Original (12/13): Developer Sting has announced that Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future Remaster will be releasing on Switch in Japan. It will release in the region sometime in 2023.
Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future Remaster is a remaster of the original Blaze Union: Story to Reach the Future, a strategy RPG released originally on PSP in 2010. That game was itself a prequel to Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone, a 2006 Game Boy Advance game that received a Switch rerelease a few years ago.
Publisher Hound Picked Games and developer Katsu Entertainment announced today that they’re teaming up on the forthcoming release of Dogfight: A Sausage Bomber Story. It will be available for Switch on April 13, 2023.
Here’s an overview of the shoot ’em up experience:
Original (4/3): Gameloft has shared patch notes for the next Disney Dreamlight Valley update, which is known as Pride of the Valley. It should be available on April 5, 2023.
The update introduces The Lion King Realm with Simba and Nala, a Star Path based around Disney Parks, and more. That’s along with performance improvements, bug fixes, and other technical improvements.
The full patch notes for the Disney Dreamlight Valley Pride of the Valley update are as follows:
Today, publisher Modus Games and developer Crackshell announced that Hammerwatch II is in development for Switch. The title is slated for this summer.
Here’s an overview with a bunch of details:
The latest update for No Man’s Sky has just been made available, and players can now access version 4.2 – known as Interceptor.
Here players can explore corrupted Sentinel planets, fight a legion of new robotic guardians, hijack their technology, steal their ships, harvest their resources, destroy their freighters, and more. There’s plenty more here as well including the standard round of bug fixes.
The full patch notes for the No Man’s Sky version 4.2 “Interceptor” update are as follows:
Hamster will release Rezon on Switch as the latest Arcade Archives title, the company has confirmed. It’s due out worldwide on April 6, 2023.
Rezon, which was made by Allumer, first debuted in 1991. It’s a side-scrolling shoot ’em up that’s reminiscent of R-Type. The game takes place on Earth as players defend the planet from an alien invasion. Across six stages, players control the SR-91 space fighter. Note that Rezon is known for its tough difficulty.
Arcade Archives Rezon will be available via the Switch eShop. Pricing is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.
Source: Hamster PR
One of Drinkbox’s older Switch titles is getting a physical release, as Limited Run Games has announced plans to produce cartridges for Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack.
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack previously debuted on Switch in 2019. After this title, Drinkbox would go on to make Guacamelee, Severed, and Nobody Saves the World.
Fire Emblem Heroes has just announced No Matter Where as its next summoning event. It will include Hector: Sworn Friend (voiced by Patrick Seitz, art by Hagiya Kaoru), Eliwood: Pledged Friend (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal, art by azu – taro), Rebecca: Breezy Scamp (voiced by Hunter MacKenzie Austin, art by Pukyunosuke), and Mark: Winds of Hope (voiced by Wendee Lee, art by Wada Sachiko).
Hector’s lineup of skills are Valiant War Axe, Armored Beacon, Ostia’s Heart, Vengeful Fighter 4, and D/R Far Save 3. Eliwood has Fiery War Sword, Luna, Spd/Def Clash 4, S/D Near Trace 3, and Inborn Idealism. Rebecca can learn Gusty War Bow, Moonbow, Atk/Spd Finish 3, and Null Follow-Up 3. Finally, for Mark it’s Total War Tome, Iceberg, Remote Mirror, Sabotage A/R 3, and Canto Control 3.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems just started distribution of a new version 2.0.0 update for Fire Emblem Engage.
The update is highlighted by the availability of the Fell Xenologue DLC, which can be accessed as part of the game’s Expansion Pass. It will be playable after finishing the sixth chapter and unlocking the ability to transform items using the Ancient Well in the Somniel. Aside from new story content, it includes the enchanted and mage cannoneer unit classes plus a variety of items.
