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Patapon 2 is getting a 4K remaster for PlayStation 4 releasing on January 30. The 2008 PSP game was a rhythm-based strategy game where band of walking eyeballs used music to fight monsters and rival tribes. The first game in the series was remastered and ported back in 2018. 

The papercraft-looking adventure game Knights and Bikes is coming to Switch on February 6. It was good on PS4 and Steam when it released last fall, but the co-op mode in particular feels ideal for the Switch’s Joy-Con.

The post-apocalyptic Russian survival shooter collection Metro Redux will release on Switch on February 28, Deep Silver announced today. It includes the first two games in the series, Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, which can be bought together or à la carte for $25 each.

Hold onto your guns: Exit the Gungeon is coming to PC and consoles sometime in early 2020. The Enter the Gungeon spin-off, a side-scrolling twist on the main game’s roguelike bullet hell, was originally released on Apple Arcade last fall. It’s fun on mobile but is better with a controller.

The console ports for CrossCode, one of last year’s excellent action RPGs, have been delayed until sometime next year. Deck13, the game’s publisher, says it’s currently working on the Xbox One version with PS4 and Switch to follow. The Post Game DLC is also still in the works.

The Elder Scrolls: Blades, the series’ free-to-play mobile spin-off, won’t come to Switch until next year, Bethesda announced today. The port was originally supposed to launch this fall, but the company said that it needed to be delayed due to work on improving the game, including an overhaul of how loot works.

Yakuza 3 is out on PS4 today, Sega annnounced today on Twitter. The 2009 runs at 60fps in 1080p and includes content that was previously cut from the Western release like the game’s hostess clubs. Sega also said that Yakuza 4 will follow in October, as well as Yakuza 5 next February. 

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt comes to Switch October 15. The release date for the port of the Complete Edition was announced via a new trailer during the opening night of Gamescom. The Switch version includes all of the DLC and apparently, magically, won’t break your Switch the second it boots up.

The beautiful blocky destruction game Riverbond is getting ported to Switch later this year. Like so many interesting games that get overshadowed on other platforms, Riverbond’s arcade-y four-player dungeoneering feels perfect for Switch. Plus, it’ll arrive alongside some new DLC world.

The Outer Worlds is getting ported to Switch, Obsidian announced today. The game comes to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on October 25, after which Obsidian says the game will eventually make it to Nintendo’ console. No release date has been given yet.

Tetris Effect will come to PC on July 23 as an Epic Store exclusive. Featuring VR support for Oculus and and HTC Vive, the rhythm puzzle game notably won’t support Valve’s new Index headset. The game originally came out last year as a console exclusive on PS4.

That set of classic D&D-inspired role-playing games that includes Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, and others, is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and Switch on September 24. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition will arrive later on December 3. Planescape: Torment? Portable? On Switch? What times we live in.

SteamWorld Quest comes to PC via Steam on May 31. The card-based role playing game has some of the most interesting turn-based combat I’ve encountered in a while and the SteamWorld universe is still as charming as ever. It’s also nice to hear a game is coming to Steam for a change.