Iro Hero

RETRO SHMUP ‘IRO HERO’ OUT NOW ON NINTENDO SWITCH

Blast your way through 9 action-packed stages of polarity switching mayhem! Hong Kong – July 26th, 2018 – Independent developer and publisher, Eastasiasoft Limited, alongside development partner, Artax Games, today released its retro-inspired vertical-scrolling shmup Iro Hero on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America for $12.99, with a 30% discount available for its first two weeks on sale. Steam ver Trailer: Iro Hero combines the old school, pixelated charm of 80s arcade shooters with the complex, high-octane action of a modern bullet hell shmup. Combining complex enemy AI, polarity mechanics, and light puzzle elements, Iro Hero unleashes mind-melting mayhem on the Nintendo Switch! Players will have to shift polarities to avoid color-coded hazards, balance an array of unlockable skills, and make use of reflective surfaces and color areas if they’re to make it through Iro Hero’s 9 action-packed stages intact. Set in the year 2306, Iro Hero opens a century after humans learned how to harness […]

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Nintendo Download, July 26, 2018: Summer Vacation

In addition to video games available at retail stores, Nintendo also offers a variety of content that people can download directly to their systems. Nintendo adds new games weekly to Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch console, the Wii U console and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Nintendo eShop is a cash-based service that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch, Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, but can be used in any Nintendo eShop if the systems are linked to a single Nintendo Account. Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older […]

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Switch Cycle 28

The first person to solve the mystery of Cycle 28 gets every Pill Bug game – past, present, and future – for free

Cycle 28 releases August 2nd on Nintendo SwitchTM and has a community-driven puzzle CARDIFF, 25th July, 2018 – From 2nd August Nintendo Switch™ players will be able to tackle the mystery of Cycle 28 in a community-driven puzzle with ARG elements. Cycle 28 has been available on Steam since March, and though great strides have been made, no one has yet solved the puzzle and claimed the prize: every Pill Bug game – past, present, and future – for free! We’re confident the addition of Nintendo Switch™ players to the Cycle 28 community will make a big difference and help find a solution. From the beginning we’ve encouraged the community to work together to uncover Olivia’s story and break her out of the time loop. So, although we’re offering the Pill Bug Golden Ticket to the first player who solves the mystery and emails the solution to Pill Bug, that player […]

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Semblance

GOOD SHEPHERD ENTERTAINMENT AND NYAMAKOP RELEASE SEMBLANCE, THE WORLD’S FIRST TRUE PLAT-FORMER

Deform yourself and almost everything else in this gorgeous adventure on Nintendo SwitchTM, Windows PC and Mac AMSTERDAM and SOUTH AFRICA– July 24, 2018 – Good Shepherd Entertainment has launched Semblance, the new, world-busting puzzle platformer from independent South African developer Nyamakop. The game is available today for $9.99 on Nintendo Switch™ through the Nintendo eShop, as well as Windows PC and Mac via Steam and GOG.com, with a special 10% launch discount on all platforms from now through July 31. Semblance is an innovative puzzle platformer where nearly everything, including your soft, bouncy character and the environment around you, is entirely deformable! Squish, squash, mold and deform in imaginative ways to solve problems, grab hard-to-reach collectibles and heal the land from an infestation of hard material. Semblance lets you move between challenges at your pace, with an engaging story that unravels organically as you explore. Throughout development, Semblance won multiple special honors at gaming shows for its unique design and aesthetic. […]

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Mesmerizing adventure “N.E.R.O.” coming to Nintendo SwitchTM on October 26

SOEDESCO brings digital and physical Switch version to light  Rotterdam, The Netherlands – July 17, 2018 – Publisher SOEDESCO is adding a new Switch title to its lineup. The first person story adventure N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure, created by Italian developer Storm in a Teacup, is coming to Nintendo Switch™ both digitally and boxed on the 26th of October. Watch the trailer: A touching tale of love and loss N.E.R.O. is a game that explores universal themes such as love, loss and family. Destructoid applauds N.E.R.O. as ‘a hallmark of excellence’, describing: ‘’it’s undoubtedly a story of love and loss, grief and guilt, companionship and family, and coping when the world is so goddamn unfair. (…) You’ll just know that you felt something, and that sensation alone is worth the journey.’’  Enter a world of incredible beauty In N.E.R.O., players assume the role of a little boy, wandering through a mysterious dreamlike world as the touching story of his family unravels. […]

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Chicken Assassin: Reloaded Hatches This Week

Action RPG releasing today for PlayStation 4 and Steam; releasing for Switch on July 19 (North America) and July 26 (Europe) Los Angeles, CA – July 17, 2018​ – Akupara Games announces the launch of Chicken Assassin: Reloaded today for PlayStation 4 and Steam, with the Switch version releasing on July 19, 2018 for North America and July 26, 2018 for Europe. Fight your way as Mean Mcallister, the baddest chicken in town, as you face multiple hordes of enemies to save your kidnapped girlfriend, Candy, from the evil clutches of Dr Spritzel and his henchmen Game Features 11 Epic Missions – Punch, slash, and shoot with Mean Mcallister through glorious missions, including a new mission with an epic barbarian tribe – “The First Siege!” Endless Mode – Survive an onslaught of the most difficult enemies in a brand new game mode that will test your endurance…you may want to use the bathroom before attempting Over 450+ unique items – […]

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1979 Revolution: Black Friday coming to Nintendo Switch

Release dates for PS4 and Xbox One versions confirmed Award-winning story-driven adventure launches soon for consoles. Pre-order and launch discounts detailed 17 July, 2018 – Indie publisher Digerati is pleased to confirm that, in addition to the previously announced PS4 and Xbox One versions, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is also coming to Nintendo Switch. The multi-award winning and BAFTA nominated interactive drama will launch on the following dates: 31 July (PS4 NA), 1 August (PS4 EU), 2 August (Switch), 3 August (Xbox). The game is available to pre-order now from the Nintendo eShop in North America, and pre-orders start in the European eShop tomorrow, 18 July. Pre-orders also start tomorrow for the Xbox One version in the Xbox Store. There’s a 20% discount on all pre-orders. For PS4, PS Plus subscribers in Europe will be entitled to a 20% discount during launch week. Created by iNK Stories, the entertainment studio co-founded […]

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STAY

Abducted, Abandoned, & Alone: Award-winning pixel-art escape adventure STAY is heading to PS4 and Nintendo Switch

An abducted stranger, a locked room, a ticking clock. Can you help Quinn escape? PQube (London, UK) July 16th, 2018 – Having amassed praise and awards aplenty after its debut on Xbox One and PC earlier this year, PQube is excited to announce that pixel art thriller STAY will roll out on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch this summer. STAY follows the path of Quinn – a therapist who wakes up alone, locked in a strange room with nothing of note save for a computer hooked up to an internet chat room. Said chat room has one other member, however: You. Watch the latest STAY trailer here! It’s up to you to try and help Quinn escape, making suggestions in real time that either guide Quinn to safety, or closer to his ultimate end. What would you do if a stranger’s fate rested in your fingertips? And how would you cope if every second […]

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Nintendo Brings Top Games and Fun Competitions to PAX East

DARK SOULS: REMASTERED, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Standout Indie Games Offer Something for Everyone REDMOND, Wash., March 30, 2018 – Nintendo plans a big lineup of fun games for PAX East attendees to try next month, many playable by the public on Nintendo Switch for the first time ever. The Nintendo booth will feature upcoming games like DARK SOULS: REMASTERED from Bandai Namco Entertainment, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus from Bethesda Softworks, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition and Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido from Nintendo. Nintendo also will offer a special selection of playable, unreleased indie games within the Nindie Arcade, located in the Nintendo booth. These “Nindies,” the term for independent developers making games for Nintendo systems, will be available to talk about their respective games. Some of these indie titles were also featured on the March 20 Nindie Showcase, which can be viewed here: http://live.nintendo.com/. Booth visitors will also get the chance to compete […]

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