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Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

With a few days remaining until release, we have another look at Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time. In the videos below, you can get a closer look at some early skills and abilities that can be unlocked towards the beginning of the game as well as some advanced techniques.

Switch will be getting Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time on August 21.

Ikaruga

Nicalis has provided an update on the physical version of Ikaruga. In the west, the game is arriving on October 27.

The physical edition comes with the following extras:

Splatoon 2

Nintendo has confirmed that the next Splatoon 2 update will be going live later today. Version 5.3.0 includes a number of weapon adjustments.

Below are the full patch notes:

Update (8/17): The listing has now been pulled from Amazon UK. What that means at present is unclear.


Original (8/16): Could The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword be coming to Switch? Amazon UK at least seems to think it could be happening. A listing for the game has now popped up on the retailer’s website.

Here’s a look:

Civilization VI

A new August 2020 update has been announced for Civilization VI, which will be available to all players. It features the Natural Wonder picker (customize which Natural Wonders will/won’t show up), a Tech and Civics Shuffle mode that randomizes your path forward on the Tech and Civics trees, and more.

Here’s a video introducing the update:

Indie World

Nintendo will host a new Indie World Showcase on August 18, the company just announced. Switch owners can expect a 20-minute presentation regarding indie games coming to Switch.

The broadcast will go live at the following times:

This weekend, Splatoon 2 is bringing back the Chicken vs. Egg Splatfest. Just like previous events, Nintendo has published some special art. We’ve included it above.

As a reminder, two more bonus Splatoon 2 Splatfests will be arriving before the end of March 2021.

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

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Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions

Bandai Namco has released another Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions trailer, this one showing off the Brazil Junior Youth Team as pointed out by twitter user BlackKite. Check it out below.

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions arrives for Switch on August 28.

Nintendo Switch

We have a look at the latest maintenance schedule from Nintendo, although not much has changed since last week. The same sessions previously planned remain on track without any new additions.

Here’s the current schedule:


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