ARMS Global Testpunch packs in an additional surprise that many weren’t expecting. It looks like a boss character is appearing in the demo as a special treat. We’ve seen a small glimpse of it before, but now players can take him on themselves. Head past the break for more.

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ARMS Global Testpunch kicks off once again

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The ARMS Global Testpunch is up and running once again. Switch owners can try out the game before launch with online battles. Nintendo has added in some new content this time around by changing up a couple of the modes, adding a new stage, and making Twintelle available.

For the full listing of times, head past the break. Note that each session lasts for an hour.

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ARMS devs – early prototypes, story of people getting extendable arms, learning from Mario Kart, Twintelle’s popularity, more

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Just ahead of ARMS’ launch, Game Informer spoke with producer Kosuke Yabuki and art director Masaaki Ishikawa. The two developers tackled various subjects. The two were asked about the game’s early prototypes, whether it started on Wii U, the story of how people get extendable ARMS, Twintelle’s popularity, and more.

We’ve picked out some of the interesting excerpts from the interview below. You can access the entire discussion here.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on the game’s reaction, timeline placement, approach to Ganon, more

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Game Rant was recently able to interview Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi. Fujibayashi weighed in on the game’s early reaction, timeline placement, motion control puzzles, inspiration for the Divine Beasts, early concepts, and why Ganon doesn’t speak.

You can read up on these excerpts from the interview below. For the full discussion, head on over here.

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XSEED’s E3 2017 lineup

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XSEED announced its full lineup for E3 2017 today. When the show is hosted between June 13 and June 15, the company will be bringing along Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash, and the Switch versions of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero and Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star.

Here’s the full rundown on WayForward’s E3 2017 lineup:

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First look at Wargroove’s world map

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Chucklefish shared a short but sweet blog post for Wargroove today. Attached above, the studio showed a first look at the game’s world map. More information about the game is promised “soon.”

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I and Me heading to Switch

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I and Me is on the way to Switch, Ratalakia Games announced today. The publisher is working with Wish Fang on the game.

I and Me is a puzzle-platformer which hit Steam last year. You can find a trailer below as well as many additional details.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild dev on recording the game’s sound effects

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Nintendo posted a new blog today about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on the game’s Japanese website. Mitsuhiro Hikino explains how the various sounds were created like Link’s footsteps and the noise that’s made when equipment clanks.

Hikino worked with SoundRacer in a studio that specializes in sound effects. In all, more than 10,000 sounds were recorded.

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More Nintendo Switch Online service tidbits – Classic Game Selection and Virtual Console are different

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Famitsu sent some questions Nintendo’s way in hopes of obtaining more details about the Nintendo Switch Online service. The big N was quiet regarding some topics, but shared a little bit of extra information in some areas.

Famitsu first asks if it’s correct that Classic Game Selection titles will contain local cooperative or versus play exactly the same as they were before except for added online play. In response, Nintendo says that details regarding online play will be announced later.

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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero on Switch confirmed for June 8 release in North America

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We found out earlier this week that Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is coming to Switch in Europe on June 8. Thankfully, North America will be getting it on the same day.

WayForward just put out a tweet confirming the official release date. The message is as follows:

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero hits the Nintendo Switch eShop on June 8th! Available in NA and EU with all-new HD Rumble features! pic.twitter.com/7ucic2UMh9
— WayForward (@WayForward) June 2, 2017