Update: Coming to Japan this July.
Update :
Well, it seems the leaks were spot on, as the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom soundtrack is very much a legit thing and is heading to Japan on 31st July 2024.
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Among Us Reveals 2024 Roadmap, Teases New Surprises And Much More
Better late than never.
Developer Innersloth has shared a new roadmap for Among Us covering the remainder of 2024, even if a good chunk of the year has already passed.
As you can see, we already got The Fungle, and coming soon the game are “new roles”. Beyond this point, there are plans… “in no particular order” for a better lobby filter, prettier lobby settings, cosmetics, collabs, and a bunch of quality-of-life changes.
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Random: Zelda Movie Director (Kind Of) Doesn’t Want To Reveal His Favourite Game In The Series
Two Classic ARPG Fantasy Games Are Coming To Switch In A New Collection
Update: Pre-orders in North America go live.
Update :
Following this collection’s announcement earlier this week, it’s now been confirmed VGP will be handling the physical distribution in North America. Pre-orders are now live (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything).
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Soapbox: Square Enix’s “Extraordinary Losses” And This Whole Xbox Mess Have Me Scared For The Future
Who wants to be a gillionaire?
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Alana fears for Square Enix’s smaller-budget titles and is worried about the rest of the industry as a result.
What on earth is going on with Square Enix?
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Review: Little Kitty, Big City (Switch) – Repetitive, But Oozes Charm From Every Paw
An adventure with cat-titude.
When playing through Little Kitty, Big City, it’s difficult to avoid drawing comparisons with Untitled Goose Game. Both see you play as a cute, mischievous animal, and both have you tackle a series of emergent tasks that often come at the expense of the poor humans that inhabit the surrounding area.
With Little Kitty, Big City, however, developer Double Dagger Studio has taken the opportunity to draw inspiration from the game’s feisty feline protagonist and make the experience a bit more whimsical, a bit more stylised, and a bit more ambitious. The end result is a true joy to behold and play, but one that’s also held back from true greatness by its repetitive structure.
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Japanese Charts: Eiyuden Chronicle Starts Strong As Stellar Blade Takes The Crown
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is also doing well, surprising no one.
The latest Japanese Charts are in, and since the region recently celebrated its annual Golden Week holiday, we’re covering two weeks’ worth of sales from 22nd April to 5th May 2024.
The PS5 exclusive Stellar Blade managed to come out on top with a total of 67,131 sales, while Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes on Switch managed to sell 46,729 copies. If you add in the PS5 sales of the game, however, the Rabbit and Bear Studios-developed title shifted 66,163 copies, coming ruddy close to Stellar Blade’s total.
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The Resident Evil Franchise Has Sold An Astonishing 157 Million Units
Capcom’s S.T.A.R player.
Capcom has confirmed that the Resident Evil franchise has now sold a ridiculous 157 million units since the franchise’s launch back in 1996.
Granted, we can’t imagine a huge percentage of sales have come from the Switch, where several titles were sadly relegated to ‘Cloud Versions’, but it’s still an impressive feat nonetheless.
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New Soulslike ‘Another Crab’s Treasure’ Surpasses 100k Sales In Opening Weekend
Update: Sales have now gone past 150k.
Update :
The new title Another Crab’s Treasure has surpassed 150k in sales across all platforms. This was announced the first week after its launch. Here’s a message from the team about this latest milestone (via Steam):
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Wargroove 1+2 ‘Super Rare’ Physical Switch Release Announced
4000 copies will be made available next week.
We’ve already had some physical Switch announcements this week and to add this Super Rare Games has now revealed a two-in-one physical release containing Wargroove and Wargroove 2.
It’s officially titled Wargroove 1+2 and will be available for purchase on 16th May 2024 for $37.49 (or the regional equivalent), with a total of 4000 copies available. It’s also been confirmed both games will be on one cartridge.
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