into the puzzle board to dodge falling obstacles, set up combos, and blast blocks to survive as long as possible and achieve a high score. The game has a single-player campaign plus for support for local multiplayer in one versus one battles as well as online play in which you can compete against up to 19 other players.
Nintendo just announced that a new Nintendo Direct presentation will air tomorrow, June 21. It’ll kick off at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET / 3 PM in the UK / 4 PM in Europe.
According to Nintendo, the new event will be about 40 minutes long. It’ll mainly focus on games launching in 2023, including Pikmin 4.
System: Switch
Release date: June 27, 2023
Developer: Marvelous
Publisher: XSEED / Marvelous
Story of Seasons has had a series of ups and downs as the franchise has tried to find its footing in a genre it once had a monopoly on. It’s true that each new title has offered an exciting prospect of things to come within the series itself. It’s also always seemed to go against the idea of being a market leader once more in favor of keeping things traditional, but much that stubborn thinking may be to its detriment. This rears its head in the series’ new remake, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life.
Publisher 2Awesome Studio and developer Cereal Games today announced Pecaminosa: A Deadly Hand, a reedition of the police action ARPG currently available on Switch. It’s launching sometime this summer.
This new version will contain the original game plus its La Soirée DLC. The new content is comprised of an epilogue chapter that offers closure to a few unfinished mysteries from the original ending.
Here’s some information about the game:
Pikmin 4 is about a month away, and new details are starting to surface confirming aspects such as split-screen multiplayer and how the game was made with Unreal Engine 4. Some notable tidbits are included on the official download card that’s now popping up across Japanese retailers.
In terms of actual gameplay, split-screen multiplayer is now confirmed. Additionally, a second player is able to provide support by shooting with a reticle. Another aspect pointed out on the card is how you can enter a house. Finally, there’ll be new treasures like fidget spinners, origami, and beach balls.
Original (6/10): Modus Games and Italic Pig have provided a release date for Paleo Pines, their dino ranch-builder. On Switch, it’ll be launching on September 26, 2023.
Paleo Pines was confirmed for Switch back in April. We originally had a more vague fall release window.
Here’s an official overview:
Bandai Namco just announced a final release date for Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster. The collection will be released exclusively for Switch on September 15, 2023.
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster was previously announced for Switch this past February in a Nintendo Direct. Bandai Namco initially committed to a Summer 2023 launch window.
New details about the next wave of DLC for Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, The Last Spark Hunter, have been revealed. This comes courtesy of a notice via the official Switch news channel.
We previously heard that the DLC would feature the Melodic Gardens, but the news post shares much more. Kanya, the Last Spark Hunter, is the main threat here and comes with the Mecha King Bob-Omb weapon. Golems and Fieldbreakers will also be some of the enemies players will take on.
