June 12, 2018

E3 2018: Fortnite fights onto Nintendo Switch today

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jason Nason

Nintendo announced today that Fortnite, the Battle Royale phenomenon from Epic Games, is available for Nintendo Switch starting today.

Players can download it for free from the Nintendo eShop, then test their mettle in thrilling crucibles of combat. The action never stops with Fortnite on Nintendo Switch, where players can build and battle together anytime, anywhere. Team up online with friends in the same room or around the world. Weekly updates and new gameplay modes will keep the action fresh for seasoned Fortnite players and newcomers alike.

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E3 2018: All in: every fighter returning for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; releasing in December

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jason Nason

Nintendo opened its activities for E3 2018 with a smash. The anchor for the Nintendo Direct was new information about the upcoming Smash title, which has a name – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Showing world-first footage of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo shared details about the latest entry in the series. A new game built for the Nintendo Switch system, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate lets up to eight players square off in action-packed battles that are all about smashing beloved video game characters off the screen.

“At E3, we’re showing how Nintendo Switch continues to redefine play, with the broadest range of games people can enjoy together anytime, anywhere,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s President and COO. “Fans who’ve debated which Super Smash Bros. fighter is the best now have the chance to settle their differences once and for all, pitting familiar faces against fresh challengers on stages both new and old.”

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will include every single fighter ever featured in the series’ nearly two-decade run, making it one of the biggest crossover events in gaming history. Fans can enjoy returning favorites like Ice Climbers and Pokémon Trainer, as well as newly announced fighters like Ridley from the Metroid series and Inkling from the Splatoon series. The game supports a variety of controller options, including Nintendo GameCube controllers (original or newly designed), Joy-Con controllers or the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. With Nintendo Switch, players can throw down whenever and wherever they like in Handheld or Tabletop mode while enjoying online play.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate combines many stages and new items, with gameplay that makes it easy for players of all skill levels to jump in. All current Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figures are compatible with the game, and any fighter’s amiibo figure from other series will also be supported.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is set to launch on December 7th, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

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E3 2018: Fire Emblem: Three Houses revealed; dated for Spring 2019

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jason Nason

Nintendo revealed Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the new Fire Emblem game for Switch at E3. The brand-new Fire Emblem game features a grand new story and characters and coming to Nintendo Switch in Spring 2019.

The game takes place on Fódlan, where the Church of Seiros exercises great power over the land and its people. This turn-based tactical RPG will put new strategic twists on battling, with formations of troops supporting individual units on the battlefield. Do you have what it takes to survive and conquer in this brand-new Fire Emblem game?

  • A traditional turnbased tactical RPG that puts new twists on strategic battling. Now when the player maneuvers a unit, formations of troops move with them and support them in battle.
  • In some parts, the player can move the main character freely, and interact with other characters and gather information.
  • The game is set in a new world – Fodlan, where the Church of Seiros exercises great power over the land and people.
  • Your protagonist meets three main charactes – Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude – who play important roles in the story.

Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be released Spring 2019.

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E3 2018: Super Mario Party coming to Switch in October

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Jason Nason

The Mario Party series is coming to the Nintendo Switch with super charged fun for everyone.

The original board game style has been kicked up a notch with deeper strategic elements, like special dice blocks for each character. The game also introduces all new ways to play, including Joy-Con controller enabled minigames, and new modes to enjoy.

Board game play goes back to the four player basics as you take turns and race across the board searching for Stars. You can also pair up with two Nintendo Switch systems and delight in this dynamic play style, such as in the new Toad’s Rec Room mode. With new modes and new minigames coupled with original board game play, the party starts anywhere, anytime, and with all kinds of players.

The modes for the game include.

  • Mario Party • Enjoy the original Mario Party board game experience with new elements like character dice blocks, a party system, and new boards to explore.
  • Toad’s Rec Room • A dynamic new play style that pairs up two Nintendo Switch systems for Table top mode
  • Go head to head in 80 new minigames with m ny ways to play
  • Fast and fun skill based minigames that use the Joy Con controllers in all sorts of different ways.

The game will launch for the Nintendo Switch on October 5th.

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E3 2018:Co-Op FPS Earthfall Gets Brand New Trailer

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Rae Michelle Richards

Grab three friends and get ready to save the earth in a brand new a co-op survival experience that honestly feels very reminiscent of Valve’s Left for Dead titles. Earthfall is a 4 player multiplayer FPS coming to Xbox and PS4 on console and is already available in Early Access on Steam.

Guns aren’t the only tools available for players to aid in their survival – weapons can be 3D printed in a really neat sci-fi looking fabrication process using the Genie Workbench 5 printer. Players can also craft both usable and automatic turrets, barricades and other tools of destruction.

Earthfall features campaign-like narratives that take place throughout it’s various stages. Each of the 4 playable characters have their own personalities, voice lines and interactions, I wonder how long it will take players to see them all?

Here’s the official description of Earthfall from its Steam Page:

“When the world ends, the fight begins! In co-op shooter Earthfall, gather your friends, load your weapons and grab your portable defenses and work together as a team to battle through swarms of ferocious aliens. Complete objectives, fortify and defend holdouts and use 3D printers to create more weapons, barricades and turrets to get the job done by slaughtering the alien scum through 10 epic levels full of brutal combat and rich lore.”

Players on PC shouldn’t really worry about taxing system specs, requiring only a GTX 750 and 8GB of RAM, even medium-spec systems should be able to run Earthfall just fine,

  • OS: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4430
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 750 2GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: SSD Recommended

Earthfall will launch out of Early Access onto all platforms on July 13th.

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