Hot Wheels Unleashed announces DC Super-Villains Racing Season, Batman Expansion
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Today, Milestone announced new content for Hot Wheels Unleashed in the form of the DC Super-Villains Racing Season and Batman Expansion.
The DC Super-Villains Racing Season begins in Hot Wheels Unleashed on November 11, featuring a bunch of free and premium content. Items can be unlocked by completing new challenges. Six themed vehicles are planned: Bane, The Cheetah, Poison Ivy, Black Manta, Deathstroke, and Harley Quinn. We’ll also be seeing many themed customization items for the Basement and the Player Profile, along with gears and coins for all players. Expect the season to end on January 18, 2022.
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GameStop to host Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta distribution for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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A new Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield distribution for Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta will soon be available at GameStop, the retailer has announced. This will be offered to fans in the United States.
Typically this sort of distribution would be a big deal. However, GameStop casually announced the news on its Facebook page this weekend. As far as we can tell, The Pokemon Company itself hasn’t even mentioned the news, including on its own website.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Shield, Pokemon Sword
Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes announced for Switch
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Publisher Daedalic Entertainment and developer Zing Games today announced that Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes is heading to Switch. The game, which features a mashup of pinball, zombie defense, and rogue-like elements, will be hitting the console before the end of 2021.
Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes has players taking on hordes of zombies. The game features ten different heroes, with each one having their own special ability to shoot zombies. Start out by choosing a hero, hopping aboard the Pinball Ballista, battling zombies, and then taking on a boss at the end.
September 2021 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, year-to-date, last 12 months
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Another round of data is in from this month’s NPD report. Along with the best-sellers on Switch specifically for the month of September 2021, we also have a list of the games year-to-date and have sold the best over the last 12 months. Continue on below for the full results.
September 2021 NPD: top 20 best-selling games in the U.S.
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NPD Group has released a listing of the top twenty best-selling games in the U.S. for the month of September 2021. The results can be found below.
Pokemon Unite announces Halloween Festival, adding Greedent
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Pokemon Unite has announced a new Halloween Festival that will see the debut of Greedent.
Outside of this new playable character, we’ll be seeing a slew of special outfits. These include Bandit Style: Lucario and Bonfire Style: Charizard, along with new looks for Eldgeoss, Wigglytuff, and Zeraora (Holowear). Players will have new customization options such as Pikachu Mask (Halloween), Pointed Hat (Halloween), and Candy Bag (Halloween). New content will also be available in the Unite Snapshot feature.
Here’s a trailer highlighting all of the new content for Pokemon Unite including the arrival of Greedent:
More: Pokemon Unite, Tencent, Timi Studio Group
Pokemon reveals new balloon for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2021
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Pokemon will again have a presence at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, but for the 2021 edition, a new wrinkle is being thrown into the mix as Pikachu will be joined by Eevee. We have a first look at the balloon design above.
Pokemon first appeared in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2001, and we’ve seen three versions of a Pikachu balloon. With Eevee in 2021, it’s the fourth Pokemon balloon and the first time another creature from the franchise will join the Electric-type Pokemon.
Speaking of today’s news, The Pokemon Company vice president of marketing Colin Palmer said:
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Crystar confirmed for English Switch release in the west
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The Switch version of Crystar will be released in English as part of its newly-announced western release. Just a few moments ago, NIS America announced plans to distribute the action RPG in North America and Europe.
It was revealed yesterday that FuRyu is planning a Switch version of Crystar. While Japan is getting the game on February 24, 2022, NIS America will have it ready to go in Spring 2022 in the west.
Here’s an overview of the game:
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UK software sales – October 18, 2021
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Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda trailer
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Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda isn’t too far away now, and Nintendo has now come out with a new trailer to promote the product.
As a reminder, the device includes The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. Additionally, Nintendo is including the Game & Watch title Vermin with Link as a playable character. A digital clock and timer are thrown in as a couple of extra bonuses as well.
