The annual EDGE rewards were published in this month’s issue, which officially released today. There are no to top ten picks like in 2019, but several winners were chosen across various categories, including Hades with the “Revolution Award” and Animal Crossing: New Horizons with the “Zeitgeist Award”.

Here’s the full lineup:

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Pokemon Sword/Shield now featuring Gigantamax Snorlax, Gigantamax Duraludon, and more in Max Raid Battle event

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The latest Max Raid Battle event has gone live in Pokemon Sword and Shield. It features a couple of Gigatamax Pokemon and more.

Gigantamax Snorlax and Gigantamax Duraludon are the main highlights. The full list includes:

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Nintendo shares Animal Crossing: New Horizons commercial to celebrate the new year

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A new Japanese commercial for Animal Crossing: New Horizons has gone live as we ring in 2021. Check out the advert below.

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Nintendo reveals the top 20 most played games of 2020 in Europe

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In a notice sent out to Switch owners, Nintendo revealed the top 20 most played games of 2020 in Europe.

Fortnite continued its popularity over the past twelve months and remains at the top. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one of the biggest releases this year, is right behind at #2.

Here’s the full list:

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Video: First five minutes of Hitman 3’s opening Dubai mission

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Game Informer has gone up with a new video for Hitman 3 that showcases the game’s opening Dubai mission. Check out five minutes of footage below.

Hitman 3 – Cloud Version will be released on Switch in the future, though a release date hasn’t been confirmed.

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Nintendo’s “The Download” video – December 2020

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Nintendo has put out a new video highlighting some of the games that were added to the eShop around December 2020. Get a look at it below.

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Canadian woman given partial refund for used Switch that was banned from online services

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Nicole Jones purchased a used Switch from seller Jaime Macdonald through Facebook Marketplace on March 18. All was well with the system, but after her kids tried going online, major problems developed. It was simply impossible to connect online in any capacity, and Jones learned that the device had been permanently banned by Nintendo.

Nintendo customer support indicated that systems can be blocked due to unapproved activity such as piracy and hacking. The ban on Jones’ units went into effect on March 26, which was several days after the used purchase. However, Nintendo said that it can take weeks to detect and investigate unauthorized activity prior to a ban.

Choices That Matter: And Their Souls Were Eaten, a collection of epic text adventure games, hitting Switch next week

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Tin Man Games is bringing Choices That Matter: And Their Souls Were Eaten to Switch next week, an eShop listing confirms. The collection of epic text adventure games is slated for January 6, 2021.

Here’s an official overview and trailer:

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Video: Message from the Monster Hunter developers, new Monster Hunter Rise information planned for January

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2021 is looking like a big year for Monster Hunter. Along with Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin are heading to Switch.

Monster Hunter developers Ryozo Tsujimoto and Yasunori Ichinose recently shared a brief video message on social media. It’s now confirmed that more information about Monster Hunter Rise will be shared in January, which makes sense given that a demo will be released during the month and the game isn’t terribly far away.

Here’s the full message: