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Risen review

System: Switch
Release date: January 24, 2023
Developer: Piranha Bytes
Publisher: THQ Nordic


Risen is a peculiar beast. This action RPG originally graced our consoles back in 2009, where it served as something of an amalgamation of various different western franchises. It featured moral conundrums akin to Mass Effect, a lush open world reminiscent of Fable, and systems that wouldn’t seem out of place in an Elder Scrolls title. The game has garnered a bit of a cult following across the community since its original release (and the release of its two sequels). With Risen’s arrival on Switch – along with the measured benefit of hindsight – have THQ Nordic and Piranha Bytes graced us with a hidden RPG gem? Or has age diminished the game’s quirky, ethereal appeal?

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake gameplay

Now that SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is here, we’re able to get a closer look at the Switch version with new gameplay. We can see the prologue, Wild West Wishworld, and more.

Below is some information about the title: 

SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake trailer

A new launch trailer has come in for SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake to celebrate the game’s release.

We have more information in the following overview:

SpongeBob SquarePants Cosmic Shake review

System: Switch
Release date: January 31, 2023
Developer: Purple Lamp
Publisher: THQ Nordic


Of all the platforming juggernauts that come to mind when I recall the early 2000s, SpongeBob SquarePants is not among them. In 2020, THQ released a remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom – a 2003 game in every sense of the word. After selling over two million copies, it landed us with an all new spiritual sequel to that game in the form of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. The main hurdle this sequel has to overcome is being unshackled from the weapons-grade nostalgia that propelled its predecessor to success. To be fair to The Cosmic Shake, this is a difficult act to follow. How exactly do you craft a follow-up to a remake of a twenty year old game? Developer Purple Lamp has two decades of platformers to draw inspiration from, and the one it chooses to wear on its sleeve is unfortunately the remake that preceded it.

Risen gameplay

THQ Nordic dropped Risen on Switch this week, and we now have gameplay. As a reminder, this is the return of the 2009 action RPG.

For everything you need to know, read the following overview:

SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake interview Purple Lamp

Nintendo Everything recently had a chance to speak with Andreas “AJ” Jarzabek, a project manager at Purple Lamp, about SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake. This title follows a remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, a remake of the 2003 3D platformer.

We discussed a range of topics with Jarzabek, including the origins of Cosmic Shake, different gameplay aspects, the Switch version, and more. You can delve into our full interview below.

SpongeBob SquarePants Purple Lamp Studios

When you think of the bigger SpongeBob SquarePants games these days, Purple Lamp should come to mind. The studio worked on Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated in 2020, and is now about to release The Cosmic Shake just a couple of years later.

Despite having put out a pair of 3D platformers based on the franchise (though one was a remake) relatively close together, it sounds like the developer would like to continue working with the IP going forward. Andreas “AJ” Jarzabek, project manager, Purple Lamp Studios, told Nintendo Everything in a recent interview that it still has plenty of ideas left in the tank.

Remnant From the Ashes

Original (1/17): Remnant: From the Ashes is receiving a new Switch version, publisher THQ Nordic and developer Gunfire Games announced today. The two sides have yet to provide a release window.

Remnant: From the Ashes was thought to be releasing on Nintendo’s console after a rating for the title surfaced at the end of 2021. However, it was not officially confirmed until today.

Risen trailer

THQ Nordic published Risen on Switch today, and we now have a look at the game on Nintendo’s console via a new trailer. This marks the first time the title is appearing on a Nintendo system.

Here’s some information about the game:

SpongeBob SquarePants The Cosmic Shake Kids Explain

THQ Nordic talked to the experts – or kids – on SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake and asked for their verdict. This is what we see in the game’s latest trailer, which was just published. Some new footage is also included.

A brief overview of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake can be found in the following overview:


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