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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.

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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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Dragon Ball FighterZ - Master Roshi

Master Roshi is joining the Dragon Ball FighterZ roster as a new playable character, Bandai Namco announced during the Dragon Ball FighterZ Showcase today. He’ll be available sometime in September.

Here’s the trailer showing off Master Roshi for the first time:

The Dragon Ball FighterZ Show will be starting soon. Bandai Namco will kick off the broadcast at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET / 7 PM in the UK / 8 PM in Europe.

Based on what’s been said, we should be hearing about game updates, including the 2020 competition map. An exclusive trailer will also be showing up – perhaps showing off the next DLC fighter.

You can watch the Dragon Ball FighterZ Show as it happens below.

Samurai Jack officially wrapped up in 2017, so it was a bit of a surprise when a brand new game based on the show was announced earlier this year. Adult Swim Games has teamed up with Japanese developer Soleil on a 3D action title that will have fans revisiting locations from the show, taking on familiar enemies, and more.

Ahead of next week’s release, we were able to speak with director Hiroaki Matsui from Soeil. We chatted about how the project happened and the studio’s involvement plus what it was like recreating the TV show. Switch was another topic of discussion as we wanted to get a better idea a to what players can expect from that version.

Here’s our full discussion:


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