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Splatoon 2

The next Splatoon 2 update is about a month away. Nintendo will be issuing version 5.3.0 on August 18 in North America and August 19 in Europe, the company has announced.

The update is expected to include game balance fixes for weapons that saw a big increase in usage rate from version 5.2.0. We’ll report back with the full patch notes when they’re made available.

In other Splatoon 2 news, Nintendo is bringing back some of its previous Splatfests. More information can be found here.

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Cadence of Hyrule - Character Pack

Cadence of Hyrule has three DLC packs planned, with the first one having been released yesterday. The Character Pack features five additional characters, including Impa, Shadow Link, Shadow Zelda, Aria, and Fredrick. View some footage of the new DLC below.

Goosebumps Dead of Night

Yesterday, Goosebumps: Dead of Night landed on Switch. Take a look at some footage of the game in the video below.

Goosebumps: Dead of Night is available for Switch via the eShop.

To celebrate the third anniversary of Splatoon 2, Nintendo has shared some special art. We’ve included the image above.

Nintendo has also announced that it’s bringing back the Splatfest in which players need to decide on whether the chicken or the egg came first. It’ll begin on August 21 at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET.

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Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

The first update for Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is now available. Publisher Rising Star Games hasn’t shared patch notes, but we do have news from director Hidetaka Suehiro as well as player reports.

According to Swery, the team addressed transgender misrepresentation issues. Deadnaming and misgendering lines from York were removed or edited. With dialogue that was edited, those lines are not currently voiced. It’s unclear if that’ll change in the future.

Arcade Archives Koutetsu Yousai Strahl will launch on Switch this week, Hamster has announced. A worldwide release is set for July 22.

Koutetsu Yousai Strahl originally came out in 1992. The shoot ’em up game was developed by UPL.

Pricing for Arcade Archives is set at $7.99 / €6.99 / £6.29.

Source: Hamster PR

Cubers: Arena

Cubers: Arena, the arena brawler and twin stick slasher from Teyon, launches next week on the Switch eShop. To celebrate, Teyon have unveiled a new trailer focusing on the gameplay. Check it out below.

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Bandai Namco shared the latest One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 video today, which highlights the content of the now-available Whole Cake Island Pack DLC. Check it out below.

Ace Team and Modus Games have released Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break today. Take a closer look at the gameplay with the video below.

Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break is available now both physically and on the Switch eShop.

A new hero has been added to Fire Emblem Heroes, Eremiya: Bishop of Woe, from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. This Hero is available to obtain from a new Grand Hero Battle in Special Maps until August 3. Players can obtain a different version of Eremiya depending on the difficulty of the Grand Hero Battle, with a 3-star version available on Hard, 4-star on Lunatic, and 5-star + Hero Feathers on Infernal.


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