SEGA announced the news during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con today. IDW Publishing, who is handling the latest Sonic comics, is in charge of the special issue. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ writer Caleb Goellner is writing the story, while Sonic the Hedgehog comic veteran Adam Bryce Thomas is acting as illustrator.

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Nintendo publishes Octopath Traveler developer interview

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Nintendo sat down with Octopath Traveler producer Masashi Takahashi and director Keisuke Miyauchi for a chat about the Switch RPG. They spoke about lessons learned from the Bravely games, the art style, and more. Watch the interview below.

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Enter the Gungeon version 2.0.0 patch notes

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Enter the Gungeons received a massive update today, bringing in the new Gungeons & Dragons expansion. If you have the game, you should be able to download version 2.0.0.

Today’s update brings along a ton of new features, gameplay changes, and improvements. Find the full patch notes below.

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Spyro UK website lists Reignited Trilogy for Switch

Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in Rumors, Switch | 0 comments

Even though the US website for Spyro the Dragon only lists the upcoming Reignited Trilogy for PlayStation and Xbox, the UK site also features PC and Switch. Strangely, the Switch is even listed twice!

Spyro the Dragon has a release date of September 21, 2018, for PlayStation and Xbox. Obviously, there’s no release date set for the unannounced Switch version, assuming it’s real.

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Niantic outlines 3-strike ban policy for Pokemon GO

Posted on 6 years ago by Matt O'Keefe(@matt_okeefe) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Niantic has explained the 3-strike policy for players of Pokemon GO they’re using to clamp down on cheating. They define cheating as “behaviors that violate the Pokémon GO Terms of Service and Trainer Guidelines, such as falsifying location (GPS location spoofing) and accessing Pokémon GO clients or backends in an unauthorized manner, including through the use of third-party software or add-ons.”

Strike 1 is a warning, Strike 2 is a suspension, and Strike 3 is a termination of your account. Check out the policy for yourself below for more details.

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Sonic Mania Plus – dev diary 2 (game design)

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SEGA published the second and final video in its Sonic Mania Plus developer diary series, included below. It features Sonic Mania developer Christian Whitehead and Takashi Iizuka, VP of Product Development for the Sonic franchise. They discuss adding content for the Sonic Mania Plus edition of the game.

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SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy – “Features” Trailer

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Nintendo shared a new trailer for upcoming party fighting game SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy. The game releases September 7 in America and Europe and one day earlier in Japan. Check out the video below.