Gaming News – April 1st
- Yefune Kenizi
- 6 days ago
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Published: March 31, 2025
By: Yefune Kenizi
Ubisoft x Tencent
Ubisoft announced a new subsidiary, funded by Tencent with a 25% stake worth €1.16 billion, focusing on Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six. The goal is to build evergreen, multiplatform game ecosystems. The transaction should be completed by the end of 2025.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot stated that this move accelerates the company's transformation, enabling agility and ambition. The new subsidiary will enhance Ubisoft's assets and balance sheet, aiming for long-term growth and the success of its key franchises.
Tencent president Martin Lau expressed excitement about extending their partnership with Ubisoft, confident in the potential of these franchises to evolve into evergreen platforms and offer engaging experiences for gamers.
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo has announced Virtual Game Cards for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 games. This system allows players to manage their digital games between owned consoles and lend out digital games to other players for up to two weeks. It will launch in late April for Nintendo Switch as a system software update and will be available on Nintendo Switch 2 when it officially launches. A trailer explaining the new system was also released.
The virtual game card feature for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 systems adds flexibility to digital game libraries, similar to physical game cards. Users with two systems can digitally eject and load games from one system to another and lend games to members of their Nintendo Account family group. For accounts linked to two different systems, users can choose which system to play on by ejecting the virtual game card from one system and loading it onto the other.
Once a virtual game card is loaded onto a system, it can be played without an internet connection, and other user accounts on the system can also access the game. Virtual game cards can be managed and loaded via the Nintendo Account on the Nintendo website. The lending feature requires both local wireless and internet connections, and some games, such as those available only through a Nintendo Switch Online membership, cannot be lent out.
A game can be lent per account for up to 14 days. After the game is returned, the borrower retains their save data and can resume playing if they borrow or purchase the game again.
RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
ATLUS has announced RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, a remaster of the 2006 PS2 game Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army. It will launch on June 19 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Pre-orders are now available. An announcement trailer showcasing gameplay and characters has also been released.
Take on this classic from ATLUS with updated visuals, quality-of-life improvements, new voice-overs, and an overhauled battle system. The story begins when a young heiress requests the Narumi Detective Agency to kill her, but she is soon kidnapped. Detective Raidou Kuzunoha XIV, who protects the Capital as a Devil Summoner, investigates the case, leading him into the Dark Realm filled with demons.
Play as Raidou Kuzunoha and collaborate with allied demons to uncover the conspiracy that threatens the Capital and the entire nation.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Publisher Nintendo and developer Retro Studios have released a new trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, showcasing the game’s levels and abilities. Slated for a 2025 release on Nintendo Switch, the game follows Samus as she explores the planet Viewros, where she gains Psychic Abilities to control beam trajectories, operate mechanisms, and open doors.
Samus Aran is transported to Viewros, seeking answers and wielding these mysterious powers. The narrative continues from Metroid Fusion, with Samus investigating a transmission on planet ZDR, overrun by hostile aliens and mechanical foes.
Once research machines, the E.M.M.I. robots now hunt Samus. Players must evade these threats and discover what turned them into menaces while acquiring new abilities to navigate and overcome challenges. Explore the map, upgrade skills, and battle through ZDR's dangers in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered
Publisher Square Enix recently announced SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. It is available now for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and PC via Steam. A trailer and several details were also released. The game has been fully remastered for modern platforms. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered retains its watercolor visuals, strategic battles, and the event-based narrative.
This RPG title returns, fully remastered for modern platforms. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered keeps its watercolor visuals, strategic battles, and the event-based narrative that allows players to experience the story from multiple perspectives. The story follows Gustave, a royal heir, and Wil Knights, an excavator pursuing the mystery of the Egg—their stories impact the history of Sandail over generations.
The narrative begins with two protagonists: Gustave, heir to a royal line, and Wil, a young man who performs excavation work. Their circumstances are different, as Gustave faces strife and conflict between nations, while Wil confronts a world-threatening calamity. Their stories merge to form a single history.
The game’s "History Choice" system lets players select events to play, assuming the roles of various characters and experiencing the world's history in segments. In addition to the Glimmer and Combo mechanics, this title features one-on-one duels. Players encounter strategic battles.
The game’s watercolor-style graphics are more defined and vibrant, with original character sprites upscaled for modern resolutions. New sprites are created for characters without unique sprites in the original game. History Choice, chronology, a revamped screen layout, and various gameplay systems have been updated for more intuitive and comfortable gameplay.
Under the supervision of SaGa franchise general director Akitoshi Kawazu, Benny Matsuyama introduces new story events that provide additional insights into SaGa Frontier 2. Added elements like Parameter Inheritance, postgame content, and New Game+ enhance the gameplay experience. The excavation minigame, initially created for the Japan-exclusive PocketStation peripheral, is playable in the west for the first time as “Dig! Dig! Digger” in SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ubisoft has announced that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will launch for iOS and Android on April 14. An announcement trailer showcasing the game running on various mobile devices and the user interface was also released. According to the developer, the mobile version "maintains all the features of the original game: 100 percent of the content of the original release is there." Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is currently available on PC and consoles.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action-adventure platformer game inspired by the Metroidvania genre, set in a mythological Persian world. Players take on the role of Sargon, an extraordinary and fearless young hero. Summoned by Queen Thomyris along with the Immortals, Sargon is sent on a rescue mission to save her son, Prince Ghassan. The journey leads to Mount Qaf, an ancient city of gods now cursed and inhabited by time-corrupted enemies and mythical creatures.
To complete the quest, players must master unique Time Powers, combat, and platforming skills to perform combos, defeat enemies, and restore balance. The mobile version includes all features from the original game and introduces new customization options designed for mobile devices. These include the ability to run the game smoothly at 60 frames per second on most recent phones and tablets, customizable touch screen controls, and external controller support.
Players can toggle additional options to adjust the difficulty of combat and platforming and switch to more automatic modes, such as Auto-Potion, Auto-Parry, Auto-Hit, Optional Shield, and Time Lord. From the start of the game, players can choose between three play styles: the original HD experience, a tailored mobile setup, or a more casual approach. Each option can be individually adjusted at any point during the game.
Players can try Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for free before unlocking the full game with a single in-app purchase.
The game invites players to begin their adventure and save the prince.
Blades of Fire
Publisher 505 Games and developer MercurySteam have released a new five-minute gameplay video for the upcoming adventure game Blades of Fire. The video highlights the environment, enemies, combat, and world lore. Blades of Fire will be available on May 22 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Epic Games Store. Players will control Aran de Lira, the last hero who can wield steel, and Adso, a young scholar knowledgeable in lost myths and sacred tongues. The game features a unique weapon forging system where players can combine alloys, hilts, runes, blades, and edges to create weapons suited to different enemy types.
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