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Shovel Knight Dig update 1.0.8

Shovel Knight Dig is here, and it’s accompanied by a version 1.0.8 update. The patch notes are in from Yacht Club Games.

With the update, a bunch of fixes and improvements are included, and that even involves level design changes. Loading times and performance are also improved on Switch.

The full patch notes for the Shovel Knight Dig version 1.0.8 update are as follows:

Shovel Knight Dig trailer

One final trailer has come in for Shovel Knight Dig. The title just launched following the initial announcement in 2019.

More information about the game can be found in the following overview:

Shovel Knight Dig gameplay

New gameplay has come in for Shovel Knight Dig on Switch. After the game was announced three years ago, it’s finally seeing its debut.

Further information can be found in the following overview:

Three years after it was first announced, Yacht Club Games and Nitrome have provided a release date for Shovel Knight Dig. It’s just been confirmed that the game will launch on September 23, 2022.

Shovel Knight Dig was delayed last November. The original plan was to have it ready for 2021, but it was moved to a vague 2022 window instead.

Gunbrick: Reloaded physical

A physical version of Gunbrick: Reloaded is currently planned, Limited Run Games has announced. The company will be offering it as part of its distribution line.

Gunbrick: Reloaded originally made its debut in April 2020. Nitrome has thus far only made the puzzle-platformer available digitally, so collectors will soon be able to add it to their physical collections.

shovel knight dig grub pit

Shovel Knight Dig, which was first announced in August 2019, has received a status update from Yacht Club Games and we’ve got information about a new Grub Pit area.

According to the company, it’s now “in the final stages of development and nearing completion”. As for Grub Pit, it’s a bug infested area.

The full rundown on Shovel Knight Dig’s Grub Pit is below:

Shovel Knight Dig delayed

Shovel Knight Dig is the latest game to have been hit by a delay. While Yacht Club Games and Nitrome were originally targeting a 2021 release, it has now been moved to 2022. A specific window beyond that has not been shared at this time.

Yacht Club said that development on Shovel Knight is going well. However, the team needs “a little more time than our initial projected release window”.

As we reported a short while ago, the puzzle-platformer Gunbrick: Reloaded is launching for Switch via the eShop on April 9. Have a look at some footage below.

Nitrome, the creator of Bomb Chicken and co-developer on Shovel Knight Dig, has announced Gunbrick: Reloaded. The puzzle-platformer will land on Switch starting April 9.

We have the following overview and trailer for Gunbrick: Reloaded:

Shovel Knight Dig will release in 2021, Yacht Club Games and Nitrome have announced. The game previously lacked any sort of release window.

Hive Knight has also been introduced as one of Shovel Knight Dig’s characters. Here’s a look at the official character art:


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