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Marvel’s Iron Man VR has a new release date and it’s coming out July 3. Originally set to come out in May, it was delayed last month along due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo enjoyed the PSVR exclusive when he demoed it last year.

The Switch’s bubblegum-looking arena fighter Ninjala has been delayed a month due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Originally set to come out May 28 it will now arrive on June 25 leaving this month’s release schedule feeling even more barren aside from some new ports of old games.

Perhaps you, like me, missed pixelated-action adventure game Arrest of a stone Buddha when it came to PC earlier this year. If so you’re in luck. The latest game from the maker of the fantastic beat ‘em up Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is coming to Switch on May 21.

Sweary’s Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise launches on July 10 for the Nintendo Switch. Agent Francis York Morgan returns to track down a serial killer in the fictional town of Le Carré. The opening credits, seen in the video above, set the tone for surreal horror hijinks. Can’t wait.

Like a ray of sunlight piercing the cloudy sky she comes, spreading joy to rhythm game loving Switch owners everwhere. Hatsune Miku Project Diva: Mega Mix for the Nintendo Switch launches on May 15 with 101 songs and more on the way. In case you could not tell, this news makes me incredibly happy. Soon I shall be back…

Beat up your friends when Streets of Rage 4 launches on April 30. Along with four-player co-op the game also features Battle Mode, where up to four players can hit and kick each other until only one remains. Check out this morning’s post on the PlayStation Blog for more details.

The improbable remaster SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated will see the light of day on June 23. The GameCube-era 3D platformer is headed to PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC, and will include not only new content cut from the original but a multiplayer horde mode of all things.

Journey comes to Steam on June 11. Thatgamecompany’s serene exploration game first arrived on PC by way of the Epic Games Store last summer.

Six years later Dungeon of the Endless is still getting ported. The excellent tower defense roguelike will finally come to PS4 and Switch on May 15, only five years after it came to iPad and Xbox One. Better late than never though, especially for a strategy game as good as this one.

Minecraft Dungeons will come out May 26 on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC. The blocky dungeon crawler was originally set to arrive sometime next month. While the game won’t launch with cross-play Microsoft said it’s working to add it in a future update. 

Obsidian’s sci-fi role-playing game The Outer Worlds will finally come to Switch on June 5. The port was originally slated to arrive back on March 6 but was delayed due to shutdowns in China over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. The game will have a 6GB day-one patch. 

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection hits PC on June 5. It wil include Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert, as well as both games’ expansion packs. A new trailer shows the collection in action, including improvements to the UI and controls. Hopefully it plays as well as it looks.

Mario Kart Tour is finally getting real-time multiplayer races on March 8. Following an update that will go live at 11:00 a.m., players will be able to race against one based around a rule set that will change daily. There’s also the choice to just race against friends 

The PC version of Hideo Kojima’s incredibly fancy walking simulator Death Stranding comes to Steam, Epic Games Store, and retail on June 2. Along with cool PC-only features like ultrawide support (*faints*), the game will include crossover content with Half-Life, including a wearable head crab.

Panzer Paladin is coming to Switch and PC this summer. Tribute Games, who you might remember from Mercenary Kings and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game, announced the released window ahead of the game’s return to PAX East this year. I loved it when I played it at last year’s show.

One Step From Eden is a strategy deck building game coming to Switch and PC on March 26. Kickstarted in 2019, it takes a page or two from the Mega Man Battle Network series’ book, combining cards, grid-based combat, and real-time action into what looks like a fun little arcade game.

Half-Life: Alyx is coming out March 23, Valve announced today. That’s the Monday after Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Doom Eternal come out. Sure, why not?

The Witcher card game Gwent is finally coming to Android on March 24. There’s shared accounts between the PC and mobile version of the game so I’m looking forward to many more Witcher-themed distractions in the future. Gwent previously came to iOS last fall.