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SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’ Review, ‘Jump King’ and Today’s Other New Releases and the Latest Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 9th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a full review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, a little bit of news about an upcoming release, summaries of today’s latest new games, and the usual list of new and outgoing sales. It’s a surprisingly big one today for a Tuesday, so let’s put on our gloves and get to work! News Action-RPG ‘CrossCode’ Looks to Release in July I’ve heard nothing but good things about CrossCode since it came out on

Minecraft Studio To Donate All June 19 Profits To Racial Justice Campaigns

In light of ongoing protests advocating racial justice and police reform, several game publishers and studios have offered statements of solidarity and monetary donations. Mojang has now outlined its own plans, which will give all Minecraft video game profits to racial justice organizations on June 19. In a statement posted to Twitter, Mojang said it will donate all profits earned that day from Minecraft, the Minecraft Marketplace, and the newly-launched Minecraft Dungeons to three organizations. Those are the Black Lives Matter Foundation, the Equal Justice Initiative, and the NAACP Legal

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Clubhouse Games’, ‘The Outer Worlds’, and Today’s New Releases, the Latest Sales Featuring ‘Divinity: Original Sin 2’ and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 5th, 2020. While yesterday was light for new releases, today ended up being quite normal for a Friday. That means we’ve got a ton of new games to check out, with the likes of Clubhouse Games and The Outer Worlds on offer. We summarize each and every one of them before diving into a huge list of new sales. Let’s get to work! New Releases Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics ($39.99) SwitchArcade Highlight! Sure, you could buy those frequently-released

Borderlands 3 Update Delayed In Wake Of Racial Injustice Protests

Borderlands developer Gearbox Software has joined the chorus in supporting Black Lives Matter and pushing back some of its scheduled plans for Borderlands 3 in solidarity with the movement. In a statement on Twitter, the developer said it's delaying the release of the Takedown at the Guardian Breach update. Additionally, the studio is muting its Twitter channel--with the exception of this announcement--out of respect for "what's going on in the world right now." 2K Games, which publishes the Borderlands series, said it's adding another $1 million USD to the 2K

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare And Warzone Add “Black Lives Matter” Splash Screen

Players who boot up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone now will be prompted to download an update, and it's added a new splash screen to the game announcing support for Black Lives Matter. The screen, reported on by The Verge, contains a message for the Call of Duty player community."Our community is hurting," the screen reads. “The systemic inequalities our community experiences are once again center stage. Call of Duty and Infinity Ward stand for equality and inclusion. We stand against the racism and injustice our Black community

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘The TakeOver’, ‘Depth of Extinction’, and Today’s Other New Releases, the Latest Sales and More

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 4th, 2020. It’s Thursday today, and that usually means a whole mess of new releases. This week, however, it’s a bit quiet. Whether that’s because this was originally going to be the week before E3, or due to ongoing events in the world right now, or simply came about by chance, it means there aren’t nearly as many titles to look at today as usual. There is at least one really good one, though. Anyway, we’ll take a look

Xbox Studio Double Fine Donates $12,000 To Charities That Fight Racism

The Xbox studio Double Fine Productions has announced a donation of $12,000 to a series of charities that fight racism in response to the murder of George Floyd. In a statement posted on Twitter, Double Fine said it condemns police brutality and calls for the immediate demilitarization of police forces in America. "Our message is simple: black lives matter, and the systemic oppression, disenfranchisement, and murder of black people must end," Double Fine said. "This is a critical moment. There can be no justice for black people in America, or

Untitled Goose Game Developer Has Donated $20,000 To Charities And Fundraisers For Black Justice

House House, the developer of 2019's most viral game, Untitled Goose Game, has pledged donations to numerous charities between the US and their home country of Australia in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that have taken place in the United States. The charities are all focused on black justice and legal rights. House House has donated $10,000 to an initiative hosted on ActBlue that splits donations between over 70 bail funds around the US. "Complete solidarity with everyone across the US protesting against

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Pokemon Sword and Shield’ Expansion Pass Part One Dated, ‘Skelattack’ and Today’s New Releases and Sales

Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for June 3rd, 2020. Shaun’s a busy beaver today, and that means you’ll have to make do with a somewhat slimmer edition of the SwitchArcade Round-Up today. We’ve got a couple of news items, a couple of new releases, and more than a couple new sales to check out. Don’t worry, friends. Tomorrow will be a big boy article once again. Let’s get to today’s business! News ‘Pokemon Sword/Shield’ Isle of Armor Expansion Hits June 17th [embedded content] Ready to continue