Original: THQ Nordic today revealed a pair of collector’s editions that will be offered for SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated. Pre-orders open today, and the game itself launches in 2020.

Here’s the rundown of both:

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Game Freak on why Pokemon Sword/Shield doesn’t have voice acting

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Like previous entries in the series, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield won’t have voice acting. The characters have lines of text to read while the Pokemon themselves maintain their tradition sound effects.

In an interview with Metro, director Shigeru Ohmori was asked why voice acting wasn’t included this time around. He pointed to the amount of work that would be needed for recordings due to the amount of languages supported as well as maintaining the idea players have in mind for the different characters.

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger announced for Switch

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Following a few different leaks and teases, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger has been officially announced for Switch. Publisher Square Enix and developer Techland will release the game on December 10.

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, a first-person shooter, will support motion controls and HD Rumble on Switch. More information can be found below, along with a trailer.

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Sogetsu Kazama to be added in Samurai Shodown as new DLC character, leak reveals

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While SNK has yet to make the official announcement, Sogetsu Kazama is on the way as one of the latest DLC characters for Samurai Shodown. The news comes from the NESiCAxlive2 app for the game’s arcade version, which inadvertently outed the existence of this new roster addition. Producer Yasuyuki Oda confirmed the news.

Mina Majikina was previously announced as a character for the second season of Samurai Shodown’s DLC. Sogetsu Kazama should also be added sometime in 2020.

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Gods & Monsters delayed to next fiscal year

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During its E3 2019 press conference, Ubisoft closed out the show by announcing Gods & Monsters. The Zelda-esque action-adventure game was slated for February, but we’ve seen nothing of the game since. Unsurprisingly, Ubisoft has now announced a delay.

Gods & Monsters will now launch sometime during the next fiscal year, which starts on April 1, 2020. A more specific window beyond this has not yet been provided.

Regarding the delay of Gods & Monsters and other titles, Ubisoft explained: “we want our teams to have more development time to ensure that their respective innovations are perfectly implemented so as to deliver optimal experiences for players.”

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Game Freak on how it approaches future Pokemon titles, new-gen titles have three-year dev cycle

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Speaking with IGN, Pokemon producer Junichi Masuda vaguely discussed how Game Freak approaches future Pokemon games. He explained that what is and isn’t kept “may depend somewhat on the timing of when that game will come out.” For instance, while Pokemon Sun/Moon did away with gyms since it was the second generation entry on 3DS, Pokemon Sword/Shield is the true debut on Switch, which is why gyms are back.

Masuda also confirmed that new-generation Pokemon titles “have about a three-year development cycle”. The developers need to think about what the future will be like in three years’ time, including what fans would be interested in when the games release.

Masuda’s full words:

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Narcos: Rise of the Cartels footage

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IGN has shared a gameplay video for Narcos: Rise of the Cartels, which hits Switch next month. View the footage below.

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Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers commercials

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After the proper unveiling of Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, Atlus has started airing commercials in the Japan. We’ve rounded up the five new adverts below.

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Japanese sell-through rates: Ring Fit Adventure at 70%, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town at 55%

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Dengeki is reporting that Ring Fit Adventure sold through 70 percent of its initial shipment in Japan. Between October 18 and October 20, it shifted nearly 70,000 copies.

Dengeki also has news on Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, which sold through 55 percent of its initial shipment. The game also sold close to 70,000 units. Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is expected to see long-term growth, so this should be an evergreen title for Marvelous.

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