Team Sonic Racing devs on why non-Sonic universe characters were dropped
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Sumo Digital worked on two kart racers for SEGA. The two sides teamed up again for Team Sonic Racing, but there are no SEGA characters to be found here – it’s naturally all about Sonic.
Some may be surprised to see such a specific roster focus given Sumo’s past efforts. In a recent interview with GameSpot, studio design director Derek Littlewood explained that the move was a difficult one, but it allowed the team “to create a very new kind of unique experience”.
Splatoon 2: Off The Hook Live in Makuhari CD pre-orders open
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Play-Asia has opened pre-orders for the Splatoon 2: Off The Hook Live in Makuhari CD, which was just announced earlier this week. It will be sold in standard and limited edition variants.
The CD features music from Pearl and Marina’s performance at Game Party Japan 2019, including additional tracks not found in the previous two Splatoon 2 albums. If you go with the limited edition, you’ll receive a Blu-ray featuring the full, uncut recording of the Off The Hook show – all of the MC portions are included.
You can pre-order the Splatoon 2: Off The Hook Live in Makuhari CD here.
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My Nintendo adds Pokemon Rumble Rush rewards
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My Nintendo members have a new way to spend their points. With the recent release of Pokemon Rumble Rush on mobile, a new set of rewards is now available.
Here’s the full set:
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Lots of Smash Bros. tidbits from Sakurai – DLC talk, Goku unlikely, not thinking about another ballot, more
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai recently released a new book in Japan. It’s largely a compilation of columns previously published in Famitsu, along with some extra tidbits. Naturally there was quite a substantial amount of Smash Bros. material in there.
Ayumi Tachibana has rounded up some of the more noteworthy tidbits from the book. He discussed DLC and said that popular characters like Goku are unlikely to happen, stated that there probably won’t be another Smash Bros. Ballot, and more.
New Ubisoft IP Roller Champions seemingly leaked, possibly heading to Switch
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Ubisoft games are often the victim of leaks. Most projects are made known prior to their official announcement, and that seems to be the case once again.
Assets for a new IP titled “Roller Champions” started to surface today. The sports-inspired title features quick play matches, ranked matches, custom matches, and tournaments. A private test was apparently conducted earlier this month.
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$100 software released on the 3DS eShop
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The 3DS doesn’t get a whole lot of new releases these days, so when a new one appears, we can’t help but take notice. That’s especially so when a title with an extremely unexpected price pops up.
In comes PDI Check, a new piece of software from Damarjian Interactive. The eShop listing doesn’t mention much aside from the fact that it’s “an interactive multiple-choice game utilizing the unique color, 3-dimensional screen on the Nintendo 3DS system to quickly and accurately measure near visual acuity, color vision and stereopsis.”
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Assassin’s Creed III Remastered Switch tech analysis
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Switch received one of its latest ports this week in the form of Assassin’s Creed III Remastered. How does the game perform? Digital Foundry takes a closer look at the technical side of things.
The first point to discuss is resolution. Assassin’s Creed III does manage to run at 1080p on Switch when docked compared to Wii U’s 720p. However, the image presented isn’t as refined as the PlayStation 4 version due to aspects such as post anti-aliasing.
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is also included in the package, but interestingly, the resolution here is a bit lower. The game runs at 900p when docked with edge artifacts in motion.
Fire Emblem Heroes hosting Tempest Trials+: The Holy Guard
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Tempest Trials+: The Holy Guard has started in Fire Emblem Heroes. This time around, players can obtain the 5-star Special Hero Louise: Eternal Devotion and two Sacred Seals, Spd/Res 1 and Brazen Atk/Spd 1 as rewards.
Clear maps to raise your score and earn rewards. If you finish daily quests, you can receive Refining Stones as well.
Tempest Trials+: The Holy Guard will be live until June 4.
Square Enix announces Star Ocean: First Departure R for Switch
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Star Ocean: First Departure R is coming to Switch, Square Enix has announced. A release date has not yet been confirmed.
Star Ocean: First Departure originally hit the PSP back in 2007. The RPG was a remake of the series’ very first entry, featuring new characters and endings, a remastered soundtrack, new voice characters, and more. Star Ocean: First Departure R will be an HD version of that PSP edition.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s new update has announcer lines for many characters not in the game, two new series
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It didn’t take dataminers to get to work on BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s latest update. Version 1.5 added new characters and featured balance adjustments, but some additional content was included behind-the-scenes.
After examining the game’s files, audio announcer lines have apparently been spotted for 75 characters who aren’t on the roster on present. Characters from BlazBlue, Persona 4 Arena, Under Night In-Birth, RWBY, and Arcana Heart were recorded along with two series that not represented in the game.
