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In just 24 hours, Mighty No. 9 has smashed through another Kickstarter stretch goal. Combined funds on the crowdfunding site along with PayPal donations exceeded $2.9 million, meaning the title will be receiving an intro stage and boss.

Here’s what the stretch goal specifically entails:

“We add an epic introductory stage—complete with a closing boss encounter—that players will take on before facing any of the Mighty No. boss levels! This will help ease everyone into the world of Mighty No. 9, and serve as a nice primer on the basic game systems and controls!”

Mighty No. 9’s next stretch goal is a support character at $3.1 million. With the rate the Kickstarter is going, that target should be met before the campaign’s end on October 1.

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Emily Rogers has returned with another rumor regarding the Wii U’s upcoming update.

A tweet Rogers published a short while ago states that the firmware is going live sometime this week, perhaps as early as Monday.

The tweet reads:

The Wii U’s next update is the second of two major firmware upgrades for the console. Nintendo hasn’t said what will be included, but the system’s speed (loading times and associated elements) should be improved.

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Several new characters were confirmed for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes during a presentation at Eurogamer Expo earlier today. The latest include:

– Carnage
– Union Jack
– Emma Frost (Diamond Transform)
– Iceman
– Whiplash
– Ms. Marvel
– Venom’s BigFig Transform
– Black Cat
– Kraven The Hunter
– Electro

A few details about LEGO Marvel Super Heroes are also available. Here’s the latest:

– They show off the Helicarrier and jumping down into LEGO Marvel NYC
– Demo confirmed for “most” platforms
– Pre-order bonus DLC will be eventually available for everyone
– “Several characters have multiple costumes. Jean Grey can also be Phoenix, Iron Man has several suits, War Machine can be Iron Patriot, Thor, Cyclops, Spider-Man, Thing, and more had unlockable second and even third or fourth costumes”
– Characters now better organized on select screen, no 10 Iron Mans cluttering it up as they are alts now
– 50 Stan-In-Peril missions, after you beat them all you unlock Stan Lee

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New footage of Pokemon X/Y was shown off during the latest episode of Pokemon Smash. It’s been confirmed that players can use a Mega Evolution in combat so long as their opponent also has one available. Mega Evolutions work in that there’s one per trainer, not one per battle.

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Precursor Games has put Shadow of the Eternals on hold. The company attempted to raise money through the project through two Kickstarters, but neither campaign met its funding goal.

A message posted on the official Shadow of the Eternals forum from Denis Dyack apparently confirms that the game isn’t dead. Dyack, however, did not say if and when it could return.

Dyack’s message in full reads:

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Back in early 2007, a contest was held by the “Morning Rave” show on KDND in Sacramento which gave the participants an opportunity to win a Wii by drinking the most water without going to the bathroom. This was when the console was still tough to find, so people were willing to go to some… odd measures in order to secure one for themselves.

Sadly, the Morning Rave’s “Hold Your Wee For A Wii” contest resulted in a terrible happening. Contestant Jennifer Lea Strange passed away due to water intoxication.

The situation was thought to be over after a jury awarded $16,577,188 damages against KDND. However, we’re now hearing that the radio station may lose its licence.

The Drum reports that the Sacramento Media Group and the Media Action Center intend to file legal challenges with the US Federal Communications Commission prior to November 1 – the official deadline – in hopes of contesting the station’s pending eight-year broadcast license renewal. We should find out about any rulings following this date.

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Along with the footage above, Ping 2 has received a new subtitle.

Courtesy of creator Chris Arnold: