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The Second Chapter of the DLC for Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet Launches December 14

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Pokémon Scarlet, Pokémon Violet

The Pokémon Company International has announced more details about The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk DLC for the Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet video games. The Indigo Disk launches exclusively on the Nintendo Switch family of systems on December 14, 2023.

The Synchro Machine
Once players progress far enough in their adventure in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk, they’ll be able to use a device called the Synchro Machine to see the world through the eyes of their Pokémon. While synchronized with one of their Pokémon, they’ll be able to move around and battle wild Pokémon—a fresh new way to play the game. It appears that this device is still a prototype. Players will be able to use it once they’ve helped a scientist in the Terarium with her research.

The Power of Flight
The Legendary Pokémon Koraidon or Miraidon will gain the power to fly for the first time when Trainers take on the Elite Trial set by Amarys of the BB League Elite Four. While at first this power is believed to be only temporarily imparted, it can apparently be made permanent, allowing Koraidon and Miraidon to fly at any time—but only once players have made it far enough in their adventure. Trainers will be able to fly wherever they please with their Legendary Pokémon and enjoy the sense of freedom that only an open world can provide.

Legendary Pokémon
After completing the main story of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk, Trainers can meet a curious character named Snacksworth at Blueberry Academy. By completing Blueberry Quests (BBQs) in the Terarium, Trainers can earn snacks from Snacksworth that will allow them to encounter certain Legendary Pokémon from throughout the series back in the Paldea region! He’ll also share his extensive knowledge about these Pokémon with Trainers—as well as tall tales of his own heroic encounters with them.

Star Wars Heritage Pack Physical Edition available Now for the Switch

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Star Wars Heritage Pack

Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games have announce that the physical edition of Star Wars Heritage Pack (2023) for the Nintendo Switch is now available at major retailers! Dive into this collection of seven iconic Star Wars games today for $59.99.

Star Wars Heritage Pack (2023) features seven classic Star Wars games. Learn the way of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker, take control of a speeding Podracer, lead an elite squad of clones, and more! Star Wars Heritage Pack (2023) includes:

  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  • Star Wars: Republic Commando
  • Star Wars: Episode I Racer
  • Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
  • Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic*
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II*

*Requires a digital download

The Star Wars Heritage Pack (2023) is also available for purchase digitally on the Nintendo eShop.

The Remastered Turok Trilogy is now Complete with Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion

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Oblivion has arisen! The Flesh Eaters have come to terrorize the world and let chaos reign! This cannot stand. The finale to one of gaming’s most iconic trilogies is here.

Nightdive Studios — in collaboration with Universal Games and Digital Platforms — have announced that Turok 3: Shadow Oblivion is now available on PC and PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch consoles. 

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is a faithful restoration of the classic first-person shooter initially released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64, upgraded through Nightdive Studios’ proprietary KEX Engine for play on modern gaming devices with up to a 4K resolution at 120FPS. It joins Nightdive Studios’ popular remasters of Turok and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, capping off the trilogy. 

The title features upgraded gameplay, high-resolution textures, enhanced lighting and rendering, and support for console gamepads with platform-specific features. It is also the first game from Nightdive Studios built on the latest version of the KEX engine, which utilizes an improved renderer to achieve a higher tier of visual fidelity across 3D models, textures, and graphical effects.

In Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion, players choose between dual protagonists Joseph and Danielle Fireseed, siblings of Turok 2: Seeds of Evil protagonist Joshua Fireseed. Together, they must defeat the titular antagonist Oblivion and its followers, the Flesh Eaters, after the supposed demise of their brother at its hands. 

Key Features of Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion include:

  • The Hunt Begins Again: A remastered version of the 2000 classic, available for the first time since its Nintendo 64 release — with advanced rendering features, including anti-aliasing, bloom, ambient occlusion, dynamic shadows, and motion blur.
  • Oblivion Wept: Improved visual fidelity, modern graphical techniques, and highly upgraded performance for up to 4K 120FPS on PC, PlayStation® 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
  • Skin and Bones: Remastered environment art faithfully recreated from original Turok 3 developer Iguana Entertainment’s asset library, plus updated character and weapon models and animations.
  • Savor the Hunt: Celebrate your victories with unlockable Trophies and Achievements on Steam, PlayStation®, and Xbox.
  • Fate is in Your Hands: Feel the thrill of the kill with optional support for motion/gyro controls for Nintendo Switch and Gamepad Rumble.

Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion is available now on Windows PC via Steam, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch for $29.99. The remastered Turok trilogy is available in a bundle for $59.99 today across all platforms.

Rare Graded Video Games Fetch High Bids in Heritage Auction

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Video game nostalgia has come a long way – once the realm of people who remembered playing Pong, there are now nearly 50 years of video game history living rent-free in our heads, and along with that comes the desire to recapture our respective glory days. Last week, Heritage Auctions closed an auction featuring a variety of vintage video games and game systems, many graded by the Video Game Authority (VGA), and several of them went for high dollar values.

The highest bid received in the entire auction was for the Nintendo Entertainment Deluxe Set, which included the iconic NES console, two controllers, a Zapper light gun, R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy), and two boxed games: Gyromite and Duck Hunt. Graded at 85 NM+ by the VGA, this unopened set went for $120,000 with buyer premium.

Other notable VGA-graded items in the auction:

  • A sealed copy of Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64 system sold for $10,800. In addition to being a fun game with great box art, it is also the first appearance of Waluigi, partner to Wario and rival to Luigi. It received a grade of 90 NM+/MT.
  • An open (but complete) Nintendo 64 game console was graded at 85+ NM+ (Qualified) and sold for $8,400. While it didn’t outlast its competitor, Sony’s Playstation, this relatively rare system became famous for thoroughly enjoyable games like Super Mario 64 and Goldeneye.
  • Measuring approximately 2 feet squared, a bundled “Value Pak” of a Super NES console with controller, a Super NES Super Scope 6 with six unnamed games, and three extra games – Battle Clash, Yoshi’s Safari, and Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge – received a grade of 85+ NM+ from the VGA, and sold for $10,200.

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Mimosa

It’s new comic book day! What are you all getting? What are you excited for? While you wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and a review from around the web.

ICv2 – R.I.P. Lou Mougin – Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and fans.

The Comichron – 2022 Comic Book Sales to Comics Shops – Get some info on what 2022 looked like.

The Beat – Comics dominated France’s Top 50 bestselling books of 2022 list – Interesting.

Kotaku – YouTuber Beats Nintendo After It Tried Nuking Evidence Of A Canceled Zelda – A good win.

Review

Comic Mix – Mimosa

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100

It’s a new week and there’s lots going on! What are you excited for when it comes to New York Comic Con this week? Sound off in the comments below! While you think about that, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

ICv2 – People on the Move: EIC Mike Marts Leaves AfterShock – Good luck on what’s to come.

Kotaku – It Sure Sounds Like Mark Hamill Is Playing The Joker In MultiVersus – Who’s playing?

CBLDF – Missouri: Part 1 — Banning Comics in St. Louis – Good individuals are speaking out.

Comicbook – Why Nintendo Once Censored the Name of a Famous Marvel Location – Interesting.

Reviews

CBR – Briar #1
CBR – Flawed #1
CBR – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100
CBR – The Nice House on the Lake #10
CBR – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game #1

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comes to the Nintendo Switch on April 20

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During Nintendo Direct, Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games announced the Nintendo Wii edition of the classic action-adventure game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is coming to Nintendo Switch on April 20. Play as Starkiller, secret apprentice to Darth Vader, on a mission to hunt down and destroy the Jedi. Dive into a riveting Star Wars story featuring devastating Force power and lightsaber combos, multiplayer Duel Mode, and support for Nintendo Switch Joy-Con motion controls.

Experience an untold story set between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, wielding the powers of the dark side as a powerful Force user in a battle that will forever shape the galaxy.

  • Play as Starkiller and destroy all who stand in your way on your quest to serve Lord Vader.
  • Unleash epic Force powers and lightsaber combos with optional Nintendo Switch Joy-Con™ motion controls.
  • Battle your friends in local multiplayer Duel Mode to determine the galaxy’s most powerful Jedi, with 27 characters to choose from!
  • Travel the Star Wars galaxy and defeat powerful Jedi Masters across a variety of iconic locations, including Cloud City, the Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk, the floral planet Felucia, and the junk world of Raxus Prime.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed launches on April 20 and is available to pre-order on the Nintendo eShop today for $19.99.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is Out Today on Nintendo Switch

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is available today on Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo eShop for $14.99. The game returns courtesy of Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games. Whether you’re a long-time fan or a newcomer who has yet to discover this genre-defining adventure, you can experience one of the greatest Star Wars RPG classics ever made at home and on the go in HD fidelity with upgraded resolution, textures, UI and cinematics.

Four thousand years before the Galactic Empire, countless Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith, and now you are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force and save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, savior or conqueror… you alone will determine the fate of the entire galaxy!

In the game, players journey through the original Star Wars RPG classic, set in an era long before the rise of the Empire and filled with unique characters, creatures, vehicles and planets. You can choose your own path with customizable characters and meaningful decisions that will impact your squad, your story and your destiny. Wield your own lightsaber and harness the power of the Force with over 40 different abilities. Adventure through eight enormous and iconic Star Wars worlds, including Tatooine and Kashyyyk, in your own daring starship, the Ebon Hawk. Choose your party from and build everlasting bonds with nine unique crewmates, including Twi’leks, droids and Wookiees.

The re-release allows players to experience the legend in incredible HD detail with upgraded resolution, textures, UI and cinematics.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming to Nintendo Switch

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Aspyr and Lucasfilm Games have announced that the critically acclaimed and award-winning RPG legend Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is coming to Nintendo Switch on November 11. Whether you’re a long-time fan or a newcomer who has yet to discover this genre-defining adventure, you’ll be able to experience a classic Star Wars RPG both at home and on the go later this fall.

Four thousand years before the Galactic Empire, hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith, and you are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force and save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, savior or conqueror… you alone will determine the fate of the entire galaxy!

Key Features:

  • Journey through a Star Wars classic set in an era before the rise of the Empire, filled with unique characters, creatures, vehicles and planets.
  • Experience a deep RPG with customizable characters and meaningful choices that impact your experiences with the story and your squad.
  • Harness the power of the Force with over 40 different abilities and wield your own lightsaber.
  • Adventure through eight enormous and iconic Star Wars worlds, including Tatooine and Kashyyyk, in your own starship, the Ebon Hawk.
  • Choose your party from and build everlasting bonds with nine unique crewmates, including Twi’leks, droids and Wookiees.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will release on November 11 and is available for pre-order on the Nintendo Switch eShop today for $14.99.

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Manor Black #1

It’s new comic book day! What’s everyone getting? What are you excited for? Sound of in the comments below! While you wait for shops to open, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.

Kotaku – 2011’s DC Universe Online Finds New Life On The Nintendo Switch – This could be fun to check out (again).

Arizona Daily Star – Meet Buster the Comic Bookmobile, bringing joy to Tucson kids – This is neat.

Newsarama – Garfield Sold to Viacom & Nickelodeon – Interesting. Wonder what the impact to the comics will be?

Reviews

Newsarama – Absolute Carnage #1
Talking Comics – Manor Black #1

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