Evo 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus, online event now planned
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Evo 2020, the biggest gaming tournament of the year, has been cancelled due to coronavirus. Organizers said in a statement today that tickets will be refunded.
While Evo won’t be happening in its traditional form, plans are in place for an online event. Additional details will follow “soon.”
Here’s the full statement:
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Huntdown launches for Switch on May 12, new trailer
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Huntdown was first announced for Switch back in 2017. Three years later, the action-platformer now has a release date.
Huntdown will be available for Switch on May 12. Publisher Coffee Stain and developer Easy Trigger Games will be distributing the title as an eShop download.
Here’s an overview of Huntdown, along with a trailer:
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Little Inferno getting a physical release
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Super Rare Games has announced a partnership with Tomorrow Corporation to produce a physical version of Little Inferno. Pre-orders open on May 7.
Standard copies will be sold for £29.99. A steelbook version will also be available for £44.99. Copies include a 20-page full color manual, interior artwork, exclusive sticker, as well as three trading cards randomly selected from the five-card set.
Here’s some information about Little Inferno:
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – new fish and bugs for May, plus what’s leaving
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Now that May has rolled in, there are new happenings in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Aside from May Day, fish and bugs have been cycled through. There are new ones for the month as well as ones that have left the game for the time being.
All of latest fish and bugs updates can be found in the charts below. Just keep in mind that the information applies to the northern hemisphere only.
Nintendo’s “The Download” video – April 2020
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Nintendo has put out a new video highlighting some of the games that were added to the eShop around April 2020. Get a look at it below.
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – “Welcome to Downtown Bikini Bottom” trailer
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The latest trailer for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated has gone live that introduces the game’s Downtown Bikini Bottom area. Give it a look below.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated is due out for Switch on June 23.
Geoff Keighley announces Summer Game Fest
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The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley has announced Summer Game Fest, a digital “industry-wide celebration of video games”. Fans can expect “breaking news, in-game events, and free playable content” from various publishers and developers. The Verge reports that “Keighley will act as both curator and host for pre- and post-shows” for several companies, including Bethesda, Square Enix, and more.
Keighley said in a statement:
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons becomes Japan’s best-selling retail game on Switch
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Since coming out in late March, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been lighting up the sales charts. Japan is one area where the game has been selling incredibly well and it has now reached a new milestone.
Last week, Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold another 284,000 copies in Japan. Total retail sales in the country now sit at 3.85 million units. That means it has surpassed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as Switch’s best-selling title, which has sold a total of 3.66 million copies.
The top five best-selling Switch games in Japan are as follows:
Flatland Vol. 1 footage
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Flatland Vol. 1, a fast-paced hardcore platformer, was added to the Switch eShop yesterday. See what the game has to offer by checking out the footage below.
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Slayin 2 footage
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As we heard yesterday, the endless action-RPG Slayin 2 is slated for May 7 on Switch. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.
Slayin 2 will be sold digitally on Switch via the eShop.
