It seems like PlatinumGames is pleased with the response to Astral Chain – the developer shared the special artwork shown above on Twitter, which was drawn by Hajime Kimura, thanking players for making Astral Chain “such a success”. We don’t have any concrete sales numbers yet, but judging by its first-week performance on various sales charts in different countries as well as the eShop, it’s definitely been doing well.

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Rogue Company fact sheet

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Hi-Rez Studios has shared a fact sheet for its new Switch game Rogue Company. Learn more about the game by reading up on it below.

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Fire Emblem Heroes: new special Heroes teased

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A new Special Heroes Summoning Focus will start in Fire Emblem Heroes on September 6. The theme for these Heroes will be dancing; the two silhouettes you see above were posted as a teaser image. It’s not official yet, but most people in the community seem to agree that these two characters are Berkut and Rinea from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.

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Japanese Contra Rogue Corps boxart

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Amazon has posted the Japanese boxart for Contra Rogue Corps. You can see what the packaging image looks like above.

To compare, here’s the overseas boxart:

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Bayonetta character designer draws a special illustration for Astral Chain’s launch

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Astral Chain finally arrives in stores today. This marks the latest creation from PlatinumGames, the studio behind Bayonetta and other high-profile titles.

Speaking of Bayonetta, character designer Mari Shimazaki has created a special illustration to celebrate Astral Chain’s launch. Check it out above.

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Jumanji: The Video Game boxart, updated release date

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Outright Games has shared the final boxart for Jumanji: The Video Game. Take a look at the title’s packaging image above.

It’s also been announced that Jumanji: The Video Game has a new release date. The game has been moved up a week, and will now launch on November 8.

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Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King officially announced – boxart, first details, screenshots

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Update (8/29): Amazon has now opened pre-orders here.

Original (8/28): Yesterday, Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King was leaked at the GameStop Managers Conference. The collection has now been officially announced, and we have first details / screenshots.

Here’s an overview from a Best Buy listing:

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Scans roundup – Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, Mario & Sonic, Samurai Shodown, Disney Tsum Tsum Festival

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This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlights include Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Samurai Shodown, and Disney Tsum Tsum Festival. Scans of all games can be found below.

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Lots of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 character art

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SEGA has shared a bunch of character art for Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. We get to see representatives from both franchises in some pretty unique outfits and poses that highlight the title’s various events.

Here’s the full set of art: