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EGX Highlights: Loco Motive’s witty, murder mystery point and clicking has won me over

I'll admit I've been a bit sceptical of Loco Motive since it was first announced a little while ago. Any point and click adventure game that makes a bid trying to be funny like the good old days has a very real chance of being painfully unfunny in my experience ...
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Community: 28 Switch Games We Missed, As Recommended By You

Part 7 - Switch gems for your 'log.Aaand we're back with another edition of our bi-annual 'Games We Missed' series, where you lovely people let us and everyone else in the Nintendo Life community know which gems may have passed us by.We asked you recently to send us your nominations ...
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EGX Highlights: Billie Bust Up carries a tune in its musical comedy platforming

Ever since rocks and sticks formed the first proto-drumkits, mankind has understood the uplifting power of a good bop. So too does Billie Bust Up, an upcoming 3D platformer that’s just as much of a Disney-style cartoon musical. Read more ...
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First 4 Figures Shares Sneak Peek Of Metroid Prime ‘Samus Varia Suit’ Statue

Pre-orders open later this month.First 4 Figures recently shared a "sneak peek" of its absolutely stunning Metroid Prime 'Samus Varia Suit' PVC statue.Yes, following the release of Metroid Prime Remastered on the Nintendo Switch earlier this year, F4F will soon be offering this new physical creation. Pre-orders open on 24th ...
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EGX Highlights: Loddlenaut combines the zen of PowerWash Sim with cleaning up the ocean, and it’s a lo-fi delight

When I see dirt, I know what I must do: clean. Whether it's in my own, real-life home or in a game, I am compelled to scrub, wipe and tidy - and the oily, purple globs of gunk clogging up Loddlenaut's appropriately named region of Flotsam Flats are just begging ...
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EGX Highlights: Pine Hearts is a cosy hiking holiday with the occasional nostalgia trip

Sometimes, the ability to push over a tree was inside you all along. Retrieving woodland traversal skills from the depths of memory is key to Pine Hearts, an easygoing adventure/exploration game that I've spent a very relaxing half-hour with in the EGX 2023 Rezzed Zone. Read more ...
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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Professor Layton And The Unwound Future

What would a true gentleman do?We are back for yet another edition of Box Art Brawl, are you ready to rank some covers?Before we introduce this week's challengers, let's take a look at what went down last time. We pitted two cover variants for the SNES classic ActRaiser against each ...
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EGX Highlights: Even with the horsepower of friendship, Resistor’s electric deathracing comes first

Pitched as "a racing game for people who don’t like racing games," Resistor shows an immediate disinterest in tracks, time trials, or even really the cars themselves. This racing game, I’m told as I sit down to play a demo in the EGX 2023’s Rezzed Zone, cares about the person ...
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Video: Masahiro Sakurai Shows Off His Retro Game Skills In “Special” YouTube Collab

Competing against Game Center CX.Earlier this week, the legendary game designer and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai teased a "special crossover" with Retro Game Master (known as Game Center CX in Japan).The first video, localised by 8-4, has now gone live and it has Sakurai facing off against ...
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