Operation Backlog Completion 2026

The Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Switch 2 Update Adds MOMO as a New Blade

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Jul 242026
 

Back in the Nintendo Direct where Nintendo announced Xenoblade Genesis, they also announced Switch 2 upgrades for Xenoblade Chronicles 1, 2, and 3.

Each of them adds new things (the first game’s upgrade includes a racing mini-game, which was unexpected), and now the trailer for the upcoming Xenoblade Chronicles 2 upgrade has been revealed.

The additions include new outfits for Pyra and Mythra, a new mode where you play as Blades, and a new Blade… who happens to be MOMO from Xenosaga.

This makes her the third Xenosaga character to exist as a Blade, since KOS-MOS and T-elos were in the base game.

Now, this probably doesn’t mean anything for Xenosaga, but who knows? I’ve been hoping for a Xenosaga remaster for a long time now, and seeing it get another representative in Xenoblade feels like a promising sign!

Additions like this aren’t enough for me to replay the games for the Switch 2 versions, but it’s nice to see the upgrades include some nice new content. What do you think of the upcoming Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles 2?

Asylum is Coming to Consoles

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Jul 222026
 

Asylum was the first game I ever backed on Kickstarter, and it finally came out for PC last year.

It’s a point-and-click adventure game set in an old asylum.

I played it as one of our spooky games last October and found it to be an enjoyable experience, especially when I thought about it in the context of what I’d expected all the way back then.

Now, it’s coming to consoles.

Asylum will be out for PS4, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series X|S sometime this winter.

(Now if only it was possible for Scratches to return.)

Asylum might not have been mind-blowing, but it was a good horror adventure game, and it’s nice to see it coming to more platforms. If you’re a point-and-click fan, it’s worth taking a look at.

Are you interested in Asylum’s console release?

Let’s Talk About the Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link Leak

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Jul 202026
 

What a journey we’ve gone on with Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link.

Missing Link was another mobile game, this one using GPS mechanics, and we did get some interesting details from the trailers and beta test.

Then the news came that Missing Link was cancelled.

Since we’d barely seen anything from Kingdom Hearts IV at the time, the sudden cancellation of the mobile game presumably meant to bridge the gap came as a blow even to fans like me who don’t care much about mobile games.

Now, the intro to the game has seemingly leaked, first a partial video yesterday and now the full nearly 5-minute intro today. I won’t link to it here, but you should be able to find it if you search.

I’m not quite sure what to think. The intro is crazy, and the first part had me questioning if it was even Missing Link or if it was all a misunderstanding and it was actually something else entirely. Some people are still arguing that it’s fake due to some odd parts of the video, but right now the general feeling is that it’s legitimate.

My biggest question coming out of it is just, “What the heck was this story going to be about?” It looks so strange!

Kingdom Hearts keeps getting mobile entries with stories that are too interesting to be trapped in an eventually-cancelled mobile game, so I can’t help but hope Missing Link’s story returns in some form, maybe a movie or a non-mobile game. If not, maybe they can incorporate parts of it into Kingdom Hearts IV.

On the other hand, I’ve now seen several fans joke that it is literally the “missing link” in the series. Fitting…

What are your thoughts on Missing Link and the leaked intro?

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