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It wasn’t long ago that developer Respawn Entertainment’s confirmed its free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends would finally be making its debut on mobile devices this May – and now the developer has gone one better, confirming it’ll be heading to iOS and Android next Tuesday, 17th May. Apex Legends’ move to mobile was made official last April, when Respawn confirmed it would be a completely separate entity to its console and PC counterparts, meaning players should expect unique battle passes, even mobile-only maps and gameplay – although no cross-play. It also promises to tailor the experience specifically for mobile…

Nintendo upended the video game industry in 2006 with the release of the Wii, a console that didn’t even try to compete with the high-end power of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, instead concentrating on an immediately compelling concept: motion control. Sealing the deal was the inclusion of an irresistible pack-in game – Wii Sports -key in making the Wii a global phenomenon. Can Nintendo capture that magic again? Perhaps not, but the recent arrival of Nintendo Switch Sports is a fascinating release, a clear evolution in many ways, but not quite the finished article we might have hoped for.…

Team OFK today announced its forthcoming music narrative game We Are OFK will arrive this summer. The announcement was part of Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, but the game will be released across Switch, PlayStation consoles, and PC. We Are OFK is a biopic about an indie pop band that’s part game and part actual music – it will come as five weekly episodes alongside new singles and interactive music videos. Episodes one and two will be released together at first. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational…

Mini Motorways, the acclaimed road-building strategy sim from developer Dinosaur Polo Club, has made the leap to Switch and will be available via the console’s eShop from today, 11th May. As you might have already twigged, Mini Motorways is the follow-up to Dinosaur Polo Club’s celebrated underground railway builder Mini Metro, and delivers an equally minimalist, equally excellent, spin on its predecessor’s tactile strategy action. In Mini Motorways, each level takes loose inspiration from a real-world city, and the goal is to construct as efficient a road network as possible, placing down the likes of traffic lights, bridges, and roads…

Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase has now concluded – and before we get any further, no, we did not get an update on Silksong. What we did get was a look at more than a dozen promising indie titles headed to Nintendo Switch over the next year, some of which were new reveals, while others popped up with new release windows. Oh, and a couple are out today! The showcase kicked off with creature collection and farming game Ooblets, which is getting a Nintendo Switch release this summer. It previously launched via Early Access on PC and Xbox. Read more…

At today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase, developer Landfall announced its flagship title, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (or TABS for short), will be coming to the Switch this summer.”Be the leader of red and blue wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places and fantasy worlds,” the developer teases. “Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created” (for those yet to see or play any TABS, I can confirm this is an accurate assessment of the game’s physics, which are not actually accurate at all despite the game’s name).”When you grow tired of the 100+ wobblers at your…

Ooblets will finally leave early access and release in full this summer. The news was revealed at Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase, though the game will be available on Xbox and PC (via Epic) as well as on Switch. The 1.0 release of Ooblets will include all previous content, as well as new locations, new quests, and the long-awaited conclusion to the main storyline. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.

New Chucklefish-published indie game Wildfrost is card-based roguelike adventure set to arrive this winter for Nintendo Switch and PC. Announced during today’s Nintendo Indie World showcase, Wildfrost looks like a cross between Hearthstone and Slay the Spire. It’s being developed as a collaboration between Deadpan Games’ Will Lewis (maker of Steam and Switch roguelike Caveblazers) and artist Gaziter. Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.

While there is no doubt that money played more than just a small part in the decision between EA and FIFA to go their separate ways, there are other factors that also contributed to the end of this historic partnership.Speaking to The New York Times, EA boss Andrew Wilson said a lot of the company’s motivation was to improve players’ experiences without being pigeonholed.”It was really about how can we do more for the players, more for the fans, how can we offer them more modalities to play,” he said. “How can we bring more partners into the game, how…

EA has released it financial report for the year, highlighting the ongoing growth of its live-service games. The company specifically drew attention to Apex Legends, revealing it has now surpassed $2bn in lifetime net bookings.”Our healthy live services growth was driven by strength across our broad-based portfolio, mostly notably by Apex Legends and FIFA,” said EA exec Chris Suh.”Apex Legends is up over 40 percent for the year, taking it past the $2bn milestone in lifetime net bookings.” Read more Source – eurogamer.net All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only…