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Following the pre-installation for mobile PC, Genshin Impact (Free) version 3.5 update is now live worldwide on mobile, PC, and PlayStation platforms. Genshin Impact version 3.5 ‘Windblume’s Breath’ brings in the Windblume Festival 2023, a new Archon Quest, two new characters: Dehya and Mika, updated rules for Genius Invokation TCG, one extra Intertwined Fate for each completed Archon Quest, and more. The new weapons: Beacon of the Reed Sea and Bailed Flower also arrive with this update that brings in the Abyss Herald: Frost Fall and Black Serpent Knight: Rockbreaker Ax monsters. If you missed the previously-announced Prime Gaming collaboration, read this . Watch the Genshin Impact version 3.5 update Dehya character trailer below: If you pre-installed Genshin Impact 3.5 already, it should just take a few seconds of verifying when you update the client on iOS to let you get back into the game. If you haven’t checked out Genshin Impact yet, you can download it for free on the A

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 28th, 2023. In today’s article, we’ve got a little bit of Pokemon -related news to catch up on. After that, we slide into a couple of reviews. Akka Arrh and Planet Cube: Edge are the games in question, and they’re both pretty decent. Then it’s new release time, and there are several games to look at today. We finish things up with the usual lists of new and outgoing sales for you to consider. Let’s get to the party! News ‘Pokemon Scarlet & Violet’ Expansion ‘The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero’ Announced Right, there was a Pokemon thing yesterday. I didn’t remember until I was back home for the evening, hence the lack of hype in yesterday’s article. There were a few different things shown, but the main point of interest for Switch owners was the announcement of the expansion to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet , titled The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero . As with the expansion to Sword and Shield it’s a two-p

Recently, we’ve been looking at the best games in Hamster’s Arcade Archives line of arcade game re-releases. With hundreds of games available in the line, it can be a little hard to find the cream of the crop. In our previous lists, we first took a look at the best shoot-em-ups , then the finest of the beat-em-ups , and even the best puzzle games . Today we’re checking out the best fighting games in the line, which admittedly is going to involve a lot of NEOGEO games. One rule: only one game per series. Otherwise we’d have a bunch of The King of Fighters . In no particular order, here are our ten favorite fighting games in the catalog. The King of Fighters ’98 ($7.99) There are tons of games in this series, and the bulk of them are available through Arcade Archives . While every installment is someone’s favorite, the one that seems to lead the pack more often than the rest is The King of Fighters ’98 . As one of the Dream Match installments, it doesn’t have to worry about contribu

Dead Cells () players on mobile have gotten two major content updates on iOS and Android today through the version 3.2.0 update out now. This update, currently available on iOS and Android but not Apple Arcade yet, brings in the Boss Rush Mode and the indie crossover update titled the Everyone is Here 2 updates. Dead Cells+ on Apple Arcade will likely get it later today or later in the week before Friday. The updates bring in an alternative game mode, characters from indie greats, new cosmetics, enhanced bosses, and a lot more. Watch the trailers for both updates from Playdigious below: Now that these major updates are out, I hope we get news on the Castlevania paid DLC on mobile from Playdigious. Until then, I’ll be playing it on Steam Deck. Check out this Steam post for more screenshots from the upcoming paid console and PC DLC. If you’re curious about Dead Cells on mobile read my interview with Playdigious covering it and Streets of Rage 4 here . You can buy Dead Cell

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 27th, 2023. In today’s article, it’s a review bonanza as I offer up not one, not two, not three or four, but five reviews for you to digest. All of the Ninja JaJaMaru games! Grim Guardians: Demon Purge ! Elderand ! Which one is the best? Which one is the worst? I hope you are excited to find out, because otherwise all I have for you is a single new release and some lists of sales. Let’s see if it works! Reviews & Mini-Views Elderand ($19.99) I’ve said a great many times that the Metroidvania genre is so saturated at this point that you can have a perfectly good game that doesn’t do anything wrong and it will still end up in the middle of the pack. You have to have a hook of some kind, and it had best not be a hook that is equally well-worn. Unfortunately, Elderand ‘s main hook is in bringing in elements from the Dark Souls blueprint, and that’s pretty much the costume everyone shows up in these days.

It has been a year since Valve launched the Steam Deck . We’ve been covering it right from the start, and it has grown to become a device both Jared and myself use daily. A lot has changed in a year since Jared’s review went up . I’ve been covering it quite a bit since that time through features on games, updates to steamOS, and more recently Steam Deck reviews for certain games. While I didn’t have the Deck from the start, I have been using it since April last year, and there have been many improvements from Valve across games and the system software in that time. A year later, I wanted to highlight some of the notable features Valve has brought to the Steam Deck, discuss how modern games play on it from day one, and highlight some areas where it needs more work. Before getting into the software improvements and features, I’ve been very impressed with how almost every game I’ve bought or gotten review code for in the last few months works without issues on Steam Deck right from day

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. One of those weeks, friends. Shaun didn’t plan his time out properly and now we’re in a pickle. I still managed to find some cool game updates for you to check out. Of course, you can keep an eye out for updates yourself by participating in the TouchArcade forums. This weekly summary is just here to fill you in on the things you might have missed. Let’s go for it! MARVEL SNAP , Free I wrote this one up in painful detail last week when it hit, but Marvel Snap had an update last week that was more about balance adjustments than anything. Darkhawk got his first nerf but perhaps not his last, while a number of other characters got some buffs to try to help them get more play. There are lots of other details, so feel free to check that story if you want more info. Sadly, no new Spider-Mans, so no coveted award this time. Wylde Flowers , Okay, let’s

At today’s Pokémon Day 2023, The Pokémon Company had many announcements including DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, a Netflix Series: Pokémon Concierge, and multiple updates for the brand’s mobile games. Originally revealed back in May 2019 , Pokémon Sleep has resurfaced and will be out this summer for iOS and Android. Pokémon Sleep will have the player’s time spent sleeping and awake affect the gameplay. Pokémon Sleep will feature Professor Neroli who studies Pokémon sleep cycles and Snorlax to carry out research. Watch the Pokémon Sleep showcase video below: The Pokémon GO Plus+ device was also showcased in the livestream. This device can connect to Pokémon GO and Pokémon Sleep using Bluetooth Low Energy. It enables players to throw PokeBalls automatically in Pokémon GO . Pokémon Sleep players will be able to use the device to track sleep alongside smartphones. Watch a showcase video for the Pokémon GO Plus+ device below: Pokémon GO Plus+ launches on July 21

Genshin Impact (Free) version 3.5 update pre-installation has finally gone live on iOS, Android, and PC platforms ahead of its release date this Wednesday for all platforms. Genshin Impact version 3.5 ‘Windblume’s Breath’ arrives on March 1st for iOS, Android, PS5, PS4, and PC platforms worldwide bringing in the Windblue Festival, a new Archon Quest, two new characters, updated rules for Genius Invokation TCG, one extra Intertwined Fate for each completed Archon Quest, and more. If you missed the previously-announced Prime Gaming collaboration, read this . Watch the Genshin Impact version 3.5 update Dehya character trailer below: The Genshin Impact 3.5 preload size is 2.03GB on iOS. You can download this by tapping the pre-install resource package from the title screen as usual or from the Paimon menu in-game under other. PC pre-installation details are here. If you haven’t checked out Genshin Impact yet, you can download it for free on the App Store for iOS here and on Goo

I have to admit that while I have given the multitude of Vampire Survivors -likes a try over the years, the genre didn’t actually “click" for me until the real-deal Vampire Survivors arrived on iOS late last year. Since then I haven’t really felt the desire to go back to any of the me-too games to approach them with a fresh perspective or anything, nor have I particularly felt very excited about any upcoming games that were cut from the same cloth. I guess Vampire Survivors was the porridge that was just right for me. There was one exception, though. I love all the games from developer Kyle Barrett and so last year when he first announced Ultra Blade , a game with a similar overall vibe to Vampire Survivors , I was definitely interested. The game took some big twists and turns and changed quite a bit over its development compared to what it was originally announced as, but all of that was certainly for the better and what we have here now is something that looks the part of a V

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for February 24th, 2023. In today’s article, we kick things off with a little news bit from our pal Mikhail. After that, it’s new release time, and there are a lot of them. The headliners are Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe and Octopath Traveler II , but there is plenty here to sift through. After that, it’s time for the sales lists. I suppose that will do for a Friday, so let’s get to work! News Cozy Grove Retail Edition Revealed with Pre-Orders Now Live Cozy Grove is getting a physical release on Nintendo Switch (and PS5) through iam8bit and Skybound Entertainment. We’ve covered Cozy Grove ever since it hit Apple Arcade , and it eventually made its way to multiple platforms. The mysterious life simulation experience is getting two retail releases with pre-orders now live. As a fan of physical games on Switch, I’m glad that more indie games are hitting retail shelves without being limited to a small pre-order wi