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The seven biggest announcements from today’s Nintendo Direct

September 4, 2019
Nintendo hosted yet another highly anticipated Direct presentation this evening, detailing new games for its Switch console, new details about high-profile upcoming titles, and some welcome new software add-ons to its Switch Online subscription service. With a slew of big titles arriving in the next two months, including a visually refreshed remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening and…
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Original Sin 2' is on Switch now with Steam cross saves

September 4, 2019
The sprawling fantasy RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition is available on Nintendo Switch today, complete with cross-save capabilities with the Steam version. This means players are able to download their existing Steam save files and continue playing…
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'Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE' gets an encore on Switch in January

September 4, 2019
The Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei series are pretty popular with JRPG fans, but crossover title Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE? Not so much, mostly due to being stuck on a system a lot of people never owned, the Wii U. That’s about to change thanks to an upcoming port…
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Investigation game 'Return of the Obra Dinn' hits Switch this fall

September 4, 2019
Return of the Obra Dinn is an award-winning, monochromatic investigation game set on a spooky 19th-century ship, and it’s heading to Switch in the fall. Obra Dinn landed on PC last October, and the Switch release marks its console debut. Nintendo announced the Switch launch during today’s Nintendo Direct. In the game, players take on the role of an East Area Trading Company assessor…
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Super Nintendo games are coming to the Switch tomorrow

September 4, 2019
It’s been almost a year since Nintendo launched its Switch Online service, and today the company announced the next big addition: access to SNES games, which will join the existing catalog of NES games already included with the service. The Super Nintendo games are now…
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Game Freak's game that isn't Pokémon is due October 16th

September 4, 2019
Game Freak is best known for creating the main series of Pokémon games, starting with Red and Green all the way back in 1996. That’s because aside from the occasional one-off games like Drill Dozer back in 2005, the company doesn’t really do much besides…
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20 SNES games are coming to Nintendo Switch tomorrow

September 4, 2019
Nintendo Switch Online users have been able to play NES games on Switch for several months, and now a number of SNES games will be available for you to re-live. You won’t have to wait long either: they’re coming to your Switch on September 5th. Among the 20 classics you’ll be able to experience once again (or even for the first time) at the outset are Super Mario Kart, Super…
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'Doom 64' is reborn on Switch November 22nd

September 4, 2019
Bethesda and id Software aren’t just marking the 25th anniversary of Doom by re-releasing the original games on modern platforms — they’re also offering the first game that many console players cut their teeth on. As part of its latest Direct presentation…
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Nintendo confirms 'Overwatch' is coming to Switch October 15th

September 4, 2019
Nintendo has confirmed one of the biggest rumors in gaming over the last week or so is true: Overwatch will be available on Switch this fall. It revealed the news in its latest Direct, after a couple of leaks and a Kotaku report indicated Blizzard’s FPS was making its…
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Square Enix’s ‘Back Stage’ tech demo is all about ray-tracing

September 4, 2019
Square Enix, the JRPG behemoth behind Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, has released a tech demo titled Back Stage, which is rendered almost entirely with a technique called path tracing. This is an offshoot of ray tracing that specializes in processing realistic lighting, shadows and reflections in real time. While ray tracing has become a bit of a buzzword, the render quality in the video below…
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