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No new Switch model ‘anytime soon’ Is the Switch Pro out yet? No? Well, it’s a normal day then. As part of the festivities ofthe new Nintendo financial dump,Bloomberg’s Takashi Mochizuki reportsthat Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa proclaimed that there would be no announcement for new Switch hardware “anytime soon.” Naturally, they also play around with Furukawa’s statement a little bit. As they point out, last year Furukawa noted that there would not be a Switch Pro in 2020....

Electronic Arts and 38 Studios are set to reveal new details for its upcoming role-playing game,Kindgoms of Amalur: Reckoning, at New York Comic Con this week. We’re told the new details will involve the reveal a brand new creature, and we’re sure it’s going to be terrifying — 38 Studios is working with artist Todd McFarlane to bringReckoningto life. 38 Studios will also be giving away a limited edition poster and other swag at its booth, with a McFarlane and 38 Studios founder Curt Schilling signing them on Saturday, October 9 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm....

Bandai Namco has opened pre-orders and shared launch details forPac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs, a contender for the most unnecessarily long-winded game title ever. In case you haven’t heard of it,Chomp Champs(I’m not writing out its full name every time) wasannounced this past Octoberand is essentially aPac-Manbattle royale, kind of like the short-livedPac-Man 99, which wasde-listed that same October. WhereasPac-Man 99was a Nintendo Switch exclusive,Chomp Champsis a multi-platform title and sees up to 64 players battle it out to see who can be the last Pac standing....

Pac-man Fever! One of the coolest features from the DS and 3DS was the ability to share games wirelessly. While it obviously wasn’t a full version of the title, it allowed for anytime multiplayer for friends who didn’t own the cartridge. For the Switch, Nintendo seems to have left that ability out. While the obvious reason would be that game file sizes are much larger on an HD console, there has to be some way to possibly get the feature working in a few games....

That’s Sir Paul McCartney to you It’s been knownthat Paul McCartney’s been involved with the music ofDestinysince the reveal of the game in 2013, although it’s been said that he’s been working on it since 2010. His fans probably aren’t necessarily used to needing access to videogame consoles to hear the revered musician’s compositions. If a recent report is any indication, they won’t need to. In aNew York Timesarticle spotlighting McCartney’s efforts to create a dynamic score for an interactive experience, it’s noted that he plans to release theDestinytheme song as a single soon after the game comes out on September 9....

And without crowds of people storming parks WhilePokémon GOmay have fallen out of the mainstream media’s attention, that’s certainly not a commentary on its ongoing success. In fact, Niantic’s monster-catching AR title celebrated its most financially successful month since launch in August,raking in a whopping $176 million USD in profit. Summer is typicallyPokémon GO’s best-performing season, as the schools close and people get out and about in the nice weather. August 2019 was no different, with this profit margin matched only by that of the handheld game’s launch period, a time which brought about wild videos of players storming areas en masse, along with its own share of accidents and controversies....

We got another record-breaker on our hands According to new Japanese data (shared by industry analyst David Gibson),Pokemon Legendssold over 1.4 million copies in just that region alone, not accounting for digital sales. To set the stage,Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShiningPearlhave sold13.97 million units to date, combined, across the world, with both physical and digital sales included in that figure. As Gibson points out, this is the second best-selling Switch gameof all time in that timeframewhen you just consider the first week of sales: coming behindAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, which clocked 1....

With E3 right around the corner Sony has dropped another whimsical look at the upcoming PS3 platformerPuppeteer. The new trailer paints a picture of what is sure to be one of this year’s most bizarre adventures, as it showcases the utter creativity that is oozing from Japan Studio’s latest. Additionally, Sony has revealed the scissor-wielding Kutaro’s final two “Hero Heads” power-ups, the Hook Power of the Moon Pirate and the Brute Power of the Moon Wrestler....

Tencent reportedly opening wallet for majority shares Tencent is reportedly interested in becoming a majority stakeholder for developer/publisher Ubisoft. According toa new report from news outlet Reuters, the holding company, already a minority stakeholder, is considering making a significant investment in theAssassin’s Creed/Far Crydeveloper in the near future. Citing multiple sources “with direct knowledge of the matter,” Reuters claims that Tencent has expressed a desire to become the key shareholder for Ubisoft, and is allegedly willing to pay an astounding premium of over $100 USD per share in order to make it happen — more than twice the share’s current value....

Well done Day one patches have been a point of contention for many years, especially for folks who have slower internet speeds or data caps. For those people there’s nothing worse than buying a disc, popping it in, installing 10GB of data to your hard-drive, then immediately be forced to install 15-20 more GB of data by way of an online patch. Found on reddit by way of early access to the New Zealand version of the game, Rare is bringing in some of their old goofball tricks in to turn that concept on its head — with a literal “day one [eye]patch” item inSea of Thieves....

Mmm, this looks solid As a follow-up to that recentstory trailerforThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Nintendo has put together a video overviewing the new features. There are quite a few additions for this Wii U re-release, including easier item equipping and map usage, gyroscope aiming, off-TV play, stamps for Miiverse (!!!), and amiibo support. Granted, if you have been following along with our coverage beat by beat, the footage shown here won’t be revelatory, but it’s a nice to see this stuff in motion....

PC and PS4 Pro versions are 4K60FPS WhenSine Mora EXhits on August 8, it’ll sport 4K60FPS visuals, at least on the PC and PS4 Pro platforms. The Xbox One and the Switch will be the odd ones out on that front, and the latter doesn’t even have a confirmed date yet as it’s being pushed to “later this summer.” As a recap,Sine Mora EXis a touched-up version of the original shoot ’em up that launched back in 2012 on the Xbox 360 (eventually hitting other platforms)....

Brings a new meaning to parade float AkSys Games has announced a release date forGhost Parade, a spooky-cute metroidvania adventure from Indonesian studio Lentara. Fittingly, this tale of a haunted woodland will arrive on PS4, PC and Nintendo Switch on October 31, Halloween. Ghost Paradeis the tale of a young girl, Suri, who finds herself lost in the woods while taking an ill-advised shortcut. While trying to find her way back home, Suri meets and befriends a menagerie of mystical characters, whose woodland home is threatened by deforestation plans....