Top 25 Nintendo Switch Games

The Nintendo Switch has had an absolutely incredible first eight months and has amassed an impressive library of AAA first party games and indie darlings. As year one is winding down, we thought now would be a perfect time to create our first (of many) Top 25 lists for Nintendo’s hybrid console.

Our inaugural selection committee included: Brian Altano (Host/Producer), Peer Schneider (Co-Founder/CCO), Zachary Ryan (Senior Features Producer), Casey DeFreitas (Associate Editor), Tom Marks (Associate Editor), Jonathon Dornbush (Associate News Editor) Marty Sliva (Executive Editor of Features), and Andrew Goldfarb (Executive Editor of News).

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BattleTech Brings XCOM-Style Management to Mech Combat

BattleTech takes place in a grim future where you might prefer to sacrifice a soldier’s life over leaving some scrap on the battlefield. It’s been a long time since we got a new game set in the official BatteTech universe, and it’s coming back in a time set far past the golden age of mech warfare – one where the giant mechanical weapons are now a far more scarce commodity.

We’ve already seen a good bit of BattleTech’s combat as it moves toward launch next year, but last week developer Harebrained Schemes gave me a look at its metagame – an XCOM-style management sim where you take control of a crew of space mercenaries just trying to get by. It’s a seriously cool and complex way to tie together some already exciting combat.

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Super Bomberman R: New DLC Adds Story, Characters, eSports

Konami has announced a new update for Super Bomberman R that adds many new features, including extra story content, 9 new characters and an additional gameplay mode geared towards eSports.

The new “Grand Prix” is a 3-vs-3 mode which has been designed specifically with future eSports in mind; it features a “Basic Bomber” mode that operates under usual Bomberman rules, as well as a “Crystal Match” which sees teams fighting to collect the most crystals while dodging bombs.

The free pack also adds a new world – World 7 – to Story Mode, as well as a selection of new stages and accessories.

The DLC pack also adds a full nine characters to the game, drawing from various Konami franchises:

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