Nov 17, 2019
Nintendo announced today that Animal Crossing Pocket Camp is getting a monthly subscription service that introduces a bunch of new features.
During an announcement made by the big N it was revealed that the Animal Crossing Pocket Camp subscription model will entail some new and unique features. When signed up for the service, players can assigned their favorite animal as a caretaker for the campsite to get some extra help with chores.
Furthermore Nintendo also revealed that there will be multiple plans you can sign up for, while one of them lets you appoint one lucky animal as your caretaker, the other will provide you with free fortune cookies every month as well as the option to store clothing and furniture in a warehouse.
Animal Crossing Pocket Camp Subscription Release Date
Nintendo did not reveal any more details at this point but promises that more information will be shared on November 20th just one day before the subscription model for Animal Crossing Pocket Camp goes live – on November 21st.
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In other related Animal Crossing News check out this Animal Crossing Gift guide with adorable merchandise you can get right now!
- Nov 16, 2019
The crew at Team17 are having another sale on all their great games.
Team17 is one of the best game publishers when it comes to cute and wholesome games. With such wonderful titles as My Time at Portia and Overcooked, Team17 is always delivering the goods that I love. Now, they are having a sale of up to 75% off, and it lasts until November 20th. So if you have been waiting to try any of these great games, now is the time.
Games currently on sale by Team17
Automachef – $11.24 (was $14.99) – more info here
Mugsters – $5.09 (was $14.99)
My Time at Portia – $17.99 (was $29.99) – more info here
Overcooked 2 – $14.99 (was $24.99). – more info here
Overcooked Special Edition – $6.79 (was $19.99)
Planet Alpha – $4.99 (was $19.99)
Raging Justice – $4.49 (was $14.99)
Sheltered – $3.74 (was $14.99)
The Escapists 2 – $6.79 (was $19.99)
The Escapists: Complete Edition – $5.99 (was $14.99)
The Room – $3.39 (was $9.99)
Worms W.M.D – $10.19 (was $29.99)
Yoku’s Island Express – $6.79 (was $19.99) – more info here
Yooka-Laylee – $13.59 (was $39.99) – more info here - Nov 16, 2019
A Frog’s Tale is an adorable passion project by NRMN with the help of development studio Cathar Games. This indie RPG is currently raising money to fund this project right here on GoFundMe. Meet Norman, the main playable character, who is trying to cope with the sudden loss of his father. Moreover, he’s a representation of the game creator’s, AJ Norman, own experience. Get swept up in an emotional and epic journey to save the world of Amphibia from a cosmic evil all while meeting a lovable cast of companions along the way!
About A Frog’s Tale
The gameplay is a mesh between traditional 2D Zelda games and the Mario RPG series (Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi). The game is presented in a top-down perspective with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by classics from the 16-bit era. There is a strong emphasis on exploration and puzzle solving outside of battle, with a level of freedom and interaction rarely seen in the RPG genre. Enemy encounters lead to classic turn-based RPG battles, but what sets “A Frog’s Tale” apart is a unique twist to the combat system involving action commands synced to the rhythm of the music.
AJ Norman plans to have a playable build in one year to be able to make a pitch to publishers. For more updates, you can follow him on Twitter here. Interested in the thought of playing as cute little animals? Check out my article here: Tamarin Now in Development for Xbox One.
- Nov 15, 2019
Cat Quest II
Following the phenomenal success of CAT QUEST, developers The Gentlebros return to the world of Felingard, a fantastical land under threat from a continuing war. Cat Quest II has already been available since October 24th, 2019. If you haven’t tried it out yet, now you can play the free demo of this cooperative action/adventure here on Steam. You can also watch some gameplay footage and learn more about Cat Quest II in my article here.
Kingdom Hearts III
This game also released about a year ago for the PS4, and, for the first time for this series, on Xbox One. Square Enix has just recently announced that a demo is available to download on the PSN here and on Xbox Live here. The demo contains two stories: one from the game’s opening sequence to the introduction of Olympus, and one that covers the first half of the Toy Box adventure. The save data of the former can be transferred to the full version of the game.
For a limited time, you can also try out a free demo for Garden Story. You can find all the details in my article here!
- Nov 15, 2019
Yesterday we had some new World Premiere announcements and ports for Xbox One and Xbox Game Pass during Microsoft’s X019 Inside Xbox live-stream. Xbox’s library continues to grow with its own exclusives and third-party games, and today, we get to add another one to that list!
I first heard of Tamarin, an adorable 3D platformer, during this past E3 as it was announced to release on Steam and PS4 in Q4 2019 (which hopefully means next month). Now, the creators behind Tamarin, Chameleon Games, have posted a Tweet stating that the game is currently in development for the Xbox One! It probably won’t have the same release date but I’m happy it will be accessible to more people all the same.
Tamarin Xbox One Announcement Trailer
- Nov 15, 2019
Pokemon Sword and Shield is finally here for the Nintendo Switch as of November 15th, 2019! For those of you that will only be choosing one of those games and aren’t quite sure yet which one to go for, I’ve made a list of exclusives to help! There will be different things in either Sword or Shield which are as follows: Gym Leaders, Exclusive Pokemon, Legendary Pokemon, and Gigantamax Pokemon with a higher rate of appearance in Max Raid Battles.
Gym Leaders
You probably already knew that you’d have some Pokemon to choose from if you’re only purchasing one of the two games. However, did you know that you also have two exclusive Gym Leaders to choose from in each game? Consider which type of Pokemon you would rather battle against!
- Pokemon Sword: Bea the Fighter Gym Leader and Gordie the Rock Gym Leader
- Pokemon Shield: Alister the Ghost Gym Leader and Melony the Ice Gym Leader
Exclusive Pokemon
Probably one of the toughest decisions is to decide between the two Galarian exclusives of first generation Pokemon; Galarian Ponyta (Shield) and Sirfetch’d (Sword). However, there are also many other Pokemon to consider that can only be found in one or the other!
- Pokémon Sword:
- Deino (Dark/Dragon)
- Hydreigon (Dark/Dragon)
- Jangmo-o (Dragon)
- Kommo-o (Dragon/Fighting)
- Hakamo-o (Dragon/Fighting)
- Farfetch’d (Normal/Flying)
- Sirfetch’d (Fighting)
- Zweilous (Dark/Dragon)
- Gothita (Psychic)
- Gothorita (Psychic)
- Gothitelle (Psychic)
- Turtonator (Fire/Dragon)
- Seedot (Grass)
- Nuzleaf (Grass/Dark)
- Shiftry (Grass/Dark)
- Mawile (Steel/Fairy)
- Solrock (Rock/Psychic)
- Basculin (Water)
- Darumaka (Ice)
- Darmanitan (Ice)
- Scraggy (Dark/Fighting)
- Scrafty (Dark/Fighting)
- Rufflet (Normal/Flying)
- Braviary (Normal/Flying)
- Swirlix (Fairy)
- Slurpuff (Fairy)
- Passimian (Fighting)
- Coalossal (Rock/Fire)
- Flapple (Grass/Dragon)
- Stonjourner (Rock)
- Indeedee, Male (Psychic/Normal)
- Pokemon Shield:
- Goomy (Dragon)
- Sliggo (Dragon)
- Goodra (Dragon)
- Larvitar (Rock/Ground)
- Pupitar (Rock/Ground)
- Tyranitar (Rock/Ground)
- Galarian Ponyta (Psychic)
- Solosis (Psychic)
- Duosion (Psychic)
- Reuniclus (Psychic)
- Drampa (Normal/Dragon)
- Vullaby (Dark/Flying)
- Mandibuzz (Dark/Flying)
- Gengar (Ghost/Poison)
- Lapras (Water/Ice)
- Cursola (Ghost)
- Lotad (Water/Grass)
- Lombre (Water/Grass)
- Ludicolo (Water/Grass)
- Sableye (Dark/Ghost)
- Lunatone (Rock/Psychic)
- Croagunk (Poison/Fight)
- Toxicroak (Poisin/Fight)
- Basculin, Blue-stripe form (Water)
- Spritzee (Fairy)
- Aromatisse (Fairy)
- Oranguru (Normal/Psychic)
- Appletun (Grass/Dragon)
- Eiscue (Ice)
- Indeedee, Female (Psychic/Normal)
Legendary Pokemon
There are always two different Legendary Pokemon to choose from in every Pokemon title and this one is no different. Zacian is a fairy-type and Zamazenta is a fighting-type!
- Pokemon Sword: Zacian
- Pokemon Shield: Zamazenta
Max Raid Battles
According to Pokemon’s official website, from Friday, November 15th, 2019, until early January 2020, players will be more likely to encounter Gigantamax Butterfree in Max Raid Battles. Below are the confirmed Pokemon that are more likely to appear for both games during that same time period.
- Pokemon Sword: Gigantamax Drednaw
- Pokemon Shield: Gigantamax Corviknight
If you aren’t even sure about purchasing Pokemon Sword and Shield at all today, take another look at everything we know and have covered on these titles here!
- Nov 14, 2019
During Microsoft’s X019, I caught the live show of Inside Xbox which revealed world premieres and gameplay footage for titles coming next year (2020) for Xbox One and Xbox Game Pass. You can watch the full stream below and check out my highlights for the most ‘potatoey’ games that I can’t wait to get my hands on!
Microsoft also announced their Black Friday sales which include discounts of 20%-70% off such as: $150 off Xbox One consoles, three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for just $1 and up to 50% off Xbox Game Studios titles! Furthermore, Project xCloud is coming to PCs sometime in 2020 and more than 50+ Xbox game titles are available in the Preview library.
My X019 Potato List
- Everwild: a new IP by Rare that will “give you memorable, engaging, and meaningful experiences for players everywhere to share.” There is no release date as of now.
- Grounded: a cooperative survival game by Obsidian coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC and console this Spring 2020. Play in first-person view as the size of an ant (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids style).
- Kart Rider Drift: an adorable racing game full of customization options. Sign-up now for the Closed Beta available on PC and Xbox One from December 5th to 8th.
- Planet Coaster Console Edition: the theme park management game by Frontier Developments (Planet Zoo) is finally coming to Xbox One (and probably other consoles) this Summer 2020.
- Tell Me Why: another intense narrative game by the Life is Strange studio DONTNOD. It’s a game about twins Tyler and Alyson coming this Summer 2020.
- The Artful Escape: by Annapurna Interactive where you play as Francis (also looks like Harry Potter), a teenage guitar prodigy, and set out on a psychedelic, multidimensional journey to inspire your stage persona. Coming to Xbox and Apple Arcade in 2020.
- Drake Hollow: from The Molasses Flood, comes a game that seems to be about befriending plant-creatures and having them help you build items and structures. There’s also a battle element that shows some multiplayer aspects. It will be coming to Xbox Game Pass but we have no release date yet.
Stick around all weekend long for more news at X019 from London, England! Hopefully we can catch glimpses of games on the show floor! Also, I want to hear which game you are most excited about.
- Nov 14, 2019
This new Doraemon game is set to be released in Japan next year.
The collaboration between Doraemon and Story of Seasons has been one of the greatest things to happen to gaming in some time. Now, Doraemon goes in a new direction with a fresh game being released that is based on the action/adventure anime movie of the same title.
Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur will release in Japan in 2020, and will hopefully come to the West. Although the Story of Seasons crossover is the only Doraemon game to receive a western release so far, so it doesn’t seem likely. But, who knows? Maybe Bandai Namco will get their hands on this one, too.
The new movie and game will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Doraemon franchise. The popular manga series has been doing quit well in gaming industry, and will continue to do so with the release of this new game, which follows in a line of over 60 Doraemon video games that have been released over the years.
Not much more has been revealed about the release of this new Doraemon game, but I will be sure to keep an eye it!
