Atari today announced that it has teamed up with Jeff Minter on Akka Arrh, a new game from Jeff Minter. It will be coming to Switch in early 2023.
Minter has worked on nearly 100 games spanning almost every generation of console. He created two dozen titles for Atari and Atari hardware, including Tempest 2000, Tempest 3000, and Tempest 4000.
Numskull Games has shared the latest on Clive ‘N’ Wrench, including news about a physical release in North America plus a Christmas trailer.
A boxed version was already planned for Europe, but the same can now be said for the United States and Canada. PM Studios will be distributing the game at retail outside of Europe. Standard and collector’s editions will both be sold on Switch.
Nintendo and Intelligent Systems aren’t slowing down on character introductions for Fire Emblem Engage having now introduced Fogato and Hortensia. Information was provided on the series’ Japanese Twitter account with Serenes Forest providing translations.
Fogato, voiced by KENN in the Japanese version, is the first prince of the Kingdom of Solm as well as Timerra’s younger brother. He was able to live more of a free live than his sister since the Queen inherits the throne. Fogato is optimistic and easy-going, and it seems he’s traveling the country to protect his people.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has provided a brief update on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, stating that Square Enix may have news to share in the not-so-distant future.
That tidbit of information came about in an interview with Famitsu. Hori also said that along with Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, Square Enix is working hard on Dragon Quest XII.
Starting today, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe players can access a brand new Custom Items feature. This has been made available as part of the just-released version 2.2.0 update.
With the feature, it’s now possible to choose which items appear in offline VS Races and certain online modes. You can have everything on, off, or only certain things on. If you’re interested in racing without the Blue Shell but keeping all other items for instance, that’s now something you can do. Players can even allocate specific items to each team in Team Races and Battles.
Original: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has just received a new update, and the game is now at version 2.2.0. Nintendo has yet to share the patch notes, but we’ll share them when available.
The highlight for today is the previously-announced third wave of tracks for the game’s Booster Course Pass. Two cups have been added with four tracks each. The Rock Cup contains London Loop (Tour), Boo Lake (GBA), Rock Rock Mountain (3DS), and Maple Treeway (Wii) while the Moon Cup is comprised of Berlin Byways (Tour), Peach Gardens (DS), Merry Mountain (Tour), and Rainbow Road (3DS).
An extensive new update has been released for Temtem. As well as an extensive number of balancing adjustments and bug fixes, this update introduces the “Days of Yore” season, which brings with it new medieval-themed items. Full details can be found below:
Season Two of Overwatch 2 has arrived on Switch, and Nintendo have shared a launch trailer to commemorate the occasion. Most notably, Season Two brings with it a new playable hero, Ramattra, as well as a new escort map.
Pac Mania is due out on Switch this week as the latest Arcade Archives game, Hamster has announced. All regions will be getting it on December 8, 2022.
Here’s some more information about the game:
