The hit Viking survival game Valheim is making the jump to Switch 2 this year. The game, which first entered Steam Early Access four years ago, has gradually made its way to other platforms such as Xbox and, eventually, PlayStation, and its arrival on a Nintendo console will complete the set.  

Valheim is a procedurally-generated survival game where 1 to 10 players can build villages, hunt for food, and gather materials to tame a world inspired by Norse mythology. The Switch 2 edition retains these features, though with the added benefit of portable play.

Valehim arrives on Switch 2 sometime this year, potentially on the same day as the previously announced PlayStation 5 version. 

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Arrives, the HD-2D Square Enix RPG is coming to Switch 2 on June 18. The game is planned for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and it will likely launch on those platforms on that date, as well, but that has not been 100% confirmed.

Today's new trailer for the game highlighted the various eras Elliot will explore. The Age of Safekeeping is where Elliot is from. The Age of Reconstruction is a time when humans almost went extinct. The Age of magic is when a lot of magic was happening. And the Age of Budding represents the birth of civilization.

Along with meeting new characters and exploring new locations in each era, there are also items and weapons that will be exclusive to each era.

Square Enix's spine-tingling Paranormasight is getting a follow-up. Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse will arrive in just two weeks, on February 19, 2026.

The first Paranormasight was released in 2023, to a generally positive reception. It told the tale of a spiritual battle royale, where people tried to bring their loved ones back from the dead by emerging as the sole victor. Now, it's getting a follow-up with The Mermaid's Curse.

This new story heads to Ise-Shima, Japan and follows Yuza, a pearl diver who encounters another version of himself in the water. Several other strangers gather on the island as well, and the investigation into the supernatural starts to unfold.

Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse looks to have many of the same mechanics of the original Paranormasight: a flowchart of different characters' perspectives, puzzles to solve, and plenty of creepy moments to give you chills.

Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse arrives on the Nintendo Switch on February 19, 2026, with pre-orders beginning later today.

Developer Shapefarm and publisher Kepler Interactive have released a new trailer for Orbitals, the classic anime-inspired co-op puzzle game, and it reveals the game will launch exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 sometime this summer. As for an exact release date, we'll have to wait a bit longer to find out. 

The new Orbitals trailer, which aired during today's Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase, should tide you over, though, as it highlights the game's amazing art alongside new features like playing drums and piano with a friend, arcade cabinet minigames, and more. Inspired by classic 1990s anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop, this new trailer offers more details about the dual protagonists, Maki and Omura, who must brave the perils of space to save the crumbling space station they call home from a destructive, supernatural cosmic storm. 

Check out the new Orbitals trailer for yourself below: 

Orbitals is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and, thanks to its Switch 2 exclusivity, will allow players to team up with two pairs of Joy-Con 2 controllers on a single Switch 2 console via local split-screen co-op. And, with Nintendo's GameShare feature, players can share Orbitals with a local player on another Switch 2 or Switch console, or matchmake online for remote co-op. 

Orbitals will launch exclusively on Switch 2 sometime this summer. 

Are you picking up Orbitals this summer? Let us know in the comments below!

South Korean video game publisher Krafton, Inc. has announced that PUBG: Blindspot, the free-to-play 5v5 tactical shooter developed by PUBG Studios, is now available on Steam via Early Access. The team describes the game as being "designed around fast, high-intensity indoor firefights" that mix close-quarters battles and team-based strategies with a top-down perspective. 

Krafton, which made headlines last October after touting that it would transform into an "AI-first company," says in a press release that today's Early Access launch marks the beginning of an open development phase, "with the development team actively working alongside players to refine gameplay systems and expand content" ahead of the game's 1.0 release. PUBG Studios adds that player feedback will play a central role in shaping the game with updates designed around depth, balance, and quality. 

PUBG: Blindspot Maps

 

PUBG: Blindspot is the first spinoff of the mega-popular battle royale grandfather (though that's a heavily debated topic), PUBG, and takes place decades after the events of the original game. The head of the IP, Taesok Jang, says, "Starting with PUBG: Blindspot, the PUBG IP will continue to expand into new genres and platforms." 

Today's launch precedes Competitive Season 1, which will launch next week on February 12. You can download the game right now on Steam, or play the game via Nvidia GeForce Now streaming. 

PUBG: Blindspot Characters

 

If you've played any of the game's betas, you'll find some new content in today's Early Access release, like a defense-exclusive character with Molotov-based arena control, according to the press release. 

Are you going to check out PUBG: Blindspot? Let us know in the comments below!