Square Enix on releasing its new SaGa games in the west, new content, more
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Square Enix delivered a bunch of news at its E3 2019 event earlier this summer. Among the announcements were two titles now confirmed for the west: Romancing SaGa 3 and SaGa Scarlet Grace Ambitions.
Not too long ago, Famitsu spoke with Square Enix’s Akitoshi Kawazu and Masanori Ichikawa about the upcoming games. Topics include finally releasing the RPGs in the west, new content for Romancing SaGa 3, and more.
Here’s our full translation of the interview:
Risk of Rain 2 out now on Switch
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Bulletstorm isn’t the only new game Gearbox Publishing is releasing on Switch today. Also available is Risk of Rain 2, which can be found on the eShop.
Here’s a brief overview, along with a trailer:
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Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition gets surprise release on Switch
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Earlier this year, Bulletstorm: Duke of Switch Edition was announced for Switch. Gearbox Publishing has just now released the game out of nowhere, despite not revealing the release date previously.
Here’s an overview from the eShop listing, along with some screenshots:
Castle Crashers Remastered launches for Switch on September 17, new details and trailer
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Castle Crashers Remastered has finally been dated for Switch. The game will launch on September 17, developer The Behemoth announced today.
Here’s a bunch of information about the game:
Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers news coming on October 24, new teaser
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After announcing Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers earlier this year, Atlus hasn’t had much to say about the game. The company provided a small update today, confirming that news will be shared on October 24.
A new teaser has also been released, which we have below. It seems to suggest that Sapporo, Sendai, Osaka, and Okinawa will be featured in addition to Shibuya.
Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King officially announced – boxart, first details, screenshots
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Update (8/29): Amazon has now opened pre-orders here.
Original (8/28): Yesterday, Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King was leaked at the GameStop Managers Conference. The collection has now been officially announced, and we have first details / screenshots.
Here’s an overview from a Best Buy listing:
La-Mulana 1 & 2 announced for Switch
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NIS America is bringing La-Mulana 1 & 2 to Switch, the company announced today. The package will be offered starting in 2020.
Here’s everything you need to know about La-Mulana 1 & 2, including a trailer:
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Nintendo Download – August 29, 2019 (North America) – Astral Chain, Spyro, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Astral Chain – $59.99 (available August 30)
Bubsy: Paws on Fire! – $24.99
Root Letter: Last Answer – $29.99 (available September 3)
Spyro Reignited Trilogy – $39.99 (available September 3)
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Sonic the Hedgehog comic series writer reveals his Super Mario Bros. pitch
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Ian Flynn is best known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. At one point though, he was also now hoping to be involved with another big franchise: Mario.
On Twitter, Flynn revealed his pitch for a new Super Mario Bros. comic. He says that it was “well received” at Nintendo of America, but “stalled out” at the company’s Japanese headquarters.
In any case, here’s the full pitch:
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Astral Chain was in the works before NieR: Automata started development, original plan was for triplets, more
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This week, Japanese magazine Famitsu published a new Astral Chain interview with director Takahisa Taura, supervisor Hideki Kamiya, and producer Eijiro Nishimura. It was pretty in-depth at six pages long, but we’ll summarize some of the points here.
Astral Chain came into the picture after Nintendo contacted PlatinumGames to make a game with high difficulty. The game has been a long time coming, as they worked on the plans since before development on NieR: Automata started. To complete the entire project, it took a long time – somewhere around five years.
