A Nintendo Direct focused on third-party games is taking place on July 31
This is a partner showcase, so you probably shouldn't expect to find out release dates for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond or Kirby Air Riders here. Instead, we'll hear about projects from third-party studios and publishers.
Maybe we'll finally get some details about Call of Duty games coming to Nintendo platforms, something Microsoft said would happen when it signed a pact with the company a couple of years back. And then, of course, there's the small matter of Hollow Knight: Silksong .
Yeah, yeah, we bring this game up every time one of these showcases happens. But it's far and away one of the most highly anticipated games right now. It's still slated to arrive this year and we now know it'll be playable at Xbox's booth at Gamescom next month. So maybe, maybe, maybe this Direct will, at long last, reveal that all-important Silksong release date.
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