Feardemic and NC Studio are teaming up to release Project Nightmares on Switch, the two sides announced today. Fans can look forward to seeing it on the system later in 2023.
Project Nightmares, a survival horror game with a procedural structure, will have players discovering the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past. We have further details below.
Minecraft has been given its latest update, with players having access to version 1.19.60.
This patch is mainly about quality of life improvements as well as some new experimental features. Also noteworthy, over 70 community-reported bugs have been fixed.
The patch notes for the Minecraft version 1.19.60 update are as follows:
Publisher Feardemic, along with developer Harvester Games, announced today that they’ll be putting Burnhouse Lane on Switch. The title should be on Nintendo’s console later in 2023.
Burnhouse Lane is a horror adventure game focusing on Angie Weather, “a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to cure her terminal cancer.” For more details, read the following overview:
Nintendo has updated the Japanese release schedule on its platforms for the week of February 16, 2023. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital download schedule:
Thanks to a new partnership between Red Art Games and Assemble Entertainment, Lacuna physical will be receiving a physical release on Switch.
Only a standard edition is planned, but it sounds like an unlimited number of copies will be produced. Each unit includes a double-sided poster.
According to a Reuters report, Nintendo has confirmed that it plans to raise employee wages by 10 percent in Japan. This comes in spite of the company cutting its operating profit 4 percent to 480 billion yen ($3.6 billion) for the year to March 31.
Reuters notes that the wage increase “comes amid calls by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japanese companies to pay workers more as inflation takes hold in an economy used to years of deflation and stagnant wages, and as Japan prepares for its annual spring round of labor negotiations.” Also, by offering a higher salaries, Nintendo could add more talent to its wings which is important due to labor shortages stemming from a falling birth rate and low immigration in Japan.
NIS America has passed along a final release date for Raiden III x Mikado Maniax. The game is confirmed for launch on June 6, 2023 in North America. It will follow on June 9 in Europe and Oceania.
Raiden III x Mikado Maniax was revealed back in October, and was confirmed for the west last month. Players will be able to relive the original arcade experience with vertical screen play and choose from gameplay modes such as Score Attack, Boss Rush, and Double Play, the ability to pilot two ships at once. There’s also support for world rankings and the ability to choose between the original or remixed background music.
The next Nintendo Direct will air on February 8, Nintendo just announced. The event will take place at 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET / 10 PM in the UK / 11 PM in Europe.
Tomorrow’s presentation will cover about 40 minutes of information “mostly focused” on games planned for Switch in the first half of 2023.
Crimson Dawn is in development for Switch, publisher Gameforge and developer Purple Lake confirmed today. Those interested in playing it on Nintendo’s console will be able to do so later in 2023.
Crimson Dawn, a dark fantasy roguelite, pits an auto-attacking protagonist against increasingly difficult waves of enemies that continuously change across various maps. Further information can be found in the following overview:
Bramble: The Mountain King today received a final release date from publisher Merge Games and developer Dimfrost Studios. The two sides confirmed that the game will arrive on April 13, 2023.
Below is an overview of the title with more information:
