Starseeker, Silksong and Other New Switch 2 Games Revealed During Stream Freeze
For those who woke up early to watch the Nintendo Direct unveiling the new Switch 2, the majority of the hour-long livestream went off without a hitch, unveiling features and new games. But for a brief minute, both the YouTube and Twitch livestreams were frozen solid, with only audio coming through. That just so happened to be when several brand-new games were revealed to the world for the first time.
Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions, System Era's follow-up to its cozy space base builder Astroneer, was one of the games that "debuted" without visuals. The upcoming game looks to take its predecessor's cute astronaut adventures to the next level, setting players up with a space station-size crew to take on planet- and system-size tasks. The game comes out in 2026.
Enter the Gungeon 2, a 3D successor to the popular 2D roguelike Enter the Gungeon, also had its first look demoted to audio-only. The new game preserves the "bullet hell" of its predecessor, taking on big bosses with bigger guns from a tilt-shifted perspective.
While some reveals had narration that clued viewers into what was happening, other reveals went overlooked until later. That's how I (and many others, it seems) missed that Silksong, the long-awaited spin-off of the fan-favorite Hollow Knight, was revealed in a pair of clips that lasted around 5 seconds…but only for those who rewatched the recorded Nintendo Direct. Silksong: Hollow Knight, as it's properly called, is coming later this year.
Nintendo Direct live watchers were halfway through the reveal of Survival Kids when the stream froze. This cartoony survival game is based on a cult classic Konami title from decades ago, according to GamesRadar. Survival Kids is a launch title for the Switch 2, arriving with it on its June 5 release date.
The freeze also took out visuals for reveals of several existing games that the Switch 2 would be getting. Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade to Nintendo's upcoming console, as well as Capcom's underrated Japanese myth-themed fantasy strategy game Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess.
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