Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 28 August 2024.

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Yakuza Kiwami coming to Switch on October 24

  • Yakuza Kiwami first launched for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 on January 21, 2016 in Japan, followed by PlayStation 4 on August 29, 2017 worldwide, PC via Steam on February 19, 2019, Xbox One on April 21, 2020, and Luna on December 22, 2022
  • Will be available via Nintendo eShop for $19.99 on October 24th
Gematsu

PowerWash Simulator heading to Shrek's fairytale world this autumn

  • Developer FuturLab's Shrek Special Pack promises five new "fairytale" maps inspired by the Dreamworks' currently four-strong animated movie series, with levels revealed so far including Shrek's Swamp and the Dragon's Lair.
  • Coming "this autumn" to all platforms. No price given yet.
Eurogamer

Pokémon Go finally confirms its gigantic Dynamax feature

  • Gen 8 Starter Pokémon that debuted in Pokémon Sword and Shield will join Pokémon Go at the beginning of the next season. This includes Grass-type monkey Grookey, Fire-type rabbit Scorbunny, Water-type frog thing Sobble, plus Dragon-type - Dreepy and the Stonehenge-esque Stonjourner (which, excitingly for UK players, will be a regional exclusive).
  • Already-released Gen 8 Pokémon Skwovet and Wooloo will become available in their Shiny versions.
  • Dynamax will effectively add a whole new method of releasing Pokémon to the game - in the same way Shadow Pokémon did previously. Only new Pokémon caught from Max Battles, as well as their evolutions, will be able to Dynamax - pushing you to collect these new creatures as they're released.
Eurogamer

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 features 8 games including Capcom vs SNK and Power Stone 1 & 2

  • Capcom vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
  • Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
  • Project Justice
  • Capcom Fighting Evolution
  • Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper
  • Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
  • Power Stone
  • Power Stone 2
  • The compilation will be released on Switch, PS4 and PC in 2025. As with other recent Capcom compilations, no Xbox version has been announced.
  • All eight games will feature online play with rollback netcode, as well as a training mode.
  • While announcing the new compilation, Capcom also confirmed that Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will be released digitally on September 12 and physically on November 22
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Digital Eclipse is releasing a Tetris collection called Tetris Forever

  • An “accurate recreation” of the original version on the Electronika 60 computer
  • The 1988 Famicom version
  • Tetris 2 + Bombliss
  • Tetris Battle Gaiden
  • Hatris
  • Super Bombliss
  • Super Bombliss DX
  • Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss
  • Super Tetris 3
  • Releases for "all major platforms" at some point in 2024
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Square Enix’s Foamstars is officially going free to play in October

  • The game underperformed commercially, according to Square Enix
  • The Square Enix game, which was previously being sold on the PlayStation Store for $30 / £25, will be free to all users from October 4.
  • The game, which is still exclusive to Sony‘s consoles, was released earlier this year. The game was available to PlayStation Plus members at launch.
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