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Yacht Club Games has shared fresh content pertaining to Shovel Knight’s first major update, “Plague of Shadows”. View a comprehensive fact sheet and screenshots/art below. Plague of Shadows will be playable for the first time at PAX East 2015.

Developer: Yacht Club Games; Based in Valencia, California
Platforms: Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Sony PS3, Sony PS4, Sony Vita, PC, Mac, Linux
Release Date:Q2 2015
Price: Free! ( Comes with Shovel Knight [priced at USD 14.99] )
ESRB: E for everyone, USK 6+, PEGI 7, OFLC PG
Social: Kickstarter, Twitter, Facebook, Twitch, YouTube

Description

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows is a free expansion for Shovel Knight, a sweeping classic action adventure game that won over 70 Game of the Year Awards in 2014. You play as Plague Knight, the villainous master of alchemy, in a quest all his own. Using his maniacal scientific mind, Plague Knight is seeking to concoct Serum Supernus, the Ultimate Potion. However, to retrieve these ingredients, he must extract them from his former allies… the villainous knights of the Order of No Quarter! World class platforming, music, storytelling, and art all return in Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows; an explosive quest with a new play style, new story, new bosses, and more!

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WayForward is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a special sale. Starting next week, Wii U and 3DS owners can save on the Mighty Switch Force! games as well as Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse.

Here’s the full rundown:

Nintendo 3DS eShop (3/12/-3/19, North America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand):

Mighty Switch Force! (3DS) – 75% off
Mighty Switch Force! 2 (3DS) – 75% off
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (3DS) – 25% off

Nintendo Wii U eShop (3/12/-3/19, North America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand):

Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition (Wii U) – 75% off
Mighty Switch Force! 2 (Wii U) – 75% off
Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (Wii U) – 25% off

Source: WayForward PR

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Back in January, a workaround launched that made it possible to bypass the 3DS’ region lock. The “RegionThree” exploit could run so long as users downloaded a file and had access to the Internet.

With today’s new 3DS update, we’re hearing that RegionThree is kaput. It simply doesn’t work if you have the latest firmware. At the moment, its unclear how RegionThree’s creators will proceed.

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Nintendo has released a new update for the 3DS bringing the system’s firmware up to version 9.5.0-23. Unsurprisingly, this one is all about improving stability.

Nintendo’s official patch note for today’s update states: “Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.”

And that’s it! As always, you’ll need to download the update if you plan on accessing the eShop anytime soon.

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We knew that Marth would be back on store shelves sometime this year thanks to an announcement made during the most recent Nintendo Direct. Today, Nintendo shared a specific timeframe as to when the restock is taking place.

Those living in North America will be able to get their hands on Marth once again in late April. Nintendo confirmed this on Twitter through the following message:

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The attached video gives us a look at Etrian Mystery Dungeon’s first-print bonus in Japan. It’s the “Marukatsu Super Famicom 2015 Revival Edition”. This magazine published its final issue over two decades ago, but is returning for Etrian Mystery Dungeon’s launch. It includes 52 pages of various information and artwork, plus an original soundtrack disc featuring six tracks.

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This is another Twitch recording, meaning you’ll need to head past the break for the video. Darn you, auto-play!

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